Axis NPS 532, NPS 530 User Manual

Pref ace

About Axis

Preface

Thank you for purchasing the Axis NP S 530/532 N etwork Print Server. Our goal in developing this product is to enable you to connect your printers anywher e in your netwo rk , all ow ing a ll netw or k use rs a ccess to shared printer resources.

Axis Communications, founded in 1984, is one of the world’s fastest growing companies in the printer interface and network print server mark et. Th e h ead q u ar ters are lo ca ted in Lund , Sw ed en , with su bsi d iar ies in Boston , To kyo , a nd Hon g Kong.

Network CDROM Servers

Network Print

Servers

IBM Ma i n f r a me

and S/3x – AS/

400 Prin t er

Interfaces

Axis Co mmuni cati on s ha s a distr ibut o r net wo rk ope rat in g in more than 60 count ri es world-wide , ma rk e tin g thre e prod uc t lines:

CD-ROM servers provide a flexible and cost-efficient solution for sharing CD-ROMs acr os s th e net work. The y a r e avai lable in Ethernet and Token Ring ver s ions, with or without buil t in d rive opt ion.

T hes e intellige n t Ether net and Token Ri ng pr int s erv ers support a wide range of LAN protocols. The Axis NPS 530, 532, 550, AXIS 150 and 152 are Ethernet print servers, and the Axis NPS 630, 632 and 650 are Token Ring print servers.

These products include a wide range of plug-in interfaces and free stan di ng pro d uc ts such as the Co bra+ and the AFP IPDS-to-PostScript conve rter.

Axis NPS 530/532 U ser ’ s Manua l Version 2.0

Part No.:13588 October 1995

Axis NPS 530/532 User’s Manual 1

Preface

About this manual

This manual will guide you through a simple step-by-step installation and configura tion proc ed ur e. It is di vided into f o u r sections :

Introduction The NPS 530/532 print server, how it work s, where to use it, and its

main features.

Getting started How to connect your NPS 530/532 to your printer, and how to install it

in your network.

Setup How to s et up your NPS 530/532 for th e NetWare, Windows, O S/2,

Unix and Macintosh environments.

Advanced options An overview of unique NPS 530/532 functions that allows you to tailor

your printer resources for specific needs.

The manual applies to the NPS 530/532 with firmware release 5.00 and sub seq u ent rel eas es un ti l oth er wise notifi ed . Please refer to th e Axis NPS Print Ser ver Te c hnical R efere nc e fo r furth e r in form a t ion of func t ions a nd parameters.

Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual; if you detect any inaccuracies or omissions, please inform us at the address on the back cove r. Axis Com mun i cat i on s AB ca nn ot be he ld re spo nsi b le fo r any techn ical or typo graphical er ro rs and reserves t he r igh t to mak e ch anges to the produ c t and ma nua l s with ou t pri or notice.

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Emission notices

Preface

USA

Europe

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference. Shielded cables should be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class A limits.

This digital equipment fulfils the requirements for radiated emission according to limit B of EN55022/1987, and the requirements for immunity according to EN50082-1/1992 residential, commercial, and light industry. (Compliance is not valid for unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cabling.)

Trademark acknowledgements

Unix, Novell, NetWare, Microsoft, Windows, LAN Server, LAN Mana ger , IBM , OS/ 2, AI X , MV S, SunOS, Ultr ix, Hewlett-P ackard, and Lexmark are registered trademarks of the respecti ve holde rs.

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Table of contents

Introduction 6

How It Wor ks 7 Where To Use it 7 Main Features 9

Getting started 10

Pr in te r Inst a lla ti on 12 Net wor k Inst a llation 13

Se tup for NetWare 14

Print Server Mode (Au tomatic) 17 Print Server Mode (Parameter Controlled) 18 Print S erver M ode (F ile Server C ont r olled) 20 Remote Printer Mode 24 Verif y t he Communi c ation 28

Se tup for Window s 29

Windows 3.1 30 Windows for Workgroups 31 Windows 95 33 Windows NT 35 Windows NT - LPD printing 37

Se tup for OS/2 38

Activate the NetB EUI Protocol 39 I ns ta ll the Axis P rint Utilit y for O S/2 39 Install the NPS 530/532 40 Create a Print Queue 41 Sharing Print Queues 42 Verif y t he Communi c ation 43

Setup for Unix systems 44

Prepare your system 45

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Table of contents

Set up your NPS 530/532 46 Set up and attach a prin t queue 50 Print methods 52

Se tup for Mac intosh 53

Choose a Printer 54 Verif y t he Communi c ation 55

Advanced Options 56

Logical Pr int er s 57 Cha ra c ter S et Conver sio n 59 Strin gs Befor e a n d After Print Jo bs 60 Strin g Su b stitution s 61 PostScript Function s 62 Hex Dump Mode 64 Te lnet L og in 65 Accou nti ng 66 Status L oggi ng 67 Lo ca l ly Ad minis tra ted Add r es s 68 SNMP 69

The parameter list 70

NetWare, Windows, OS/2 70 Unix (TCP/IP) 71 Apple Ether Talk 71 Fact or y Defau l t Settings 72 The Config File 73

Internal printouts 78

Protocol Support Upgrades 79

Techn ic al sp ec ifications 83

How to contact Axis 85

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Section 1: Introd uction

Section 1

Introduction

The Axis NPS 530 and 532 are plug-in network print servers for the Ethernet environment. Th ere is no fu nctio nal d ifference b etwee n th e m ; it’s onl y th e network conn ector that dif fer s.

The NPS 530/532 connects your printer directly to your Ethernet network, no matter if you are using a PC or PS/ 2 system. The mu l t ip l e protocol support makes it possible to print under NetWare and Microsoft and IBM networks s imult aneously.

In addition, pr otocol upgrades for TCP/IP and Apple EtherTalk are available as software keys from your dealer. Once upgraded, your NPS 530/532 supports printing from PC, PS/2, Macintosh and Unix systems simu ltaneousl y and without user interven tion.

The NPS 530/532 plugs directly to the parallel port of any standard printer. It combines a high degree of user-friendliness in both installation procedures and print management with an equally high degree of flexibility thanks to its powerful built-in functions.

The Axis NPS 530/532 Network Print Server

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How It Works

Section 1: Introduction

Ethernet network print data is transmitted as packets using a high-speed protocol very different from the standards used by serial or parallel printers. Each packet contains information about the sender, the receiver, how to unpack the packet, and the data itself.

The NPS 530/532 acts as a node in the Ethernet network, with its own unique address. It receives the packets addressed to it, unpacks them, and converts the print data to a format suitable for standard printers.

The only difference between the NPS 530 and 532 is the physical network attachment. The NPS 530 is attached by twisted-pair (10baseT) Ethernet cabling, while the NPS 532 is attached by thin-wire (10base2).

It is physically attached to the network by Ethernet cabling. The print data is sent to the printer using a high-speed parallel port.

Where To Use it

The NPS 530/532 can communicate with PC, PS/2, and optionally Unix and Macintosh systems. It supports two different network protocols: NetWare and Microsoft and IBM networks, and two additional protocols as upgrade options: TCP/IP and Apple EtherTalk. Since the NPS 530/532 can handle these protocols simultaneously, it’s the ideal printer server solution for a mixed environment.

NPS 530

Parallel

UNIX

Novell

Macintosh

IBM

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Section 1: Introd uction

NetWare The NPS 530/532 has two different modes in the NetWare environment

Windows The NPS 530/532 is set up using the supp lied Axis Print Utility for

– Print Server Mode and Remote Printer Mode. In Prin t Server Mode, the NPS 530/532 emulates a NetWare Print

Server. At power-on it will log in to each file server in the network to find ou t which p r in t queu es are to be s erv ic ed. Up to 16 f ile s erv ers and u p to 96 pri nt queues are sup p or ted .

In Remote Printer Mode, the NPS 530/532 ap pears as a NetWare Remote Printe r. At power -on it will log in and attach to up to eight specified Ne tWa r e print server s .

Windows. You may prin t thro ug h a serv er (client-server), or directl y (peer- to-peer). The supported platforms are Windows for Workgroups,

Windows 95 and Windows NT.

OS/2 The NPS 530/532 is integrated to the OS/2 Spooler using the supplied

Axis Print Utility for OS/2. Th e prin ters att ached to the NPS 530/532 will appear as connected directly to the file server, and may be used by any PC running LAN Server or LAN Manager on your network.

Unix systems The NPS 530/532 can operate as an integrated part of your system. The

printers con nected to the NPS 530/532 wil l appear as if they were conn ec ted d irectly to the h os t printer spooler .

You have several protocols and print methods to choose from. The method you should select depends on your requirement s, and what system you are ru nn ing. Five print methods are supported in TCP/IP: LPD, FTP, PROS A (named pipe) PROS B (filter) and Reverse Telnet.

Any host supporting the TCP/IP suite of protocols is sup ported by the NPS 530/532.

Macintosh The NPS 530/532 will appear as a LaserWriter printer connected to your

Ap pleTalk network. Once selected from the C ho os er in th e Ap p le men u , it can be used as any other LaserWriter.

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Main Features

Reliability The Axis NPS 530/532 hardware provides high performance and

Flexibility It supports NetWare, Microsoft and IBM networks,and op tionally TCP/

Speed The sustained throughput exceeds 150 kbytes per second. High-speed

Section 1: Introduction

reliability combined with low power consumption. It is based on the Axis ETRAX chip with an integrated 32 bit RISC CPU and Ethernet controller.

IP and Apple EtherTalk simul t ane ously. F ive di ffe re n t print met hod s are supported for Unix systems.

Centronics communication such as Hewlett-Packard Fast Mode is supported.

Easy to Install Use PCONSOLE for NetWare Instal lat ion, Axis Print Ut ilit y for

Windows and OS/2, the supplied axinstall script for Unix systems, and the Chooser for Macintosh.

Logic al P rin ters This u ni q ue Ax is concep t allows y ou to perform auto ASCII to PostScrip t

conversions, use different character sets, or select multiple bins and form sizes on th e same printer.

Accou n t ing The accounting function lets you keep track of the last ten print jobs.

Security You may set up passwords for all users, restricting both log in and printer

access.

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Section 2: Getting started

Section 2

Getting started

Unpack and in s pect al l pa rt s for dam a ge. C ont act y ou r de ale r if anyt hi ng is mi s si ng . All packin g mat e ri al s ar e rec ycla ble.

The standard

delivery

• NPS 530 Print Server; part no. 0039-1 or

NPS 532 Print Server; part no. 0039- 2

• NPS 530/532 User's Manu al; part no . 13588

• NPS 530/532 Quick Installation Guide; part no. 13593

• Warranty registration form; part no. 13510

• 3.5" di s k wi th NP S Installation Util ities for NetWare, Windows and OS/2; part no. 13493

• Power Supply Europe (NPS 530 only ); part no. 13599 or

• Power Supply Europe (NPS 532 only ); part no. 13267 or

• Power Supply UK; part no. 13268 or

• Power Supply Australia; part no. 13269 or

• Power Supply USA; part no. 13270

Optional

accessories

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• Self-adhesive Velcro ribbons; part no. 13282 and 13283

• BNC T-adapter (NPS 532 only); part no.12839

• Printer cable extension; part no. 13522

• NPS Print Server Technical Reference and Adobe Acrobat Reader; see Ap pendix E.

FRONT

BACK

TEST POWER PACKET

Section 2: Getting started

TEST Button

POWER Indicator PACKET Indicator

Printer Connector

ETHERNET Connector

External Power Supply Connector

FRONT

BACK

TEST POWER PACKET

ETHERNET

The NPS 530 si de panels

TEST Button

POWER Indicator PACKET Indicator

Printer Connector

ETHERNET Connector

External Power Supply Connector

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ETHERNET

The NPS 530 si de panels

Section 2: Getting started

Printer Installation

Before you begin:

Mak e sure th a t the exte rn al pow er supp ly is mark ed with the corre c t mains voltage.

Attach the NPS 530/532 to your pri nter’s parallel port and make a tes t printout:

1. Switch off the printer.

2. Attach the NPS 530/532 to the printer, either directl y to the parall el printe r port, or usi ng th e op tio nal velcro ri bb ons an d pri nte r cable extension.

3. Connect the external power supp ly. The PACKE Ti ndica tor will flash during po wer-on and self-test. When the indicator stops flashing and remains unlit, the NPS 530/532 is ready for use.

4. Switch on the printer.

5. Press and hold the test button until the PACKET indicator starts to flash, the n re le as e the button to print a test p age.

The test page shows the sof tware revision and the basic setup of you r NPS 530/532.

Note: The NPS 530/532 supports high-speed Centronics communication such

as He wl ett- Pa ckard Fas t Mode. Thi s function i s di s abled by def au lt, s in ce some printers support standard Centronics only. To activate high-speed Centronics, change the Output Menu parameter L1_CENTR to HISPE ED as outl in ed in Ap p endix A.

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Network Installation

Section 2: Getting started

Before you begin:

Note: Each NPS print server is preconfigured with a unique Node Address

• M ake sure that your network is ready to accept a new node.

• Any network configuration should always involve the network manager.

1. Record the serial number of your NPS 530/532. You will need this numbe r for the setu p .

2. NPS 530 only: Connect your NPS 530 to the network using a twisted-pair (10baseT) Ethernet cable.

3. NPS 532 only: Connect your NPS 532 to the network u s ing a thin- wire (10base2) Ethernet cable.

(identic al to the serial number). You can change th is to a Locally Administrated Address, see page 68.

The installation is now completed. Proceed with the setup sections for NetWare, Windows, OS/2, Unix and/or Macintosh.

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Section 3: Setup for NetWare

Section 3

Setup for NetWare

The NPS 530/532 can run in either Print Server Mod e, Remote Printer Mode or both si multan eou s ly . Th e b as ic configuration is done u si ng th e

PCONSOL E software suppl ied from Novell , and if you choose a setup other than the automatic print server mode, also with AXCFG supplied with the NPS 530/532.

The ov er vi ew on the fo ll owing page s exp lains the adva ntages and limitations of each mode. Select the mode that best fits your needs, then carry out the configuration as described later in this section.

Before you begin:

• Make sure that the NPS 530/532 is powered on and attached to the net work.

•You will need root privileges on the system.

• Have the serial number found on the back of the NPS 530/532 available.

• A ny ne t work configura ti on s hould alw ays inv olve th e ne two rk manager.

• If you use NetWare 4.0 or later, you must set up your file server for bindery emulation by specifying the Bindery Context parameter. See your Novell d oc u menta tion fo r de ta ils.

Befo r e configuri ng your NetWa r e s ystem, yo u m ay want to configure th e NPS 530/532 (e.g. logical printer definitions). This is done using the AXCFG software on th e disk supplied with th e NPS 530/532.

On the disk you will find a text file called read.me, cont a ining ins tall a tion instructions for AXCFG in the Novell environment.

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Section 3: Setup for NetWare

Print Server Mode An NPS 530/532 in print server mode emulates a Novell print serv er (a

workstation running PSERVER). This is the recommended mode for medium-s iz ed to large netw o rk s.

There a r e th re e di ff er ent ways to set up the print server mo d e, d ep en d ing on how you want the NPS 530/532 to log in to the servers at power-up, and how you want to manage printer and queue configurations:

Automatic Log-In The NPS 530/532 will autom atically detec t and log in to all NetWare

servers on the network at power-on. See page 17 for setup procedures.

Advantages Limitations

High performance (typically 150 kbytes/s). Easy to set up – no NPS 530/532 configuration

required for automatic mode.

Requires a NetWare user licence for each NPS 530/532.

The NPS 530/532 power-up takes a long time on large networks

Parameter

Controlled Log-In

The NPS 530/532 will log in to only those NetWare servers specified by the NPS 530/532 configuration. See page 18 for setup procedures.

Advantages Limitations

High performance (typically 150 kbytes/s). Avoids the prolonged NPS power-up time

caused by the automatic file server login. You can link a queue to a logical printer with-

out having t o use the !n queue name extension.

An unavailable file server will not affect the access of the remaining sp ecified ser ver s.

Requires a NetWare user licence for each NPS 530/532.

Requires configuration of the NPS 530/532. Difficult to manage print queues on larger

networks.

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Section 3: Setup for NetWare

File Server

Controlled Log-In

Remote Printer

Mode

The NPS 530/532 will first log in to the Configuration File Server, a nd then to any add itional NetWare servers found in the file server conf igur ati on. See page 20 for setup proce dur es .

Advantages Limitations

High performance (typically 150 kbytes/s). Avoids the prolonged NPS power-up time

caused by the automatic file server login. Simplifies the queue and printer set-up and

maintenance, especially on larger networks. You can link a queue to a logical printer with-

out having t o use the !n queue name extension.

Requires a NetWare user licence for each NPS 530/532.

Requires configuration of the NPS 530/532. If the configuration file server is unavailable,

then none of the queues will be serviced.

An NPS 530/532 in remote printer m ode em ulates a w or kstation ru nnin g RPRINTER or NPRINTER (the Novell remote printer software). It is attached to a NetWare print server, that is either located on the file server (PSERVER.NLM), or a dedicated w orkstation running PSERVE R.EX E. This mode is only recommended for small networks where the number of NetWare user licences is a majo r iss u e.

The setup procedure involves adding a printer, linking the printer to one or mo re print queues, and fi nally specifying whic h N etW are print servers the NPS 530/532 shall attach to. The first two steps are carried out in PCONSOL E, and the last step is done in AXCFG (suppli ed with the NPS 530/532). See page 24 for setu p procedures.

Advantages Limitations

Allows up to 8 printers per NetWare user licence.

Lower performance – 20 - 40 kbytes/s for NLM, and 70 kbytes/s for EXE.

Requires configuration of the NPS 530/532. High er networ k load.

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Section 3: Setup for NetWare

Print Server Mode (Automatic)

The setup procedure involves adding a print server and linking it to one or more p ri nt queu es . Both s tep s are car ried out in PC ON SOLE.

Add a Print Server Follo w th es e step s to a d d a prin t server to your Net W are environmen t:

1. Lo g in t o a fil e se rve r fro m a clien t w orkstation.

2. Start PCO NSOLE.

3. NetWar e 4.xx o nly: Press <F4> to switch to Bind e r y M ode .

4. Select Pr in t Serv er Info rm at ion (3.xx) or Print Servers (4.xx).

5. Press <Insert> to add a new Print Server.

6. Enter the Print Server Name: AXIS< nnnnnn>

nnnnnn> are th e last six dig its of the NPS 530/532 serial number.

(see notes below)

7. Press Escape to return to the Main Menu.

Repea t this procedure for each fil e serve r using the NPS 530/532.

Notes: 1. If the serial num ber of your NPS 530/532 is 00408C110086

the default name is AXIS110086

. The serial number is found on the

label at the back of the NPS 530/532.

2. Y o u ma y cha nge the def ault name using AXCFG , th e Axi s Confi g ura tion Software. This must be done before running PCONSOLE.

3. The print server name is case insensitive in print server mode. Both AXIS110086 and Axis110086 are valid default print server names.

, then

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Section 3: Setup for NetWare

Link a Print Queue to the

Print Server

The next step is to link a print queue to the print server:

1. Start PCONSOLE according to steps 1-3 on the previous page.

2. Select Prin t Queue Informat io n (3.xx) or Print Queues (4.xx). If you

plan to use an exi s ting queue , then s ki p to step 5.

3. Press <Insert> to add a new queue.

4. Type a queue name, and press <Enter>.

5. S e lect t he queu e that y ou want the NPS 530/ 532 to serv ice. The

Print Queue Information menu appears.

6. S e lect Qu eue Servers (3.xx) or Print Servers (4.xx).

7. Press <Insert> to dis play the Queue Server Candida tes list.

8. Select AXI S <n nnnnn>.

9. Press <Escape> repeate dly to return to th e mai n menu.

Repeat this procedure for every queue you want the NPS 530/532 to service. The NPS 530/532 supports up to 96 print queues, defined on up to 16 file servers.

Print Server Mode (Parameter Controlled)

This is similar to the automatic print server mode, but the NPS 530/532 will not automatically log in to all file servers and scan for queues to service. Instead, the file servers and print queues are specified by a set of parameters in the NPS 530/532 configuration. This is the recommended method for medium-sized networks.

NetWare

Configuration

The NetWare configuration is identical to the one d escribed for autom atic print server mode. Fol low the instru ctions in “Add a Prin t Server” (page 17) and “Link a Print Queue to the Print Server” (page 18) to add a print server and assign queues to it.

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Section 3: Setup for NetWare

NPS 530/532

Configuration

Th e co nfig u rati on invo l ves spec ifying whic h N et W are file s e r vers and print queues the NPS 530/532 shall attach to. This is done using AXCFG, the Axis NPS configuration software on the disk supplied with the NPS 530/532. Follow the instructions in the read.me file on the disk to ins tall the soft war e, then proceed as foll ow s :

1. Start AXCFG, and select NetWare.

2. Selec t N o at t he ‘L oo k for old print se rve rs’ prom p t unless you are

configuring an NPS 530/532 with software revision prior to 4.20.

3. Choos e Sele ct A ll Net w ork s, then sel ec t your NP S 530/ 532.

4. Type root and pas s at the logi n prompt.

5. S e lect NETWARE MENU.

6. Select LOGIN1.

7. Type the name of the NetWare file server, the print queue, and the logic a l p rinter nu mb e r. Us e th e file se rv er a n d p ri nt queue nam e from

the NetWare configuration above, and one of the logical printer numbers 1–8.

8. To specify more print qu eues, select L OGIN2 through LO GIN16 i n consecutive order. Repeat step 7 for each print queue.

9. Select Save, t hen se le ct Cancel un til AX CF G closes down .

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Section 3: Setup for NetWare

Print Server Mode (File Server Controlled)

This method uses a NetWare file server (the Configuration File Server) to hold the print queue information . The NPS 530/532 will not automatically log in to all file servers and scan for queues to service. Instead, the file ser vers and print queues are specified on the configuration file server. This is the recommended method for large ne tworks , s ince it si mplif ies the maint enance of a lar ge nu mber of pr int queu es.

NetWare

Con figurat ion

The NetWare configuration is different from the automatic and parameter controlled modes. Instead of setting up queues on several file servers, all queu es a re set up and main tained on the configuration fil e ser ver. The co nfigur a tion procedu re depe nd s on which NetWar e ver s ion you ar e using.

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Section 3: Setup for NetWare

NetWare 3.xx: 1. Log in as supervisor to the NetWare server, and start PCONSOLE.

2. Select Change Current File Server, then select the fi l e se rver at w hich you want to keep the queue and printer configurations. Make a not e

of the configuration file server name, you will need it during the NPS 530/532 configuration.

3. Select Print Serv er Info rm at io n, then ad d the new print ser ver AXIS<nnnnnn>. See “Add a Print Server” (page 17) for details.

4. Select AXIS <nnnnnn>.

5. Select Print Ser v e r Configur ation, and then File Servers to be Serv- iced.

6. Press <Insert> to see the list of Available File Servers. Add all file

servers you want the NPS 530/532 to log in to, then press <Esc> to ge t back to the Print Server Information Menu.

7. Select Printer Configuration. A list of 16 prin ters ma rk e d Not Installed appears. The printers numbered 1–8 correspond directly to

the NPS 530/532 logical printers PR1–PR8. The remaining eight printers are not used by the NPS 530/532.

8. Select the second printer (number 1). Th e p r inter i s b y defaul t named ‘Printer 1’. The printer names are not used by the NPS 530/532.

9. Select Queues Serviced By Printer, th e n se le ct Printe r 1.

10.Press <Insert> to see the list of Available Qu eues, then select the queues you want the printer to service. Repe at steps 9 – 10 if you

have installed more than one printer.

11.Exit PCONSOLE.

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Section 3: Setup for NetWare

NetWare 4.xx: 1. Log in as supervisor to the NetWare server, and start PCONSOLE.

2. Pr es s <F 4> to switc h to Bi nd e r y M od e .

3. Select Change Current NetWare Server, then select the file server at which you want to keep the queue and printer configurations. Make

a note of th e confi g u rat ion fil e s erver name, you will need it d u ri ng the NPS 530/532 configuration.

4. Select Pri nt Se r ver s, then add the new print server AXIS <nnnnnn>. See “Add a Print Server” (page 17) for details.

5. Select AXIS <nnnnnn>.

6. Select S erv iced NetW are Servers .

7. Press <Insert> to see the list of Availa ble N e tW are Server s. Add all

file servers you want the NPS 530/532 to log in to, then press <Esc> to get back to the Print Server Information menu.

8. Select Printers. An empty list of Defined Pr inter s appears. Printers are numbered from 0 to 255 in the order that they are defined. The printers numbered 1–8 correspo nd directly to the NPS 530/532 logi cal printers PR1–PR8. No other printer numbers are used by the NPS 530/532.

9. Press <Insert> to define printer number 0. Name it ‘DUMMY’, ‘UNUS ED ’ or si mi lar to indicate that this p ri nter is not used.

10.Press <Insert> to define printer number 1. Name it ‘PRINTER_1’ or whichever name you prefer. The printer names are not used by t he NPS 530/ 532.

11.Select printer number 1. The printer is by default named ‘Printer 1’.

12.Select Print Queues Assigned and press <Insert> to see the list of

Available Print Queues .

13.Select the queues you want printer number 1 to service. Repeat steps 10 – 13 for each additional printer number you want to define.

14.Exit PCONSOLE.

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Section 3: Setup for NetWare

NPS 530/532

Configuration

The configurati on involves s p ecifying the configu ratio n f ile server. T his is done using AXCFG, the Axis NPS installation software on the disk supplied with the NPS 530/532. Follow the instructions in the read.me file on the disk to in sta ll the software, then proceed as follows:

1. Start AXCFG, and select NetWare.

2. Selec t N o at t he ‘L oo k for old print se rve rs’ prom p t unless y ou are

configuring an NPS 530/532 with software revision prior to 4.20.

3. Choos e Sele ct A ll Net w ork s, then sel ec t your NP S 530/ 532.

4. Type root and pas s at the logi n prompt.

5. S e lect NETWARE MENU.

6. Select CONFSERV.

7. Type the name of the NetWare file server dedicated as the configuration file server, then select OK.

8. Select Save, then se le ct Cancel un til AX CFG clos es down .

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Example: Use KILROY as configur ati on file server

Section 3: Setup for NetWare

Remote Printer Mode

The configuration for remote printer mode comprises the following steps:

1. Add a Print Server

2. Create a Print Queue

3. Link a Remote Printer to the Print Queue

4. C o nfigur e the NP S 530/ 532

Add a Print Server The NetWare print server software is either installed on a file server

(PSERVER.NLM), or a dedicated workstation (PSERVER.EXE). If you don’t already have a Novell print server instal le d, please refer to the No vell d ocumenta tio n for ins talla tion proc ed u res .

Create a Print

Queue

Link a Remote

Printer to the

Pri nt Queue

Print queues ar e created in the same way as for print server mode. If you do not need any new queues, skip to “Link a Remote Printer...” below.

1. L og in to a f ile ser ver fro m a cli e nt wor kstation.

2. Start PCONSOLE.

3. Select Print Queue Inf ormatio n (3.xx) or Print Queues (4.xx).

4. Press <Insert> to add a new queue.

5. Type a queue name, and press <Enter>. Select a print queue volume (4.xx on l y ). Rep eat s tep s 4 – 5 for each queu e you wan t to cr eate.

6. Press <Esc> to retu rn to the Main Menu.

The procedures are slightly different depending on which NetWare version you are using. In either case, begin with starting PCONSOLE according to steps 1–3 in “Create a Print Queue” above if you have not already done so.

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Section 3: Setup for NetWare

NetWare 3.xx: 1. Select Prin t Server I nfo rm atio n from the PCONSOLE Main Menu.

2. Select the NetWare Print Serv er to which you w ant to link your NPS 530/532.

3. Select Pr int Ser ver Config ur ati on , and then Printer Configuration.

4. Select the first free s lot in the Conf igured Pr inters list.

5. Make a note of the NetWare print server name and the Printer number; you will need it later during the configuration.

6. C han ge Nam e to AXIS<nnnnnn>!n

nnnnnn> are th e last six digits of the NP S 530/ 532 ser i al number .

(see notes below)

7. C hange Type to Remote Other/Unknown.

8. Pr ess <Esc>, and select Yes at the Save Changes prompt .

9. S e lect Queues Serviced by Printer in the Print Server Configuration Menu.

10.Select AXIS<nnnnnn>!n in the Defined Printers list.

11.Press <Insert>, then select the queue you want to use from the Available Queues list. Repeat this s tep if you want more tha n one queu e.

12.Press <Esc> to g et back to the M ain Menu, then exit PCONSO LE.

Repeat this procedure for each file server and print server using the NPS 530/532.

Notes: 1. If the serial num ber of your NPS 530/532 is 00408C110086

the default name is AXIS110086 label at the back of the NPS 530/532.

2. Y o u ma y cha nge the def ault name using AXCFG , th e Axi s Confi g ura tion Software. This must be done before running PCONSOLE.

3. You may defin e up to eight remote printer s , each attached to its ow n NPS 530/532 logical printer. Each remote printer must have a unique name distinguished by the !n extension.

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, then

. The serial number is found on the

Section 3: Setup for NetWare

NetWare 4.xx: 1. Select Print S er ve rs from the PCONSOLE Main Menu.

2. Select the NetWare Print Serv er to which you w ant to link your NPS 530/532.

3. Select Printers.

4. Press <Insert> to add a remote printer to th e Defined Printers list.

5. Type

AXIS<nnnnnn>!n

at t h e Printe r: prompt.

nnnnnn> are th e last six dig its of the NPS 530/532 serial number,

(see notes below)

and n is the logical printe r number 1–8.

6. Select AXIS<nnnnnn>!n. Important: Always use printe r numbers 1 and higher; the NPS 530/

532 will not detect any remote printers with pr inter number 0.

7. Make a note of the NetWare print server name and the Printer number; you will need it later during the configuration.

8. Select Printer type: , and change to

Other/Unknown

9. Select Print Queues Assigned, then press <Insert>

10.Press <Insert>, then select the queue you want to use from the Available Print Queues list. Repeat this step if you want more than one

queue.

11.Pr ess <F10> to sav e the chan ge s , then pr e ss <Esc >.

12.Press <Esc> to g et back to the M ain Menu, then exit PCONSO LE.

Repeat this procedure for each file server and print server using the NPS 530/532.

Notes: 1. If the serial num ber of your NPS 530/532 is 00408C110086

the default name is AXIS110086 label at the back of the NPS 530/532.

2. Y o u ma y cha nge the def ault name using AXCFG , th e Axi s Confi g ura tion Software. This must be done before running PCONSOLE.

3. You may defin e up to eight remote printer s , each attached to its ow n NPS 530/532 logical printer. Each remote printer must have a unique name distinguished by the !n extension.

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, then

. The serial number is found on the

Section 3: Setup for NetWare

Configure the NPS 530/532

The configuration involves specifying which NetWare print servers and printer numbers th e NPS 530/532 shall attach to. Th is is done using AXCF G , th e Axis NPS insta ll a tion softw a r e on the dis k suppl ied w ith the NPS 530/532. Fol low the instructions in the read.me file on the disk to install the software, then proceed as follows:

1. Start AXCFG, and select NetWare.

2. Selec t N o at t he ‘L oo k for old print se rve rs’ prom p t .

3. Choose Sele ct All Networks, then sel ec t your NP S 530/ 532.

4. Type root and pas s at the logi n prompt.

5. S e lect NETWARE MENU.

6. Select RP RI N T1.

7. Type the name of the NetWare print server and the printer number (4.xx: Use printer numbers 1 and higher). Use the name and number

from the NetWare configuration earlier.

8. To specify more print servers, select RPRINT2 through RPRINT8 in consecutive order. Rep eat step 7 for each print server.

9. Select Save, t hen sel ec t Cancel un til AX CF G closes down .

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