Axis QIG5800 User Manual

AXIS 5800 Mobile Quick Start

The instructions in this guide apply to AXIS 5800 Mobile print servers with firmware version

6.20 and above.

This guide covers Windows 95, 98, NT & 2000 and UNIX/Linux over TCP/IP and Macintosh over Appletalk for cable networks. The instructions for wireless printing cover

BLUETOOTH

For installation instructions covering NetWare, OS/2 and Windows over NetBIOS/NetBEUI and IPX/SPX, see the AXIS 5800 Mobile User’s Manual, located on the AXIS Product CD v2.1 (and up) and on www.axis.com.

IMPORTANT! The instructions in this guide are based on settings found in a new and unconfigured AXIS 5800 Mobile. To establish this status in an already configured AXIS 5800 Mobile,

you can perform a factory default. See Print Server Maintenance: Performing a Factory Default, on page 9 for instructions.

Wireless Technology.

Table of Contents:

Connect the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Check if the Print Server’s IP Address was Set Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Windows only: Set the IP Address Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Macintosh only: Set the IP Address Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

UNIX/Linux only: Set the IP Address Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Configure a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Axis Print Server Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Wireless Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Wireless Printing from a Laptop (Windows 98, ME, NT and 2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Wireless Printing from the Ericsson R520 Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Features in Firmware Version 6.20 for AXIS 5800 Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Step

Connect the Hardware

1. Make sure that the printer is switched off and that the power supply is disconnected from the AXIS 5800 Mobile.

2. Locate the serial number, found on the underside label of the AXIS 5800 Mobile, and write it down. You can use this number to set the IP-address of the print server. Example: Ser.

No. 00408C1802FB

3. Connect your printer(s) to the print server’s LPT1 or LPT2 port using a printer cable. Make sure the Bluetooth antenna is pointing towards the ceiling.

4. Connect your AXIS 5800 Mobile to your network (Ethernet Connector), using a twisted pair category 5 cable

5. Switch on your printer(s) and make sure the printer is ready for use.

6. Connect the power supply to the Power Supply Connnector. The Network Indicator will start flashing when the print server is correctly connected to the network.

7. Wait 1 minute and press the test button once. A test page will be printed on the connected printer, keep it handy during the installation. The test page will show the IP address of the print server.

LPT2

LPT1

Power Supply Connector

Bluetooth Antenna

Power Indicator

Ethernet Connector

(10 base & 100 base TX)

Test Button

Network Indicator

Step

Check if the Print Server’s IP Address was Set Automatically

■ If you are working in a network that uses dynamic IP address assignment (e.g. DHCP,

BOOTP, RARP or Auto-IP), your print server will obtain an IP address automatically when you connect it to the network. Follow the instructions on this page to verify the IP address.

■ If you are working in a network that does not use dynamic IP address assignment, go to

Step 3 to assign an IP address to the print server manually.

Follow these instructions to verify that your print server has obtained an IP address automatically:

1. Open a Web browser.

2. In the Web browser’s Location/Address field, enter the print server’s IP address (Internet address), found on the test page printed in Step 1, and press Enter.

3. If the Network Print Server (Printer Overview) page appears in your Web browser, the IP address was set automatically when you connected the AXIS 5800 Mobile to your network. Skip to Step 4 Configure a Printer, on page 7.

Network Print Server (Printer Overview) page

4. If the Network Print Server (Printer Overview) page does not appear, you need to set the print server’s IP address manually using one of the methods described in Step 3.

Notes:

■ It is important that you use a Web browser with JavaScript support!

■ If you are working in a WINS/DDNS network, you can log in to the print server’s web pages

using its default host name: In the Web browser’s Location/Address field, enter the default print server name AXIS<nnnnnn> where <nnnnnn> are the last six digits of the serial number, found on the print server’s underside label. Example: If the serial number of your print server is 00408C1802FB, type: AXIS1802FB and press Enter.

■ See the AXIS 5800 Mobile User’s Manual for installation instructions in a NetBIOS/NetBEUI

environment. The User’s Manual is located on the AXIS Product CD and on www.axis.com

Step

Windows only: Set the IP Address Manually

If you succeeded in logging in to your print server’s web pages in Step 2, your print server has already received a valid IP address. Skip to “ Configure a Printer ” (Step 4)!

Use AXIS Print System version 1.20 (described here) or AXIS IP JumpStarter to set the IP address of print servers with firmware version 6.20 and above. AXIS Print System and AXIS

IP JumpStarter are available on the AXIS Product CD and on www.axis.com. AXIS Print System is software used for setting the IP address of a print server and for configuring network printers. It can be used in Windows 95, 98, NT and 2000.

Set the IP address:

1. Download AXIS Print System version 1.20 (or higher) to your host and install it.

2. From the AXIS Print System Available Printers/Print Servers view, select the unconfigured Axis print server icon:

3. Double-click the print server icon. The AXIS Print System Add Printer Wizard will appear. The print server will have a temporary IP address, which was assigned to it through Auto-IP. The default Auto-IP address structure is: 169.254.xxx.xxx. This temporary IP address should be changed to a new and unused one:

4. In the IP Address field, enter the new IP address of the print server.

5. Set the Subnet Mask and Default Gateway according to your network configuration. Click Next> to continue.

6. Next, you will be prompted to enter an Administrator password, the default password is pass. Click OK.

7. Next, AXIS Print System will start looking for printers attached to the print server. Click the radio-button next to the printer you want to add to My Printers and click Next>. Continue to Configure a Printer in Windows 95, 98, NT & 2000, on page 7 to install an appropriate printer driver.

ATTENTION!

AXIS IP Installer is not compatible with firmware 6.20 and above!

Notes:

■ Click the AXIS Print System Help button for information on the Default Gateway and

Subnet Mask.

■ AXIS Print System can be installed for both Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer printing. For

Peer-to-Peer printing, AXIS Print System needs to be installed on each workstation. The print server will then, together with AXIS Print System, emulate the behavior of a local printer port. For Client-Server printing, AXIS Print System can be used to create printer objects on one server. The installed printers must then be configured to be shared to allow clients to use them.

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