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AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1 AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 Network Print Servers User’s Manual.
2 AXIS 55 00 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Regulatory Information Safety Notices Take some time to read through the safety notice s before installing the AXIS 5500/ AXIS 5550. Please observe all s afety markings and instructions when using this pro duct.
Table of Contents AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3 Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents 4 AXIS 55 00 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Setup using iPrint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Basic Setup with AXIS N etPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot .
Table of Contents AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5 Section 15 Technical Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Section 16 The Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 NetWare Parameter Combinations .
Introduction 6 AXIS 55 00 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550. This product has been developed to connect your prin te rs anywhere in your network, allowing all network users acce ss to shared printer resources.
Introduction AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7 If you are connected to the I nternet, you can: • Download user documentati on and firmware updates • Find answers to previously resolv ed problems in the FAQ database.
Product Overview 8 AXIS 55 00 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 2 Product Overview Package Contents Verify that nothing is missing from the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 package by using the check list below. Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged.
Product Overview AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9 AXIS Network Product CD The AXIS Network Product CD provides an easy-to-use electronic catalog, that includes Axis software, firmwa re and user documentation.
Product Overview 10 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Physical Description AXIS 5500 AXIS 5550 Network Connector Axis Network Print Servers are de signed for 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet netw orks and connect t o th e network via a twisted pair RJ45 category 5 cable (10baseT and 100baseTX) or better.
Product Overview AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1 1 Test Button The test button is used for: • printing a test page to check the connection to the printer • printing the parameter list show.
Product Overview 12 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Flexibility The print server supports printing in all major computer systems and environments, including five differe nt print methods in the TCP/IP environment. AXIS 5550 allows you to print on two printers simultaneously.
Basic Installation AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1 3 Section 3 Basic Installation Quick Overview Follow these steps to make your printer network ready: 1. “Connecting the Hardware” on page 13 2. “Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server” on page 15 3.
Basic Installation 14 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Backside label on print server 1. Make sure that your printer is switched off and that the print server’s Power Adapter is disconnected . 2. Locate the serial number , found on the underside label of the print server, and write it down.
Basic Installation AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1 5 Assigning an IP Address to the Print Server Receiving an IP Address with DHCP • If you have a DHCP server on your network , your print server will receive an IP address auto matically. The IP address will then appear on the test page you print by pressing the test button once.
Basic Installation 16 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Manual IP Address Assignment Notes: Registering and Resolving Host Names In order to register the host name of the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 in networks with dynamic IP address settings, WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) and DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) are supported.
Basic Installation AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1 7 in the print server’s We b interface. Refer to “Management and Configuration” on page 88. If the host name matches another entr y in the DDNS data base, the print server deletes that entry before registering.
Basic Installation 18 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Set the IP Address using RARP in UNIX/Linux Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using RARP. Append the following line to your Ethern et Address table. This is typically located in the /etc/ethers file: Example: 1.
Basic Installation AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1 9 Set the IP Address using BOOTP in UNIX/Linux Below is an example of how to set the IP address of the print server using BOOTP: Append the following entry to your boot table. This is typically performed by editing the file: /etc/bootptab Example: 1.
Basic Installation 20 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Set the IP Address using ARP in Windows 98/NT/ Me/2000/XP 1. Open a Command Prompt and enter the following commands: 2. The host will return reply from 192.168.3.191 , or a similar message. This indicates that the address has been set and that communication is established.
Basic Installation AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 2 1 Notes: Making Network Printers availa ble for printing on your PC Configuration Methods Once you have set the IP address of your p rin t server, your network printer can be added to any PC on your network.
Basic Installation 22 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Installation and Integration Refer to the table below to select the appropriate insta llation method. All Axis client software is available on www.axis.com See “IPP (Internet Printing Protocol)” on page 102 for information on Internet printing over Loca l and Wide Area Networks.
Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 2 3 Section 4 Adding Printers in Windows Overview of Installation Metho ds This section describes how to add ne twork printers to a computer in Windows.
Adding Printers in Windows 24 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual client computer th at wants to print. Each client computer must install the appropriate printer drivers in order to print properly.
Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 2 5 5. The Wizard searches for a suitable printer driver. If a suitable driver is not found, you w ill be asked to select a driver, otherwise the Wizard suggests which Printer Model and Printer Driver to use.
Adding Printers in Windows 26 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Go Straight to the Print Server’s Web Interface Right-click on a printer in the Select Network Printer list an d select Print server ho me page to configure the print se rver from its embedded Web pages.
Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 2 7 3. Click the Create a new port radio button and select Standard T CP/IP Port from the list. Click Next and the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard starts. Click Next . 4. Enter the IP address of the print server (Example: 192.
Adding Printers in Windows 28 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5. In the A dditional P ort In f o rm ation R equired windo w , choose the De vice Po r t y ou w ant to use , y ou will see LPT1, LPT2 and COM1 in a drop-do wn menu: AXIS 5500: Enter LPT1 f or the USB port*.
Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 2 9 9. Choose whether you want to share th e printer with othe r network users, print a test page, etc. Select the appropriate radio button and click Next and Finish . 10. Print a test page to verify.
Adding Printers in Windows 30 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Installing a Network Printer 1. Go to Start | Settings | Printers | Add Printer . Select My Computer and click Next . 2. From the Available Ports list, choose the appropriate printer port, which will appear as the IP address or host name of the print server.
Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3 1 Adding Printers in Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 using the Microsoft LPR Monitor This section describes how to set up a Windows 2000/XP server for LPR printing over the TCP/IP protocol , using the built-in Microsoft LPR Monitor i.
Adding Printers in Windows 32 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4. Enter the name of the server (or its IP address) in the field Name and address of server providing lpr (Example: AXIS100086) and enter the port you want to use in the field Name of printer or print queue on that server (Example: USB1).
Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3 3 AXIS Print Monitor Software AXIS Print Monitor is the recommended tool to use for network printing in Windows 98 and Me environments. AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www.
Adding Printers in Windows 34 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Adding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Pr inters in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Monitor See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows 2000 workstation: 1.
Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3 5 Adding Printers over NetB IOS/NetBEUI in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows NT workstation: 1.
Adding Printers in Windows 36 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over TCP/IP using AXIS Print Monitor 1. Install AXIS Print Monitor on all work stations that will print via the Axis print server.
Adding Printers in Window s AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3 7 2. Choose whether error condition pop-up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Config ure AXIS Ports dialog. Define the frequency at which the error messages should be displa yed after retry.
Adding Printers in Windows 38 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7. Choose whether error condition pop-up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Configure AXIS Ports dialog. Define the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry.
Adding Printers in Macintosh AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3 9 Section 5 Adding Printers in Macintosh Having connected the AXIS 5500/AX IS 5550 to your network, this section now describes how to set up your print server for printing in Mac OS X and earlier Macintosh environments using AppleTalk.
Adding Printers in Macintosh 40 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 6. Click Add to finish the installation. The print server has now been added to the Printer List. 7. If you wish to configure printer settings, click Printers | Configure Prin ter .
Adding Printers in Macintosh AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4 1 Installation in Mac OS X using AppleTalk This section describes setting up your print server for printing in the Mac OS X. 1. Start Print Center (from Go | Applications | Util ities => Print Cent er ) or the Printer Setup Utillity .
Adding Printers in Macintosh 42 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Installation on Mac OS 9.1 or older, using AppleTalk Basic Configuration On Mac OS 9.1 or older, basic configuration in AppleTalk is performed simply by opening the Chooser wi ndow and selecting a printer.
Adding Printers in Macintosh AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4 3 4. Click the name of the printer you want — the ports are shown as <host name>_<port>. Example : AXIS100086_USB1. On an AXIS 5550 you will also have acce ss to an LPT port, which will appear as LPT1 in the list.
Adding Printers in Macintosh 44 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Note: BCP and TBCP You should specify if you want to en able or disable binary transfer of print data in the print server’s Web interface (Admin | Network Settin gs | Detailed View | Macintosh | Binary Protocol for Printer n .
Adding Printers in Macintosh AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4 5 Example: The following example describes how you set the print se rver parameters in AppleTalk. Important: 1. Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. 2. Select a network printer driver — any LaserWriter will do.
Adding Printers in NetWare 46 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 6 Adding Printers in NetWare This section describes how to contin ue the installation of the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 in the NetWare environment. Identify which transport protocol you are running on your network and which installation method you should use.
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4 7 Setup using NDPS The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 supports N ovell Distributed Print Services (NDPS). You can run NDPS over Pure IP (TCP/IP) or IPX/SPX. Before the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 can be installed, make sure that NDPS is installed and a Broker is lo aded on your NetWare file server.
Adding Printers in NetWare 48 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4. Type a name of your choice in the NDPS Printer Agent fi eld 5. Select the Axis Gateway configuration in the Gateway Type window. 6. Click OK 7. In the Select the printer’s type window, choose your printer.
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4 9 9. You will find the print server in the next window with the printer attached on the connected port. Depending on the tra nsport protocol you used when you start the installation, the print server should appear as following: • TCP/IP Network protocol: IP Address and Port , e.
Adding Printers in NetWare 50 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual <IPX External Network Number>:<Print server’s HW address>:<Socket Number> Example: 01d7e1c2:00408c5ff6a6:400c , where 400c corresponds to the LPT1 physical port, and 401c corresponds to the USB1 physical port.
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5 1 5. Next, select the printer drivers for each client operating system. (Wi ndows 2000, NT and 95/98). These drivers will be automatically downloaded to users’ workstations when they install this printer in the future.
Adding Printers in NetWare 52 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4. From the Object menu, select Create . The New Object d ialog appears. 5. Select NDPS Printer. The Create NDPS Printer dialog appears. 6. Type a name of yo ur cho ice in the ND PS Printer Na me fie ld, e.
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5 3 8. Confirm the Printer Agent name (default is the name of the new printer you are creating) and browse to select the NDPS Manager to which you want to assign it 9. Select AXIS Gateway Configuration in the Gateway Type field.
Adding Printers in NetWare 54 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual • TCP/IP Network protocol: IP Address and Port, e.g: 192.168.70.243 and LPT1 Only the ports with a connec ted prin ter will show up in this window. If the printer is not in the displayed print list: 1.
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5 5 IPX Network protocol: All the available ports w ill be presented, regardless if the printers are or not connected to those ports. Example: AXIS5FF66A_P1 corresponds to the LPT1 port, and AXIS5FF66A_P2 corresponds to the USB1 port.
Adding Printers in NetWare 56 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual If the printer is not in the displayed print list: 1. Click Manually specify the pr int server and enter the <IPX External Network Number> in the Network field.
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5 7 5. Click Contin ue and OK in the next NDPS window. Your printer will appear as an NDS object in the Directory Tree and will offer a full range of network security options. To install the printer on the workstatio n, See “Installing an NDPS Printer on a Workstation” on page 57.
Adding Printers in NetWare 58 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4. Click Add . A list of available printers appears. 5. The list of available printers shows the NDPS Public Access Printers on the network and the NDPS Controlled Access Printers in you current NDS context.
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5 9 7. Click OK . The default driver for that printer is then automatically downloaded.
Adding Printers in NetWare 60 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9. Verify by clicking Start - Settings - Printers on the workstation. Using the Add Printer Wizard 1. Click St art on your workstation, select Settings => Printers . There might be some differences regarding this menu depending of MS Operating System you are running.
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 6 1 When you have completed these steps, you are ready to start printing. Notes: Setup using iPrint iPrint is Novell's next generation of printing software that lets users print to and from all destinations.
Adding Printers in NetWare 62 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 3. Novell iPrint uses the NDPS infrastruc ture, so make sure that all the NDPS requirements have been met: • Make sure that the BROKER.NLM is loaded. If it isn’t, type LOAD BROKER in the server console prom pt and select the name of the Broker.
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 6 3 Install a printer with AXIS IPP Gateway Configuration Snap- in 1. Use an AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 and connect a printer to any port. 2. Connect the print server to the network. 3. Connect the power adapter.
Adding Printers in NetWare 64 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9. Click on Create Printer. 10. Choose a name for the printer. 11. Choose the context where the printer will be installed. 12. Browse for the NDPS Manager and select it. 13. In the Gateway Type drop-down list, choose the Axis LPR Gateway Configuration .
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 6 5 Basic Setup with AXIS NetPilot Install the AXIS NetPilot software on your computer. AXIS NetPilot runs on Windows 98 and Windows NT. Starting the Installation Follow the instructions below to in stall the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 with AXIS NetPilot: 1.
Adding Printers in NetWare 66 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Print Queues The Axis Network Print Server uses the print server name followed by the printer port as the default Print Queu e names and print server port names. If you want to change the default printer queue names, just type the new names in the available text fields.
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 6 7 Advanced Installation using AXIS NetPilot Having installed your Axis Network Print Server print server in accordance with the basic.
Adding Printers in NetWare 68 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4. Select the tree or server location of the print queue from the Resources box. 5. Select an existing print queue to connect to the server port, or create a new print queue by clicking on Create Queue.
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 6 9 Basic Queue-based printing over IP Axis print servers with software versio n 6.0 or later allow users to print in a Pure IP environment using tradit ional queue-based printing (which usually uses the IPX transport protoco l).
Adding Printers in NetWare 70 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5. Use the Add Printer Wizard on your work sta tion to install the printer on your client. Note that only NDS queu e based PSERVER printing is supported. When installing, choose Network Printer and browse to the queue you have just created.
Adding Printers in NetWare AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7 1 Using Novell Utilities After installing the Axis Network Print Server into the NetWare environment, you can manage your Axis Network Prin t Server, using either Novell’s NetW ar e Ad ministrator, or PCONSOLE.
Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 72 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 7 Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux Print Tools For printer configuration, printtool and printconfig are the most common. How they are invoked depends on which distribution and window manager you use.
Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7 3 Solaris 9 The printing tool is called Printer Administrator . This operating environment has an integrated printe r driver list, but does not have printer detection functionality.
Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 74 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 1. Select the Network printer radio button and click Next . 2. Enter the IP address or host name of the print server as well as the port you want to use. Port numbers available for TCP/IP are: Also see “TCP Ports Opened for Raw Printing” on page 1 58.
Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7 5 Debian 3.0 Debian offers a choice between plain LPD, LPRng and CUPS. There are several printer configuration tools in this distribution, e.g. the apsfilter (version 5 or later), which adds support for LPRng and Ghostscript's uniprint driver scheme.
Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 76 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Red Hat 7.3 Printtool has been replaced by Printconf . The utility maintains the /etc/printcap configuration file, print spool directories, and print filters. Note: If you type printtool at a shell prompt, printconf will automatically start.
Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7 7 Adding a Remote Unix Printer To add a remote UNIX printer, such a s one attached to a differ ent UNIX/Linux system on the same network, click the New button in the main printconf window.
Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 78 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual SuSE 8.0 The printing system on SuSE Linux is based on an apsfilter, with some enhancements; SuSE's apsfilter will recognize all common file formats (including HTML, if html2ps is installed).
Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7 9 AXIS axinstall Script Having performed the basi c TCP/IP setup procedures as defined earlier in this manual, you are now able to pr int in interactive mode using PROS, LPR, FTP or Reverse Telnet protocols.
Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux 80 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Print Methods on TCP/IP Networks The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 supports severa l different print methods in the TCP/IP environment.
Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 8 1 PROS A protocol developed at Ax is. Comes in two versions; named pipe (PROS A) and filter (PROS B). PROS A Advantages The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 appears as a device to the sy stem. This makes all filter and model options available.
Adding Printers in OS/2 82 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 8 Adding Printers in OS/2 This section describes how to set up your print server for printing in the OS/2 environment.
Adding Printers in OS/2 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 8 3 www.axis.com => Software => Discontinued products. Instal l it if you have not already done so. If you want to change the de fault name or any of the print server’s default parameters, you can do so us ing any standard Web browser or WinOS/2 window under OS/2.
Adding Printers in OS/2 84 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Creating a Print Queue (OS/2 version 2.x and OS/2 Warp) 1. Double-click the Templates folder, then drag the Printer icon out to the Workplace Shell (or into a folder) while holding the right mouse button down.
Updating the Firmware AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 8 5 Section 9 Updating the Firmware Upgrading the Firmware You can upgrade the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 firmware using one of the following metho.
Updating the Firmware 86 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7. If y ou do not ha ve a def ault passw ord, just click Ne xt > . If some o f y our serv ers use a differ ent User ID or P assw or d th an the def ault entries , the y will be displa y ed in the R emaining serv er s list.
Updating the Firmware AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 8 7 1. From www.axis.com, download the firmware and save it to a new directory on your computer, e.g. c:A xis (if the directory does not exist, create it). 2. Open a command p rompt from Start => Run .
Management and Con figuration 88 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 10 Management and Configuration The management and configuration t ools that are supported by the Axis Network Print Server allow you to: • Change the print server parameters, i.
Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 8 9 Admin When in Admin mode, you have access to all the print server's parameters and you can change them to your liking. This mode is intended for network administrators and can be password protected to prevent unauthorized changing of th e print server parameters.
Management and Con figuration 90 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Available Services from the User Mode The following services are available from the User mode.
Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9 1 accumulated usage of the connec ted pr inters allows you to control the usage of the connected printers.
Management and Con figuration 92 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Software Default A Software Default will reset all prin t server parameters and settings to their default values except: • Node address (NODE_ADDR.
Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9 3 5. The AXIS ThinWizard interface appears: Important! The first time you use AXIS ThinWizard, set the Preferences to reflect your network environment: Select a network group from the list on the Manage Network page.
Management and Con figuration 94 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Managing Print Servers Follow the instructions below to access the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 using AXIS ThinWizard: 1. Click Manage Network in the main menu. 2. Select the network group, including the, from the drop-down list.
Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9 5 Editing the config file Follow the instructions below to edit the config file using FTP: 1. Log in to the Axis Net work Print Server by typing: ftp <host name> or ftp <IP address> in a DOS windo w (W indows) or in a UNIX shell.
Management and Con figuration 96 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Viewing the Account File The account file contains data concerning the ten last print jobs.
Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9 7 1. Log in to the Axis Net work Print Server by typing: telnet <host name> or telnet <IP add ress> in a DOS window (Windows) or in a UNIX shell . 2. Enter the user id and the password.
Management and Con figuration 98 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Performing Resets Three types of reset co mmands allow you to perform soft resets, to perform hard resets, and to r eset th e print server’s parameters to its default settings. Follow the instructions below to pe rform a soft reset using telnet: 1.
Management and C onfiguration AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 9 9 1. Log in to the Axis Net work Print Server using FTP. 2. Download the MIB file /snmp/ axis.mib to the NMS host. 3. Install the AXIS MIB according to instructions in your NMS software documentation.
Management and Con figuration 100 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual NetWare Admin istra tor Pr inter Status Menu Notification You can use the NetWare Administrator to enable or disable status notification messages for printers connected to the Axis Network Print Server, e.
Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 101 Section 11 Configuration Possibilities This section describes some spec ial features offe red by the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550: Autodete.
Configuration Possibilities 102 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Auto-IP, a method which enables the host to automatical ly take a linklocal IPv4 address.
Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 103 With IPP, a user with an Internet connection can send a document to any printer which is connected to the In ternet. IPP is platform independent and can be used to print over any LAN or WAN that supports TCP/IP.
Configuration Possibilities 104 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Example using an IP Address in the 1.1 Standard: If “171.16.5.218” is the IP address of the print server and "USB1" is the local printer port name, then the synt ax of the address scheme will be ipp://171.
Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 105 How to Prin t from Windows NT: Before you print to an IPP printer you will need to know: • the address of the print server. The address contains the IP address or host name of the print server and the printer port name .
Configuration Possibilities 106 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 5. In the Availa ble Ports window, click Add Port : 6. The Printer Ports dialog will appear, showing a list of Available Printer Ports . 7. Choose The HP Internet Prin ter Connection Port and click New Port.
Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 107 9. In the IP Address, Host Name or URL field, type the address of the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 to which the destination printer is connected. The URL will automatically appear in the Port Name field as well: (Example: http://171.
Configuration Possibilities 108 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 14. The new printer will appear in your Printer window. You are now ready to start printing using IPP. How to Prin t from Windows 2000/X P Before you print to an IPP printer you will need to know: • the address of the print server.
Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 109 4. Enter the printer address in the URL field. (Example: http://171.16.5.218:63 1/LPT1 if you have an AXIS 5500 and want to address the parallel port or http://171.16.5.218:631/USB1 to a ddress the USB port.
Configuration Possibilities 110 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 8. The new printer is added to your Select Printer window: 9. You are now ready to print using IPP: specify your new destination printer from the printer list and click Print .
Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 111 Logical Printers for Customized Printing The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 has a powerful facility for altering the print data. This means that your desired pr int format can be realized on any type of printer.
Configuration Possibilities 112 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 solution to this problem is to assign a character set conversi on filter to a logical printer, and then link that logical printer to the host causing the problem.
Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 113 Example: Follow the instructions below to add a string after the print job: 1. From the print server’s internal Web page, select Adm in | Logical Printers. 2. Select the PR5 tab. 3.
Configuration Possibilities 114 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Follow the instructions below to substitute command strings: 1. From the print server’s internal Web page, select Admin | Logical Printers. 2. Select the PR1 Web page. 3. Enter t he str ing 01 0A 02 0D 0A in the String Substitutions text field.
Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 115 ASCII to Postscript Conversion The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 logical printers can translate ASCII print data into PostScript format. This makes it possible to print on a PostScript printer from a host that does not su pport PostScript.
Configuration Possibilities 116 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 4. Set the PostScript Page Size parameter to LETTER . 5. Set the PostScript Page Orientation parameter to LANDS . 6. Enter the string 48 0 120 60 3 0 50 in the PostScript Page Format text field.
Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 117 Read Back of information The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 supports bi-directional printing. The information from the printer is read back on the parallel port when the parameter Read Back Port (PRx_IN.
Configuration Possibilities 118 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Network Speed With the Network Speed parameter you can manually specify the speed at which you will send and receive netw ork packages. You can change the Network Speed setting to correspond to the type of network you are using (10 or 100 Mbit).
Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 119 Print Server Levels Print server signature le vels are assigned by a new NET.CFG parameter SIGNATURE LEVEL = n Regardless of serve.
Configuration Possibilities 120 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual TCP/IP Restrictions In a new and unconfigured Axis Networ k Print Server any user is allowed to send TCP/IP print jobs. Using a re striction list you can reject TCP/IP printing from specified IP addresses.
Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 121 Enabling Secure Web Services — SSL/TLS In a new and unconfigured AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550, SSL/TLS is disabled . Certificates To use SSL/TLS you have to create or obtain a digital certificate.
Configuration Possibilities 122 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual browser session. The browser reports the new state by changing into https mode. In the browser’s Security Alert box, select View Certificate and Install Certificate . Follow the instructions of the Install Certificate Wizard.
Configuration Possibilities AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 123 Disabling Protocols To further increase security, you must disable protocols that are considered insecure; • FTP (also used by AXIS ThinWizard, if FTP is disabled, AXIS ThinWizard can not function properly.
Configuration Possibilities 124 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Enabling the SNMPv3 Protocol Invoke the print server’s Web interf ace to enable the SNMPv3 protocol. 1. Select Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | TCP/IP Network and ensure that HTTPS Enabled is set to yes to guarantee a secure configuration.
IP Addressing AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 125 Section 12 IP Addressing IP Address and Subnet Mask The print server must be correctly configur ed wit h the following information to function p.
IP Addressing 126 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Type Two In larger (Class B) ne tworks, where ther e are more device s, the IP address of ‘162.168.3.191’ is split into two parts but is structured differently: • Part one (‘162.168’) identifies the ne twork on which the device resides.
IP Addressing AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 127 Auto-IP Addressing Network devices use automatic IP addressing if they are configured to acquire an address using DHCP but ar e unable to contact a DHCP server.
IP Addressing 128 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Setting the IP Address using DHCP Follow the instructions below to dow nload the IP address using DHCP: 1.
The Test Button AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 129 Section 13 The Test Button The test button is located on the fr on t right hand si de of the AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 and is used for: • Printing a test page to check the connection to the printer.
Troubleshooting 130 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 14 Troubleshooting This section provides useful informatio n to help you resolve difficulties you might have with your AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550. Fault symptoms, possible causes and remedial actions are provided within a quick reference table.
Troubleshooting AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 131 IP Address Check with Ping By sending a data packet to a specific IP address and waiting for a reply, Ping can determine whethe r that IP address is accessible.
Troubleshooting 132 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Axis Support Server Report In order to obtain optimal support from Axis support technicians, please follow these instructions when submitting a Support question.
Technical Specification AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 133 Section 15 Technical Specification Supported Printers Low- and F ull-Speed USB 1.1 and 2.0 printers. AXIS 5550 also supports all parallel printers except host-based printers and copiers, e.
Technical Specification 134 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Logical Printers Lo gical printer ports can be progr ammed to perform auto ASCII to PostScript conversion, add string before and after.
Technical Specification AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 135 AXIS 5550 One Low- and Full-Speed USB 1.1 po rt, which also works with USB 2.0 (Low-Speed and Full-Speed) printers. No te: The USB cable shipped with the product supports Low-Speed and Full-Speed.
Technical Specification 136 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Safety EN 60950 Included Accessories AXIS Network Product CD with soft ware for installation, management and printing, including AXIS .
The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 137 Section 16 The Parameter List This section provides an overview of the AXIS 5500 and AXIS 5550 print server paramete rs.
The Parameter List 138 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual AXIS 5500 (AXIS 5500 Network Print Server V7.06 Nov 3 2 005. S/N: 00408C60F4A1) Parameter settings: --- General Menu NODE_ADDR. : 00 40 8C 60 F4 A1 NETWORK_SPEED. : AUTO_SENSE (AUTO_SE NS E, 10_HALF_DX, 10_FULL_DX, 100_HALF_DX, 100_FULL_DX) PS_NAME.
The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 139 BOOTP_ENB. : YES RARP_ENB. : YES WINS_ENB. : YES WINS_ADDR1. : 0 0 0 0 WINS_ADDR2. : 0 0 0 0 NBT_SCOPE_ID. : DNS_ENB. : YES DNS_ADDR1. : 0 0 0 0 DNS_ADDR2. : 0 0 0 0 DOMAIN_NAME. : SLP_ENB. : YES SLP_SCOPE_LIST.
The Parameter List 140 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual RTEL_PR8. : 0 --- SNMP Menu SNMP_V1_ENB. : YES SNMP_V2_ENB. : YES READ_COM. : public WRT_COM. : pass TRAPADDR. : 0 0 0 0 TRAP_COM. : public SYS_NAME. : SNMP_AUT. : DISABLE (DISABLE, ENAB LE) TRAP_PRT.
The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 141 PSERVER_BINDERY3. : PSERVER_BINDERY4. : PSERVER_BINDERY5. : PSERVER_BINDERY6. : PSERVER_BINDERY7. : PSERVER_BINDERY8. : PSERVER_BINDERY9. : PSERVER_BINDERY10. : PSERVER_BINDERY11. : PSERVER_BINDERY12.
The Parameter List 142 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual LPRINT_5. : LLOGIC_5. : PR5 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, USB1) LPRINT_6. : LLOGIC_6. : PR6 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, USB1) LPRINT_7. : LLOGIC_7. : PR7 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, USB1) LPRINT_8.
The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 143 PR1_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR1_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORT R, R_LANDS) PR1_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR1_FONT. : --- Printer2 Menu PR2_NAME. : PR2_IN. : AUTO (AUTO , NONE) PR2_BEF.
The Parameter List 144 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual --- Printer4 Menu PR4_NAME. : PR4_IN. : AUTO (AUTO , NONE) PR4_BEF. : PR4_STR. : PR4_C SET. : NONE ( NON E, ISO >IBM , 7UK> IBM, 7SW>I BM, 7 GE>IBM , 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR4_FILT.
The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 145 PR6_BEF. : PR6_STR. : 01 0A 02 0D 0A PR6_C SET. : NONE ( NON E, ISO >IBM , 7UK> IBM, 7SW>I BM, 7 GE>IBM , 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR6_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR6_AFT.
The Parameter List 146 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual PR8_AFT. : PR8_DUMP. : NO PR8_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR8_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORT R, R_LANDS) PR8_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR8_FONT. : --- USB1 Menu U1_MGM_INFO. : AUTO (DISABLE, AUTO) U1_COMMENT.
The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 147 AXIS 5550 (AXIS 5550 Network Print Server V7.06 Nov 4 2 005. S/N: 00408C60F4A1) Parameter settings: --- General Menu NODE_ADDR. : 00 40 8C 60 F4 A1 NETWORK_SPEED. : AUTO_SENSE (AUTO_SE NS E, 10_HALF_DX, 10_FULL_DX, 100_HALF_DX, 100_FULL_DX) PS_NAME.
The Parameter List 148 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual AUTOIP_ENB. : YES BOOTP_ENB. : YES RARP_ENB. : YES WINS_ENB. : YES WINS_ADDR1. : 0 0 0 0 WINS_ADDR2. : 0 0 0 0 NBT_SCOPE_ID. : DNS_ENB. : YES DNS_ADDR1. : 0 0 0 0 DNS_ADDR2. : 0 0 0 0 DOMAIN_NAME.
The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 149 RTEL_PR6. : 0 RTEL_PR7. : 0 RTEL_PR8. : 0 --- SNMP Menu SNMP_V1_ENB. : YES SNMP_V2_ENB. : YES READ_COM. : public WRT_COM. : pass TRAPADDR. : 0 0 0 0 TRAP_COM. : public SYS_NAME. : SNMP_AUT. : DISABLE (DISABLE, ENAB LE) TRAP_PRT.
The Parameter List 150 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual PSERVER_BINDERY1. : PSERVER_BINDERY2. : PSERVER_BINDERY3. : PSERVER_BINDERY4. : PSERVER_BINDERY5. : PSERVER_BINDERY6. : PSERVER_BINDERY7. : PSERVER_BINDERY8. : PSERVER_BINDERY9. : PSERVER_BINDERY10.
The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 151 LPRINT_3. : LLOGIC_3. : PR3 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1, USB1) LPRINT_4. : LLOGIC_4. : PR4 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1, USB1) LPRINT_5. : LLOGIC_5. : PR5 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8, LPT1, USB1) LPRINT_6.
The Parameter List 152 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual --- Printer1 Menu PR1_OUT. : LPT1 (NONE, LPT1, USB1) PR1_NAME. : PR1_SCND. : PR1 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8) PR1_WAIT. : YES PR1_IN. : AUTO (AUTO , NONE) PR1_BEF. : PR1_STR. : PR1_C SET.
The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 153 PR2_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR2_FONT. : --- Printer3 Menu PR3_OUT. : LPT1 (NONE, LPT1, USB1) PR3_NAME. : PR3_SCND. : PR3 (PR1, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5, PR6, PR7, PR8) PR3_WAIT. : YES PR3_IN. : AUTO (AUTO , NONE) PR3_BEF.
The Parameter List 154 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual PR4_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR4_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORT R, R_LANDS) PR4_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR4_FONT. : --- Printer5 Menu PR5_OUT. : LPT1 (NONE, LPT1, USB1) PR5_NAME.
The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 155 PR6_AFT. : PR6_DUMP. : NO PR6_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR6_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORT R, R_LANDS) PR6_FORM. : 66 0 100 60 30 50 PR6_FONT. : --- Printer7 Menu PR7_OUT. : LPT1 (NONE, LPT1, USB1) PR7_NAME.
The Parameter List 156 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 7FR>IBM, 7ND>IBM, DEC>IBM) PR8_FILT. : NONE (NONE, POSTSCR, AUTO_PS) PR8_AFT. : PR8_DUMP. : NO PR8_SIZE. : A4 (A4, LETTER, LEGAL, EXECUT) PR8_ORNT. : PORTR (PORTR, LANDS, R_PORT R, R_LANDS) PR8_FORM.
The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 157 NetWare Parameter Combinations When NetWare is enabled (i.e. when the NETW_ENB. parame te r is set to “yes” in the NetWare Menu), the different settings of the NETW_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL. and NDPS.
The Parameter List 158 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual TCP Ports Opened for Raw Printing AXIS 5500 AXIS 5550 Note: The TCP port numbers entered in RTEL_P Rx.
The Parameter List AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 159 Enable SNMP Status SNMP Status is enabled thr oug h Windows’ printer port settings. Example You have a three port print server an d want to enable SNMP Status for LPT2. The table above tells you to set the SNMP Device Index to 3.
Glossary 160 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Section 17 Glossary AIX Advanced Interactive eXe cutive. A vers ion of the UNIX operating s ystem from IBM that runs on various IBM computers including Mainframe systems. AppleTalk A local area network protocol for communication between Apple Computer products and other computers and peripherals.
Glossary AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 161 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol . Enables e.g. a print server to automatically obtain an unused IP address from the DHCP server. To fully benefit from this method, th e print server also supports DDNS, which is available in Windows 2000 networks.
Glossary 162 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Linux An open source implementation of UNIX. LLC Logical Link Control. An addition al data link layer protocol which operates on top of the MAC protocol defined in the or iginal Ethernet standard (the "Blue Book").
Glossary AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 163 the Ethernet Address Table for an entry matching the print server's Ethernet address. If a matching entr y is found, the daemon downloads the IP address to the print server. RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computing.
Glossary 164 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual WINS Windows Internet Name Service. A NetBIO S Name Server that maps NetBIOS names to dynamically assigned IP a ddresses. Wizard A special form of user assistance th at automates a task through a dialog with the user.
Index AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 165 Index A Account file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index 166 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual Configuration methods FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 NetWare Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 167 HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 HTTPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index 168 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual NDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 162 NetBIOS/NetBEUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 169 Printing Bi-directional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Client/Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index 170 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual TCP/IP Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Tcpmon.ini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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