Axis Axis NPS 550 - Manual

Axis Axis NPS 550

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – About this manual; Introduction
  • Page 3 – Emission notices; USA; Trademark acknowledgements
  • Page 4 – Table of contents
  • Page 6 – Section 1
  • Page 7 – How It Works
  • Page 8 – NetWare; LPD; Any host supporting the
  • Page 9 – Main Features
  • Page 10 – Section 2; The standard
  • Page 11 – The NPS 550 back and front panels
  • Page 12 – Printer Installation; Connect a parallel printer to NPS 550 and make a test printout:; Connect the printer to the LPT1 port; using the supplied printer; Connect the external power supply.; The indicators will flash during; Press and hold the test button; until the STATUS indicator starts to
  • Page 13 – Network Installation; Record the serial number of your NPS 550.; You will need this; Connect your NPS 550 to the network; using a twisted-pair
  • Page 14 – Section 3; • Make sure that the NPS 550 is powered on and attached to the
  • Page 15 – Print Server Mode
  • Page 16 – File Server
  • Page 17 – Add a Print Server; Log in to a file server from a client workstation.; Bindery Mode; Select; Print Server Information; Enter the Print Server Name:; nnnnnn> are the last six digits of the NPS 550 serial number.; Press Escape to return to the Main Menu.
  • Page 18 – Link a Print; Select the queue that you want the NPS 550 to service.; Queue Information menu appears.
  • Page 19 – Select No at the ‘Look for old print servers’ prompt; unless you are; and; pass; at the login prompt.; NETWARE MENU
  • Page 20 – To specify more print queues, select LOGIN2 through LOGIN16 in; Repeat step 7 for each print queue.; until AXCFG closes down.; Print Server Mode (File Server Controlled)
  • Page 21 – Log in as supervisor to the NetWare server, and start PCONSOLE.
  • Page 23 – Configuration; Use KILROY as configuration file server
  • Page 24 – Remote Printer Mode; Add a Print Server; Print Queue Information
  • Page 26 – Print Servers
  • Page 27 – Configure the
  • Page 28 – Verify the Communication
  • Page 29 – Section 4; • Windows for Workgroups; Axis Print Utility; Install and maintain NPS 550 printer ports as Windows printer; For more information about Axis Print Utility, see the on-line help.
  • Page 30 – printing
  • Page 31 – Windows for Workgroups; peer printing
  • Page 32 – Server setup; Both Axis Print Utility and Print Manager must be running; OK; Close
  • Page 35 – Windows NT
  • Page 37 – Windows NT - LPD printing; Protocol Stack
  • Page 38 – Axis NPS 550 User’s Manual; Section 5; Activate the NetBEUI protocol; Axis Print Utility for OS/2; Install the NPS 550 using the Axis Print Utility.
  • Page 39 – Activate the NetBEUI Protocol; • LAN Server; • LAN Manager; Use; SETUP; to activate NetBEUI (see the LAN Manager SETUP doc-; Install the Axis Print Utility for OS/2
  • Page 40 – If the serial number of your NPS 550 is
  • Page 41 – Create a Print Queue
  • Page 42 – while holding the right mouse button down.; to confirm the new printer definition.; Sharing Print Queues
  • Page 44 – Section 6; Set up and attach a print queue at your Unix workstation.; • Make sure that the NPS 550 is powered on and attached to the net-
  • Page 45 – Prepare your system; a line containing the IP address and host name for your NPS 550:; Don’t; use the default or example IP address when installing your NPS; salesdept
  • Page 46 – arp
  • Page 47 – The arp method; System V Unix; ping salesdept
  • Page 48 – The rarp method
  • Page 49 – The bootp method; bootpd; Restart the NPS 550 to down-load the IP address, default router
  • Page 50 – Set up and attach a print queue; Below is a list of Unix systems that are supported by axinstall:; get axinstall; or; exit
  • Page 51 – The axinstall script has now been up-loaded to your host.; sh axinstall
  • Page 52 – Print methods
  • Page 53 – Section 7
  • Page 54 – Choose a Printer; Printer Driver; If your network has more than one zone, click on the zone you want.; If your network has no zones, this box does not appear.; Click the name of the printer you want.; The three default NPS 550
  • Page 56 – Section 8; Print Server; Telnet Login; – display the current status of the logical printers (page; Locally Administrated Address; – change the preconfigured node; SNMP; – monitor the NPS 550 using the Simple Network Manage-
  • Page 58 – • Physical Printer Port (see table below)
  • Page 59 – Character Set Conversion; NONE
  • Page 60 – Strings Before and After Print Jobs; All strings are entered as hexadecimal byte values.
  • Page 61 – String Substitutions
  • Page 62 – PostScript Functions; ASCII to
  • Page 63 – PostScript Page
  • Page 64 – Action at Printer Busy
  • Page 65 – telnet; This sample telnet session illustrates the; help; The account and status commands are shown on the following pages.
  • Page 66 – Accounting; account
  • Page 67 – Status Logging; The; command shows which printer port the logical printers are; status
  • Page 68 – Always consult your network manager before changing the; Node Address
  • Page 70 – Appendix A
  • Page 71 – Use FTP to change the config file:; Apple EtherTalk
  • Page 72 – Factory Default Settings; Press and hold the TEST button while you switch on the NPS 550.; until the
  • Page 73 – The Config File
  • Page 79 – Appendix B; The Test Page
  • Page 80 – Appendix C
  • Page 81 – All specifications are subject to change without prior notice
  • Page 82 – Appendix D; Internet and; guest
  • Page 83 – The Axis offices; Axis Communications AB; America; Axis Communications Inc.; Japan; Axis Communications KK; Australia; Axis Communications LTD
  • Page 84 – Index; External power supply 12
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Preface

Axis NPS 550 User’s Manual

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Preface

Thank you for purchasing the Axis NPS 550 Network Print Server. Our
goal in developing this product is to enable you to connect your printers
anywhere in your network, allowing all network users access to shared
printer resources.

About Axis

Axis Communications, founded in 1984, is one of the world’s fastest
growing companies in the printer interface and network print server
market. The head quarters are located in Lund, Sweden, with subsidiaries
in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.

Axis Communications has a distributor network operating in more than
60 countries world-wide, marketing three product lines:

Network CD-

ROM Servers

CD-ROM servers provide a flexible and cost-efficient solution for sharing
CD-ROMs across the network. They are available in Ethernet and Token
Ring versions, with or without built in drive option.

Network Print

Servers

These intelligent Ethernet and Token Ring print servers 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.

IBM Mainframe

and S/3x – AS/

400 Printer

Interfaces

These products include a wide range of plug-in interfaces and free
standing products such as the Cobra+ and the AFP IPDS-to-PostScript
converter.

Axis NPS 550

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User ’s Manual

Version 2.0

Part No.:13656

October 1995

Copyright © Axis Communications AB

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Summary

Page 2 - About this manual; Introduction

Preface 2 Axis NPS 550 User’s Manual About this manual This manual will guide you through a simple step-by-step installation and configuration procedure. It is divided into four sections: Introduction The NPS 550 print server, how it works, where to use it, and its main features. Getting started How...

Page 3 - Emission notices; USA; Trademark acknowledgements

Preface Axis NPS 550 User’s Manual 3 Emission notices USA This equ ipment generates, u ses, and can radi ate radio frequency energy and if not ins talled and u sed in accordance with the ins truction manual, may cause interference to radio communi cations. It has been tes ted and found to comply wit...

Page 4 - Table of contents

Table of contents 4 Axis NPS 550 User’s Manual Table of contents 1 Introduction 6 How It Works 7 Where To Use it 7 Main Features 9 2 Getting started 10 Printer Installation 12 Network Installation 13 3 Setup for NetWare 14 Print Server Mode (Automatic) 17 Print Server Mode (Parameter Controlled) 19 ...

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