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1. 10 Click Have Disk Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was provided with your printer select the appropriate diskette CD drive and click OK 11 Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next 12 Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next 13 Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users and click Next 14 Choose whether you want to print a test page and then click Finish AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 31 Adding Printers in Windows Adding Printers in Windows 98 Me over TCP IP using AXIS Print Monitor 32 12 13 14 Install AXIS Print Monitor on all workstations that will print via the Axis print server AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www axis com Next start the Windows Add Printer Wizard select Settings Printers from the Start menu and double click the Add Printer icon After clicking Next in the first dialog the Wizard asks you to select between Local Printer and Network Printer You must select Local Printer as the print server emulates a local printer port Click Next Choose the appropriate print driver for your printer If the desired print driver already appears within the displayed Manufacturers and printers lists highlight your selection click Next and proceed directly to step 7 It is only necessary to perform steps 5 6 if your printer does not feature in the model list Click the Have Disk button Inse
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3. 2 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 Click OK Note Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printers lists you are advised to use the print driver provided with the printer This assures you of the latest driver software Adding Printers in Windows NT over TCP IP using AXIS Print Monitor 1 Install AXIS Print Monitor on all workstations that will print via the Axis print server AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www axis com 2 To start the Add Printer Wizard select Settings Printers from the Start menu and double click the Add Printer icon 3 The Wizard asks you to select My Computer or Network printer server Select My Computer click Next 4 Click Add Port In the Available Ports dialog select AXIS Port and click New Port 5 Select LPR TCP IP as your choice of network protocol and click OK 6 Enter the IP address or the host name of your print server Example IP address 192 168 3 191 host name AXIS181636 In the Logical Printer Name field enter the port you wish to use e USBI e LPTI 7 Close the Printer Ports window 8 Your printserver will be marked automatically in the list Click the Configure Port button Choose whether error condition pop up messages are to be displaye
4. Supported Languages Logical Connection Ethernet Fast Ethernet All printers except host based printers and copiers such as CAPT GDI PPA 98 Me NT 2000 XP Vista and 2003 Print Methods NetBEUI LPR Raw TCP All computers supporting the TCP IP suite of protocols Mac OS 7 8 9 Max OS X version 10 X Print Method AppleTalk Phase 2 Any standard Web browser Netscape 6 x or higher and MS Internet Explorer 5 x or higher NetBIOS NetBEUI orTCP IP LPR FTP ARP RARP DHCP ICMP IGMP IP TCP UDP HTTP TFTP SLP Raw TCP Auto IP DDNS Bonjour AAPR ATP DDP NBP PAP RTMP ZIP English French German Italian Japanese and Spanish Use of IEEE 802 2 IEEE 802 3 SNAP and Ethernet II frame types simultaneously Supports NWay that provides autodetection of network speed Use of IEEE 802 2 IEEE 802 3 SNAP and Ethernet II frame types simultaneously full duplex AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 59 Technical Specification Wired Network Attachments Ethernet Printer Ports Power Consumption Dimensions AXIS OfficeBasic Environmental Temperature Approvals EMC Safety Hardware 60 RJ 45 connector Category 5 twisted pair cable for 10baseT Ethernet or 100base TX Fast Ethernet e One Low Speed Full Speed USB 1 1 port which also works with USB v 2 0 Low Speed Full Speed Note The USB cable shipped with the product supports Low Speed Full Speed IMPORTANT Hi Speed is not su
5. The IP address is already in use and cannot be used again You must obtain a new IP address for your print server destination host unreach able The print server is not accessible Check your network settings request timed out The IP address is not in use You are ei her pinging the wrong IP address or your print server does not have the correct IP address This IP address is not used by anyone and is available for use for your print server Set the IP address again power on the print server and then try ac cessing the unit no response from ping command The print server is not accessible Check your network settings Axis Support Server Report question In order to obtain optimal support from Axis support technicians please follow these instructions when filling in and submitting a support 1 Go to the print server s Web pages by typing the print server s IP address in the Address Location field of your Web browser 2 Go to Admin Support Click the Server Report link A new window will open 3 Save the Server report as an HTML file with an html file extension and go to the Axis Web site 4 Choose Support and report your case attaching the Server Report Please visit the Axis Web site for more support and additional help through the FAQ database 54 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Updating the Firmware Section 8 Updating the Firmware Upgrading the Firmware
6. 19 171 15 115 183 HP LaserJet 8000 Series x 171 15 115 94 Generic PostScript Printer l 171 15 115 94 Generic PostScript Printer E AXIS181E55_LPT1 Generic PostScript Printer Cg AXISG0D6DF Network Print Server_USB1 HP Laserjet 2200 Cg AXISGOD6DF USB1 HP Laserjet 2200 Tg AXISGOFACS Network Print Server LPT1 HP LaserJet 8000 Series Cg AXISGOFACS USBl HP Laserjet 2200 AXISGOF4CD Network Print Server_LPT1 Generic PostScript Printer gt AXISGOF4CD Network Print Server USB1 Generic PostScript Printer AXISGOFACD LPT1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS60F4CD_USB1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS6B701C Network Print Server_LPT1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS6B701C Network Print Server_USB1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS6B701C_LPT1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS6B701C USBl Generic PostScript Printer XIS70E524 Network Print Server LPT1 HP LaserJet 5Si Gimp 2 AXIS70E524_LPT1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS70E524_USB1 Generic PostScript Printer 18M Infoprint 1125 Generic PostScript Printer ddingelugin 7 Ifyou wish to configure printer settings click Printers Configure Printer amp Printer Setup utility Edit View TIA window Help Make Default 36D Add Printer Delete Selected Printers Pool Printers Configure Printer Supply Levels Print Test Page Show Info Show Jobs 360 Stop Jobs HP Laserjet 8000 Series Generic PostScri
7. A detailed index is also available AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Print Server Management Methods Parameter List Shows all print server parameters and their current settings Restart Restarts the print server Software Default By pressing the Software Default button in the print server s Web interface all print server parameters and settings will be reset to their factory default values except Node Address NODE ADDR P Address INT ADDR e DHCP enabled DHCP_ENB Also see The Test Button on page 58 for instructions on performing a Factory Default Firmware Upgrade Upgrades the print server s internal software Using FTP for Print Server Management Having assigned an IP address to your print server as described earlier in this manual you can change its parameter settings using the File Transport Protocol FTP Ensure that FTP Enabled is set to yes To check this parameter browse to the print server and select Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP IP Network Editing the config File Follow the instructions below to edit the config file using FTP 1 Login to the print server by typing ftp host name or ftp IP address in a Windows Command window 2 Enter user id and password The default entries are root and pass 3 Download the config file to your host by typing get config 4 Edit the file using your preferred text editor 5 Save the config file to the print server
8. NB_FR_TYPE FR 802 2 FR AUTO FR_802_2 FR DIX LPRINT 1 AX181E73 LP1 LLOGIC 1 LPT1 LPT1 USB1 LPRINT 2 AX181E73 US1 LLOGIC 2 USB1 LPT1 USB1 AppleTalk Menu LK_ENB YES ATK_ZONE ZONER YES ATK_FON DEFAULT DEFAULT 35N ALL AUTO_DT_PRIN1 YES APRINT_1 AXIS181E73_LPT1 ATYPE 1 LaserWriter BINARY TYPE 1 TBCP TBCP BCP NONE AUTO DT PRIN2 YES AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 63 The Parameter List APRINT_2 AXIS181E73_USB1 ATYPE_2 LaserWriter BINARY TYPE 2 TBCP TBCP BCP NONE LPT1 Menu L1 CENTR HISPEED IBM PC STNDRD FAST HISPEED HINOACK ECP 1 BSYTM 60 MGM INFO AUTO DISABLE AUTO 1 BIDIR AUTO DISABLE AUTO USB1 Menu Ul MGM INFO AUTO DISABLE AUTO Ul COMMENT Ul BIDIR AUTO DISABLE AUTO Ul READT 3 Ul BUFFER SIZE 0 Ul PORT STATUS OVERRIDE NO 64 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Glossary Section 12 Glossary AppleTalk A local area network protocol for communication between Apple Computer products and other computers and peripherals ARP Address Resolution Protocol A protocol within the TCP IP suite of network protocols that allows a host to find the physical address of a node on the same network ARP ca
9. Print Server LPT1 y Vse ii i This Print Server gt axis orticesasic Print Server Name AXIS70E524 System Location QA Lab Serial Number 00 40 8C 70 E5 24 General Settings Server and printer port settings change Parameter List Detailed view Restart o Software Defaut Firmware upgrade o To Change the You can change the print server s Bonjour service name via the print server s Bonjour Service Name Web interface Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP IP Network gt Bonjour Service Name If the print server using Bonjour is already installed and the print server name or service name is changed the print server must be removed from the Printer List and then re installed with the new Bonjour service name AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 37 Adding Printers in Macintosh 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 Utilities gt Print Center or the Printer Setup Utility Select Printers Add Printer From the Printer List dialog select AppleTalk Now the port of your print server will appear in the list of available printers The port is shown as lt host name gt _ lt port gt The port is USB1 Example AXIS610282_USB1 The port is LPT1 Example AX1S610282_LPT1 Select the print server port you want to use Select an appropriate printer drive
10. ping t 192 168 3 191 2 Without interrupting the ping t loop restart the print server by disconnecting and then re connecting the power supply AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 15 Basic Installation Note Set the IP Address If the host returns Reply from 192 168 3 191 orasimilar message the IP address has been set successfully Interrupt the ping t loop by pressing CTRL C on your keyboard If the host returns Request timed out you need to reboot the print server and perform steps 1 3 above again Rebooting the print server is done by disconnecting and then re connecting the print server s Power Adapter Log in to the print server s Web pages see Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management on page 44 select Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP IP Network and define the Default Router and Subnet Mask You have now set the IP address of the print server Continue to Adding a Network Printer to your Workstation on page 17 e When you execute the ping command for the first time you will experience a significantly longer response time than is usual e The ability to set the IP address with ARP and PING will only be enabled the first 10 minutes after restarting the print server Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using arp ping in with ARP in MacOSX Macintosh Example Open a Terminal and write arp s IP address Ethernet address
11. 28052 Revision 1 6 Date January 2007 Copyright Axis Communications AB This manual applies to the AXIS OfficeBasic with firmware version 7 10 or higher AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Table of Contents Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Introduction AS 5 About this Manual 0 002 cee eee eee 5 Support Services 0 eee eee eee eee eee 5 Supported Environments 020e cece neces 5 Product Overview 0 0c cece cece eee 6 Package Contents 0 cee eee eee o 6 AXIS Network Product CD 0 00005 7 Physical Description 1 0 2 ce eee ee eee eee 8 Installation Methods 0 2 0 eee eee ee 10 Features and Benefits 0 eee eee 11 Basic Installation llle 12 Connecting the Hardware o oo oo ooooooo 12 Mounting AXIS OfficeBasic oooo ooooo oo 13 Methods for Setting the IP Address 13 Dynamic IP Address Assignment 15 Static IP Address Assignment llli lusus 15 Adding a Network Printer to your Workstation 17 Adding Printers in Windows lisse esses 18 Adding Printers in Windows 2000 XP Vista 2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard o ooo ooooomooo 19 Adding Printers in Windows Vista using Windows Add Printer Wizard onda rte eres 22 Adding Printers in Windows 2000 XP 2003 using Window
12. FULL DX PS NAME AXIS181E73 ROOT PWD pass BASE URL Www axis com CHARSET ISO 8859 1 SHIFT JIS ISO 8859 1 UTF 8 LANG English English French German Spanish Italian Japanese AXIS PRINT SYSTEM YES DEF OUT E TIL LPT1 USB1 SYS_LOC SYS_CONT LLC Menu LLC_RESPONSE 1300 LLC_REC_ACK 20 LLC_INACTIVITY 15 TCP IP Network Menu INT_ADDR 192 168 0 90 DEF_ROUT 192 168 20 1 NET_MASK 255 255 255 0 DHCP_ENB NO AUTOIP_ENB NO BOOTP_ENB NO RARP_ENB NO WINS_ENB YES WINS_ADDRI 0 0 0 0 WINS ADDR2 0000 NBT SCOPE ID DNS ENB YES DNS_ADDR1 n 190 OF 199 39 DNS_ADDR2 195 67 199 40 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual The Parameter List DOMAIN_NAME SLP_ENB YES SLP_SCOPE_LIST DEFAULT BONJOUR_ENB YES BONJOUR_SRVNAME_LPT1 BONJOUR_SRVNAME_USB1 DEF IP FRAME TYPE EthernetII EthernetII SNAP TCP IP Printing Menu TCP ENB YES LPD BANN OFF OFF AUTO LAST DEFAULT RAW TCP 9100 9101 9100 9101 CLOSED SNMP Menu SNMP V1 ENB YES READ COM public WRT COM pass TRAPADDR 0 0 0 0 TRAP COM public SYS_NAME SNMP_AUT DISABLE DISABLE ENABLE TRAP_PRT DISABLE DISABLE ENABLE NetBIOS NetBEUI Menu LSIM_ENB YES
13. LPR and Raw TCP To enable printing in these environments please ensure that the desired printing protocols are running on your client Peer to Peer Printing The AXIS Print Monitor needs to be installed on each workstation to perform peer to peer printing Once installed the AXIS Print Monitor allows you to access all network printers just as if they were connected directly to your workstation Client Server Printing AXIS Print Monitor needs only to be installed on one server to perform client server printing The installed printers must be configured to be shared to allow clients to use them Pop up messages should not be enabled on the server as they will not be displayed on the client platforms AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 29 Adding Printers in Windows Adding NetBIOS NetBEUI Printers in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Monitor 30 Note 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 Install AXIS Print Monitor on all workstations that will print via the Axis print server AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www axis com To start the Add Printer Wizard select Settings Printers from the Start menu and double click the Add Printer icon Start the installation by clicking Next The Wizard asks you to select Local printer or Network printer Select Local printer and click Next Click Create a new
14. USB1 1 Make sure that your printer is switched off and that the Power Adapter is disconnected from the print server 2 Locate the serial number found on the underside label of the print server and write it down You will need this number to configure the print server Example S N 00408c181cf0 3 Connect the printer to the AXIS OfficeBasic e Connect the printer to the USB port using the USB cable and or e Connect the printer directly to the LPT port or using a printer cable 4 Connect the print server to the network using a twisted pair category 5 or better RJ45 cable 10baseT or 100baseTX 5 Switch on the printer and make sure it is ready for use 6 Connect the Power Adapter to the printserver The Power indicator will light up When the Network indicator starts to flash the print server is correctly connected to the network 7 Wait 1 minute Then press the test button on the print server once A test page will be printed on the connected printer The test page will show a list of the most important parameters 12 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Mounting AXIS OfficeBasic Basic Installation Using the supplied clip and holder your AXIS OfficeBasic can be mounted in many ways e g on the back of the printer or on a wall Adhesive Clip Uu Fasten to print server by peeling off adhesive tape Adhesive Holder Fasten to mounting surface by peeling off adhesive tape Methods for
15. You can upgrade the print server s firmware using one of the following methods e From the print server s internal Web pages TCP IP e FTP TCP IP Upgrading from the Follow these instructions to upgrade the firmware of your print server Print Server s Internal from its internal Web pages flash loading over the Web Web P GUI 1 Open your Web browser enter the IP address of your print server and press Enter See Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management on page 44 for detailed instructions on accessing your Axis print server on the Web 2 From the Admin mode click the Firmware Upgrade button From here you can upgrade your print server with the latest available firmware Upgrading over the To upgrade over the network using FTP you will need a file with the new Network using FTP print server firmware The name of this file is in the form product_version bin Ensure that FTP Enabled is set to yes To check this parameter browse to the print server and select Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP IP Network You must assign an IP address to the print server before you can use this upgrading method Follow the procedures below to upgrade the print server Caution Be careful not to interrupt the file transfer If the transfer is interrupted the print server may have to be re initialized by your dealer FTP is a standard protocol to move files in a TCP IP network and it is the same procedure
16. capabilities of the connected printer The extent of this information is depending on the printer model From the printer page you can also print a test page to the selected printer Print Jobs From the Print Jobs page you can view the status of the current print jobs including the number of printed bytes and the origin of the print job You can also view a log of the 20 latest print jobs that includes user printing protocol and file size A log that displays accumulated usage of the connected printers allows you to control the usage of the connected printers Help The Help page presents you with basic information about the print server and the Web user interface A short description of the Axis installation tools you should use when installing a printer on your computer is also included Configuration Wizard The Configuration Wizard will guide you through the procedure of verifying some default settings and configure a few parameters When you are finished the print server is correctly configured for all printers and network environments Changing Language You can change the language and character set used in the print server s and Character Set Web interface from the User mode Available languages are English default French German Spanish Italian and Japanese The available character sets are SHIFT_JIS ISO 8859 1 and UTF 8 When choosing a character set it is important that your Web browser uses the same character set as you prin
17. on page 28 NetBIOS NetBEUI Windows 98 Me TCP IP PR NetBIOS NetBEUI AXIS Print Monitor software Adding Printers in Windows NT over TCP IP using AXIS Print Monitor on page 33 Adding NetBIOS NetBEUI Printers in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor on page 31 Adding Printers in Windows 98 Me over TCP IP using AXIS Print Monitor on page 32 Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over NetBIOS NetBEUI using AXIS Print Monitor on page 34 If you intend to use the print server in a multi protocol environment refer to the chapters pertaining to the respective operating systems in this manual 18 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Adding Printers in Windows Adding Printers in Windows 2000 XP Vista 2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard AXIS AddPrinter is a Wizard that locates your network printers and helps you install them in your Windows environment When you have completed the Wizard the network printer is ready for use To install a network printer you must be logged in as an Administrator or be a member of the Administrators group 1 Install AXIS AddPrinter Wizard on all Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 workstations that will print via the print server 2 Before you continue ensure that the print server is properly connected to the printer network and power 3 Start AXIS AddPrinter Click Next The Wizard will perform
18. port In the Available Ports dialog select AXIS Port and click Next Select NetBIOS NetBEUI as your choice of network protocol and click OK Select the AXIS Port you want to add from the list of available ports The port appears as lt name gt lt port gt AX100086 US1 or AXIS100086 LP1 US1 LP1 Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer Click Next and proceed directly to step 9 It is only necessary to perform steps 7 8 if your printer does not appear in the list Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printers lists you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer This assures you of the latest driver software Click the Have Disk button Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was provided with your printer select the appropriate diskette CD drive and click OK Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users and click Next Choose whether you want to print a test page click Next and then Finish AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Adding Printers in Windows Adding NetBIOS NetBEUI Printers 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 Install AXIS
19. server settings e Performing a Factory Default of the print server which will restore the parameters and settings to their factory default values See The Test Button on page 58 for details Network Indicator The network indicator flashes to indicate network activity Power Indicator The power indicator is lit while power is applied If it is not lit or if it flashes there is a problem with the print server or its Power Adapter See Troubleshooting on page 53 Printer Compatibility All printers can be used except host based printers also known as CAPT GDI PPA or Windows based printers AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 9 Product Overview Installation Methods Installation and Refer to the table below to select the appropriate installation method All Integration Axis client software is available on www axis com Environment Method Client Software Description Windows AXIS AddPrinter Wizard Used for adding network printers to your workstation in Windows 2000 XP Vista and 2003 AXIS Print Monitor Used for adding network printers to your workstation in Windows 98 Me NT Macintosh Bonjour and Macintosh standard methods in na tive classic mode Used for installing network printers in Macintosh Configuration and The print server can be configured and managed from its internal Web Management pages using HTTP These Web pages offer you a platform independent management tool that i
20. specify the AppleTalk printer type e set the IP address However by assigning an IP address to your print server you have access to all of the print server parameters via any standard Web browser or via FTP Refer to Print Server Management Methods on page 43 for more information Example The following example describes how you set the print server parameters in AppleTalk Important DO NOT use the parameter values from this example when configuring your print server You should select values that are appropriate for your printers and network settings 1 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu 2 Select a network printer driver any LaserWriter will do AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 41 Adding Printers in Macintosh 42 Note Note TI Ir coe Up Select the printer port ending with _CFG Close the Chooser Open a text editor e g SimpleText Write a text file containing the parameters you want to set BINARY TYPE 1 BCP INT ADDR 192 168 3 191 ATYPE_1 EPSONLO2 Parameters that you do not want to set should be excluded from the text file Refer to the Parameter list in this manual for information about which values that are valid for each parameter Print the text file The settings will be stored in the print server Open the Chooser and select the printer port you wish to use for printing documents Close the Chooser The CFG port disappears 60 minu
21. the job the protocol used current status Completed Off line or Printing number of bytes printed elapsed time and off line time Follow the instructions below to view the account file using FTP 1 Login to the print server by typing ftp host name gt Of ftp IP address gt in a Windows Command window 2 Enter user id and password The default entries are root and pass 3 Download the account file to your host by typing get account 4 View the account file using your preferred text editor 50 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Print Server Management Methods FTP Help By typing help in step 3 in the FTP instruction sets above a list of all general FTP commands will be displayed By typing remotehelp or rhelp depending on your FTP program in step 3 in the FTP instruction sets above a list of all print server specific commands will be displayed IP Address You need root privileges on your Mac OS X system or administrator Management privileges on a Windows NT server to e set the IP address using RARP DHCP e add an entry to the ARP table with the command arp s e You need to know the Ethernet address of your print server in order to assign an IP address to it The Ethernet address is based upon the serial number of your print server This means for example that a print server with the serial number of 00408C100086 will have the corresponding Ethernet address of 00 40 8C 10 00 86 The serial number is located
22. AQ database Search by product category or phrase e Report problems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private support area e Visit Axis support Web on www axis com techsup Supported Environments Network Printing e Windows e Macintosh AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 5 Product Overview Section 2 Product Overview Package Contents Verify that nothing is missing from the print server package by using the check list below Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged All packing materials are recyclable AXIS OfficeBasic Hardware Model Network Print Server AXIS OfficeBasic print server Adhesive Holder amp Clip ACC AXIS 5500 CLIPS KIT USB Cable Length 70 cm 28 inches Power Adapter PS H The USB cable shipped with this product supports USB Low Speed and Full Speed Hi Speed is not supported Media Title CD AXIS Network Product CD Warranty Sheet Warranty Axis Servers Printed Material AXIS OfficeBasic Installation Guide Ensure that the print server s Power Adapter is marked with the correct voltage AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Product Overview AXIS Network Product CD The AXIS Network Product CD provides an easy to use electronic catalog that includes Axis software firmware and user documentation If your computer is set to French German Italian or Spanish the information wi
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24. AXIS OfficeBasic Network Print Server User s Manual AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Safety Notices Important Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC USA Europe Japan Australia Liability Axis Trademarks Other Trademark Acknowledgments Support Services Patent information Take some time to read through the safety notices before installing the print server Please observe all safety markings and instructions when using this product Observe Important in the text to avoid operational impairment Do not proceed until you have fully understood the ceo This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures reorient or relocate the receiving antenna increase the separation between the equi
25. K Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it For you Open end v The DOS Command Prompt window will open 56 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Updating the Firmware 3 Make sure you are working from the correct directory type ed c Axis and press Enter 4 Connect to the print server using ftp type ftp 10 13 4 105 followed by Enter Example using print server IP address 10 13 4 105 5 Enter the user name the default user is root Press Enter If the default password has been changed then it must also be entered When you enter the password it will not be echoed to the screen nor will the cursor move 6 Change to binary mode transfer Type bin hash or binary hash and press Enter 7 Use the put command to upload the upgrade file to the flash location Example using firmware named ob_v2 bin Type put ob_v2 bin FLASH followed by Enter Note that FLASH is written in capital letters A stream of hash marks will appear Wait 30 seconds You will receive a message stating Transfer complete Flash programming finished OK The print server will restart in five seconds running the new software When you see a new ftp prompt the procedure has been completed successfully WINDOWS System32 cmd exe ftp 10 13 4 105 Microsoft Windows XP Version 5 1 2600 lt C gt Copyright 1985 2861 Microsoft Corp Ride C gt cd axis IC MAxis gt dir Volum
26. Network Settings Print Server LPTi USBi Support Statistics This Print Server Kd gt AXIS OfficeBasic Print Server Name AXISOOL3F4 System Location Serial Number 00 40 8C 00 13 F4 General Settings Server and printer port settings Change Parameter List Detailed view Restart software Default Firmware upgrade Enter Network Password ax gt Please type your user name and password Site Realm Admin User Name Password HE Save this password in your password list Carcel Axis print server internal Web page main view and login If you use the default User Password combination Enter Network Password will not appear AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 45 Print Server Management Methods Axis print server internal Web pages examples http 10 94 127 153 General Settings Mozilla Firefox General Model AXIS OfficeBasic Software Version 7 06 RFL Version 2 00 Serial Number 00 40 8C 00 13 F4 Node Address 00 40 8C 00 13 Network Speed AUTO SENSE Print Server Name AXISOD13F4 Root Password pass Base URL www axis com Character Set ISO 8859 1 Language English w Axis Print System Support S vas Ono Internal Printout Destination LPT1 Y System Location System Contact cancel Cok y Admin General Settings General http 10 94 127 153 Network Settings Mozilla Firefox TCP IP Network TCP IP Printing Windows OSz Macintosh I
27. Next 6 Select Manufacturer and Printer from the driver list Click Next 26 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Adding Printers in Windows 7 Choose whether you want to keep the existing driver or replace it Click Next Supply a name for the printer and choose whether you want to make it your default printer Click Next Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users print a test page etc Select the appropriate radio button and click Next and Finish Name Your Printer Az Vou matt asagn a name to thes pentes S Install Printer Software E The maradactaer ard model detecans rach pertes cofiware to uie Q Select the mars achaes and model of your garter Il you perdes came wih an entalabon GA dik ckck Have Dia If your cantera not lated consul your preter documentation for compatible prever rose Type a name for this cerrar Because tate programe do net support printer and server name of more than 31 characters i best to keep the name at short as penta Dirias nane snese Test Orad Marndaciures Porters Fup Memeo S Gerais Test Only Do you want to ure this printer as the defaut parie hem E Gereec IGM Guaghcs Sin p IY Geren 18M Gure ipn wate Les Gestetner y MS Publisher Color Printer m Ora E This diver la dgtaly signed Windows Update Have Disk e J ne Coco ge Jl meo Coce Tepmon ini If you use an older version of Windows the USB port will not be sh
28. P address 10 94 127 153 Default Router 1094 01 Subnet Mask 25525500 DHCP Enabled Oves Ono AutoIP Enabled Oves Ono BOOTP Enabled Oves Ono RARP Enabled Oves Ono WINS Enabled ves Ono Primary WINS Server 1005 50 Secondary WINS Server joooo NBT Scope ID DNS Enabled Oves Ono Primary DNS Server 193 13 178 7 Secondary DNS Server 193121782 Domain Name se axis com SLP Enabled SLP scope list Bonjour Enabled Oves Ono Bonjour Service Name LPT1 Bonjour Service Name USBi FTP Enabled Oves Ono Default IP Ethernet Frame Type Ethernet Y Cancel Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP IP Network All print server models may not display the same parameter options as shown in these examples 46 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Print Server Management Methods Services Available The following services are available from the User mode An additional from the User Mode link to the Axis home page is available from this mode Printer Overview The Printer Overview page contains a section that allows you to view the general parameter setting of the print server including the print server name and the location of the print server in your organization if defined If you have admin access rights you can use the Configuration Wizard to perform basic configuration of the print server By clicking a printer icon a printer page opens allowing you to view the status and the supported
29. Print Monitor on all workstations that will print via the Axis print server AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www axis com 2 To start the Add Printer Wizard select Settings Printers from the Start menu and double click the Add Printer icon 3 The Wizard asks you to select My Computer or Network printer server Select My Computer click Next 4 Click Add Port In the Available Ports dialog select AXIS Port and click New Port 5 Select NetBIOS NetBEUI as your choice of network protocol and click OK 6 Select the AXIS Port you want to add from the list of available ports The port appears as lt name gt lt port gt e USI Example AX1000086 US1 e LP1 Example AX1000086 LP 1 Click OK 7 Close the Printer Ports window 8 Click the Configure Port button 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 Click OK Continue the installation by clicking Next 9 Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer Click Next and proceed directly to step 11 It is only necessary to perform steps 9 10 if your printer does not appear in the list Note Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printers lists you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer This assures you of the latest driver software
30. Protocol Standard management protocol for network attached devices A Software Default is performed by clicking the Software Default button in the print server s Web interface A Software Default will restore all settings to their default values except NODE ADDR INT ADDR and DHCP ENB Transmission Control Protocol The connection oriented transport level protocol used in the TCP IP suite of protocols AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Glossary TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP is an Internet software utility for transferring files that is simpler to use than the File Transfer Protocol FTP but less capable It is used where user authentication and directory visibility are not required TFTP uses the User Datagram Protocol UDP rather than the Transmission Control Protocol TCP URL Uniform Resource Locator A way of specifying the location of information on the Internet USB Universal Serial Bus WINS Windows Internet Name Service A NetBIOS Name Server that maps NetBIOS names to dynamically assigned IP addresses Wizard A special form of user assistance that automates a task through a dialog with the user Wizards help the user to accomplish tasks that are complex and require experience and even for the experienced user can help to speed up an operation AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 67 Index Index 68 A Account Alis is AA a e 50 Adhesive CIlpz uude er rr RU Biss Senet EEE Bie a E TUE REN T E 13 Adhes
31. Setting the IP Address The IP address of your print server can be set using one of the following methods depending on your network operating environment Dynamic IP Address Assignment mm Method nvironment Comment Server required Axis software that allows you to find print AXIS l Windows 2000 servers in your network and assign an IP ad AddPrinter XP Vista and 2003 dress to them See Adding Printers in Windows Wizard 2000 XP Vista 2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard on page 19 DHCP DHCP server Dynamic assignment of IP addresses See Dynamic IP Address Assignment on page 15 Auto IP Windows environ Automatic assignment of IP addresses See Dynamic ment IP Address Assignment on page 15 Static assignment of IP addresses Cannot be used RAR RARR serer over routers See P Address Management on page 51 BOOTP BOOTP server Static assignment of IP addresses See P Address Management on page 51 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 13 Basic Installation Static IP Address Assignment Important 14 Method Platform Comment AXIS AddPrinter Wizard Axis software that allows you to find print servers in your network and as Windows 2000 sign an IP address to them XP and Vista See Adding Printers in Windows 2000 XP Vista 2003 using AXIS AddPrinter Wizard on page 19 arp ping Requires the IP address for each de vice to be set individually Cannot be Windows used over r
32. The Parameter ISt iopen ere bee epe uns 62 Glossary ose eere ii E EN 65 MAS Aia Les de uer A e ene bu 68 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Section 1 About this Manual Support Services Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing the AXIS OfficeBasic This product has been developed to connect your printers anywhere in your network allowing all network users access to shared printer resources This manual is applicable for the AXIS OfficeBasic with firmware version 7 10 or higher providing introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage the print server in various network environments It is intended for everyone involved in installing and managing the print server To fully benefit from this manual you should be familiar with basic networking principles These instructions are based on the settings in a new and unconfigured print server To reload the default parameters you can perform a Factory Default which will restore most of the settings See Performing a Factory Default on page 58 Should you require any technical assistance please contact your Axis reseller If your questions cannot be answered immediately your Axis reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response If you are connected to the Internet you can e Download user documentation and firmware updates e Find answers to previously resolved problems in the F
33. an automatic search for all Axis network printers which is indicated by the progress bar at the bottom of the screen 5 AXIS AddPrinter Select Network Printer Select Network Printer Select the network printer you want to install and click Next Click Find to perform a thorough network search Refresh to rescan the network or Set IP to configure network settings Find Refresh Set IP Printer Model IP Address Host Name Pott Serial Number 192 168 0 162 Li 00408C60F4A1 Search completed 4 Selecta printer from the Select Network Printer list and click Next If the printer does not appear see Fasy Access to All Network Printers below AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 19 Adding Printers in Windows 20 Easy Access to All Network Printers Find Refresh Set IP 5 The Wizard searches for a suitable printer driver Ifa suitable driveris notfound you will be asked to select a driver otherwise the Wizard suggests which Printer Model and Printer Driver to use Click Change driver to select another driver or click Finish to accept and install the suggested driver iM AXIS AddPrinter Summary e AXISA Printer Name hp LaserJet 1015 COMMUNICATIONS Print a test page Vv Use as default printer v Printer Model hp LaserJet 1015 Printer Driver HP LaserJet 1015 Change driver lt Back Cancel Help The installation is complete and you can start us
34. ard asks you to select Local printer or Network printer Select Local printer and click Next Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer If the desired printer driver appears in the displayed Manufacturers and Printers lists highlight your selection click Next and proceed directly to step 6 It is only necessary to perform steps 4 5 if your printer does not appear in the model list 4 Click the Have Disk button Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was provided with your printer select the appropriate diskette CD drive and click OK 5 Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next 6 Select the AXIS Printer Port from the Available Ports list The port names appears as lt name gt lt port gt Here lt name gt is AX followed by the last six digits of the print server s serial number e g AX100086 and lt port gt is e USI e P1 Click the Configure Port button 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 Click OK and Next 8 Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next 9 Choose whether you wish to print a test page and click Finish AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Adding Printers in Macintosh Section 5 Adding Printers in Macintosh Having set up the print server to your network this section now describes
35. by typing put config CONFIG AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 49 Print Server Management Methods Notes e It is important that the destination file is specified in capital letters Otherwise the edits are temporary and will be lost once the print server has been powered down To edit the config file on a older MacOS versions pre MacOSX you will need FTP support such as MacTCP Fetch or Anarchie The procedure for editing the file is the same as described above The example on the next page shows how to upload and download the config file using FTP from a Command window Example ftp npserver connected to npserver 220 Axis OfficeBasic USB FTP Network Print Server v7 10 October 04 2006 ready Name npserver thomas root 331 User name ok need password Password pass not visible 230 User logged in ftp get config 200 PORT command successful 150 Opening data connection for config 192 36 253 4 13 223 mode ascii 226 Transfer complete 8588 bytes received in 0 24 seconds 35 63 kbytes s ftp put config CONFIG 200 PORT command successful 150 Opening data connection for CONFIG 192 36 253 4 13 223 mode ascii 226 Transfer complete 8588 bytes received in 0 45 seconds 19 04 kbytes s ftp bye 221 Goodbye gt Viewing The account file contains data concerning the 10 last print jobs It the Account File specifies an internal job number the user that initiated
36. ct and manuals without prior notice Axis Communications AB makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Axis Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the urnishing performance or use of this material AXIS Print Monitor AXIS AddPrinter Adobe Acrobat Reader Apple Ethernet Internet Explorer Macintosh Microsoft Mozilla NetScape Windows are registered trademarks of the respective holders Should you require technical assistance please contact your Axis dealer If your questions cannot be answered immediately your Axis dealer will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure you a rapid response If you are connected to the Internet you can find online manuals technical support software updates application software corporate information etc at http www axis com techsup Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product that is described in this document In particular and without limitation these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the patents listed at http www axis com patent htm and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the US and other countries USER S MANUAL AXIS OfficeBasic Part No
37. d by checking the box in the Configure Axis Ports dialog Define the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry Click OK Continue the installation by clicking Next 9 Choose the appropriate printer driver for your printer Click Next and proceed directly to step 11 It is only necessary to perform steps 9 10 if your printer does not appear in the list 10 Click the Have Disk button Insert the printer driver diskette CD that was provided with your printer select the appropriate diskette CD drive and click OK 11 Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 33 Adding Printers in Windows 12 Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next 13 Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users and click Next 14 Choose whether you want to print a test page and then click Finish Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over NetBIOS NetBEUI using AXIS Print Monitor 34 Follow the procedures below to install Axis NetBIOS NetBEUI printer ports on a Windows 98 workstation using AXIS Print Monitor 1 Install AXIS Print Monitor on all workstations that will print via the Axis print server AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www axis com 2 To start the Add Printer Wizard select Settings Printers from the Start menu and double click the Add Printer icon 3 After clicking Next in the first dialog the Wiz
38. ddress check at the end of this chapter Follow the The print server s Web interface appropriate recommendations cannot be accessed from a Web browser Verify the proxy server settings in your Problem with your proxy server Web brower 1 Verify that your network is accessible through your network socket 2 Verify that your network cable is func tional Other networking problems AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 53 Troubleshooting IP Address Check with Ping By sending a data packet to a specific IP address and waiting for a reply Ping can determine whether that IP address is accessible Ping can also help you to determine IP address conflicts with your print server and troubleshoot TCP IP problems on the network Follow the instructions below to diagnose your problem 1 Start a Command window Terminal 2 Type ping x x x x where x x x x is the IP address you want to check for example the IP address of your Axis print server 3 Subsequent replies will provide an explanation of the cause of the problem Replies from DOS can be interpreted as defined in the table below Ping Reply Interpretation and recommendation Print server connected Print server disconnected bytes 32 time 2 ms or something similar The print server is responding correct y There are probably no conflicts with he IP address disconnect the print server and ping again to verify
39. e in drive C has no la Volume Serial Number is 39D risa Directory of C Axis 2663 69 29 12 87 lt DIR gt 2083 09 29 12 87 lt DIR gt d 2663 89 29 09 180 946 790 5556 bin 1 File lt s gt 946 796 bytes 2 Dir lt s gt 35 517 956 896 bytes free iC Axis gt ftp 18 13 4 185 Connected to 18 13 4 185 220 AXIS 5558 FTP Network Print Server U6 41 Sep 4 2883Seruer U6 41 Sep 4 2883 i 13 4 185 lt none gt gt root name ok need password logged in Hash mark printing On ftp 2048 bytes hash mark ftp put 55580 bin FLASH 206 PORT command successful 158 Opening data connection for FLASH lt 10 13 4 261 18 127 gt mode binary gt BEHIEIHIHEEIEI IHEHIEI IHEHIEI IEEE y e HIERHER pps dad RN 221 Transfer com flash programming finished OK 8 Type bye followed by Enter to end the ftp session AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 57 The Test Button Section 9 The Test Page Printing the Server Report amp Parameter List Server Report Parameter List Performing a Factory Default Important 58 The Test Button The test button is located on the front right hand side of the print server and is used for e Printing a test page to check the connection to the printer e Printing a server report and parameter list e Performing a Factory Default of the print server To change any of the parameters use one of the methods described in Print Server Management Methods on page 43 Press the t
40. ed to any PC on your network The method that you choose should be dictated by your printing requirements and your supported network environments Select the appropriate method from the table below Operating system Network Protocol See TCP IP Windows Adding Printers in Windows on page 18 NetBIOS NetBEUI TCP IP f Macintosh Adding Printers in Macintosh on page 35 AppleTalk AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 17 Adding Printers in Windows Section 4 Adding Printers in Windows Overview of This section describes how to add network printers to a computer running Installation Methods Windows Refer to the table below to determine the most appropriate installation method according to your computer environment eee Printing Protocol Method Software See Platform Adding Printers in Windows 2000 XP Mb Vista 2003 using AXIS AdaPrinter Wiz Wizard p ard on page 19 i Adding Printers in Windows Vista us Windows 2000 TCP IP LPR ing Windows Add Printer Wizard on XP Vista page 22 Windows Add Printer Wizard Adding Printers in Windows 2000 XP 2003 using Windows Add Printer Wiz ard on page 26 Windows 2000 NetBIOS NetBEUI AXIS Print Monitor software Adding NetBIOS NetBEUI Printers in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Moni tor on page 30 Windows NT TCP IP Microsoft LPR Monitor Adding Printers in Windows NT using the Microsoft LPR Monitor
41. eference on www axis com BCP and TBCP You should specify if you want to enable or disable binary transfer of print data in the print servers Web interface Admin Network Settings Detailed View Macintosh Binary Protocol for Printer 1 By enabling binary transfer you reduce printing time provided that the print job is sent as binary data to the print server This is particular true when you are printing large bitmaps e TBCP enables the print server to use the TBCP Tagged Binary Communication Protocol to transfer print data to the printer Select this alternative when using Postscript printers e BCP enables the print server to use the BCP Binary Communications Protocol to transfer print data to the printer Select this alternative when using Postscript printers e None disables all binary transfers select this alternative for all non PostScript printers and for ASCII PostScript printing Notes e f you have set the Autodetect Printer Type parameter to YES the text output format will be chosen automatically Admin Network Settings Detailed View Macintosh Auto Detect Printer 1 Type Yes e Some printers e g Epson InkJet printers can not be used when TBCP is enabled Setting Parameters In AppleTalk you can change a limited number of the parameters of the print server You can e enable and disable binary data transfers for your printing e select the type of binary transfer protocol to use e
42. erver on your network your print server will receive an IP address automatically The IP address will then appear on the test page printed when you press the test button once You should now be able to access the print server s internal Web pages as described on Accessing the Web Pages on page 44 If you are not working in a DHCP network you need to set the IP address of the print server manually See Static IP Address Assignment below Auto IP may be used to set the IP address automatically in the absence of a DHCP server The Auto IP address structure is 169 254 xxx xxx Note that the Auto IP function will only work when the DHCP parameter is enabled in the print server This function is enabled automatically upon installation of a brand new print server If you perform a Factory Default using the test button on the print server and you do not have a DHCP server on your network Auto IP will automatically set the IP address of the print server The DHCP Enabled parameter is enabled disabled in the print server s Web pages Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP IP Network gt DHCP Enabled Static IP Address Assignment Set the IP Address using ARP in Windows Example Follow the instructions below to set the IP address using arp ping in Windows 1 Open a Command Prompt and write arp s lt IP address gt lt Ethernet address gt ping t lt IP address gt arp s 192 168 3 191 00 40 8c 10 00 86
43. est button once to print a test page The test page contains basic information about the print server It is recommended that you print a test page when you connect the print server to a printer Press the test button twice to print a server report and parameter list showing the current AXIS OfficeBasic settings The Server Report includes the settings of the Axis Network Print Server information about your connected printers as well as the current network settings This list provides comprehensive details of all the parameters and their current status Refer to The Parameter List on page 62 for details Follow the instructions below to restore the factory default values 1 Remove the external power supply to switch off the print server 2 Pressand hold down the test button while you reconnect the external power supply 3 Continue to hold down the test button until the network indicator remains constantly lit This should take about 20 seconds 4 Restart the print server by disconnecting and reconnecting the external power supply A factory default will reset all print server parameters and settings to their default values AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Technical Specification Section 10 Technical Specification Supported Printers Supported Systems Microsoft Windows Additional Systems Apple Apple EtherTalk Supported Web Browsers Supported Protocols Windows TCP IP Apple EtherTalk
44. ge 41 Choosing a Printer Selecting a Printer The method for choosing a printer varies depending on which version of LaserWriter printer driver you are using e The LaserWriter 7 0 driver assumes that you use a standard PostScript driver and cannot take advantage of any printer specific features e The LaserWriter 8 0 driver uses PPD files that contain printer descriptions This gives you full control over any features your printer might have Autodetect Printer The print server can automatically detect the type of printer you are using Type if you enable Autodetect Printer Type The print server can then recognize Epson and Hewlett Packard InkJet printers Most Epson and Hewlett Packard InkJet printers that have Mac OS printer drivers for network printing are supported Without the Autodetect Printer Type function the AppleTalk printer type has to be specified manually in the print server For Epson InkJets it would be EPSONLQ2 and for HP InkJets it would be DeskWriter If the print server does not recognize the connected printer the default setting LaserWriter will be used as printer type LaserWriter is the recommended setting to be used with all PostScript printers To enable Autodetect Printer Type log in to your print server s Web interface and select Admin Network Settings Detailed View Macintosh Auto Detect Printer Type Yes See the Help pages in the print server s Web interface for details LaserWrite
45. how to set up your print server for printing in Mac OS X and earlier MacOS environments using TCP IP or AppleTalk If you intend to use the print server in a multi protocol environment refer to the chapters pertaining to the respective operating systems in this manual Bonjour Printing in Mac OS X Bonjour is available from Mac OS X 10 2 and up Bonjour is enabled by default in the print server You can alter the Bonjour parameters from the print server s Web interface select Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP IP Network 1 From the Apple menu select Go Applications Utilities and start the Print Center or the Printer Setup Utility 2 Click Add in the Printer List 3 From the drop down list select Bonjour 4 High light the printer you want to install The print server s default name is AXISxxxxxx Network Print Server where the xs represent the last six digits of the print server s serial number followed by the ports available Examples e AXIS610282 Network Print Server USBI e AXIS610282 Network Print Server LPT1 5 Select printer manufacturer and model from the drop down list For some printer drivers Printer Manufacturer and Model are selected automatically Printer Setup Utility Edit View Printers Window Help 1440 4 Q Network Print Server 4 fo http 171 15 115 94 a_network shtm ORA Google eoe Prin
46. ing the network printer The Wizard s Select Network Printer list also provides quick and easy access to all connected and configured network printers If the print server is located outside your local subnet it will not appear in the list This may be the case if your router blocks SLP traffic Click Find Enter the IP address or host name displayed on the print server s Test page and click OK Example 192 168 3 191 or AXIS181cf0 If the print server has just been switched on the printer has not had time to report its presence This process can take a few minutes In this case Printer Model is stated as No printer connected Click Refresh to rescan your local network segment for available print servers and update the status If you still do not see the expected values click Help and select Troubleshooting To set or change the IP address select the print server and click Set IP Decide whether you want to configure the IP settings manually or want the Wizard to suggest a static IP address Example Select Suggest and click OK Confirm or modify the Wizard s suggested IP settings Click OK Note The Suggest option is only available when the computer has one network card AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Adding Printers in Windows Configure Network Settings Ea Configure Network Settings Printer Model hp LaserJet 1015 Print Server s Serial Number 00408C60F4A1 C Obtain an IP address automatically dyna
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48. ive Holder xe nier RE ERE PEREAT asta dais 13 Admin MOO 6 zi RE ERE SSS was da 45 48 slg cc 48 Duker 65 Chen TS 5 Autodetect vsd Levevesee ru dae EIE PUR 39 Autodetect Printer DyDe us oue es Ue ehe er ext M nee EE EE 41 DUM 65 Address StrUCtUre sous esee mr eI ree IA A E Y EUR 15 AXIS Add Printer Wizatd sees esee ret rem hh eer emer 19 AXIS Prin Monito 4 v erkeer etr Re thm tH rer tr ene ee E ERIS 29 B Basic setup TEPIIP vetare mei a SV ota ORE UAN Ua xce S Ue IRR RR a ete 15 BCP andi BCP cepe ta nr rS teer arenas uae Nep rs 41 Binary Protocol for Printer uou eum ncn anta nim ner m mec pres 41 A O aieteceh ores 65 Change Service Name ie mein a la Rie tesa 37 Printing sete mer me eret Exe dase pieiecdsenaveuer sis 35 C Change Bonjour Service Name ccc cece cece cece eene hh nnn 37 Character Sii ec ERE eU Oe Ce UR ne A es Stree EU ES 47 Config Files oer RE RES EN EE be wid EE RE ER 43 65 Configuration XM 43 Configuration Methods cece cece cece cece cere cece ree eeeees 17 a a 49 WED BOWSER sie aa oia 44 Configuration Wizard ccc cece cee cece cece ehh hh hh ntn 47 D DDN re 51 Default rrr Saa leia ia vim 58 Default Password ss sere Ast LER E e m Sie sisal AL S eR EIUS 45 Default ser Loginz 4 pe SUE nU URS ETE E TIE ERES 45 Description secat A As ERE 8 DHCP Enabled parameter essent hr hx Rr yh rt wes 15 ce
49. ll automatically be presented in that language otherwise you will see the English version To read the PDF documents you need an Acrobat Reader which can be fetched at http www adobe com products acrobat readermain html Latest Versions The latest version of Axis documentation software and firmware is available on www axis com AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 7 Product Overview Physical Description AXIS OfficeBasic Underside Label on Print Server Network Connector Printer Ports Parallel printer port LPT1 Test button Ethernet connector Network Indicator Power Adapter Power USB printer port USB1 connector Indicator Serial number Serial number MAC Ethernet address 00 40 8c 18 1c f0 Windows ee 00 40 8c 18 1c f0 Macintosh AXIS OfficeBasic is designed for 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet networks and connect to the network via a twisted pair category 5 cable 10baseT or 100baseTX or better e One Low Speed Full speed USB 1 1 port The port also works with USB v 2 0 in Low Speed Full Speed Note The USB cable shipped with the product supports Low Speed and Full Speed IMPORTANT Hi Speed is not supported e One high speed IEEE 1284 compatible parallel port AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Product Overview Test Button The test button is used for e Printing a test page to check the connection to the printer e Printing the parameter list showing the print
50. ly and you can therefore proceed directly to step 7 if this is not the case the PPD file must be selected manually as described in step 6 6 Choose the PPD file matching your printer and click OK If your printer does not appear in the PPD file list please contact your printer vendor Use the Generic PPD if you do not need any printer specific features 7 Click OK and then click the Close box This completes the configuration and closes the Chooser Repeat this procedure for each Macintosh computer on the network using the print server The print server allows the printer driver to communicate directly with the printer and consequently facilitates complete functional control over print jobs e g automatic downloading of fonts not resident in the printer This functionality has backward compatibility with older printers and Macintosh computers which means that the print server can generate appropriate responses to Macintosh printer queries when the connected printer does not support bi directional communication You simply need to print a document from the Macintosh computer to verify communication to the chosen printer The basic installation can be considered complete if the print test is satisfactory print server is now ready for use AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Adding Printers in Macintosh Note For information on advanced AppleTalk functions such as non PostScript printer support please refer to the Technical R
51. mic Specify an IP address static IP Address 192 168 0 W Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 0 1 Cancel Help Go Straight to the Right click on a printer in the Select Network Printer list and select Print Print Server s Web server home page to configure the print server from its embedded Web Interface pages AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 21 Adding Printers in Windows Adding Printers in Windows Vista using Windows Add Printer Wizard 1 Goto Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound 2 Click Add a printer to start the Add Printer Wizard 3 Click Add a local printer Choose a local or network printer Add a local printer Use this option only if you don t have a USB printer Windows automatically installs USB printers when you plug them in gt Add a network wireless or Bluetooth printer Make sure that your computer is connected to the network or that your Bluetooth or wireless printer is turned on 4 Click Create a new port In the dropdown list select Standard TCP IP Port Click Next Choose a printer port A printer port is a type of connection that allows your computer to exchange information with a printer Use an existing port LPT1 Printer Port 9 Create a new port Type of port Standard TCP IP Port 22 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Adding Printers in Windows 5 Enter the IP address or host name of the print ser
52. nnected printers allows you to control the usage of the connected printers To delete an ongoing print job use the delete button next to the job From the Network Settings page you can set all parameters that control the network traffic to and from the print server You can enable or disable network protocols and fine tune parameter settings For additional information see the Online Help Any network configuration should involve the Network Administrator Using the Support page you can receive assistance to resolve any installation or print problems that might occur If your problems persist the Support page also allows you to produce a Server Report The Server Report includes the settings of the print server information about your connected printers as well as current network settings The Server Report is of great value for support assistance so please mail email or fax it to your support channel together with a detailed description of the problem The Statistics page displays information about the network traffic to and from the print server as well as information about the connections to different network servers and services Help displays a comprehensive description of the configuration and management activities that can be performed from the internal Web pages of the print server Theses activities include instructions on how to install the print server in various environments and how to upgrade it with new firmware
53. nnot be used across routers Auto IP A method to automatically set an IP address in the absence of a DHCP server Bonjour Bonjour enables automatic discovery of computers devices and services on IP networks without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers config File This is a file that resides in the print server s memory and contains all the parameters that determine the print server s functionality By editing the config file changing the parameter settings you can configure the print server to meet the printing needs of your network DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP enables a host e g print server to automatically obtain an unused IP address It also provides validation data that defines for how long the IP addresses will remain valid To fully benefit from this method the print servers described in this manual also support the DDNS which is available in Windows 2000 networks DNS Domain Name System Resolves host names into IP addresses Dynamic DNS Dynamic Domain Name System Allows hosts to dynamically change IP addresses in DNS e g when the host is given a new IP address by DHCP Firmware Firmware is the print server s internal software Factory Default A Factory Default is performed by pressing the test button on the print server in specific sequences A Factory Default will restore all settings to their default values Flash Memory The print server firmware is stored in Flash mem
54. nt server is divided into two modes of operation User mode and Admin mode In User mode you can change language but you have no rights to change any other parameters This mode is intended for regular users who are only interested in using the print server s interface for checking print jobs or viewing printer properties If you want to change any of the print server s settings you must enter the Admin mode However if you have access rights to the Admin mode you can change some of the basic parameters from User mode via the Configuration Wizard 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 is password protected to prevent unauthorized changing of the print server parameters Follow the steps below to access the internal Web pages of the print server 1 Start your Web browser 2 Inthe Location Address field type the host name or the IP address of your print server Press Enter The User Mode Printer Overview page of the print server will appear in the browser window AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Print Server Management Methods 3 Click Admin to enter the Admin mode If the management password is set to anything but pass you must enter root as the user The password pass is the default password of the print server AXISA Network Print Server User Admin Help This Print Server 19 7 Print Jobs S
55. nter attached to this computer and make sure the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box is not checked Click Next Add Printer Wizard Select a Printer Port L Computers coner sie wath perte through pets e Select the port you want your printer to une If the port is not isted you can create a ne port D Local pertes attached to thes comprate Dfubomatr aby detect wed etai my PAG and Play ported Argtrca gente ce a cardo attached to arce computer O Une the folowing por eA O Desa se pas Type el port Err j Tossup netwok pinter that is not anachad to 4 pant sarve BD mote Loco perte ogion Cea e 3 Click the Create a new port radio button and select Standard TCP IP Port from the list Click Next and the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard starts Click Next 4 Inthe Printer Name or IP Address field enter the IP address of the print server Example 192 168 3 191 The Port Name field will be filled in automatically Click Next Add Standard ICP P Printer Port Wizard Add Port Fee vihich device do you wart to add a post Erter the Prinins Name ce IP addiess and a port name fot the desired devien Paintes Name or IP Address 132 163 3191 Peet Name TP 192 168 3181 Beck JL Nee _ Ceca 5 Choose Device Port e LPT1 if your print server is connected to the parallel port of a printer or e USB1 if your print server is connected to the USB port of a printer Click
56. on the backside label of the print server e Unless you are assigning an IP address using DHCP or Auto IP you must obtain an unused IP address from your network administrator e DDNS supports 47 character long host names and can only consist of the characters A Z a z 0 9 and If your host name consists of any other characters they are converted to when registering with a DDNS server You can view which host name that is registered at a DDNS server in the print server s Web interface Refer to Print Server Management Methods on page 43 1f the host name matches another entry in the DDNS data base the print server deletes that entry before registering e n order to register the host name of the print server in networks with dynamic IP address settings WINS Windows Intemet Name Service and DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System are supported It is recommended that at least one of these methods should be used if you are setting the IP address of the print server using DHCP e The host name of the print server is specified by the PS NAME parameter Refer to the 7he Parameter List on page 62 e WINS only supports 15 character long host names If your host name is longer than 15 characters the print server truncates the host name to 15 characters when registering with a WINS server You can view the print server host name that is registered at a WINS server in the print server s Web interface Refer to Prin
57. ory AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 65 Glossary FTP HTML HTTP LAN LED LPT NetBIOS NetBEUI PCL Peer to Peer Printing RISC SNMP Software Default TCP 66 File Transfer Protocol A TCP IP protocol used for logging in to network servers and for transferring files Hypertext Markup Language A standard hypertext language used for creating World Wide Web pages and other hypertext documents Hypertext Transfer Protocol The TCP IP protocol for Web based communication Internet Protocol The TCP IP network layer protocol that regulates packet forwarding by tracking IP addresses routing outgoing messages and recognizing incoming messages Local Area Network Light Emitting Diode LPT line print terminal is the usual designation for a parallel port connection to a printer or other device on a personal computer Network Basic Input Output System a network protocol with special functions for local area networks NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface is an enhanced version of NetBIOS Printer Control Language A PCL driver is a small program that works between the operating system and the printer When selecting Peer to peer printing all print jobs are sent directly to the print server rather than through a file server client server Reduced Instruction Set Computing A processor designed to increase performance using a limited set of assembly language instruction Simple Network Management
58. oting Section 7 Troubleshooting This section provides useful information to help you resolve difficulties you may experience with your Axis print server Fault symptoms possible causes and remedial actions are provided within a quick reference table Please visit www axis com for the latest troubleshooting tips more support and additional help through the FAQ database or to fill in and submit a Support question LED Indicators on page 53 Web Interface on page 53 IP Address Check with Ping on page 54 Axis Support Server Report on page 54 Overriding Port Status Some USB printers do not deliver correct port status to the print server for instance always reporting printer off line even if the printer is on line To override this see Overriding Port Status on page 52 LED Indicators The LED indicators on the print server will flash in sequences to indicate different conditions Indicator Color Behavior Explanation Green OK Power Not lit No power Error Orange OK network connected Network Orange flashing Activity on network Not lit No physical connection to the network Web Interface Symptoms Possible causes Remedial actions 1 Check Power and Network indicator 2 Check that assignment of IP addresses for the print server is correct The print server is not connected 3 To further check the IP addresses run properly the Ping command from another com puter as described in IP a
59. outers See Set the IP Address using ARP in Windows on page 15 Requires the IP address for each de vice to be set individually Cannot be Mac OS X used over routers See Set the IP Address with ARP in Mac OS X on page 16 The ability to set the IP address with ARP and PING will only be enabled the first 10 min utes after restarting the print server Ping operates on single network segments only i e it cannot be used over routers DO NOT use the IP addresses used in the following examples when installing your print server Consult your network administrator before assigning an IP address to your print server The default host name of the print server is AXIS followed by the last 6 digits in the serial number e g AXIS181636 The host name Print server name can be changed in the PS_NAME field on the Admin General Settings page The host name limitations conclude that if you want to register the same host name at a WINS server and a DDNS server the host name should be no longer than 15 characters and it should only contain the characters A Z a z 0 9 and Refer to your system manuals or to your network administrator for instructions on how host name resolutions are performed on your system AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Basic Installation Dynamic IP Address Assignment Obtaining an IP Address through DHCP Obtaining an IP Address through Auto IP If you have a DHCP s
60. own For the USB port to appear as an option in the Windows Device Port list see Step 5 above install Axis tepmon Upgrade Utility This script upgrades the tcpmon ini file in the system32 directory by adding new Axis print server ports in the Windows Available Ports list The old tcpmon ini file will be saved as tcpmon ini_bak in the same directory no other information will be affected You have to be logged in as an Administrator to use this program The program is available at ftp axis com pub_soft prt_srv tcpmon AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 27 Adding Printers in Windows Adding Printers in Windows NT using the Microsoft LPR Monitor If you have not already done so you should perform the TCP IP basic setup procedures prior to installing a printer for LPR printing Preparing for In the Control Panel double click the Network icon Select the Services LPR Printing tab If the TCP IP Printing entry appears then TCP IP is already installed Close the Network folder and go on to Installing an LPR printer below First prepare for LPR printing 1 Installing an LPR 1 Printer 28 2 3 4 5 6 Open the Control Panel and double click the Network icon Select Protocols Add TCP IP Protocol Select Services Add Microsoft TCP IP Printing Add extension cable as optional accessory article 13522 Printer Extension Cable Go to Start Settings Printers Add Printer Select My Computer for peer to pee
61. ping IP address arp s 192 168 3 191 00 40 8c 10 00 86 ping 192 168 3 191 Restart the printserver by disconnecting and then re connecting the Power Adapter If the host returns psname is alive orasimilar message the IP address has been set successfully If the host returns Request timed out you need to reboot the print server and perform steps 1 3 above again Rebooting the printserver is done by disconnecting and then re connecting the print server s Power Adapter Log in to the print server s Web pages see Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management on page 44 select Admin Network Settings Detailed View TCP IP Network and define the Default Router and Subnet Mask You have now successfully set the IP address of the print server Continue to Adding a Network Printer to your Workstation on page 17 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Basic Installation Notes e f the host name has not been mapped to an IP address simply replace the host name entry with the IP address e When you execute the ping command for the first time you may experience a significantly longer response time than is usual The ability to set the IP address with ARP and PING will only be enabled the first 10 minutes after restarting the print server Adding a Network Printer to your Workstation Configuration Once you have set the IP address of your print server your network Methods printer can be add
62. pment and receiver connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded STP network cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the class B limits This digital equipment fulfils the requirements for radiated emission according to limit B of EN55022 and the requirements for immunity according to EN55024 residential commercial and light industry Compliance is not valid for unshielded network cables This is a class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from Information Technology Equipment VCCI If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio interference Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual Compliance is not valid for unshielded network cables his electronic device meets the requirements of the Radio communications Electromagnetic Compatibility Standard 1998 AS NZS CISPR22 1997 Compliance is not valid for unshielded network cables Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual if you detect any inaccuracies or omissions please inform your ocal Axis office which can be found on the cover of this document Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the produ
63. pported e One high speed IEEE 1284 compatible parallel port Maximum 5 6 W Power provided by Power Adapter type PS H 5 1V DC 2000 mA Height x Width x Depth 1 1in 2 4in 5 1in 29 mm 62 mm 130 mm Weight 0 171b 77g 40 105 F 5 40 C EN 55 024 1998 EN 55 022 1998 Al CISPR 22 1997 A1 Class B EN 61000 3 2 2000 EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 VCCI 2002 Class B ITE CISPR 22 1997 A1 2000 Class B C tick AS NZS CISPR22 1997 FCC part 15 subpart B Class B demonstrated by compliance with EN 55022 1998 CISPR 22 1997 Class B EN 60950 approved power supplies for all countries 32 bit 100 MHz AXIS ETRAX 100LX RISC Controller 2 MB Flash memory 8 MB RAM AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Technical Specification Front Panel 2 LED indicators for Power and Network Test button for information printouts All specifications are subject to change without prior notice AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 61 The Parameter List Section 11 62 The Parameter List These are the default parameters in a new unconfigured print server A complete list of all Axis print server parameters can be found on www axis com AXIS OfficeBasic Network Print Server V7 10 01 Nov 2006 S N 00408C181E73 General Menu NODE_ADDR 00 40 8C 18 1E 73 NETWORK_SPEED AUTO_SENSE AUTO_SENSE 10_HALF_DX 10 FULL DX 100 HALF DX 100
64. pt Printer Generic PostScript Printer AXIS181ES5 LP Generic PostScript Printer Cg AXISG0D6DF Network Print Server USB1 HP Laserjet 2200 Create Desktop Printer 38D Cg AXISGOD6DF USB1 HP LaserJet 2200 13 AXISGOFACS Network Print Server LPT1 HP LaserJet 8000 Series Cg AXISGOFACS USB1 HP LaserJet 2200 AXIS6OF4CD Network Print Server LPT1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS60F4CD Network Print Server USB1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS60F4CD_LPT1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS6O0FACD USB1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS6B701C Network Print Server LPT1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS6B701C Network Print Server USB1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS6B701C LPT1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS6B701C_USB1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS70E524 Network Print Server_LPT1 HP LaserJet 5Si Gimp AXIS70ES24 LPTl Generic PostScript Printer AXIS70E524_USB1 Generic PostScript Printer IBM Infoprint 1125 Generic PostScript Printer 36 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Adding Printers in Macintosh 8 The printserver Web interface will now be opened using the Bonjour specific local address located in the Address bar allowing you to configure your printer safari File Edit View This Print Server Print Jobs Network Settings Support Statistics _ History Bookmarks Window Help A Network Print Server User Admin Help D Y 9
65. r 7 0 Printer Follow the instructions below to choose a printer Dri river 1 Select Chooser from the Apple menu 2 Click the LaserWriter icon 3 If your network has more than one zone click on the zone you want If your network does not have any zones this box will not appear AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 39 Adding Printers in Macintosh 40 LaserWriter 8 0 Printer Driver Bi directional Support Verifying the Setup 4 Click the name of the printer you want the ports are shown as lt host name gt _ lt port gt e The port is USB1 Example AXIS610282 USBI e The port is LPT1 Example AXIS610282_LPT1 5 Click the Close box This completes the configuration and closes the Chooser Repeat this procedure for each Macintosh computer on the network using the print server Follow the instructions below to choose a printer Select Chooser from the Apple menu 2 Click the LaserWriter 8 0 icon 3 If your network has more than one zone click on the zone you want If your network does not have any zones this box will not appear 4 Click the name of the printer you want the ports are shown as lt host name gt _ lt port gt e The port is USB1 Example AXIS610282_USB1 e The port is LPT1 Example AXIS610282_LPT1 5 Click Setup and then Auto Setup If the selected printer supports bi directional printing and the appropriate PPD file is available the installation is performed automatical
66. r for your printer from the Printer Model drop down list If the printer is not available in the list select Generic Note Generic is only used for postscript printers You can also browse for a printer driver on your computer or network by selecting Other from the list Click Add to complete the installation Installation of LPR printing in MAC OS X If you want to print using LPR select 1 2 3 38 Printers Add Printer From the Printer List dialog select LPR printers using IP Enter the IP address or host name of the print server in the LPR printer s Address field You must uncheck the Use Default Queue on Server check box and enter a Queue Name Enter USB1 Enter LPT1 Choose a printer driver from the Printer Model list and click Add to finish AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Adding Printers in Macintosh Installation on an 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 window and selecting a printer You can change the default name of your print server or any of default parameters by editing the print server s config file To access the config file from a Macintosh you can use e any Web browser with Javascript enabled e FTP using MacTCP Fetch or Anarchie In order to use any of these methods you must assign an IP address to the print server as described in Setting Parameters on pa
67. r printing and click Next From the Available Ports list choose the appropriate printer port which will appear as the host name or IP address of the print server If the host name or IP address of the print server you wish to use does not appear in the list click Add Port Choose LPR Port from Available Printer Ports and click New Port Type the print server s name or IP address in the field Name or address of server providing Ipr Example 10 13 6 198 Then enter which port to use in the field Name of printer or print queue on that server USB1 LPT1 Click OK and then Close The added print server will now appear in the Available Ports list Click Next choose an appropriate driver and finish the installation in the normal manner AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Adding Printers in Windows Adding Printers in Windows using AXIS Print Monitor AXIS Print Monitor is the recommended tool to use for network printing in Windows 98 and Me AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www axis com AXIS Print Monitor AXIS Print Monitor allows a print server to be connected in the same Overview simple fashion as connecting a local printer Once installed it is automatically initialized upon system startup AXIS Print Monitor has been developed for peer to peer printing allowing your print jobs to be sent directly to the print server Printing Environments AXIS Print Monitor supports printing over NetBIOS NetBEUI and TCP IP
68. rt the printer driver diskette CD into the appropriate disk drive of your computer Select the type of printer you want to install from the diskette CD and click Next Select the Printers TCP IP Port and click Next Enter an appropriate name for your printer and choose whether you want it to be the default printer Click Next In the next window do not order a Test Page to be written just click Finish The printer you have defined will now be displayed in the Printers Folder Right click the printer object and select Properties Click the Details tab within the Properties page and then click Add Port to display the available monitors Click the radio button other Select AXIS Port and then click OK Select LPR TCP IP as your choice of protocol and click OK Enter the IP address or the host name of your print server Example IP address 192 168 3 191 host name AXIS181636 In the Logical Printer Name field enter the port you wish to use USB1 LPT1 The TCP IP port will then be added automatically to the list of available ports Click Apply and OK You may now configure the port as described below The Axis Printer Port is now installed AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Adding Printers in Windows Configure the Port 1 Select Settings Printers from the Start menu and highlight the printer you wish to configure Select File Properties Details and click Port Settings Click the Configure Port button
69. s Add Printer Wizard 26 Adding Printers in Windows NT using the Microsoft LPR MONITOR zie tere nnn ED IPIE THEM 28 Adding Printers in Windows using AXIS Print Monitor 29 Adding NetBIOS NetBEUI Printers in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Monitor llle 30 Adding NetBIOS NetBEUI Printers in Windows NT using AXIS Print Monitor llle 31 Adding Printers in Windows 98 Me over TCP IP using AXIS Print Monitor llle 32 Adding Printers in Windows NT over TCP IP using AXIS Print Mois a Na 33 Adding Printers in Windows 98 and Me over NetBIOS NetBEUI using AXIS Print Monitor 34 Adding Printers in Macintosh ocoococoo o 35 Bonjour Printing in Mac OS X 2 00 35 Installation in Mac OS X using AppleTalk 38 Installation of LPR printing in MACOSX 38 Installation on an Mac OS 9 1 or older using AppleTalk 39 Choosing a Printer eese 39 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Section 9 Section 10 Section 11 Section 12 Print Server Management Methods o ooo oo oo 43 Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management 44 Using FTP for Print Server Management 49 Troubleshooting 02 ce eee ee eee eee 53 Updating the Firmware 2 0 c cee eee ee eens 55 Upgrading the Firmware 0 0000 eee eee 55 The Test Buttori ii cai cer uice tb aabt etes 58 Technical Specification ooo ooooomomomomomo 59
70. s suitable for all supported network environments See Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management on page 44 for details 10 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Product Overview Features and Benefits Reliability The print server provides high performance and reliability combined with low power consumption The electronic circuits are based on the AXIS ETRAX 100 LX chip which comprises an integrated 32 bit RISC processor and associated network controllers Flexibility The print server supports printing in Windows and Mac OS environments Speed The AXIS ETRAX 100 LX chip has been specifically designed for LAN products Easy to Install The print server installs operates and is managed in a reliable and easy fashion Security You can assign a password to restrict unauthorized configuration of the print server Monitoring The internal print server Web pages allow you to continuously monitor printer status Future Proof The firmware stored in the print server s Flash memory can be upgraded over the internal Web pages or FTP This allows you to quickly update and enhance its operational features when new print server software becomes available AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 11 Basic Installation Section 3 Basic Installation Connecting the Hardware AXIS OfficeBasic Parallel printer port LPT1 Test button Ethernet connector Network Indicator Power Adapter connector Indicator USB printer port
71. t Server Management Methods on page 43 Follow these instructions to edit or create a scope in the DHCP manager of the DHCP daemon The entries included in this scope should contain the following parameters e range of IP addresses e subnet mask e default router IP address e WINS server IP address es or DDNS server IP address es e lease duration AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 51 Print Server Management Methods Overriding Port Status 52 Activate the scope The print server automatically downloads the DHCP parameters If you are using WINS or DDNS you should include at least one WINS or DNS server IP address in the DHCP scope Immediately after the IP address has been received the print server registers its host name and IP address on the WINS alternatively DNS server The print server can automatically download a customized config file from a TFTP server Just add the name of the config file and the TFTP server s IP address to your DHCP scope The config file is downloaded immediately after the print server receives its IP address Some USB printers do not deliver correct port status to the print server for instance always reporting printer off line even if the printer is on line If you set the Override Portstatus parameter to Yes the print server will ignore the port status To set this parameter select Admin General Settings USB1 from the print servers Web interface AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Troublesho
72. t server ISO 8859 1 is the default character set e For Japanese SHIFT_JIS or UTF 8 should be used SHIFT_JIS is default for Japanese e Other languages should use UTF 8 or ISO 8859 1 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 47 Print Server Management Methods Services available from the Admin Mode This Print Server Print Jobs Network Settings Caution Support Statistics Help 48 The following services are available from the Admin mode An additional link to the Axis home page is available from this mode The This Print Server page contains a section that allows you to view and modify the general parameter settings of the print server including print server name node address password and base URL Management operations like restarting the print server and resetting most of its parameters to their software default values are also available By clicking on a printer icon a printer page opens allowing you to view the status and the supported capabilities of the connected printer The extent of this information depends on the printer model From the printer page you can also send a test page to the selected printer From the Print Jobs page you can view the status of the current print jobs including the number of printed bytes and the origin of the print job You can also view a log of the 20 latest print jobs that includes user printing protocol and file size A log that displays the accumulated usage of the co
73. ter Browser E E A ean T Default Browser 1P Printer Search User Admin Help Printer Name a Connection ES24 Network Print Server LPT1 onjour o AXIS70ES24 Network Print Server USB1 Bonjour AXIS70E524_CFG AppleTalk f Printer List AXIS70E524_LPT1 AppleTalk AXIS70E524_USB1 AppleTalk ii lddingPlugin 1 ColorSync Show Info Szi A Status Kind t Generic PostScript Printer Generic PostScript Printer At Server_USB1 HP Laserjet 2200 Name AXIS70E524 Network Print Server_LPT1 HP Laserjet 2200 It Server_LPT1 HP Laserjet 8000 Series Location QA Lab HP Laserjet 2200 Print Using HP LaserJet 5Si Gimp Print v5 0 0 beta2 m Server LPTL Generic Postscript Printer it Server USB Generic PostScript Printer Generic PostScript Printer Generic PostScript Printer O More Printers Add it Server LPT1 Generic PostScript Printer n Server USB1 Generic PostScript Printer ARISCE7OTC O Generic PostScript Printer AXIS6B701C_USB1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS70E524_LPT1 Generic PostScript Printer AXIS70E524_USB1 Generic PostScript Printer IBM Infoprint 1125 Generic PostScript Pr AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 35 Adding Printers in Macintosh 6 Click Add to finish the installation The print server has now been added to the Printer List Printer Setup Utility Edit View Printers Window Help 1441 4 Q CD eo Printer List Make Default Add Delete Utility Colorsync Show Info print 1125 Status Kind
74. tes after the print server has been powered on If you want it to reappear you must restart your print server AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Print Server Management Methods Section 6 Print Server Management Methods The management and configuration tools that are supported by these print servers allow you to e Change the print server parameters i e editing the config file e Receive extended information about the print jobs e Receive printer port status e Monitor your printers e Perform a Software Default on the print server e Upgrade the print server s firmware See Updating the Firmware on page 55 e Ignore false printer port messages See Overriding Port Status on page 52 Configuration The method you should use to manage and configure your print server Overview depends on the operating systems and protocols of your network The table below displays which method to use for each supported environment Protocol Configuration Management methods Web Browser See page 44 ICPNIR FTP See page 49 AppleTalk pre Mac OS X Chooser See page 39 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 43 Print Server Management Methods Using a Web Browser for Print Server Management 44 User Admin Accessing the Web Pages Once you have assigned a valid IP address to the print server you are free to access the print server s Web pages from any Web browser with Javascript enabled The Web interface of the pri
75. to load new program files into a print server The procedure to upgrade the print server software is as follows AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 55 Updating the Firmware Obtaining the new You can obtain all the print server firmware as well as the latest utility firmware software from the following locations e http www axis com gt Support gt Firmware e your local dealer Upgrading the The objective of this example is to upgrade an AXIS OfficeBasic Parallel firmware using FIP print server to firmware version 7 10 The description below from a typical Windows session uses the following sample values e Print server model AXIS OfficeBasic e IP address of print server 10 13 4 105 e New firmware version name ob 7 10 bin e Location of firmware and upgrade procedure c Axis 1 From www axis com download the firmware and save it to a new directory on your computer e g c Axis if the directory does not exist create it DER Ar File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qs Q d e Search Es Folders EI Address c axis Folders X Na Ej Desktop e m B My Documents B 3 My Computer E q 31 Floppy 4 Sw Local Disk C ADOBEAPP e L3 Documents and Settings amp E Meadow E C Program Files El C3 temp E LZ WINDOWS wuremp E 4 CD Drive D lt f yi Be 2 Open a command prompt from Start Run The Run window will appear Type emd and click OK Windows 98 Type command and click O
76. ver in the field Hostname or IP Address Example 192 168 0 90 The Port name will be filled in automatically when you enter the IP address optionally add the port you want to use as a suffix Example 192 168 0 90_USB1 Ensure that Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use is selected and click Next E Add Printer Type a printer hostname or IP address Device type Autodetect y Hostname or IP address 192 168 0 90 Port name 192 168 0 90 V Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use 6 Ifyou havea multiport print server you will be prompted for Additional Port Information Select the port to which the printer is connected Example USB 1 Click Next G dh Add Printer Additional Port Information Required The selected device has multiple ports Choose the port from the given list If the port you want to use is not in the list then go back to the previous page and make sure that the information that you entered is correct Device Port LPT1 No printer connected USB1 hp LaserJet 1015 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 23 Adding Printers in Windows 7 If you already have the printer s driver installed you will be asked whether to keep it or to replace it Select manufacturer and model of your printer If you have the printer driver on an installation disk CD then click Have Disk and browse to the directory where you have the driver Click Ne
77. xt Which version of the driver do you want to use Windows detected that a driver is already installed for this printer Use the driver that is currently installed recommended Replace the current driver 8 Entera Printer name and choose whether you want to make it your default printer Click Next Type a printer name Printer name TE V Set as the default printer This printer will be installed with the HP LaserJet 1015 driver 24 AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual Adding Printers in Windows 9 Click Print a test page to verify your installation Click Finish You ve successfully added HP LaserJet 1015 To see if the printer is working correctly or to see troubleshooting information for the printer print a test page Print a test pag You have now successfully completed the installation AXIS OfficeBasic User s Manual 25 Adding Printers in Windows Adding Printers in Windows 2000 XP 2003 using Windows Add Printer Wizard Follow the instructions below to use the standard Windows method TCP IP over LPR for adding a network printer in Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Windows XP 2003 1 Goto Start Settings Printers and Faxes and click the Add a Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next Windows 2000 1 Go to Start Settings Printers and click the Add Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard Click Next 2 Select Local Pri

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