User manual AXIS 27979R1

[. . . ] AXIS 5550 Network Print Servers User's Manual AXIS 5550 User's Manual 1 Regulatory Information Safety Notices Important: Take some time to read through the safety notices before installing the AXIS 5550. 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 implications. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) USA 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. [. . . ] YaST2 will create spool directories and it will arrange apsfilterrc files, where you're able to fine tune some settings (Ghostscript preloads, paper size, paper orientation, resolution, printer escape sequences, etc. ). With YaST2 it's also possible to setup network printers (TCP/IP, Samba, or Novell NetWare Printer). SuSE includes the regular SETUP program from the original apsfilter package (with some enhancements); run lprsetup to invoke this configuration script. Once you get accustomed to its GUI, you'll be able to configure local and network printers. · Invocation of YaST2 On the Gnome desktop select YaST2 Menu Button (on the panel) => Yast Control Center => Hardware => Edit Printers to start the Printer Configuration tool. On the KDE desktop select YaST Menu Button (on the panel) => Yast2 modules => Hardware => Edit printers to start the graphic version. SuSE and YaST2 differ between these printer connections: · Local printers (Parallel, USB, Serial and Disk File) · LPD protocol network printing (Forward queue to a remote LPD and Prefiltered queue for an LPD forwarding queue) · Other network printing (Samba/Windows, Novell) The SuSE installation manual explains the setup procedures in detail. Print Queues 76 AXIS 5550 User's Manual Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux AXIS axinstall Script Having performed the basic TCP/IP setup procedures as defined earlier in this manual, you are now able to print in interactive mode using PROS, LPR, FTP or Reverse Telnet protocols. However, if you want to integrate the AXIS 5550 with your host spooler, you can use the Axis automatic installation script axinstall. The axinstall script is available from ftp://ftp. axis. com/pub_soft/prt_srv/utility/axinstall/latest/ After executing this script, the printer connected to the print server will appear as though it is directly connected to the host printer spooler. 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. When the axinstall script has been downloaded to your host, execute the script with this command: sh axinstall or sh . /axinstall (depending on your system). You will be guided through the installation by a step-by-step procedure. During the installation you will be asked to select a print method; we suggest you choose LPD or, for more functionality, use the PROS filter or named pipe methods. Please refer to the following pages if you need guidance on the choice of print methods. Note: NLPRng is not supported by axinstall. The axinstall script will suggest one of the systems listed below when started. If you do not find the suggestion appropriate, then manually select any of the systems listed. 1. . . . SunOS 4 (SUN BSD, Solaris 1. x) 2. . . . SunOS 5 (SUN SYS V, Solaris 2. x) 3. . . . AIX (IBM RS/6000, BULL DPX 20) 4. . . . HP-UX (HP 9000) 5. . . . BOS (BULL DPX 2) 6. . . . DEC OSF/1 (Digital Equipment, Alpha) 7. . . . ULTRIX (Digital Equipment, DEC) 8. . . . IRIX (Silicon Graphics, SGI) 9. . . . SCO UNIX (Santa Cruz Operation) 10. . . SCO UnixWare 2. x 11. . . SCO UnixWare 7 12. . . SCO OpenServer 13. . . FreeBSD (Berkeley UNIX) 14. . . Linux 15. . . Generic BSD (Berkeley UNIX) 16. . . Generic SYS V R3 (UNIX System V Release 3) 17. . . Generic SYS V R4 (UNIX System V Release 4) Systems supported by axinstall AXIS 5550 User's Manual 77 Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux Print Methods on TCP/IP Networks The AXIS 5550 supports several different print methods in the TCP/IP environment. axinstall will suggest a print method suitable for your particular UNIX/Linux system, but you might want to use another method depending on your printing requirements (banner pages, status logging, etc). The diagram below shows the alternative data paths taken by some of the UNIX/Linux print methods. This illustrates some of the advantages and limitations of the different methods. Use the following information to determine which method to adopt. File to Print Print Spooler Filter/ Interface Model Devices Parallel Port Directly connected printer Named Pipe DIRECT FTP RTELNET Printer LPD FTP RTELNET PROS B PROS print daemon PROS A Axis Network Print Server Illustration of different UNIX/Linux print methods LPD The Line Printer Daemon is a protocol for transferring print jobs between hosts. This is the recommended method for UNIX/Linux systems, but some System V versions do not support LPD. Advantages: Easy to set up -- install the AXIS 5550 as a remote queue in System V, or add a remote printer to /etc/printcap using the rm and rp fields (BSD). Limitations: Spooler features, and printcap or lpr options (BSD) such as multiple copies, are not available. FTP The File Transfer Protocol is used for transferring files between hosts. Advantages: Uses industry standard network software on the host. In the case of BSD it may conflict with other input or output filters and does not allow both input and output filters. In System V no filters or interface programs can be used. 78 AXIS 5550 User's Manual Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux PROS PROS A Advantages A protocol developed at Axis. [. . . ] Transport Layer Security, a protocol that guarantees privacy and data integrity between applications communicating over the Internet. A 32-bit multi-tasking, multi-user operating system originally developed by AT&T. A way of specifying the location of information on the Internet. AXIS 5550 User's Manual SAP SNMP SSL SPX TCP Telnet TFTP TLS UNIX URL USB WAN 154 Glossary WINS Windows Internet Name Service. [. . . ]