User manual AXIS 5550

[. . . ] AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 Network Print Servers User's Manual AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User's Manual 1 Regulatory Information Safety Notices Important: Take some time to read through the safety notices before installing the AXIS 5500/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. [. . . ] 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 5500 / AXIS 5550 User's Manual 79 Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux Print Methods on TCP/IP Networks The AXIS 5500/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 5500/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. 80 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User's Manual Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux PROS PROS A Advantages A protocol developed at Axis. Comes in two versions; named pipe (PROS A) and filter (PROS B). The AXIS 5500/AXIS 5550 appears as a device to the system. This makes all filter and model options available. It provides accounting and status logging. The printer information read back can be viewed in a log file. A `C' compiler is required to build the PROS A drivers. PROS A Limitations Note: You can download a `C' compiler from http://www. gnu. org/. PROS B Advantages PROS B Limitations It provides accounting and status logging. The printer information read back can be viewed in a log file. A `C' compiler is required to build the PROS B drivers and in the case of BSD, it may conflict with other input or output filters. [. . . ] TFTP uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) rather than the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). 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. [. . . ]