Axis Communications Printer NPS 530 User Manual

Preface  
Pr e fa ce  
Thank you for purchasing the Axis NPS 530/532 Network Print Server.  
Our goal in developing this product is to enable you to connect your  
printers anywhere in your network, allowing all network users access to  
shared printer resources.  
A b o u t A x is  
Axis Communications, founded in 1984, is one of the world’s fastest  
growing companies in the printer interface and network print server  
market. The head quarters are located in Lund, Sweden, with subsidiaries  
in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.  
Axis Communications has a distributor network operating in more than  
60 countries world-wide, marketing three product lines:  
Network CD- CD-ROM servers provide a flexible and cost-efficient solution for sharing  
ROM Servers CD-ROMs across the network. They are available in Ethernet and Token  
Ring versions, with or without built in drive option.  
Network Print These intelligent Ethernet and Token Ring print servers support a wide  
Servers range of LAN protocols. The Axis NPS 530, 532, 550, AXIS 150 and  
152 are Ethernet print servers, and the Axis NPS 630, 632 and 650 are  
Token Ring print servers.  
IBM Mainframe These products include a wide range of plug-in interfaces and free  
and S/3x – AS/ standing products such as the Cobra+ and the AFP IPDS-to-PostScript  
400 Printer converter.  
Interfaces  
Axis N PS 530/532 Users Manual  
Version 2.0  
Part No.:13588  
October 1995  
Copyright © Axis Communications AB  
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Preface  
Em issio n n o t ice s  
USA This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used  
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has  
been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart  
B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such  
interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a  
residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required  
to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference. Shielded cables should be used  
with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class A limits.  
Europe This digital equipment fulfils the requirements for radiated emission according to limit B of  
EN55022/1987, and the requirements for immunity according to EN50082-1/1992 residential,  
commercial, and light industry. (Compliance is not valid for unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cabling.)  
Tr a d em a r k a ck n o w le d ge m e n t s  
Unix, Novell, NetWare, Microsoft, Windows, LAN Server, LAN  
Manager, IBM, OS/2, AIX, MVS, SunOS, Ultrix, Hewlett-Packard, and  
Lexmark are registered trademarks of the respective holders.  
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Table of contents  
Ta b le o f c o n t e n t s  
1 Introduction  
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How It Works  
Where To Use it  
Main Features  
2 Get ting started  
10  
12  
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Printer Installation  
Network Installation  
3 Setup for NetW are  
14  
Print Server Mode (Automatic)  
17  
18  
20  
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28  
Print Server Mode (Parameter Controlled)  
Print Server Mode (File Server Controlled)  
Remote Printer Mode  
Verify the Communication  
4 Setup for W indows  
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Windows 3.1  
30  
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37  
Windows for Workgroups  
Windows 95  
Windows NT  
Windows NT - LPD printing  
5 Setup for OS/2  
38  
Activate the NetBEUI Protocol  
Install the Axis Print Utility for OS/2  
Install the NPS 530/532  
Create a Print Queue  
Sharing Print Queues  
39  
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42  
43  
Verify the Communication  
6 Setup for Unix system s  
44  
45  
Prepare your system  
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Table of contents  
Set up your NPS 530/532  
Set up and attach a print queue  
Print methods  
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7 Setup for Macint osh  
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Choose a Printer  
Verify the Communication  
8 Advanced O ptions  
56  
Logical Printers  
57  
59  
60  
61  
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64  
65  
66  
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68  
69  
Character Set Conversion  
Strings Before and After Print Jobs  
String Substitutions  
PostScript Functions  
Hex Dump Mode  
Telnet Login  
Accounting  
Status Logging  
Locally Administrated Address  
SNMP  
A The param eter list  
70  
NetWare, Windows, OS/2  
Unix (TCP/IP)  
Apple EtherTalk  
Factory Default Settings  
The Config File  
70  
71  
71  
72  
73  
B Internal print outs  
78  
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83  
85  
C Protocol Support Upgrades  
D Technical specificat ions  
E How to cont act Axis  
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