User Guide

Windows
AXIS 5400 User’s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - Windows
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Peer-to-Peer vs.
Client-Server Printing
Windows for Workgroups and Windows 3.1 users, requiring access to
a network printer in peer-to-peer mode, will need to install the AXIS
Print Utility for Windows software onto their workstation. Users may
then add the required network printer to their systems and use the
printer as if it was connected directly to their workstation. Peer-to-
peer printing offers the following benefits:
• You can monitor the printer status at all times and be notified
when print job are completed.
• You do not have to rely on a server.
Client-server operation requires only one user to install the AXIS Print
Utility for Windows software onto their workstation. This user then
adds the printer to his or her workstation (the server) and shares the
printer with other users on the network. The other users (the clients)
can connect to the printer through the server via the Windows Print
Manager.
The client-server mode provides a way of maintaining queue ordering
and job priority, but at a price. This is because:
• You cannot receive printer status or print job notification.
• The workstation, setup as the server, must be available at all times.
It must also have the capacity to handle the print jobs that pass
through it.
Notes: ❏ When using the client-server mode, other users can still install the
AXIS Print Utility for Windows software, for printing directly to
the network printer in peer-to-peer mode.
❏ When using the client-server mode, it is recommended that the
server is setup only on a Windows for Workgroups workstation.