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AXIS 5550 Network Print Server
Supported Printers
• Parallel printers from e.g. Canon, Epson, HP,
Lexmark, Minolta, NEC, Oce, Ricoh, TEC and Xerox
• USB 1.1 & 2.0 printers from e.g. Brother, Canon,
Epson, HP, IBM, Kyocera, Lexmark, Minolta, NEC,
OKI, TEC and Xerox
Supported Systems
• Microsoft Windows: Windows 98, Me, NT4,
2000, and XP
Print Methods: NetBEUI, LPR, Raw TCP
• Novell NetWare: NetWare 3.12, 4.10, 4.2, 5.X, 6.0
and above. Supports bindery and NDS mode.
Supports user messages. NDPS supported over
IP and IPX. Support for iPrint using both LPR and
IPP protocols
Print Methods: NDPS, (IP/IPX), PSERVER (IP/IPX)
RPRINTER/NPRINTER, iPrint (LPR/IPP)
• Microsoft LAN Manager: LAN Manager 2.0c and
above, running under OS/2 ver.1.3 and above
Print Method:NetBEUI
• IBM LAN Server:LAN Server 1.3 and above,
running under OS/2 v1.3 and above including
OS/2 Warp,OS/2 Warp Connect
Print Method:NetBEUI
• Additional Systems: All computers supporting the
TCP/IP suite of protocols including:
BSD systems: BSD 4.2, 4.3,4.4, SunOS4
(SOLARIS 1.x), DEC Ultrix etc.
System V systems:R3,R4,AT&T.Interactive,
SCO,SUNOS5 (Solaris 2.x), HP-UX, Silicon
Graphics IRIX,DEC Alpha OSF/1,IBM AIX,
BULL (BOS,AIX), Linux
Other systems: IBM (MVS,VM,VSE,OS/400), DEC
VMS, guidelines for other systems
Print Methods: LPD, FTP, PROS (named pipe &
filtered), Reverse Telnet
• Apple EtherTalk: Macintoshes System 7,
PowerMac, PowerMac G3/G4,
MacOS X version 10.X.
Print Methods: AppleTalk and LPR
• WWW:Netscape 4.76 or higher and MS Internet
Explorer 4.x or higher
Supported Protocols
• Windows: NetBIOS/NetBEUI, RawTCP, LPR, IPP,
WINS, ARP, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, SNMP, SLP,
• NetWare: IPX, IP, SAP, SPX, TCP, UDP, NCP,
(extended with NDS), RIP, RIP II, OSPF, DHCP, DNS,
DDNS, NDPS, LPR, IPP, NLSP, LIP
• LAN Manager/LAN Server: NetBIOS/NetBEUI
• TCP/IP: ARP, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, DNS, DDNS,
Telnet, TFTP, FTP, LPR, Reverse Telnet, PROS, IPP, IP,
TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, SNMP, SLP, ICMP,
IGMP
• Apple EtherTalk: AAPR, ATP, DDP, NBP, PAP, RTMP,
ZIP
Security
• NetWare: Encrypted passwords,NetWare Packet
Signature Level 1,2,3
• UNIX/Linux:Root password,user access list and
printer access
• HTTPS
Print Server Management
• AXIS ThinWizard for installation, configuration,
monitoring and firmware upgrading
• Embedded web pages for product configuration,
management and monitoring
• SNMP-MIB II compliant (over UDP/IP and IPX),
private enterprise MIB included
• AXIS NetPilot for installation and configuration in
NetWare 3.12 and Bindery mode
• Print server/job/printer status presentation and
management via NWAdmin/PCONSOLE
Firmware Uppgrade
• Firmware upgrade with AXIS ThinWizard, FTP,
NetPilot or Embedded webpages
Supported Languages
• English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Logical Connection
• Ethernet:Use of IEEE802.2,IEEE802.3,SNAP and
Ethernet II frame types simultaneously
• Fast Ethernet: Supports NWay that provides
auto-detection of network speed. Use of
IEEE802.2, IEEE802.3, SNAP and Ethernet II frame
types simultaneously, full duplex
Network Attachments
• Ethernet:RJ-45 connector (Category 5
shielded twisted pair cable) for 10baseT or
100base TX Ethernet
Logical Printers
• Logical printer ports can be programmed to
perform auto ASCII to PostScript conversion,
string before and after job,string substitution,
alternative output and character set conversion
Ports
Parallel
• 36-pin Centronics connector parallel port,
high-speed IEEE 1284 compliant
USB
• USB 1.1 Low and Full speed. Tested with USB 2.0
printers
Power Consumption
• Power provided by external supply. Maximum
5.6W (Type PS-H, 5.1 VDC 2000mA)
Dimensions
• Height: 2.9 cm/1.1 in, Width: 6.2 cm/2.4 in,
Depth: 11.7 cm/4.6 in, Weight:0.081 kg/ 0.18lb
Environmental
• Temperature: 40-105 °F (5-40 °C),
Approvals
• EMC: EN 55022/1998, EN 55024:1998,
EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, VCCI Class B,
C-TICK AS/NZS 3548, Compliance to FCC part 15
Subpart B, Class B
• Safety: EN 60950
Hardware
• 32-bit 100 MHz RISC Controller, 2 MB Flash
memory, 8 MB RAM
Front Panel
• 2 LED indicators: Power and Network
• Test button for information printouts
Included Accessories
• AXIS Network Product CD containing printer
management, administration, printing tools,
and utility software; including, AXIS ThinWizard
- the recommended Axis print management
software for use with the AXIS 5550
• Wall mounting clip
• USB cable