User’s Manual AXIS OfficeBasic Print Server User’s Manual
User’s Manual 2 Safety Notices Please take some time to read through the safety notices before installing the AXIS OfficeBasic. Caution! - must be observed to avoid loss of data or damage to your equipment. Important: - must be observed to avoid operational impairment.
User’s Manual Preface Thank you for purchasing the AXIS OfficeBasic Print Server. This product has been developed to connect your printers anywhere in your network, allowing all network users access to the shared printer resources. About this manual This manual provides introductory information as well as detailed instructions on how to set up and manage the AXIS OfficeBasic in various network environments. It is intended for everyone involved in installing and managing the AXIS OfficeBasic.
User’s Manual 4 Network Attached Optical Media Servers - provide a flexible and cost-efficient solution for sharing CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs and other optical media across the network. They are available in Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Token Ring versions. Network Camera Servers - provide live images using standard Internet technology, thus enabling access to live cameras via any standard Web browser.
User’s Manual Table of Contents Section 1 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 AXIS OfficeBasic Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The AXIS OfficeBasic CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Section 2 Hardware Installation and IP address assignment . . . . .
User’s Manual 6 Appendix B The Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Appendix C Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
User’s Manual Section 1 Section 1: Product Overview Product Overview Based on the ThinServer technology, the AXIS OfficeBasic allows you to share your available printer resources on your network. You can connect your AXIS OfficeBasic directly to any standard printer without the need of additional cabling. The AXIS OfficeBasic supports printing using the TCP/IP and NetBIOS/NetBEUI protocols from the following clients: • Windows XP (requires firmware version 6.
Section 1: Product Overview User’s Manual Package Contents Verify that nothing is missing from the print server package by using the check list below. Please contact your dealer if anything should be missing or damaged. All packing materials are recyclable. Hardware Model Part Numbers Print Server AXIS OfficeBasic 0107-001-01 Europe 13267 UK 13268 Australia 13269 USA 13270 Japan 13936 Media Title Part Numbers CD AXIS OfficeBasic CD revision 1.
User’s Manual Section 1: Product Overview AXIS OfficeBasic Physical Description Plan view of the AXIS OfficeBasic Network Connectors The AXIS OfficeBasic is designed for 10 Mbps Ethernet and 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet networks and connects to the network via a twisted pair category 5 cable (10baseT and 100baseTX) or better.
Section 1: Product Overview User’s Manual Centronics-to-Centronics and Centronics-to-mini Centronics extension cables may be obtained from your local distributor for use with printers physically unable to accommodate the AXIS OfficeBasic. Test Button The test button is used for: • • • Printing a test page to check the connection to the printer. Printing the parameter list showing all the AXIS OfficeBasic settings. Resetting the AXIS OfficeBasic parameters to the factory default settings.
User’s Manual Section 1: Product Overview You can also navigate to the CD root directory and click on the index.html file from within the Windows file manager. Note: ❏ If the Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 is not installed on to your system, you can download it from the AXIS OfficeBasic CD.
Section 2: Hardware Installation and IP address assignment Section 2 User’s Manual Hardware Installation and IP address assignment In order to set up you print server and make it available for use on user’s workstations, follow the instructions described here: Connect the Hardware, on page 12 Assign an IP Address to the Print Server, on page 13 Adding a Network Printer to your workstation, on page 19 Connect the Hardware 1.
User’s Manual Assign an IP Address to the Print Server Section 2: Hardware Installation and IP address assignment • If you have a DHCP server on your network, your print server will receive an IP address automatically. The IP address will then appear on the test page you printed above. • If you are not working in a DHCP network, you need to set the IP address of the print server manually.
Section 2: Hardware Installation and IP address assignment Methods for Setting the IP Address Automatic IP Address assignment Manual IP Address assignment User’s Manual The IP address of your print server can be set using one of the following methods, depending on your network operating environment: Method Requiredserver/environment Comment DHCP DHCP server Dynamic assignment of IP addresses.
User’s Manual Section 2: Hardware Installation and IP address assignment Important: • The ability to set the IP address with ARP/PING will only be enabled the first 4 minutes after restarting the print server. • The ARP method operates on single network segments only, i.e. they cannot be used over routers. Set the IP Address using ARP/Ping in Windows 95/98/NT/ 2000/XP Start out with making sure that the IP address is available for use. The IP address 192.168.3.
Section 2: Hardware Installation and IP address assignment User’s Manual arp -s 192.168.3.191 00-40-8c-10-00-86 ping -t 192.168.3.191 2. Without interrupting the “ping -t” loop, restart the print server by disconnecting and then re-connecting the power supply. 3. If the host returns Reply from 192.168.3.191 ... or a similar message, the IP address has been set successfully. Interrupt the “ping -t” loop by pressing CTRL+C on your keyboard. If the host returns Request time out...
User’s Manual Set the IP Address using AXIS IP JumpStarter Section 2: Hardware Installation and IP address assignment AXIS IP JumpStarter is Windows 95/98/NT/2000 software that allows you to assign IP addresses to your Axis servers and find Axis servers on your network. Print server firmware 6.15 and above is required. 1. Download and install AXIS IP JumpStarter. AXIS IP JumpStarter is available on www.axis.com. 2. Select a print server from the serial number list: 3.
Section 2: Hardware Installation and IP address assignment Note: Set the ip address using IPInstaller User’s Manual If your print server does not appear in the serial number list, refer to the AXIS IP JumpStarter online help files. 1. Download AXIS IPInstaller. It is available for free on www.axis.com 2. Start the program. 3. Restart your print server and then select it's serial number in the list on the screen.
User’s Manual Section 2: Hardware Installation and IP address assignment Adding a Network Printer to your workstation Configuration Methods Once you have set the IP address of your print server, your network printer can be added to any computer on your network. The method that you choose should be dictated by your printing requirements and your supported network environments. Select the appropriate method from the table below: Windows Platform Printing Protocol Method See...
Section 3: Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP Section 3 User’s Manual Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP Overview of Installation Methods Once you have connected the print server to your Ethernet network, you can proceed with making networked printers available from user workstations. This section describes how to add network printers to a computer in Windows.
User’s Manual Section 3: Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP Adding Printers in Windows 2000 and XP over TCP/IP Follow the instructions below to use the standard Windows method for adding a network printer in Windows 2000 and XP: Windows XP: Windows 2000: 1. Go to Start | Printers and Faxes and click the Add a Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next. 1. Go to Start | Settings | Printers and click the Add Printer icon to start the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next. 2.
Section 3: Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP User’s Manual Adding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printers in Windows 2000 using AXIS Print Monitor See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows 2000 workstation: 1. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click the Add Printer icon. Start the installation by clicking Next. 2.
User’s Manual Section 3: Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP 10. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users and click Next. 11. Choose whether you want to print a test page, click Next and then Finish.
Section 3: Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP User’s Manual Adding Printers in Windows NT 4 Using the Microsoft LPR Monitor If you have not already done so, you should perform the TCP/IP basic setup procedures prior to installing a printer for LPR printing. Preparing for LPR Printing In the Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. Select the Services tab. If the TCP/IP Printing entry appears, then TCP/IP is already installed.
User’s Manual Section 3: Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP 7. Click Next, choose an appropriate driver and finish the installation in the normal manner. Adding NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printers in Windows NT 4 using AXIS Print Monitor See to it that the NetBEUI protocol is installed on your client. Follow the procedure below to install Axis Printer Ports from a Windows NT 4.0 workstation: 1.
Section 3: Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP User’s Manual Note: Even if the desired printer is available in the Manufacturers and Printers lists, you are advised to use the printer driver provided with the printer. This assures you of the latest driver software. 9. Click the Have Disk... button. Insert the printer driver diskette/CD that was provided with your printer, select the appropriate diskette/CD drive and click OK. 10. Select the printer driver you want to install and click Next. 11.
User’s Manual Section 3: Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP Adding Printers in Windows 95/98 over TCP/IP using AXIS Print Monitor AXIS Print Monitor AXIS Print Monitor is the recommended tool to use for network printing in Windows 95/98 environments. AXIS Print Monitor is available free of charge on www.axis.com. AXIS Print Monitor Overview AXIS Print Monitor allows a print server to be connected in the same simple fashion as connecting a local printer.
Section 3: Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP Adding TCP/IP Printers in Windows 95/98 using AXIS Print Monitor User’s Manual 1. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click the Add Printer icon. 2. After clicking Next in the first dialog, the Wizard asks you to select between Local Printer and Network Printer. You must select Local Printer and click Next. 3. Choose the appropriate print driver for your printer.
User’s Manual Section 3: Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP 14. Enter the IP address or the host name of your print server (Example: AXIS100086) and assign a port number: 9902 Click OK. 15. The TCP/IP port will then be added automatically to the list of available ports. Click OK and Apply. 16. You may now configure the port, as described below. The Axis Printer Port is now installed. Configure the Port 1. Select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and highlight the printer you wish to configure.
Section 3: Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP User’s Manual Adding Printers in Windows 95/98 over NetBIOS/NetBEUI using AXIS Print Monitor Follow the procedures below to install Axis NetBIOS/NetBEUI printer ports on a Windows 95/98 workstation, using AXIS Print Monitor: 1. To start the Add Printer Wizard, select Settings | Printers from the Start menu and double-click the Add Printer icon. 2. After clicking Next in the first dialog, the Wizard asks you to select Local printer or Network printer.
User’s Manual Section 3: Printing from Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/XP 7. Choose whether error condition pop-up messages are to be displayed by checking the box in the Configure AXIS Ports dialog. Define the frequency at which the error messages should be displayed after retry. Click OK and Next. 8. Enter an appropriate name for your printer and click Next. Choose whether you wish to print a test page and click Finish.
Section 4: Printing from Windows NT 3.5 (TCP/IP) Section 4 User’s Manual Printing from Windows NT 3.5 (TCP/IP) This section describes how to install the AXIS OfficeBasic for TCP/IP printing on Windows NT3.5x clients. Before you begin ❏ Make sure that the TCP/IP protocol is enabled on your Windows client. Installation Steps To complete the installation you need to perform the following steps: • Physically connect the AXIS OfficeBasic to your network and assign an ip address to the print server.
User’s Manual Section 4: Printing from Windows NT 3.5 (TCP/IP) Installing AXIS Print Monitor AXIS Print Monitor is a software utility tool that has been developed for TCP/IP printing in Windows NT 3.5x environments and for NetBIOS/NetBEUI printing in Windows 95/98, Windows NT and Windows 2000 environments. It allows you to connect you AXIS Network Print Servers in the same simple fashion as a local printer port. Once installed it is automatically initialized upon system startup.
Section 4: Printing from Windows NT 3.5 (TCP/IP) Installing AXIS Print Monitor on your client User’s Manual Follow the instructions below to install AXIS Print Monitor on your Windows client: 1. Insert the AXIS OfficeBasic CD in your CD-drive. When the AXIS OfficeBasic CD user interface has started, click the Install Software button. 2. Click the TCP/IP printing link that is located under the Windows NT 3.5x header. 3. Select AXIS Print Monitor and click the Install link. Save the Setup.
User’s Manual Section 4: Printing from Windows NT 3.5 (TCP/IP) Installing TCP/IP Printer Ports Follow the instructions below to integrate the AXIS OfficeBasic in your network and to install TCP/IP printer ports on your Windows NT 3.5x clients: Important! ❏ If you have already assigned an IP address to your AXIS OfficeBasic, proceed with step 6 in the instructions below. 1. Start AXIS IP Installer. 2. Click the serial number of your AXIS OfficeBasic when it appears in the server list.
Section 4: Printing from Windows NT 3.5 (TCP/IP) User’s Manual 13. From the Add LPR port dialog, enter the IP address or host name of your print server and define a printer name. Click OK to return to the Create Printer dialog. 14. Select the AXIS LPR port you wish to use from the “Print to” drop-down list. The port appears as @ or @, e.g. LPT1@192.36.254.101. 15. Click the Settings button.
User’s Manual Section 5 Section 5: Printing from Windows NT 3.5 (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) Printing from Windows NT 3.5 (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) This section describes how to install the AXIS OfficeBasic for NetBIOS/NetBEUI printing on Windows NT 3.5x clients. Before you begin ❏ Make sure that the NetBIOS/NetBEUI protocol is enabled on your Windows client. • Physically connect the AXIS OfficeBasic to your network and assign an ip address to the print server.
Section 5: Printing from Windows NT 3.5 (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) User’s Manual Installing AXIS Print Monitor AXIS Print Monitor is a software utility tool that has been developed for NetBIOS/NetBEUI printing in Windows 95/98, Windows NT and Windows 2000 environments and for TCP/IP printing in Windows NT 3.5x environments. It allows you to connect you AXIS Network Print Servers in the same simple fashion as a local printer port. Once installed it is automatically initialized upon system startup.
User’s Manual Installing AXIS Print Monitor on your client Section 5: Printing from Windows NT 3.5 (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) Follow the instructions below to install AXIS Print Monitor on your Windows client: 1. Insert the AXIS OfficeBasic CD in your CD-drive. When the AXIS OfficeBasic CD user interface has started, click the Install Software button. 2. Click the NetBIOS/NetBEUI printing link that is located under the Windows NT 3.5x header. 3. Select AXIS Print Monitor and click the Install link.
Section 5: Printing from Windows NT 3.5 (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) User’s Manual Installing NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printer Ports Follow the procedure below to install Axis printer ports from a Windows NT 3.5x workstation: 1. Open the Print Manager and select Create Printer from the Printer menu. 2. Enter an appropriate name in the Printer Name field. 3. Select Other... in the driver list. Insert the printer driver diskette/CD that was provided with your printer, select the appropriate diskette/CD drive and click OK.
User’s Manual Section 6: Management & Configuration Section 6 Management & Configuration The following section describes how you can manage and configure the AXIS OfficeBasic. The available management and configurations operations can be performed by: • using a standard Java compatible Web browser • using the Test Button Using a Web browser Once you have established the AXIS OfficeBasic in the TCP/IP environment, you are free to access the AXIS OfficeBasic Web pages from any Java enabled Web browser.
Section 6: Management & Configuration Accessing the Web Pages User’s Manual Follow the steps below to access the internal home page of the AXIS OfficeBasic. The browser used in the following example is Netscape Navigator 4.3. 1. Start your Web browser. 2. From the File menu, select Open Page... 3.
User’s Manual Section 6: Management & Configuration The User Mode home page of your AXIS OfficeBasic appears in the browser window. The AXIS OfficeBasic web Page - User view 4.
Section 6: Management & Configuration Available Services from the User Mode User’s Manual The following services are available from the User mode. An additional link to the Axis home page is available from this mode. The Printer Overview page contains a section that allows you to view the general parameter setting of the AXIS OfficeBasic, including the print server name and the location of the print server in your organization, if defined.
User’s Manual Available Services from the Admin Mode Section 6: Management & Configuration The following services are available from the Admin mode. An additional link to the Axis home page is available from this mode. The This Print Server page contains a section that allows you to view and modify the general parameter settings of the AXIS OfficeBasic, including the print server name, the node address, the password and the base URL.
Section 6: Management & Configuration User’s Manual From the Support page you can receive help to resolve any installation or print problems that might occur. If your problems persist, the Support page allows you to produce a Server Report. The Server Report includes the settings of the AXIS OfficeBasic, information about your connected printers as well as the current network settings.
User’s Manual Section 6: Management & Configuration The Test Page Press the test button once to print a test page. If the test page prints, the parallel interface is functioning correctly. The printed test page contains basic information about the AXIS OfficeBasic. It is recommended that you print a test page every time you have connected the AXIS OfficeBasic to a printer. The Parameter List Press the test button twice to print a parameter list showing the current AXIS OfficeBasic settings.
Section 6: Management & Configuration Factory Default Settings User’s Manual Follow the instructions below to reset the AXIS OfficeBasic to the factory default settings: 1. Remove the Power Adapter to switch off the AXIS OfficeBasic 2. Remove the network cable. 3. Press and hold down the test button while you plug the Power Adapter back in. Continue to hold down the test button until the network indicator begins to flash at one-second intervals. This should take about 5 seconds. 4.
User’s Manual Section 6: Management & Configuration WINS, DDNS, DHCP information for System Administrators Registering and Resolving Host Names In order to register the host name of the print server in networks with dynamic IP address settings, WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) and DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) are supported. It is recommended that at least one of these methods should be used if you are setting the IP address of the print server using DHCP.
Section 6: Management & Configuration User’s Manual Notes: • The default host name of the print server is ’AXIS’ followed by the last 6 digits in the serial number. e.g. AXIS181636. The host name (Print server name) can be changed in the PS_NAME. field on the Admin | General Settings page.
User’s Manual Section 6: Management & Configuration Note: You have to restart the print server to download the IP address.
Section 7: Upgrading the Software Section 7 User’s Manual Upgrading the Software When new firmware becomes available, you can upgrade the AXIS OfficeBasic Flash memory using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) via TCP/IP. To upgrade over the network using FTP you will need the file with the new print server software. The name of this file is in the form product_version.bin, e.g. office_6xx.bin for software release 6.xx.
User’s Manual Section 7: Upgrading the Software Upgrading the AXIS OfficeBasic Follow the instructions below to upgrade the AXIS OfficeBasic flash memory with an updated firmware version: 1. Log in to the AXIS OfficeBasic with the command: ftp , or ftp 2. You will be prompted for user id and password. Use the user id root, which has the default password pass. 3. Type the command binary to change to binary transfer mode. 4.
Appendix A: Technical Specifications Appendix A User’s Manual Technical Specifications Supported Systems Microsoft Windows: Print Methods: WWW: Hardware Logical Connection Attachments Parallel Printer Front Panel Power Consumption Windows 2000, Windows XP (requires firmware version 6.15 and up), Windows NT ver. 3.5 and above, Windows 95, Windows 98. Raw TCP/IP, LPD, NetBIOS/NetBEUI. Netscape Navigator 4.0 and higher and MS Internet Explorer 4.0 and higher.
User’s Manual Appendix A: Technical Specifications Environmental Temperature: 40 - 105° F (5 - 40° C). Humidity: 10 - 95% non-condensing. Approvals EMC: Safety: EN 55022/1994, EN50082-1/1992. FCC Class A. EN 60950.
1 Appendix B: The Parameter List Appendix B User’s Manual The Parameter List This appendix provides an overview of the AXIS OfficeBasic parameters. Please refer to www.axis.com for the latest technical information. The Config File The left-hand column shows the parameters and their default values as they appear in the config file and the right-hand column shows the name of the parameters as they appear in the internal Web pages.
User’s Manual Appendix B: The Parameter List --- TCP/IP MENU TCP_ENB. : YES INT_ADDR. : 0 0 0 0 DEF_ROUT. : 0 0 0 0 SLP_SCOPE_LIST.: DEFAULT RTN_OPT. : NO RTEL_PR1. : 0 TCP/IP Enabled Internet Address Default Router Address (0.0.0.0 for no router) Net Mask (e.g. 255.255.255.0 for class C, 0.0.0.
3 Appendix C: Glossary Appendix C User’s Manual Glossary config file DNS Flash Memory FTP This is a file that resides in the print server’s memory and contains all the parameters that determine the AXIS OfficeBasic functionality. By editing the config file (changing the parameter settings), you can configure the AXIS OfficeBasic to meet the printing needs of your network. Domain Name Service. Reflects the server names and addresses within a network.
User’s Manual Appendix C: Glossary TCP Transmission Control Protocol. The connection-oriented, transportlevel protocol used in the TCP/IP suite of protocols. URL Uniform Resource Locator. A way of specifying the location of publicly available information on the Internet. Wizard A special form of user assistance that automates a task through a dialog with the user.
User’s Manual 5 Index A arp/ping 14 AXIS OfficeBasic CD 10 AXIS Print Monitor 27 Windows NT3.5x 33, 38 B Basic setup TCP/IP 13 C Client/Server Printing 27 config file 1 Configuration methods Web browser 42 D DDNS 49 default password 43 default user login 43 DHCP 14 Documentation 10 E Ethernet Address 13 F Factory default settings 48 H Host Name 49 I Installation overview 12 Installing AXIS Print Monitor Windows NT3.
User’s Manual S serial number 13 Software 10 Support services 4 T TCP/IP printers Windows NT3.5x 35 Test button 10, 46 U Upgrading the AXIS OfficeBasic 53 W Web Browser 41 Web Interface Accessing the Web Pages 42 Administrator Mode 45 User Mode 44 Windows NT3.
