
AXIS 1440 Network Print Server for EPSON Printers
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Hardware Installation
1. Locate and write down the serial number on the bottom of
the AXIS 1440. You need this number during setup.
2. Turn the printer off and connect the AXIS 1440 to the
printer’s parallel port.
3. Connect the AXIS 1440 to the network using a twisted pair
(10BaseT) cable.
4. Turn the printer on and connect the external power supply
to the AXIS 1440. Check to make sure the network
indicator is flashing.
5. Press the test button to print a test page. If the text page
prints successfully, the AXIS 1440 is connected correctly to
the printer.
Using AXIS NetPilot to Install the Print
Server to the Network
1. After installing the software from the AXIS Utilities disks 1
and 2 to your server workstation, double-click the AXIS
NetPilot icon to start the setup program. Units that have
not been installed appear in the New Axis Units folder.
2. Select your AXIS 1440 Print Server from the New Axis
Units folder and click the Install button on the toolbar. The
Installation Wizard launches.
3. Follow the Installation Wizard to complete setup.
Setting Up Windows Workstations
When you set up workstations for peer-to-eer printing, the
appropriate Axis utility (either AXIS Print Monitor or AXIS
Print Utility for Windows) must be installed on
every
workstation
. For client-server printing, you only need to install
this utility on the
server workstation
.
To configure printer ports for Windows 95/98
1. Click
Start
, point to
Settings
, then click
Printers
.
2. Right-click your EPSON printer icon and click Properties.
3. Click the
Details
tab.
4. If your network supports NetBIOS/NetBEUI:
❏
Select the AXIS printer port from the ports list and click
OK
. The port name appears as <name>.LP1, where
<name> is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS
1440 serial number (for example, AX560B35).
If your network supports TCP/IP (LPR):
a. Click
Add Port...
b. Click
Other
and select
AXIS Port
from the list. Click
OK
.
c. Select your network protocol,
LPR (TCP/IP)
, and click
OK
.
5. Click
Port Settings
. If you want error condition pop-up
messages to be displayed, check the
Show printer error
condition pop-up messages
box and specify the frequency
at which messages are redisplayed in the
Printer Error
Condition Pop-up Timeout
option. Click
OK
to close the
dialog box.
6. Click
OK
to save your settings.
To configure printer ports for Windows NT:
1. Click
Start
, point to
Settings
, then click
Printers
.
2. Right-click your EPSON printer icon and click
Properties
.
3. Click the
Ports
tab, then click
Add Port
.
4. Select AXIS Port from the list, then click
New Port...
5. Select your network protocol and click
OK
.
6. If your network supports NetBIOS/NetBEUI:
❏
Select the AXIS printer port from the ports list and click
OK
. The port name appears as <name>.LP1, where
<name> is AX followed by the last six digits of the AXIS
1440 serial number (for example, AX560B35). Click
Close
.
If your network supports TCP/IP (LPR):
❏
Enter the IP address or host name for your print server,
then enter
LPT1
as the printer name. Click
OK
, then
click
Close
.
7. Click
Configaure Port...
If you want error condition pop-
up messages to be displayed, check the
Show printer error
condition pop-up messages box
and specify the frequency
at which messages will redisplay in the
Printer Error
Condition Pop-up Timeout
option. Click
OK
to close the
dialog box.
8. Click
OK
to save your settings.
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