NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE
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     Products involved:  AXIS 560

     Release date:       96-03-06

     Release type:       PRODUCTION

     Software version:   5.15

     Software media:     NPS560   Filename: 515.560   Size: 1153328


     Last preceding
     release:            5.10
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     Release description:

     1. Memory space used by logical printer is now de-allocated 
        properly.

     2. Changes in BOOTP implementation solves problems with corrupt
        transmit packets.

     3. The function of reading and writing to the buffer in the 
        serial port is removed when using FTP, i.e. the commands "get"
        and "put" are not supported for the serial port. Reading back
        information during a reverse telnet session is still supported.

     4. AppleTalk: Using parameter ALOGIC it is now possible to select 
        LPT1, LPT2 or COM1 as printer destinations.

     5. Corrected bugs in the Ethernet MAC layer.

     6. The default parallel port speed setting of parameters L1_CENTR 
        and L2_CENTR has been changed from STNDRD to HISPEED.
    
     7. User name on NetWare banner page now fits on the page.

     8. Changes in timing for FAST mode and HIGHSPEED mode on the parallel 
        port. 

     Recommendation:

     - An update to this release is recommended if there have been any 
       problems.

     Best regards

     AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB


     Further information is available on request:

     Appendix A: Technical description of the release.

     Appendix B: Software limitations

     Appendix C: DRAFT TEXTS FOR MANUAL UPDATES                      

     Appendix D: AXIS INTERNAL DOCUMENT                              

     Appendix E: ADD INTERNAL DOCUMENTS                              



     Appendix A - TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF RELEASE

     1. When a new print job is started in logical printer, a structure
        with filter information is allocated. When the print job terminated
        the structure (12 byte) was not deallocated.

     2. The data that is used in a bootp transmit packet is located by
        a pointer. But instead of using the address the pointer refers 
        to, we used the data where the pointer is located. Therfore the
        transmit packet were corrupted.

     3. The function of reading and writing to the buffer in the 
        serial port is removed when using FTP, i.e. the commands "get"
        and "put" are not supported for the serial port. Reading back
        information during a reverse telnet session is still possible.

     4. AppleTalk: Using parameter ALOGIC it is now possible to select
        LPT1, LPT2 or COM1 as printer destinations. In previous release
        the selection was possible, but did not work for AppleTalk.

     5. This release is more insensitive to corrupt Ethernet packets.

     6. Changed the default values of L1_CENTR and L2_CENTR from STNDRD 
        to HISPEED.

     7. The module generating PostScript banner page now calculates the
        length of the user name and adjusts the font, so that the name 
        fits on the page.
 
     8. The parallel port speed FAST now follows the IBM/Lexmark specification
        for Fast Byte protocol. This requires that the printers support Fast 
        Byte. An advantage, is that printers supporting Fast Byte will print
        much faster than before. The maximum burst data speed is now about 
        700kB/s with the Lexmark Optra printer. The port speed HIGH is also 
        upgraded to conform to the latest IEEE specification. If you used 
        FAST before use the new HIGH speed setting instead, it is faster than
        the old FAST mode and should work with all printers that worked with
        the old FAST mode.