1(1) NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE ==================== Product involved: - Specific software: AXIS NetPilot Release date: 96 07 22 Release type: Production Software version: 1.30 Software media: Diskette 3.5" (HD) Software checksum: - Last preceding release: 1.20 Flash loading instructions: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Easy Release Description: 1. Flash loading wizard added to support update of print server software over the network by using NetPilot. 2. Default NetWare banner page type is changed to TEXT. The banner type can easily be changed afterwards by using NetPilot. 3. Support for AXIS 150/152 network print servers. 4. Improvements of the NetWare implementation i.e. * Improved reliability to when printing the test page from the installation wizard. * Installation of Remote Printer in bindery mode on NetWare 3.12 server does not require an NDS-tree anymore. * In the Network menu it is possible to change file server after a queue is installed. * Improved functionality when creating print queues on a file server. 5. Improved input parameter checks. All input violation faults are taken care of immediately by issuing an error message to the user. 6. Correct error message is generated if NWRAM in the print server is full. 7. Impossible to create printers with identical names when using the installation wizard. 8. Extended functionality concerning messages to the users telling what's happening when NetPilot seems to do nothing (i.e. scanning the network or restarting a print server). 9. Improved monitoring icons. The icons now show printer status in Windows 95 as well. Recommendation: - An update to this software is not necessary, unless you want any of the new/corrected features mentioned above. Best regards AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB Appendix A : Detailed technical description of the release. Appendix B : Software limitations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix A - DETAILED TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF RELEASE App A 1(1) Product involved: AXIS NetPilot Software version: 1.30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Now it is possible to upgrade AXIS Print Server software over the network (IPX as protocol) by using an upgrade wizard in NetPilot. The installation program creates an "Upgrade" directory. Image- files placed in that directory are automatically used by NetPilot. 2. The default NetWare banner type is TEXT when installing a print server. After installation it is now possible to change the banner type to PostScript in the Network sheet. This operation can either affect created printer objects (on the file server) only or future created objects (this is saved in the NetPilot.ini file). 3. Support for AXIS 150/152 network print servers, which means that NetPilot is now able to recognize, install, and manage AXIS 150/152 print servers with a software version greater than 5.00. 4. The NetWare part of NetPilot has improved functionality in following areas: * Printing test page in Wizard has better reliability. With previous versions, the message "Couldn't communicate with Print Server" was sometimes generated. * Remote Printer installation on 3.12 Novell server does not require an NDS-tree anymore. Previous versions of NetPilot wanted an NDS-login even though is was not necessary. * In the Network sheet, it possible to change file server but not to change context after a queue is installed. * The problem with "Couldn't create print queues on a file server" is now solved. 5. Improved input parameter checks and all input faults are taken care of immediately by issuing a error message to the user. E.g. it is now not possible to enter a '-' in the print server name. 6. A correct error message when the parameter memory in the AXIS Print Server is full. Before here was the message about illegal parameter value. 7. It is now impossible to do the mistake to create printers with same name in the installation wizard. This could earlier have the effect that two ports on the same print server got the same name. 8. Extended functionality concerning messages to the users telling what's happening when NetPilot seems to do nothing (i.e. scanning the network or restarting a print server). 9. Monitoring icons now change color to show printer status even in Windows 95. NetPilot can be used for Axis Print Server products with a software version greater than 5.00. 1. Hardware Requirements AXIS NetPilot requires a PC with a 386 or higher processor and at least 4MB memory. 2. Software Requirements AXIS NetPilot can be used with Windows, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows NT and WinOS/2. The network support requirements are: * Windows: NetWare client and/or LAN Server/LAN Manager Workstation Service * Windows for Workgroups: NetWare client and/or Microsoft Network (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) * Windows 95: NetWare client and/or Microsoft Network (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) * Windows NT: NetWare client and/or Microsoft Network (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) * WinOS/2: NetWare client and/or Microsoft Network (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) 3. DLLs required During the installation of the AXIS NetPilot the following DLLs will be placed in the AXIS NetPilot directory: NWCALLS.DLL NWIPXSPX.DLL NWLOCALE.DLL NWNET.DLL NWPSRV.DLL PCTREE16.DLL and the following DLL will be placed in the Windows/System directory: (only if it does not exist already): CTL3DV2.DLL To run AXIS NetPilot without a NetWare client (i.e. using the Netbios/NetBEUI protocol), the NetWare DLLs should be in the AXIS NetPilot directory. If you have a NetWare client, the NetWare DLLs can be moved to the Windows/System directory to share them with other applications. Appendix B - SOFTWARE LIMITATIONS App B 1(1) Product involved: AXIS NetPilot Software version: 1.30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. To use NetWare Directory Services in NetPilot on Windows 95 with 'Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks with service for NDS', you must be logged in to the NDS tree and have the NetWare Administrator running. No such problems occurs when running Novell NetWare Client 32. 2. Before uninstalling an Axis Network Print Server which has Remote Printer connections, the user should disconnect all Remote Printer connections using AXIS NetPilot. Otherwise, some information will not be removed from the NetWare file server. 3. AXIS NetPilot running in a WinOS/2 or Windows NT environment does not support NetWare Directory Services mode because of improper functionality in the NDS DLLs. 4. AXIS NetPilot can not create Print Server objects on a NetWare file server when running in Windows NT environment. Therefore the user should create the Print Server object using PCONSOLE before AXIS NetPilot is used for creating connections. 5. Problems with NetWare Unicode tables. AXIS NetPilot fails to find the NetWare Unicode tables if they are not located in a directory in the local search path. Make sure your local search path includes the NLS subdirectory on SYS:PUBLIC or SYS:LOGIN. Note that a mapping to the *parent* directory is not enough, the path must include the NLS subdirectory. 6. Changing a Print Server's node address in NetPilot may cause problem for NetPilot finding the Print Server again. This is easily solved by restarting NetPilot.