What is on the diskette ======================= The AXIS Utilities disk revision 1.40 contains the following utilities: * AXIS NetPilot version 1.40 * AXIS Print Utility for Windows version 1.04 How to install AXIS Utilities for Windows ========================================= 1. Start Microsoft Windows 2. Insert the disk in the disk drive 3. Run A:\SETUP from the Program Manager and follow the instructions on the screen. 4. The installation program will create an AXIS Utilities group. AXIS NetPilot ============= AXIS NetPilot software makes management of Axis Network Print Servers simple and convenient. It runs on Windows platforms that use NetWare and/or NetBIOS/NetBEUI. AXIS NetPilot provides you with following facilities: * installation of new print servers * modify their configuration * upgrade their software * monitor the printing taking place through the print servers Release Description: ==================== 1. Support for NDS Unicode strings where NDS object names are displayed today. Japanese characters are displayed correctly. Where input of NDS object names can be made, input of Japanese characters are allowed and correctly set in NDS, eg queue names. 2. In NetWare added support for login to either a NDS Tree or File Server. This can be done in the Network NetWare page and in the Installation Wizard. The new feature will only be applicable for Print Servers supporting the new functionality of login to the NDS Tree. 3. Support for the AXIS 570/670 MIO print server. 4. The DHCP parameter is added in the TCP/IP property page and in the Installation Wizard. 5. The suggested printer names on the AXIS Installation Wizard's Windows and OS/2 page are changed to '8.3' DOS format (LP1, LP2, CM1). 6. In older versions, NetPilot used 'AXISnnnnnn_PR_port' when creating NetWare printer objects in PSERVER mode. This is now changed to 'PSNAME_port' (where PSNAME is the print server's name and port is eg LPT1). For NetWare print queues, '_Q' are used as an extension at the end of the default print queue names when running the Installation Wizard. 7. File Servers presented in lists are sorted in alphabetic order. 8. The first available NetWare printer object is used when connecting a print queue in PSERVER mode, instead of a printer object specifically created by NetPilot as it was done before. 9. In version 1.30 the TCP/IP property page for AXIS 670 was not shown. This is now solved. 10. In version 1.30 when a print server was uninstalled, monitored printers were not deleted automatically. This is also solved now. Hardware Requirements ===================== AXIS NetPilot requires a PC with a 386 or higher processor and at least 4MB of RAM. 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) (If NetPilot doesn't display default contexts and a queue volume in the installation wizard when NDS is chosen, the client is probably not configured correctly. Eg "Name Context" and "Preferred Tree" should have values.) 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. Software limitations ==================== 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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 in some cases also have the NetWare Administrator running). No such problems occurs when running Novell NetWare Client 32. Axis Print Utility for Windows ============================== The Axis Print Utility is a dual purpose application for network printing in a Windows environment. The functions performed by the Axis Print Utility are: 1. Install and maintain Axis Print Server ports as Windows printer ports. 2. Capture and monitor print jobs directed to Print Servers. Requirements ============ Axis Print Utility can be used with Windows, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.5 and above. The network support requirements are: * Windows : LAN Server/LAN Manager Workstation Service * Windows for Workgroups : Microsoft Network (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) * Windows 95 : Microsoft Network (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) * Windows NT : Microsoft Network (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) Print Manager must be activated in both cases. Important ========= Axis Print Utility must be running when you print through your Network Print Server. We strongly recommend that you copy the Axis Print Utility icon into your Startup folder. Software limitations ==================== 1. In Windows NT and Windows 95 environments. When two or more print jobs are generated very fast after each other print jobs can be lost. 2. General Protection violation could appear when there is little resources left (both RAM and GDI). 3. In the Windows NT environment a communication timeout can occur during a print job. This can happen if the printer gets 'Out of paper' or 'Offline' for more than 3 minutes in the middle off the job. The result is that the print job will be cut off. When the printer gets ready again the whole print job will be re-sent. More Information ================ If you need more information about AXIS NetPilot, AXIS Print Utility or any of the Axis Network Print Servers, please visit the Axis WWW Home Page at http://www.axis.se/. You will be able to download on-line manuals and the latest versions of the software utilities.