What is on the diskette ======================= The AXIS Utilities disk revision 2.10 contains the following utilities: * AXIS NetPilot version 1.70 * AXIS Print Utility for Windows version 1.04 * AXIS Print Monitor for Windows NT version 1.01 * AXIS Print Monitor for Windows 95 version 1.01 How to install AXIS Utilities for Windows ========================================= 1. Start Microsoft Windows. 2. Insert the disk in the disk drive. 3. Press "Start" and then click on "Run...". (Or from Program Manager select File Menu and choose Run.) 4. Write "A:\SETUP" and follow the instructions on the screen. 5. 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 the following facilities: * installs new network print servers * modifies the print server configuration * creates and administrates NetWare objects * upgrades the print server software * monitors the printing taking place through the print servers Release Description =================== 1. Support for extended printer status for print servers that supports PJL/BJL. 2. Support for extended printer information for print servers that supports PJL/BJL. 3. The uploading time of parameters from the print server has been significantly improved. (That is the time when chosing Properties.) 4. The design of the summary dialog has been changed. 5. Improved communication over NetBios in Windows NT 4.0. 6. Support for the LPD_BANN parameter with multiple choices. 7. Print servers with software revision 5.10, 5.12, 5.14 and 5.15 do no longer show up as upgradable units. 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. AXIS Print Utility for Windows ============================== The AXIS Print Utility is a dual purpose application for network printing in a Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 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. The network support requirements are: * Windows : LAN Server/LAN Manager Workstation Service * Windows for Workgroups : 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. Software limitations ==================== 1. General Protection violation could appear when there is little resources left (both RAM and GDI). AXIS Print Monitor for Windows NT ================================= What is AXIS Print Monitor? =========================== AXIS Print Monitor is a print spooler component used for peer-to-peer printing under Windows NT. Peer-to-peer printing means that your print jobs are sent directly to the print server. How to use AXIS Print Monitor ============================= To install a printer, run the Windows NT Add Printer Wizard. You will be asked to select between My Computer and Network Print Server. !====> You have to select My Computer. <========! Before an AXIS Port can be used, it must be added. When the dialog with available ports is active, click Add Port, select AXIS Port and click New Port. Select the AXIS Port you want to add and click OK. It is possible to configure AXIS Ports to issue Pop-up messages when the printer is Offline, Out of paper or Not responding. (Do not use Pop-up message in a client-server configuration) Complete the printer installation. Once installed, AXIS Print Monitor is started automatically when your PC is started. If you want to delete AXIS Print Monitor from your system, open a DOS Command Window and run the program delmon. Delmon is located in the directory where you installed AXIS Print Monitor. DOS-Printing ============ To print from MS-DOS Command Window: 1. Create a printer using the AXIS Port you want to print through. 2. Share the printer 3. In a MS-DOS Command Window: type: net use lptx: \\server\printer where x = 1-9 server is your machine name printer is the share name of the printer Log-File ======== AXIS Print Monitor creates a logfile called axprmon.log and axprmon.bak in your windows directory. The logfile logs some system information and unexpected events. Software Requirements ===================== Microsoft Network (NetBIOS/NetBEUI) must be running when using AXIS Print Monitor. AXIS Print Monitor runs on Intel X86 platforms. Software Limitations ==================== AXIS Print Monitor runs on Intel X86 platforms. When running the Add Printer wizard immediately after the monitor is installed or after reboot, the list with available AXIS Ports may be empty. Go back in the wizard, wait and retry to get the list with AXIS Ports. On shared printers, the status of the printer is reported only to Windows NT 4 clients. The status reporting is handled by Windows. If a print job is suspended for more than about 3 minutes (e.g. when the printer is out of paper), the print job will be restarted from the beginning. This is according to the behaviour of Microsoft's NetBIOS implementation. If a printer is Offline when a print job is started, no popup message will be issued. The reason is that the print job is pending in the spooler and the AXIS Print Monitor is not called until the printer is Online. AXIS Print Monitor for Windows 95 ================================= What is AXIS Print Monitor? =========================== AXIS Print Monitor is used for peer-to-peer printing under Windows 95. Peer-to-peer printing means that your print jobs are sent directly to the print server. AXIS Print Monitor can be used independently on your workstation or on a server. How to use AXIS Print Monitor ============================= To install a printer, run the Windows 95 Add Printer Wizard. You will be asked to select between Local Printer and Network Printer. ====> You have to select Local Printer. <======== AXIS Printer Ports are automatically listed in the Available Ports list. It is possible to configure AXIS Printer Ports to issue Pop-up messages when the printer is Offline, Out of paper or Not responding. Complete the printer installation. Once installed, AXIS Print Monitor is started automatically when your PC is started. If you want to delete AXIS Print Monitor from your system, open a DOS Command Window and run the program delmon. Delmon is located in the directory where you installed AXIS Print Monitor. Software Requirements ===================== AXIS Print Monitor requires NetBIOS over NetBEUI to be active. Software Limitations ==================== When running the Add Printer wizard immediately after the monitor is installed or after reboot, the list with available AXIS Ports may be empty. Go back in the wizard, wait and retry to get the list with AXIS Ports. Due to a limitation in Windows, it is not possible to print from DOS on the machine where AXIS Print Monitor is installed. If AXIS Print Monitor is installed on a server, it is possible to print from DOS from the clients. On shared printers in Windows 95, the status of the printer is not reported to the clients. Windows has no mechanism for reporting printer status to clients. More Information ================ If you need more information about AXIS NetPilot, AXIS Print Utility, AXIS Print Monitor or any of the AXIS Network Print Servers, please visit the AXIS WWW Home Page at http://www.axis.com/. You will be able to download on-line manuals and the latest versions of the software utilities.