Tcp/ip printing – Axis Communications 5600 User Manual

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OS

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AXIS 5600

User’s Manual

Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2

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TCP/IP Printing

Having assigned an IP address to the AXIS 5600, as described in
Assigning an IP address, on page 25, you are now ready to install it for
TCP/IP printing in the OS/2 environment. The AXIS 5600 supports
LPR Printing using the lprportd service method.

Installing the

AXIS 5600

Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 5600 using the
lprportd service method:

1. Open the OS/2 System window, select TCP/IP and TCP/IP

Configuration.

2. Select Printing, type a number, e.g. 3, in the Maximum number

of LPD ports field. The Remote print server and Remote print
server's printer fields should remain empty.

3. Select Autostart, select lprportd, click the Autostart check box

and select Detached.

4. Exit and Save.

5. Restart your OS/2 client.

Creating a

print queue

Continue with the instructions below to create a print queue:

1. Open the Template group. Create an new printer from

Templates by dragging the Printer icon to the desktop with the
right mouse button.

2. Select a printer driver and double-click a free Output port, for

instance \PIPE\LPD0.

3. Enter the host name or the IP address of the AXIS 5600 in the

LPD server field.

4. Enter one of the AXIS 5600 logical printer names, for example

pr1, in the LPD printer field.

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