Axis 16852 User Manual

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User’s Manual Section 4: Printing from Windows NT 3.5 (TCP/IP) 33Installing AXIS Print MonitorAXIS Print Monitor is a software utility tool that has beendeveloped for TCP/IP printing in Windows NT 3.5x environmentsand for NetBIOS/NetBEUI printing in Windows 95/98, WindowsNT and Windows 2000 environments. It allows you to connect youAXIS Network Print Servers in the same simple fashion as a localprinter port. Once installed it is automatically initialized uponsystem startup. AXIS Print Monitor supports peer-to-peer printing,which means that your print jobs are sent directly to the AXISOfficeBasic.Peer-to-Peer Printing The AXIS Print Monitor needs to be installed on each workstationto perform peer-to-peer printing. Once installed, the AXIS PrintMonitor allows you to access all network printers, just as if theywere connected directly to your workstation. Peer-to-peer printingoffers the following benefits:• You can easily monitor the status of your printers, by enablingerror condition pop-up messages.• You do not have to rely on a server.Client-Server Printing AXIS Print Monitor needs only to be installed on one server toperform client-server printing. The installed printers must beconfigured to be shared to allow clients to use them. Pop-upmessages should not be enabled on the server as they will not bedisplayed on the client platforms.