Basic InstallationAXIS 5400+ / AXIS 5600+ User’s Manual 13Section 3 Basic InstallationQuick overviewFollow these steps to make your printer network ready:1. Connect the Hardware, on page 132. Assign an IP Address to the Print Server, on page 143. Making Network Printers available for printing on your PC, on page 18Connect the Hardware1. Make sure that the printer is switched off and that the Power Adapter isdisconnected from the print server.2. Locate the serial number, found on the underside label of the print server,and write it down. Example: S/N: 00408c181cf03. Connect the printer directly to a port on the print server or using anappropriate cable.4. Connect the AXIS 5400+/AXIS 5600+ to your network (Ethernet Connector),using a twisted pair RJ45 category 5 cable.5. Switch on the printer and make sure it is ready for printing (display showing“Online”, “Ready”, etc.)6. Connect the Power Adapter to the print server. The Network Indicator willstart flashing when the print server is correctly connected to the network.7. Wait 1 minute and press the test button once. A test page will be printedon the connected printer — keep it handy during the installation. The testpage will show the assigned IP address of the print server.Note:Print server’sIP addressAXIS 5400+: the test page is printed on LPT1.AXIS 5600+: when all printer ports are attached to a printer, the test page is printed in thisorder: LPT1, COM1, LPT2.
