Axis 5470 User Manual

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IPP Printing AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Guide40IPP PrintingWith IPP (the Internet Printing Protocol), a user with an Internet connection can send a documentto any printer connected to the Internet. IPP is platform-independent and can be used to print overany LAN or WAN that supports TCP/IP. See the AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual for detailedinformation on IPP printing.In order to print to a remote printer using IPP, you need the following:• An IPP client installed on your computer together with appropriate printer drivers. TheIPP client is a tool that adds destination printers to your printer list. Windows 2000 comeswith an integrated IPP client. See the AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual forinformation on obtaining IPP clients for other operating systems.• The printer to which you want to send your print job needs to be connected to a serverwith IPP functionality; the AXIS 5470e/570/670e fulfills this function as it can receiveremote print jobs. The IPP-functionality of the AXIS 5470e/570/670e print server isautomatically activated upon installation.Note:Printing with IPP in Windows 20001. Select the IPP printer to which you want to send your document. Choose the destinationprinter from the Select Printer field (In File | Print).If your destination printer does not exist in your Select Printer list, you need to add it. Addingan IPP-printer to your printer list is described in Adding an IPP printer in Windows 2000, onpage 40.2. When you press Print, the print job is sent over the Internet to the AXIS 5470e/570/670eprint server, which then forwards the print job to the destination printer.3. The recipient of the print job can collect the print job at the destination printer.Adding an IPP printer in Windows 2000Before you print to an IPP printer you will need to know:• the http:// address of the print server. The http:// address contains the IP address or host nameof the print server, the port number (631) and the printer port name.• the brand and model of the destination printer in order to install the appropriate printerdriver.• the printer port of the print server to which the printer is connected.Free AXIS 5470e/570/670e firmware with integrated IPP functionality can be obtained from theAxis website: http://www.axis.com.