Axis 5550 User Manual

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Configuration PossibilitiesAXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 103With IPP, a user with an Internet connection can send a document to anyprinter which is connected to the Internet. IPP is platform independentand can be used to print over any LAN or WAN that supports TCP/IP.In practical terms, this means that you can send documents to a remoteprinter as an addition to or replacement of fax and e-mail, with the samequality and color options of traditional network printing.IPP clients An IPP client needs to be installed on your computer together with anappropriate printer driver for proper IPP functionality. The IPP client is atool that adds destination printers to your printer list.The Axis Network Print Server with integrated IPP is compatible with any1.0 and 1.1 compliant IPP client.The Axis Network Print Server presents IPP printer objects to the client,one for each printer port. Some of the most common IPP client printingmethods are described below. Please refer to your IPP clientdocumentation for more specific information.Currently Available IPPClients on the Market:• For Windows 2000/XP/2003: the Microsoft IPP Client (automaticallyinstalled with the Operating System).• For Windows 98, NT: IPP clients can be downloaded from theMicrosoft Web site.• For UNIX/Linux: CUPS (can be downloaded from the Common UnixPrinting System Web site at www.cups.org).• If you wish to print using iPrint over IPP, use AXIS IPP GatewayConfiguration Snap-in for iPrint in NetWare 5.x. It is available onwww.axis.com (Support | Select Software). See its read-me file forinstallation instructions.• For Windows NT/2000: the Internet Printer Connection software fromHewlett Packard (can be downloaded from the Hewlett Packard Website).IPP PrintingRequirementsBefore you print to an IPP printer you need to know:• the address of the print server.• the brand and model of the printer in order to install the appropriateprinter driver.Address Schemes forIPP PrintersWhen using IPP printing, you need to know the IP address or host nameof your Axis print server. IPP is a client/server type protocol whichcomprises two industry standards:• the 1.0 standard, which uses an http:// address scheme• the 1.1 standard, which uses an ipp:// address schemeExample using aHost Namein the 1.0 Standard:If “axisps” is the host name of the print server, "631" is the port numberand "LPT1" is the local printer port name, then the syntax of the addressscheme will be http://axisps:631/USB1 in the 1.0 standard.