AXIS 5570e Installation Guide Page 3ENGLISHProduct OverviewThank you for purchasing the AXIS 5570e print server. This product has been developed to connect your printersanywhere in your network, allowing all network users access to the shared printer resources.The AXIS 5570e is a LAN attached multi-protocol print server that prints IBM and ASCII data streams to any ASCIIprinter. Supporting IBM Mainframes, AS/400, NetWare, UNIX, LAN Server Manager, Windows and AppleEtherTalk, these products are ideal for IBM Mainframe and AS/400 sites that are migrating from pure IBM networksto LAN environments.About this Installation GuideThis Installation Guide is applicable for the AXIS 5570e with firmware version 7.10 or higher, providingintroductory information on how to set up and manage the print servers in various network environments. It isintended for everyone involved in installing and managing the print server. To fully benefit from this document,you should be familiar with basic networking principles.These instructions are based on the settings in a new and unconfigured print server.To reload the default parameters, you can perform a Factory Default, which will restore most of the settings. SeeUsing the Test Button, on page 35.This information is available in French, German, Spanish and Italian on the Axis Network print Servers CDshipped with this product or on the Axis Website at www.axis.comIn the AXIS 5570e User’s Manual you will find a more extensive description of the print server. The User’s Manualis available on the Axis Network print Servers CD shipped with this product or on the Axis Website atwww.axis.com