NetWareUNIX WindowsOS/2MacintoshSection 1: Introduction AXIS 5600 User’s Manual10Features and BenefitsReliability The AXIS 5600 print server provides high performance and reliabilitycombined with low power consumption. The electronic circuits arebased on the improved AXIS ETRAX100 chip, which comprises anintegrated 32 bit RISC processor and associated network controllers.Flexibility It supports printing in all the major computer systems andenvironments, including five different print methods in the TCP/IPenvironment. It also allows you to print on up to three printerssimultaneously.The integrated IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) function allows forprinting from LAN to LAN via a WAN such as the Internet.Speed The AXIS ETRAX 100 chip has been specifically designed for LANproducts and benefits users with a faster throughput than a direct PC-to-printer connection. With a sustained data throughput of more than1 Mbyte per second, the AXIS 5600 is fast. High speed Centronicscommunication such as ECP, Hewlett-Packard Fast Mode, HighSpeed and IBM Fast Byte is supported.Easy to Install Using the available Axis installation tools, you can install the AXIS5600 into any of the supported networking environments in just a fewminutes.AXIS ControlPrint You can add security to your available network print resources bypreventing pending print jobs to be printed until you come to theprinter. This feature prevents confidential information to lie waitingin public. Management features allow you to keep track of printerusage and costs.AXIS ControlPrint requires a special version of the firmware andadditional server software. Please contact your Axis reseller for moreinformation.