NetWareUNIX WindowsOS/2MacintoshSection 2: Product Overview AXIS 5600 User’s Manual14AXIS 5600 Physical DescriptionPlan view of the AXIS 5600Network Connectors The AXIS 5600 is designed for 10 Mbps Ethernet and 100 Mbps FastEthernet networks and connects to the network via a twisted paircategory 5 cable (10baseT and 100baseTX) or better. The AXIS 5600is equipped with an autosensing function that detects the speed of thelocal network segment and varies the speed of its data communicationaccordingly, between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps.Printer Ports The AXIS 5600 print server is provided with two high-speed IEEE1284 compatible parallel ports and one serial port. Any standardprinter can be connected to any of the ports. Print data can be directedto any of the three ports simultaneously, which means that threedifferent printers can be used at the same time, regardless of protocol.