Axis Communications Network Print Servers Manual De Usuario

AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual

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9. Choose whether you want to share the printer with other network users, 

print a test page, etc. Select the appropriate radio button and click 

Next and 

Finish. 

10. Print a test page to verify. You have now completed the installation.

*Tcpmon.ini

If you have not already done so, you should perform the TCP/IP basic 

setup procedures prior to installing a printer for LPR printing.

Preparing for

LPR Printing

In the Control Panel, double-click the Network icon. Select the Services 

tab. If the TCP/IP Printing entry appears, then TCP/IP is already installed. 

Close the Network folder and go on to Installing an LPR printer, below.

First, prepare for LPR printing:

1. Open the 

Control Panel and double-click the Network icon. 

2. Select 

Protocols. 

3. Add 

TCP\IP Protocol. 

4. Select 

Services. 

5. Add 

Microsoft TCP\IP Printing.

If you have an old version of Windows (prior to XP Service Pack 2), the USB port will not appear 

as an option in the Windows Device Port list (see Step 5 above). If so, install Axis tcpmon Upgrade 
Utility, a script that aids Windows in recognizing the USB port. This script upgrades the 
tcpmon.ini file (in the system32 directory) by adding new Axis print server ports in the Windows 
Available Ports list. The old tcpmon.ini file will be saved as tcpmon.ini_bak in the same directory, 
no other information will be affected. You have to be logged in as an Administrator to use this 
program. The program is available here: