NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE Version 1.1 1(3) ==================== Products involved: AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC Release date: Jan 23, 1998 Release type: PRODUCTION Software version: 5.43 Software media: AXIS 540+/542+ Flash AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC Flash Software checksum: AXIS 540+/542+ Flash AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC Flash Last preceding release: AXIS 540+/542+ 5.41 AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC 5.37 Upgrade instructions: See upgrinfo.txt document --------------------------------------------------------------------- Easy Release Description: 1. The default IP address is now 0.0.0.0. 2. The AppleTalk configuration port with the _CFG extension will now dissappear one hour after power on. (This item does not apply to AXIS 140 BJC). 3. The IP address, netmask, default router and trap address parameters can now be entered with dots between the numbers. 4. Status and accounting information is now updated periodically on the print server's internal web pages. 5. Configuration and management from the print server web pages don't require authentication if the root password is equal to the factory default value PASS. 6. The netmask and default router parameters are now affected by a factory default operation. 7. Enhanced Web JetAdmin support. (This item does not apply to AXIS 140 BJC). 8. NetWare. Fixed a problem that prevented use of multiple queues in bindery emulation mode. 9. Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented the print server from announcing itself in NetWare. 10. Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented notification messages from being shown in NetWare NDS environments. 11. AXIS 140 BJC only: Improved the support for printer BJC-5500, by adding a startup delay. 12. AXIS 140 BJC only: Changed the layout of the printer web page. Now, only information with relevant contents is shown. 13. AXIS 140 BJC only: The printer Manufacturer and Model information is now shown in NetPilot and on the printer web page, even if the printer is not supported for printing. 14. AXIS 140 BJC only: All parameters on the Output menu (in NetPilot on the Printer ports tab) (L1_CENTR and L1_BSYTM) have been removed. 15. AXIS 140 BJC only: Added support for status messages in AXIS Print Monitor in NetBIOS/NetBEUI environments. Best regards AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix A - DETAILED TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF RELEASE App A Products involved: AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC Software version: 5.43 1. The old default IP address was rejected by routers. This was often a problem in networks using VLAN technology. The print server could not be configured by BOOTP/DHCP if the BOOTP/DHCP server was located on the other side of a router. 2. The AppleTalk configuration port will only appear during the first hour after power on. Resetting the unit will make the _CFG port visible again. (Does not apply to AXIS 140 BJC). 3. The IP address, netmask, default router and trap address parameters can now be entered in the format "aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd" in the configuration file. A space between each number will also work as before. 4. The status is updated every 5 seconds and the accounting page every 5 seconds. 5. No additional information. 6. Having the netmask and default router parameters unaffected by a factory default setting could make the unit unaccessible on a pure IP network if they were set incorrectly. Now, they are set to 0.0.0.0 when doing factory default. 7. Configuration of the print server can now be performed from Web JetAdmin. (Does not apply to AXIS 140 BJC). 8. No additional information. 9. In some situations during start-up the print server did not send out necessary advertising information resulting in that the unit was not visible for a NetWare server. This problem is now solved. 10. In some situations the print server did not send notification messages when set up in NetWare NDS environments. This problem is now solved. 11. AXIS 140 BJC only: Before AXIS 140 BJC had a problem with BJC- printers, that had a long start up sequence. The problem was detected on BJC-5500. This is taken care of by inserting a start up delay in the print server. 12. AXIS 140 BJC only: Field with no relevant information, used to say: 'No information available', these fields will not be displayed anymore, unless the proper value is recieved from the printer. The layout of the page is also changed in such a way that it looks similar to the way AXIS NetPilot shows the same information. 13. No additional information. 14. No additional information. 15. No additional information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix B - SOFTWARE LIMITATIONS App B Products involved: AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC Software version: 5.43 1. There is a potential problem with sending print jobs over ftp to printers supporting both bitronics and PJL, when the parameter L1_MGM_INFO (NetPilot property pages, value "Printer Management Information LPT1") is set to AUTO. The status messages sent back to the user may confuse some ftp clients, and thus prevents sending more than one print job over that ftp connection. This is avoided if the parameter L1_MGM_INFO is set to NONE. 4. PROS print jobs may be corrupted when printing with bitronics support. The problem is avoided if the parameter PRx_IN (NetPilot property pages value "Read-Back Port") is set to NONE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix C - AFFECTED MATERIAL App C Products involved: AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC Software version: 5.43 AXIS 540+/542+: The AXIS 540/640 User's Manual version 2.3 fully describes the features of this software release, 5.43, with the small exceptions described in release note 2 in appendix A and B. AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC: The AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC User's Manual version 1.0 fully describes the features of this software release, 5.43, with the small exceptions described in release note 14 in appendix A and B. Draft texts for manual updates: Other: ----------------------------------------------------------------------