NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE
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 Products involved: AXIS 540+
		    
 Release date:      Oct 29, 2004

 Release type:      SERVICE

 Software version:  7.00.0

 File size:         1 185 710 bytes
		   
 Last preceding
 release:           6.16
		   

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 Contact Information
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 Please contact Axis Communications for product information, updates 
 and support at:

 http://www.axis.com


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 Added features in version 7.00.0
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 - New web interface

 - The TCP/IP parameters has been divided into two sets: TCP/IP Network and
   TCP/IP Printing

 - The Axis private enterprise MIB has been revised and updated.

 - It is now possible to explicitly enable/disable the FTP, TELNET, SNMP 
   and RemoteConfig (used for Netpilot).

 - Different factory-default behavior when using the test button.
   DHCP will be restored to its factory-default.

 - Added LLC options to tweak some of the timeouts.


 Corrected problems in version 7.00.0
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 - Improved support in MacOS X for a number of Epson laser printers.

 - If the print server receives the domain name option via DHCP, the value is
   validated before the parameter is set.
    
 - The tcp handling of retransmissions is improved. Data loss is now less 
   frequent in tcp sessions where the amount of data retransmission is high.

 - A TCP/IP problem which could cause network disturbances has been corrected.

 - A problem with printing very small jobs with raw tcp has been removed. 
   Earlier, the print jobs could disappear if the print server got an 
   end-of-file before the printer became available.

 - Improved performance by limiting simultaneous raw tcp connections to 5 per
   tcp port. Earlier, printing clients could consume all memory of the print
   server if the printer is e.g. powered off.

 - Print Job redirection to secondary printer will be done if the primary
   printer is in an error-condition.

 - Corrected a problem with aborted FTP print-jobs when the DATA connections
   has is shutting down.

 - Corrected an issue when logging in to the admin pages using the mozilla 
   browser.


 Limitations in version 7.00.0
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 - If upgrading from a firmware release prior to 6.16.1, the DHCP parameter 
   will be set to the default value, i.e. enabled. Thus after upgrading from
   these old releases any static IP parameters, such as the IP address, will
   be replaced with values obtained with DHCP. 

   We are very sorry for the inconvenience this might cause you.

 - Axis ThinWizard is the recommended management tool to use with this print
   server. HP WebJetadmin is  neither tested nor supported with this release.

 - Support for Checksums in Netware is not implemented.

 - Users are recommended to use the native print monitor on Win2000/XP.

 - If there is an SLP directory agent on the network and the 
   slp-directory-agent option (RFC 2165) is used by the dhcp server, the Print 
   Servers will most likely end up in a non recoverable endless loop.

 - If the print server receives a NDS tree name via dhcp, and the new name
   differs from the one stored in the print server, then the print server will
   keep on rebooting forever. The solution is either to disable the NDS tree 
   option on the DHCP server, or to configure the print server on a network
   where no DHCP server is present.

 - FW 7.00 is not fully compatible with TW 3.00.  The Print Server 
   name will be missing and the Status reported by TW 3.0 will be wrong. 
   For full functionality please use TW 3.04, or higher. TW 3.04 is 
   estimated to be released no later than Feb 4 2005.

 - Firmware release 7.00 and onwards only supports print servers with Axis brand name.