1(1) NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE Version 1.0 ==================== Product involved: AXIS 570, AXIS 670 Release date: December 10, 1999 Release type: PRODUCTION Software version: 5.80 Software media: AXIS 570 Flash AXIS 670 Flash Software checksum: AXIS 570 Flash AXIS 670 Flash Last preceding production release: AXIS 570 5.58 AXIS 670 5.58 Upgrade instructions: See upgrinfo.txt document ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Important: - The 5.80 print server software requires an upgrade to NetPilot 2.53 or later. - The non SNA/IBM part of this release is based on Print Server software release 6.00. See Release Descriptions below for information on changes made to the non SNA/IBM parts of the software in the 5.80 release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes made since release 5.58: Easy Release Description: 1. An SNA/3174 LU3 problem has been corrected. 2. A problem with SNA/3174 printing has been corrected. Some systems could cause the flow of print data to stop. 3. An SNA/5494 problem regarding IPL has been corrected. 4. Fixed a problem with images in TN5250E. 5. Improved printer status reporting for SNA and TN3270E/TN5250E. 6. Solved problem when printing on matrix printer using laser driver. 7. A problem with 3270DS emulation has been solved. 8. Printer setting initialization has been corrected. 9. A new printer driver `EPSON_FX_15CPI' has been added. This release is based on Print Server software release 6.00. The changes made in the 6.00 release is covered below: 1. Support for NetWare Pure IP has been added. 2. Support for Dynamic DNS has been added. 3. The DHCP Enable / Disable parameter is now precious. 4. Changed the product type name. 5. NetBIOS message handling has been improved. Best regards AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix A - DETAILED TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF RELEASE App A Product involved: AXIS 570, AXIS 670 Software version: 5.80 1. A problem with SNA/3174 LU3 printing has been corrected. Some systems could cause the flow of print data to stop. 2. No further information. 3. No further information. 4. No further information. 5. No further information. 6. No further information. 7. When receiving large packets of 3270DS data over TN3270E, sometimes no data would be sent to the printer. 8. Printer setting initialization was sent before the `Start of Job Sequence' when the parameter `Reinitialize Printer before Job' was enabled. 9. The new `EPSON_FX_15CPI' printer driver is identical to the `EPSON_FX' printer driver, but supports 15 CPI (NOTE: Not supported by all EpsonFX printers.) This release is based on Print Server software release 6.00. The changes made in the 6.00 release is covered below: 1. The NetWare Pure IP support enables Dual Stack support. This means that both NetWare over IP and IPX can be used at the same time. 2. Dynamic update support in Domain Name System (DNS) has been added to the print server. Three new parameters has been added for this purpose: Domain Name and DNS primary and secondary server. The Dynamic update is done by the print server itself, by informing the primary or secondary DNS server if the IP address or host name is changed. The DNS server has to support dynamic updates from clients for this to work. 3. The DHCP Enable / Disable (DHCP_ENB) parameter does not change by factory default anymore. 4. The product type was in earlier releases "Print Server". This has now changed to "Network Print Server". This is e.g. visible if using telnet or ftp to log in to the to the network print server. 5. NetBIOS message handling has been improved. This enhancement yields more efficient bandwith utilization. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix B - SOFTWARE LIMITATIONS App B Product involved: AXIS 570, AXIS 670 Software version: 5.80 1. The SNA stack is single host only. Multiple SNA hosts cannot access the Print Server simultaneously. 2. Although it is possible to define several logical units on the IBM host system, the AXIS 570/670 will only print one SNA job at a time. SNA Jobs are held in a print queue within the AXIS 570/670 and are processed on a first-come-first-served basis. 3. The SNA parameters LU_NAME and CP_NAME must be equal. This release is based on Print Server software release 6.00. The software limitations in the 6.00 release is covered below: 1. Secondary printer function doesn't work when printing from AXPUW nor AXIS Print Monitor. 2. The maximum number of simultaneous TCP connections is set to 200. If many users are monitoring the status or accounting web pages, all connections may under rare circumstances be consumed by the automatic refresh function. This can cause problems accepting new print jobs using TCP/IP printing protocols. 3. 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 Product involved: AXIS 570, AXIS 670 Software version: 5.80 Draft texts for manual updates: Other: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- END OF RELEASE DOCUMENT.