NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE Version 1.4 1(6) ==================== Products involved: AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC, NPS 530/532, AXIS 540/542, AXIS 640/642, AXIS 560, AXIS 660, AXIS 150/152 Release date: Feb 23, 1998 Release type: PRODUCTION Software version: 5.43 Software media: AXIS 540+/542+ Flash AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC Flash NPS 530/532 Prom 2 Mbit, 120ns AXIS 540/542 FLASH AXIS 640/642 FLASH AXIS 560 FLASH AXIS 660 FLASH AXIS 150/152 FLASH Software checksum: AXIS 540+/542+ Flash AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC Flash NPS 530/532 Prom DAD7 AXIS 540/542 FLASH AXIS 640/642 FLASH AXIS 560 FLASH AXIS 660 FLASH AXIS 150/152 FLASH Last preceding release: AXIS 540+/542+ 5.41 AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC 5.37 NPS 530/532 5.36 AXIS 540/542 5.36 AXIS 640/642 5.41 AXIS 560 5.39 AXIS 660 5.36 AXIS 150/152 5.36 Upgrade instructions: See upgrinfo.txt document --------------------------------------------------------------------- Easy Release Description: 1. The default IP address is now 0.0.0.0. (This item does not apply to AXIS 560 and AXIS 150/152). 2. The IP address, netmask, default router and trap address parameters can now be entered with dots between the numbers. (This item does not apply AXIS 560 and AXIS 150/152). 3. The netmask and default router parameters are now affected by a factory default operation. (This item does not apply AXIS 560 and AXIS 150/152). 4. NetWare. Fixed a problem that prevented use of multiple queues in bindery emulation mode. (This item does not apply to NPS 530/532). 5. Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented the print server from announcing itself in NetWare. (This item does not apply to AXIS 640/642 and AXIS 660). 6. Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented notification messages from being shown in NetWare NDS environments. (This item does not apply to NPS 530/532 and AXIS 560). AXIS 540+/542+ and NPS 530/532 only: 7. The AppleTalk configuration port with the _CFG extension will now dissappear one hour after power on. (This item does not apply to products without AppleTalk support). AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC, AXIS 640/642 and AXIS 660 only: 8. Status and accounting information is now updated periodically on the print server's internal web pages. 9. 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. AXIS 540+/542+ and AXIS 640/642 only: 10. Enhanced Web JetAdmin support. AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC only: 11. Improved the support for printer BJC-5500, by adding a startup delay. 12. Changed the layout of the printer web page. Now, only information with relevant contents is shown. 13. 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. All parameters on the Output menu (in NetPilot on the Printer ports tab) (L1_CENTR and L1_BSYTM) have been removed. 15. Added support for status messages in AXIS Print Monitor in NetBIOS/NetBEUI environments. NPS 530/532, AXIS 540/542 and AXIS 660 only: 16. Fixed a problem that made the print server hang sometimes when the IP address or net mask was changed during runtime. 17. Added support for HP OpenSpool. Now possible to print directly to the print servers IP address with LPR without having to specify a printer port. NPS 530/532, AXIS 540/542, AXIS 660 and AXIS 150/152 only: 18. Fixed a problem that prevented print servers with version 5.36 to appear in NetPilot if there was a router in between. 19. Fixed a problem causing the print server to hang sometimes when print jobs were canceled. NPS 530/532 only: 20. The AppleTalk protocol now supports drivers for the Canon GPS 200 Fax/Printer. A problem with the handling of non PostScript data in the beginning of a PostScript print job prevented printing in earlier releases. AXIS 540/542, AXIS 660 and AXIS 150/152 only: 21. Improved reliability of flash loading. This applies to both FTP and IPX flash loading. AXIS 660 only: 22. Fixed a problem that could cause infinite authentication pop-up messages when using MS Internet Explorer for configuration. Best regards AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix A - DETAILED TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF RELEASE App A Products involved: AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC, NPS 530/532, AXIS 540/542, AXIS 640/642, AXIS 560, AXIS 660, AXIS 150/152 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. (This item does not apply to AXIS 560 and AXIS 150/152). 2. 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. (This item does not apply to AXIS 560 and AXIS 150/152). 3. 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. (This item does not apply to AXIS 560 and AXIS 150/152). 4. No additional information. 5. 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. (This item does not apply to AXIS 640/642 and AXIS 660). 6. In some situations the print server did not send notification messages when set up in NetWare NDS environments. This problem is now solved. (This item does not apply to NPS 530/532). AXIS 540+/542+ and NPS 530/532 only: 7. 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). AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC, AXIS 640/642 and AXIS 660 only: 8. The status is updated every 5 seconds and the accounting page every 5 seconds. (This item does not apply to NPS 530/532). 9. No additional information. AXIS 540+/542+ and AXIS 640/642 only: 10. Configuration of the print server can now be performed from Web JetAdmin. (Does not apply to AXIS 140 BJC and NPS 530/532). AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC only: 11. 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. 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. NPS 530/532, AXIS 540/542 and AXIS 660 only: 16. If the IP-address or the subnet mask of the print server was changed while one or more reverse telnet port were configured (set to something else than 0), the print server could hang and would have to be manually restarted. 17. The print jobs sent using e.g. OpenSpool will be printed on the printer defined in the parameter DEF_OUT (accessed from NetPilot General property page, value "Internal Printout Destination"). NPS 530/532, AXIS 540/542, AXIS 660 and AXIS 150/152 only: 18. Software release 5.36 introduced a problem in the NetWare RIP protocol which prevented the print server from appearing in the list of servers on the file server when placed on the other side of a router. 19. When removing print jobs from the pending job list, the print server sometimes hang. This problem is now solved. 20. No additional information. AXIS 540/542, AXIS 660 and AXIS 150/152 only: 21. The flash loading is now more reliable. When upgrading a unit that has a software revision lower than 5.39, the flash loading could fail. For units with revision 5.39 or higher, flash loading is more robust. AXIS 660 only: 22. When the authentication information was split in two packets the print server would not recognize the password. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix B - SOFTWARE LIMITATIONS App B Products involved: AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC, NPS 530/532, AXIS 540/542, AXIS 640/642, AXIS 560, AXIS 660, AXIS 150/152 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. 2. If an AXIS 540+/542+ or AXIS 640/642 is configured with JetAdmin in NetWare NDS mode, the print server has to be restarted to make it attach to the queue(s) to serve. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix C - AFFECTED MATERIAL App C Products involved: AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS PrintPoint 140 BJC, NPS 530/532, AXIS 540/542, AXIS 640/642, AXIS 560, AXIS 660, AXIS 150/152 Software version: 5.43 AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS 540/542 and AXIS 640/642: 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 1, 3 and 7 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. NPS 530/532: The NPS 530 User's Manual version 2.0 fully describes the features of this software release, 5.43, with the small exceptions described in release note 1, 3 and 7 in appendix A and B. AXIS 560 and AXIS 660: The AXIS 560/660 User's Manual version 2.3 fully describes the features of this software release, 5.43, with the small exceptions described in release note 1, 3 and 7 in appendix A and B. AXIS 150/152: The AXIS 150/152 User's Manual version 2.3 fully describes the features of this software release. Draft texts for manual updates: Other: ----------------------------------------------------------------------