1(4) NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE Version 1.1 ==================== Product involved: AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS 640/642 Release date: June 3, 1998 Release type: PRODUCTION Software version: 5.51 Software media: AXIS 540+/542+ Flash AXIS 640/642 Flash Software checksum: AXIS 540+/542+ Flash AXIS 640/642 Flash Last preceding release: AXIS 540+/542+ 5.43 AXIS 640/642 5.43 Upgrade instructions: See upgrinfo.txt document --------------------------------------------------------------------- Important: - The 5.51 print server software requires an upgrade to NetPilot 2.50 or better. - When upgrading a unit that has a software revision lower than 5.36, the print server will set all parameter values back to factory defaults. Please save the config file before performing upgrade. Easy Release Description: 1. Added support for Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS). 2. Added support for Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS). 3. Added support for Direct IPX printing. 4. Support for configuration file loading via TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) has been added. 5. Added the possibility to configure the INT_ADDR parameter (the TCP/IP address) through AppleTalk printing to the _CFG printer port. 6. DHCP is now enabled per default. 7. Printing to most Epson Stylus Color inkjet printers are now supported with the AppleTalk protocol. This includes the models 600, 800, 1520 and 3000. 8. Reception of giant packets now handled correctly. Giant packets could earlier cause the unit to hang. Only applicable on Ethernet models. 9. Solved a problem preventing axinstall from working on HP/UX 10.20. 10. Solved a problem giving warning messages when using FTP on Linux and some 4.3BSD derived systems. 11. Introduced checking of banner page date sent from NetWare. Best regards AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix A - DETAILED TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF RELEASE App A Product involved: AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS 640/642 Software version: 5.51 1. NDPS is Novell's new protocol for printing and printer management, and will be the default print method in Netware 5. 2. WINS is supported by Windows NT. Together with DHCP it makes the assignment of an IP address and the binding of the host name to that IP address fully automatic. The installation via a Web browser is simplified and the user can directly use the default print server name (e.g. AX123456) instead of IP address. 3. Added support for Direct IPX printing (also called Windows 95 Peer-to-Peer or Direct Mode IPX) that is a HP-Microsoft printing protocol. It allows printing over IPX without going via the printing queues of an NetWare server. 4. Support for configuration file loading via TFTP and DHCP has been added. TFTP is an UDP/IP protocol enabling the Print Server to automatically download the configuration file from a TFTP server on the network at startup. 5. By extending the method to configure the print server via an _CFG port to also cover the IP address, makes it possible to use the print server's internal web pages for further management. 6. Support for WINS and having DHCP enabled by default makes installation in IP networks easier. See section 3. 7. To be able to print to the connected Epson Stylus inkjet printer you shall set the ATYPE parameter to "EPSONLQ2" and BINARY to "No". 8. No additional information. 9. No additional information. 10. No additional information. 11. No additional information. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix B - SOFTWARE LIMITATIONS App B Product involved: AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS 640/642 Software version: 5.51 1. Secondary printer function doesn't work when printing from AXPUW nor AXIS Print Monitor. 2. 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. 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 D - AXIS INTERNAL DOCUMENT App D Product involved: AXIS 540+/542+, AXIS 640/642 Software version: 5.51 Support cases solved since release 5.43: 7. H9704583, H9704510 9. H9704977 10. H9703540 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Compiler version : GNU C 2.7.2 / Axis CGA-RISC release R19 (CRIS) Assembler version : GNU GAS version 1.38/2, for CRIS (no specific CRIS version) (CRIS) Linker version : GNU GLD BFD 1.94, for CRIS (no specific CRIS version) (CRIS) Other utilities : tools r2_05 ----------------------------------------------------------------------