Download AXIS AX-7 Cobra+ - Technical Reference

PREFACE
Please refer to the User’s Manual for installation and basic configuration procedures.
Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual; if you detect any
inaccuracies or omissions, please inform us at the address supplied.
Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or
typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes in this manual and to the
firmware without prior notice.
About Axis
Axis Communications, founded in 1984, is one of the world’s fastest growing
companies in the printer interface, network print server and CD-ROM server market.
The head quarters are located in Lund, Sweden, with subsidiaries in Beijing, Shanghai,
Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Paris. Please refer to How to contact Axis on page
163.
Axis Communications has a distributor network operating in more than 60 countries
world-wide, marketing four product lines:
IBM Mainframe S/3x and AS/400 Printer Interfaces - These products include a
wide range of plug-in interfaces and free standing box products such as the Cobra+ and
the AFP IPDS-to-PostScript converter.
Network Print Servers - These intelligent Ethernet and Token Ring print servers
support a wide range of LAN protocols. The AXIS NPS 530, 532, 550 and AXIS 150,
152, 540, 542, 560, 570 are Ethernet print servers, while the Axis NPS 630, 632, 650
and AXIS 640, 642, 660, 670 are Token Ring print servers.
CD-ROM Servers - Multiprotocol CD-ROM servers provide a flexible and
cost-efficient solution for sharing CD-ROMs across the network. They are available in
Ethernet and Token Ring versions.
Network Camera Server - The AXIS Neteye 200 Network Camera attaches directly
to an Ethernet network. It supports TCP/IP and Internet-related protocols. This product
replaces closed circuit video or PC with framegrabber, at a lower cost.
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual contains a detailed technical description of the Axis protocol converters
and how to use them in an IBM printing environment. The protocol converters covered
belong to the Cobra family, they are:
AX-7 Cobra+, AXIS OKI HD, AX-4039/1, AXIS COBRA+ OEM and the AXIS 370
Cobra.
If you are not familiar with the basic functions of the protocol converters, refer to the
User’s Manual.
Axis AX-7 Cobra+ Technical Reference
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