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Section 1: Introduction
Axis NPS 550 User’s Manual 7
How It Works
Ethernet network print data is transmitted as packets using a high-speed
protocol very different from the standards used by serial or parallel printers.
Each packet contains information about the sender, the receiver, how to
unpack the packet, and the data itself.
The NPS 550 acts as a node in the Ethernet network, with its own unique
address. It receives the packets addressed to it, unpacks them, and converts the
print data to a format suitable for standard printers.
It is physically attached to the network by either thin-wire (10base2) or
twisted-pair (10baseT) Ethernet cabling. The print data can be directed to two
high-speed parallel ports and one serial port, making it possible to print on
three different printers at the same time.
Where To Use it
The NPS 550 can communicate
with PC, PS/2, Unix and
Macintosh systems. It supports
four different network
protocols: NetWare, Microsoft
and IBM networks, TCP/IP,
and Apple EtherTalk. Since the
NPS 550 can handle these
protocols simultaneously, it’s
the ideal printer server solution
for a mixed environment.
NPS 550
UNIX
Novell
PC
Macintosh
IBM
Parallel
Parallel
Serial