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1. Phase 2 Destination 1 Model 1 d1prn m1 Destination 2 Model 2 d2prn m m2 I Destination 3 Model 3 d3prn m m3 l Destination 4 Model 4 d4prn m m4 I l Destination 5 Model 5 l d5prn m m5 I Destination 6 Model 6 l d6prn m m6 Destination 7 Model 7 d7prn m m7 Destination 8 Model 8 d8prn m m8 Figure 1 Print Path Destinations Queues Destinations Queues For every I O port on NIC there is at least one pre defined logical print queue or destination to accept print jobs destined for it This includes print jobs that are sent directly to the I O port such as port 9100 These queue or destination names are pre defined but can be changed by the user Models For every destination or queue there is a pre defined model associated with it The model defines how the print job will be processed as it passes through to the printer Models are a set of mini filters that can be used to modify the print data stream The functions available for each model are as follows 1 Insert carriage return after line feed 2 Insert a banner page before or after each print job 3 Insert header strings to e Print using upper tray s paper e Printer using lower tray s paper e Print in landscape mode e Print in portrait mode 4 Insert trailer strings to e Reset the printer once the print job
2. PRINTRONIX Integrated Network Interface Card User s Manual SL T5r Thermal Printers READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THIS PRINTER Software License Agreement CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THIS PRINTER USING THIS PRINTER INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROMPTLY RETURN THE PRINTER AND ALL ACCOMPANYING HARDWARE AND WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE PLACE YOU OBTAINED THEM AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED Definitions Software shall mean the digitally encoded machine readable data and program The term Software Product includes the Software resident in the printer and its documentation The Software Product is licensed not sold to you and Printronix Inc either owns or licenses from other vendors who own all copyright trade secret patent and other proprietary rights in the Software Product License 1 Authorized Use You agree to accept a non exclusive license to use the Software resident in the printer solely for your own customary business or personal purposes 2 Restrictions a To protect the proprietary rights of Printronix Inc you agree to maintain the Software Product and other proprietary information concerning the typefaces in strict confidence b You agree not to duplicate or copy the Software Product Cc You shall not sublicense sell lease or otherwise transfe
3. cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteees 87 Unix NIC CornguratI ieniceri rnern ae AAEN 88 Mana a a E OE 88 Optional es nii aei ra ae a aea e aa ei 88 Using ARP ornu tonun a a idee a 88 USMO RARP eana ene a cee Sateen rile eee 90 Using BOOTP sisya E TE 91 Communicating Across Routers 92 Unix Host Configuration seeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeerreseerrrssrrerrssrererne 93 Manual System V Host Setup c cc cceeeeceeeeenteeeeeeeees 93 NIC Installation on HP UX sseeseeeseesssesrrrsseerrrssserrrrssrerns 94 Solaris 2 6 7 NIC Setup ccccecceeeeeeeeeececeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeees 95 Manual LPR LPD Host SetuD eseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 96 NIC Configuration for AIX 4 98 AIX Remote Queue Time Out Setting 0 0 100 Printing from AIX ooo eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeenaeeees 100 Printing with FTP ecaa a nies 101 Alternate FTP Printing cc ccccccsscesseeeeseecneeeeeseneeneeeneeeen 102 Direct Socket Printing seisine kernek ei rr eer 103 6 z OS Configuration IPDS Printer 105 OVEIVICW yi i hee ced eae nee dete es 105 REQUIFEMONUS asena aaa cesta sab adbe A aaea 105 Configuration Checklist 0 0 00 cceeceeeeeneeeeeeeetteeeeeeeenaees 106 Configuring PSF for z OS to Print IPDS Files 106 Configuration Procedure 0 ccccceeceeteeeeeeeetteeeeeeenaees 106 Verifying a TCP IP Attached Printer on Z OS 0 116 Sharing Line Matrix Printers on Z OS eeen 117 JES Spool
4. e When using a version of z OS 4 1 0 or later use an HCD or an MVSCP For more information about using these methods refer to e MVS ESA Migration Planning Dynamic I O Configuration e MVS ESA Hardware Configuration Using the Dialog Modify the TCP IP Profile in z OS The TCP IP profile contains system configuration statements used to initialize the TCP IP address space Of those statements the following are subject to special considerations when you are printing from PSF on TCP IP attached printers Samples of these statements are printed in bold in the example shown in Figure 26 107 Chapter 6 Configuring PSF for z OS to Print IPDS Files ACBPOOLSIZE 1000 ADDRESSTRANSLATIONPOOLSIZE 1500 CCBPOOLSIZE 150 DATABUFFERPOOLSIZE 160 32768 ENVELOPEPOOLSIZE 750 IPROUTEPOOLSIZE 300 LARGEENVELOPEPOOLSIZE 50 RCBPOOLSIZE 50 SCBPOOLSIZE 256 SKCBPOOLSIZE 256 SMALLDATABUFFERPOOLSIZE 256 TCBPOOLSIZE 512 TINYDATABUFFERPOOLSIZE 256 UCBPOOLSIZE 100 KEEPALIVEOPTIONS INTERVAL 10 SENDGARBAGE FALSE ENDKEEPALIVEOPTIONS GATEWAY Network First hop Linkname Packet Size Subnet mask Subnet value 9 BPCLAN 2000 0 255 255 0 0 99 12 0 DEFAULTNET 9 99 12 254 BPCLAN 2000 0 255 255 0 0 Figure 26 Modifying TCP IP Profile This section contains information about the statements the special considerations that apply to them and the changes they may make necessary If you change any of the values in the TCP IP profile restart TCP
5. list dhcp List all DHCP information for the NIC provided that DHCP is enabled list lpd List the Line Printer Daemon LPD information such as whether the bytecount is enabled or disabled 229 Chapter 12 Complete Command List 230 Miscellaneous Commands These commands do not fall under any specific section of the command shell but they are used quite frequently save default Save the current settings to flash memory so they are available after power cycles Sysinfo destination model logpath variable user and I O port settings will be saved If default is specified as well factory settings will be saved overwriting any new settings you have configured reboot Perform a warm boot or hardware reset to simulate a power on reset This restores current settings to those stored in flash memory since the flash memory settings will be read and loaded into memory upon bootup reset Perform a warm boot or hardware reset to simulate a power on reset This restores current settings to those stored in flash memory since the flash memory settings will be read and loaded into memory upon bootup load default Load the settings stored in flash memory and use them as the current or working settings If default is specified as well factory settings will be loaded lpstat ioport jobID Example lpstat prn Display active and queued jobs and I O port status for a given ioport or jobID Specifying one of these paramet
6. m D job M user I i o port TM checksum D printer prn none TCPAIP Port e g 4010 syslog email Figure 15 Log Path Settings Name Name of the log path The default names are 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 and 18 Logpath Type Define what type of log information will be tracked for each print job passing through the associated destination The types are job job ID username etc user user ID and three messages per job about the start and finish checksum value used when troubleshooting integrity of data transferred printer miscellaneous messages from the printer i o port status of the printer based on the port interface signals Logpath Port Define where logging information for print jobs passing through the associated destination will be reported The choices are prn reported to the PRN port Logging to prn can be destructive to the print job it is reserved for advanced users none don t report any logging information TCP IP port to a TCP port number specified in the edit field syslog to a host specified by the IP address in the edit field running a SYSLOG daemon email to an e mail address specified by the e mail address and the SMTP server IP address edit fields You can set the option on the Administration web page Default no logging turned on 61 Chapter 3 1N5250 3270 Configuration TN5250 3270 Configuration The TN5250 3270
7. The following shows where the VTAM parameters were set for the printer For the DSE printer we chose RMT3 and the logmode of LU3PRT Browse VTAM Protocol Command gt Printer definition name VTAM_DSE1 Printer LU name RMT3 VTAM Processing Options Printer logmode LU3PRT Checkpoint pages 5 Send as transparent data The next panel shows these settings for the SCS printer Browse VTAM Protocol Command gt Printer definition name VTAM_SCS1 Printer LU name RMT2 VTAM Processing Options Printer logmode SCS Checkpoint pages 5 Send as transparent data 178 The last thing you need to configure is the printer NOTE A this time InfoPrint Server and all related LUs should be active Using the printer s web pages go to the configuration screen Configuration Screens 1 To configure the line matrix printer fill out and submit the forms using the following links Table 5 Configuration Forms Configuration HTML Forms Network TCP IP including Windows and Novell network settings Print Path Destination Model Log Path and I O port configuration Print Model Shortcut to the print path model configuration forms Log Path Shortcut to the print path log path configurations form TN5250 3270 TN5250 3270 configuration settings SNMP SNMP configuration settings Administration Names and passwords System System operation modes reboot factor
8. configuration object created with this command is used by PSF 400 when printing IPDS files The object is used by AS 400 V3R2 only if the object is in the QGPL library and has the same name as the printer device description This information overrides the APPC configuration information specified in the printer device description To configure AS 400 for IPDS printing on V3R2 1 At the AS 400 command line enter a command in the form CRIPSFCFG PSFCFG printer type IPDSPASTHR YES RLSTMR SEC15 TEXT printer_type NETWORK PRINTER RMTLOCNAME 128 99 12 134 PORT 5001 where printer_type e g T5000 P7000 is the model of your printer A completed screen looks like Figure 34 PSF configuration printer type Library QGPL User resource library JOBLIBL IPDS pass through YES Activate release timer NORDYF Release timer SEC15 Restart timer IMMED SNA retry count 2 143 Chapter 8 Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer 144 Delay time between retries 0 Blank page YES Page size control NO Resident fonts YES Resource retention YES Edge orient NO Remote location Name or address 128 99 12 134 TCP IP port 5001 TCP IP activation timer 170 PSF defined options Text description printer_type Network Printer Device resource library list DFT Figure 34 Example CRTPSFCFG Command V3R2 3 The following parameters are required a PSF Configuratio
9. 255 255 255 0 2 Your completed screen should look like Figure 32 System BLDD60 Internet address 9 99 15 188 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Line description ETHLAN Line type ELAN Interface status Inactive Type of service NORMAL Maximum transmission unit LIND Automatic start YES Figure 32 Example ADDTCPIFC Interface 3 The following parameters must be specified a Internet Address Internet address of the AS 400 Ethernet LAN adapter NOTE Do not use the IP address of the NIC 138 Configuring an AS 400 TCP IP Interface with ADDTCPIFC b Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask for this AS 400 TCP IP interface for example 255 255 255 0 c Line Description The name assigned to the AS 400 line description as described in Developing Line Descriptions With CRTLINETH on page 121 Each AS 400 LAN adapter will have its own line description Configuring a TCP IP Host Table Entry Although optional it is recommended that you create a TCP IP host table entry Add the AS 400 name and the IP address of the LAN adapter to the Host Table Entries Also add the hostname and IP address of the printer to the list You can access the host table entries function by using the CFGTCP command then selecting option 10 from the menu You can also add entries to your host table for both the hostname and the fully qualified network name for your system The entry name should match the name you configure
10. e aPTX_SETUP command file containing one or more npsh commands sent through a printer data port serial parallel etc 195 Chapter 12 Command Shell Overview 196 Main npsh Command Prefixes All configurable commands either start with store or set and view commands start with list NOTE If the store prefix is used the NIC must be repowered to make the changes take effect Since store affects flash memory settings only the print server must reset and read the new settings now in flash memory NOTE If the set prefix is used a save command must be executed as well so that the new settings are retained after power cycles Since set only affects the settings in memory they will be lost after a power cycle unless they are saved to flash memory Getting Command Help The NIC command shell provides several online help tools including 2 Command Typing when logged in to the command shell will produce a full list of all available commands Command Prefixes Typing in the first portion of a command will produce an error message showing the correct syntax For example typing in store tcpip will produce a list of all commands that start with this prefix Store Commands Complete Command List This section outlines the entire NIC command set including the command syntax a description and in most cases an example for each command listed NOTE If you see the word i fnumin any npsh commands y
11. 179 Configuration tools 25 Connecting to the network 25 Control panel message Dynamically Set Params Read Only 255 Control panel configuration 27 CRTLINETH line descriptions 121 Customer Support Center 263 D Default Key Wireless 50 Define LPR printer error 247 Destination settings Print Path 52 Destinations models 19 NIC 19 Device Description TN5250 3270 64 Device Type TN5250 3270 65 Direct socket printing 103 Document conventions 23 Downloading software 240 Dynamically Set Params Read Only message 255 E EAP Mode Wireless 49 EAP Parameters 33 EAP Passwords Wireless 50 EAP Wireless 50 E mail alert posting 67 Encryption Key Configuration 32 Errors defining LPR printer 247 F Filter Print Model 58 Filter Print Path 55 Font Identifier TN5250 189 FTP printing 101 Index G General Issues wireless ethernet 257 Getting Help command 196 Getting started NIC with AS400 running TN5250 186 Guest user NIC 233 H Header String Print Model 58 Header String Print Path 56 Help 78 Help command getting 196 Home page URL 36 Host configuration Unix 93 Host IP TN5250 3270 63 HP UX 94 HTML NIC structure 37 HTML forms 36 HTTP troubleshooting 249 l I O Port status 78 Installation HP UX 94 Solaris 2 6 95 Installation Solaris 7 95 Installation NIC 25 Interface TCP IP Network 44 International Mode Wireless 48 IP Address Configuration 29
12. 86 400 886 5598 Fax 86 21 5138 0564 Visit the Printronix web site at www printronix com 265 Appendix B Corporate Offices 266 C Glossary ARP bps Centronics daemon default router destination DHCP Download Mode DNS Address Resolution Protocol Associates a selected IP address with a network device Ethernet address Bits per second Parallel port interface standard found on most printers A continuously running process that handles system wide functions like print spooling Local device that forwards any IP packets destined for another subnet Logical print queue on the NIC to which hosts send their print jobs There are eight destinations by default Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Allows a network device to discover its IP address dynamically upon bootup The IP address does not need to be stored within the device itself permanently Refers to the condition of the NIC when in a startup condition downloading configuration information Domain Name Server Host providing responses to queries for a given host name IP address 267 268 EEPROM factory defaults Factory Settings Firmware Panic Flash FTP gateway gateway address Hardware Exception HTML ifnum interface script Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Settings shipped with the NIC S2 jumper position stating all factory default settings are to be used while the
13. Front Panel Message Dynamically Set Params Read Only This is not an error It is an informational message warning that the IP address has been dynamically set by either dhcp rarp or bootp To assign a static IP address turn off the rarp bootp and dhcp on the adapter Use the following procedure 1 Telnet to the adapter Login root password Enter key Telnet commands are store tcpip 1 opts rarp bootp dhcp save reset Wait two minutes for the adapter to reset 2 Program the IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway if required from the front panel 255 Appendix A Wireless Connections Troubleshooting Tips Wireless Connections Troubleshooting Tips There are many contributing factors that result in wireless connectivity failures 99 of the time the problems are configuration setup related and 1 of the time hardware or parts Check your wireless configuration on the Access Point A P and the printer to make sure they are compatible before determining whether there is a bug LA5127 CF Radio Specifics Securities supported with LA5127 CF Radio e WEP static only not dynamic e LEAP e WPA PSK TKIP WPA1 e WPA PSK AES CCMP WPA2 e WPA PSK mixed mode both TKIP and AES are advertised and client and host negotiate e EAP TTLS allows TKIP AES or mixed mode e EAP PEAP MSCHAPv2 allows TKIP AES or mixed mode Mixed mode settings A P Printer TKIP AES TKIP
14. ON flashes Indicates activity ON constant Indicates that the link is good at 10 Mbps ON constant Indicates that the link is good at 100 Mbps Speed Setting for 10 100Base T When the router is set to auto negotiation enable the following is the correct behavior of the NIC with each setting 1 10mbps Half Duplex Use parallel detection because the NIC is using force mode and thus has auto negotiation disabled PORs to 10mbps Half Duplex Resets to 10mbps Half Duplex Reconnection at switch maintains 10mbps Half Duplex 21 Chapter 1 22 Interfaces 10mbps Full Duplex Use parallel detection because the NIC is using force mode and thus has auto negotiation disabled PORs to 10mbps Full Duplex Resets to 10mbps Full Duplex Reconnection at switch maintains 10mbps Full Duplex 100mbps Half Duplex Use parallel detection because the NIC is using force mode and thus has auto negotiation disabled PORs to 100mbps Half Duplex Resets to 100mbps Half Duplex Reconnection at switch results in 100mbps Half Duplex 100mbps Full Duplex Use parallel detection because the NIC is using force mode and thus has auto negotiation disabled PORs to 100mbps Full Duplex Resets to 100mbps Full Duplex Reconnection at switch results in 100mbps Full Duplex NIC in Auto mode in 100mbps Full Duplex environment Use auto negotiation to the highest common local and remote capability i e 100 mbps Full Dup
15. User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default Printer Logging Through Logpaths 3 Atthe Print Path Configuration HTML form that displays select a destination link e g d1prn from the top of the page to bring up the appropriate destination form 4 Once the desired destination HTML form displays scroll down to the Logpath Type and Logpath Port sections to view the current logpath settings for this particular destination At this point you can alter any of these settings and then click on the SUBMIT button to store them into the NIC Remember to repower the NIC to make the settings take effect Downloading Software through the Network Interface Card NIC Method 1 1 Make a printout of all saved configurations NOTE Installing new software erases all saved configurations Use the printouts to restore printer configurations 2 Using Windows Explorer create a directory named download at the root level of your C hard drive Insert the printer emulation software CD into your computer 4 Using Windows Explorer navigate to the appropriate file on the CD using the Unzipped directory based on the printer type and desired emulation 5 Copy the file to the download directory 6 Start a command prompt session NOTE The Start Menu icon is usually labeled MS DOS Prompt or Command Prompt 7 Atthe command prompt
16. definition This is required if the printer is somewhere other than on a local segment and must cross bridges Configuring a Local Domain and Hostname The AS 400 print commands described in Setting Up Printing for ASCII Files on page 126 require a local name and hostname If you have already configured LAN attached TCP IP printers on the AS 400 system you will have a local domain name and hostname configured on the system NOTE If you already have a local domain name and hostname configured on the system do not change your setup If the local domain name and hostname file is empty the file must be set up This control file information is used to determine if a print request comes from an authorized host To configure the local domain and hostname you will run the CFGTCP command and select Option 12 from the menu Enter a local domain name such as city company com Enter a local hostname such as as400 01 This is the name of your AS 400 system and must match the hostname for your system in the host entry table Refer to Configuring A TCP IP Host Table Entry for more information NOTE If the printer and AS 400 are not on the same local LAN segment use CFGTCP Option 2 to verify that there is a route defined in the TCP IP route list Configuring A TCP IP Host Table Entry Although creating a TCP IP host table entry is optional it is a good idea to take this step Add the AS 400 name and the IP address
17. on any platform lpsched LP or System V printing with TCP IP netbios Windows 95 and Windows for Workgroups printing ftpd Printing using the File Transfer Protocol FTP via TCP IP tn Printing using the TN5250 3270 session set dest from default Set all destination settings back to factory defaults set dest from stored Set all current destination settings to the values stored in flash memory set ifc one down Example set ifc lt IFNUM gt up down Set state of the specified network physical interface up or down lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the NIC device 214 Set Commands set logpath lt LOGPATH gt name lt NEW NAME gt Example set logpath 11 name pagecount Change the current name of the logpath lt logpath gt to a new name as indicated by lt new_name gt These names are case sensitive set logpath lt LOGPATH gt type job user cksum printer ioport Example set logpath 12 type job user printer Establish the type of printer and print job logging to be done within this lt logpath gt The options are job Job ID username etc user User ID along with three messages per job about start and finish cksum 16 bit checksum value to confirm integrity of data printed printer For special printer feedback ioport Printer error messages determined through the parallel port pins set logpath lt LOGPATH gt port lt TCP port gt email syslog Exa
18. simultaneous printing across all I O ports and all supported protocols multiple network protocol support Logical Printer Architecture The NIC implements a logical printer architecture which gives the system administrator the possibility to configure the print server to handle and act upon the print data in several ways When a print job comes through the print server there is a certain logical print path that it follows before it gets to the printer Each logical print path consists of a sequence of logical steps where extra processing may be performed on the print data before it is sent to the printer This ability to preprocess the print data before it is sent to the printer allows elimination of certain printing problems or implementation of printer enhancements that may be difficult and time consuming to solve or introduce at the system spool or queue level The preprocess ability is also simplistic to perform at the print server level The logical print path for a print job going through NIC consists of three different phases e Phase 1 the host sends the job to a destination or queue on NIC e g d1prn e Phase 2 the print job passes through the associated model e g model m1 on NIC for any extra processing associated with the model e Phase 3 the processed print job is directed to the printer for output 17 Chapter 1 Logical Printer Architecture 18
19. this menu item allows you to reboot the NIC or restore its settings to the factory default TCP IP Network Network Configuration The network configuration allows you to specify the setting for each network protocol Beside each protocol name is a checkbox which allows you to enable or disable each protocol depending on your network printing needs NOTE TCP IP is the only supported protocol which is always enabled TCP IP Network Interface 1 10 100Mbps Ethernet een current value 10 224 2 85 SUDNeCMASK current value 255 255 0 0 RARP WW current value enabled BOOTP Wf current value enabled DHCP fF current value disabled DNS TC current value disabled PERSISTDHCP m current value disabled Figure 4 TCP IP Network Configuration for Wired Ethernet 43 Chapter 3 Network Configuration IP Address Subnet Mask RARP BOOTP DHCP DNS PERSIST DHCP ml Interface 2 VVireless _ gt ySsAA AAA _ current value 10 224 2 86 current value 255 255 0 0 x x oO o current value enabled current value enabled current value disabled current value disabled current value disabled Figure 5 TCP IP Network Configuration for Wireless Ethernet Interface The two edit fields contain the NIC s IP address and subnet mask The check boxes enable the RARP BOOTP DHCP DNS and Persistent DHCP protocols w
20. 275 Index IPDS configuration checklist AS 400 136 verify on AS 400 158 IPDS file printing 135 IPDS printer configuring on AS 400 135 J Job formatting TN5250 187 K Key Length Optional Wireless 50 Key Value Hex Wireless 50 Key Value String Wireless 50 Key Value Type Wireless 50 Key Wireless 50 L LA5127 CF Radio specifics 256 Line descriptions CRTLINETH 121 List commands 225 TN5250 186 Log Path configuration 60 Logpath Port 61 Logpath Type 60 Name 60 Log Path Port Print Path 56 Log Path Type Print Path 56 Logging printer 237 Logical printer architecture 17 Logpath Port Log Path 61 Logpath Type Log Path 60 Logpaths printer logging 238 276 LPR LPD Host setup 96 Manager model printer monitoring 191 Manual notes 23 notices 23 Manual LPR LPD Host setup 96 Manual system V Host setup 93 Message Queue Library TN5250 3270 64 Message Queue Name TN5250 3270 64 MIB 192 Microsoft TCP IP printing 250 Miscellaneous commands 230 Mode TN5250 3270 63 Model Type Print Model 57 Model Type Print Path 54 Models 19 setting a formfeed 255 setting onlcr 254 Monitoring print job 237 printer 237 MVS configuration checklist 106 define printer to JES 111 JES spool printer sharing 117 port switching printer sharing 119 printer connection 110 requirements 105 Name Log Path 60 Print Model 57 Print Path 53 Naming schemes NIC 243 NetBIOS TC
21. 32767 UNKNOWN Location rrr BLANK Data steams supported UNKNOWN UNKNOWN PCL PS PDF for more values Text description BLANK Additional Parameters Remote network identifier NETATR Name NETATR NONE Workstation customizing object NONE Name NONE LIDIALY iseinean Name LIBL CURLIB Authority 0 ccccceeceeeeeeeeesteeeeeeeeees ALL Name LIBCRTAUT CHANGE Figure 38 Example CRTDEVPRT Command V4R2 and above 2 Values must be entered for the following parameters Device Description DEVD The device description or name Device Class DEVCLS Specify LAN Device Type TYPE Specify IPDS Device Model MODEL Specify 0 LAN attachment LANATTACH Specify IP Port number PORT Specify 5001 156 Configuring PSF with CRTDEVPRT on V4R2 and Above Font FONT Enter an appropriate value Form Feed FORMFEED Specify CONT Activation timer ACTTMR This value specifies the number of seconds that PSF waits for a printer to respond to an activation request If only one system is using the printer use the default value 170 seconds If more than one system is using the printer specify NOMAX which causes PSF to wait indefinitely for a response to an activation request Remote Location RMTLOCNAME Enter the IP address or hostname of the printer User Defined Object USRDFNOBJ To use a PSF configuration object specify its name and li
22. 99 98 62 ENDIPGROUP IPGROUP TESTPRT3 9 99 98 67 ENDIPGROUP PRTMAP PGRPLU1 TESTPRT GENERIC PRTMAP PGRPLU3 TESTPRT3 GENERIC End telnet printer section EndVTAM NOTE Only additions required for the TN3270E printers are shown 169 Chapter 9 Program Materials Printer Inventory Manager as Defined with TN3270E The following screens show areas of the Printer Inventory Manager involved with the definition of the TN3270E printers 1 At main panel select option 4 to look at the FSS definition InfoPrint Server Printer Inventory Manager Option gt Printer Definitions 1 Add Add a printer definition 2 List List printer definitions 3 Select Select printer definitions to list Other Functions 4 FSS FSA Pool Manage other inventory definitions 5 PrintWay Queue View IP PrintWay transmission queue 6 PrintWay Message View IP PrintWay message log 7 Configure Change panel configuration Printer Definition List Row 17 of 23 170 Printer Inventory Manager as Defined with TN3270E 2 Select option 5 from this panel to list the FSSs FSA FSS and Pool Management Option gt FSA 1 Add Add an FSA 2 List List FSAs 3 Select Select FSAs to list FSS 4 Add Add an FSS 5 List List FSSs 6 Select Select FSSs to list Pool of Printer Definitions 7 Add Add a Pool 8 List List Pools 9 Select Select Pools to list 3 From the panel below browse the PRINTWAY FSS to see how the TN3270E F
23. AES TKIP AES TKIP TKIP AES AES TKIP TKIP AES TKIP AES AES AES 256 General Issues When Using Wireless Ethernet Securities not available or supported with LA5127 CF Radio e Diversity is not supported requires two external antennas e ADHOC e Dynamic WEP windows config key is automatically provided for me e EAP TLS no local storing of certificates difficult to manage General Issues When Using Wireless Ethernet e No wireless connectivity in a new or first time installation Verify that the printer and A P configuration contains no typos or missing information i e SSID etc e Low signal strength Orientation of external antenna is important Signal strength can be diminished by up to 25 if the external antenna is pointed straight out down or sideways e Difficulty when using static IP Static IP is not compatible when using RF clients because the IP path to a client is found by non RF means The client announces or finds by broadcasting the IP path to use In general printers are passive but the pping option offers a path to work around this issue refer to the telnet commands for details Both dhcp and bootp allows for correct occurrences of association and authentication e Using web browsers on a wireless device Web browsers for wireless devices are useful after the device is associated and authenticated If it is not communicating verify whether web access is allowed or blocked by
24. IFNUM frametype ethernet2 802 2snap Example store tcpip 1 frametype ethernet2 802 2snap Control which frame type s is supported with the TCP IP protocol By default both Ethernet 2 and 802 2snap are enabled but normal TCP IP communications rely on Ethernet 2 store tcpip route add default 1 2 lt ROUTER gt lt IFNUM gt lt METRIC gt Example store tcpip route add default1 192 75 11 1 1 Store a default router gateway defined by router IP Address lt router gt lt ifnum gt so the NIC knows where to direct packets destined for another subnet It is easier to store one default entry rather than an entry per remote host or network as in the previous command store tcpip del default 1 2 Example store tcpip route del defaultl 192 75 11 1 1 Delete a default router gateway defined by router IP Address lt router gt lt ifnum gt so the NIC knows where to direct packets destined for another subnet Store Commands store tcpip route add host net lt NETWORK gt mask gt lt ROUTER gt lt IFNUM gt lt METRIC gt Example store tcpip route add net 192 75 12 0 1 Add a static route to a particular TCP IP host or subnet specified by lt network gt so the NIC knows how to communicate with it Normally one entry for a default router gateway is all that is needed for communications between different subnets Please see the next command for details store tcpip route del host net lt NETWO
25. IP to pick up the changes 108 Configuration Procedure DATABUFFERPOOLSIZE The DATABUFFERPOOLSIZE statement defines the number and size of the data buffers For printing on TCP IP attached printers it is recommended that you specify at least 160 data buffers 32768 buffer size SMALLDATABUFFERPOOLSIZE The SMALLDATABUFFERPOOLSIZE statement defines the number of small data buffers For printing on TCP IP attached printers it is recommended that you specify at least 256 small data buffers TINYDATABUFFERPOOLSIZE The TINYDATABUFFERPOOLSIZE statement defines the number of tiny data buffers For printing on TCP IP attached printers it is recommended that you specify at least 256 tiny data buffers KEEPALIVEOPTIONS PSF relies on TCP to detect when a connection with a TCP IP attached printer is no longer usable When no data has been exchanged between PSF and its connection partner TCP sends keep alive probes to the connection partner periodically These periodic probes called keep alive transmissions enable TCP to discover when a connection is no longer usable even if the connection partner is abruptly powered off or is no longer accessible through the network The frequency of keep alive transmissions is controlled by the INTERVAL parameter on the KEEPALIVEOPTIONS statement The frequency applies to all TCP applications that direct TCP to send keep alive transmissions The default frequency is after about two hours of
26. Jenable Example store pping opts enable Store the state of periodic ping flag If the periodic ping flag is enabled the NIC periodic ping client will attempt to ping its default gateway on its active NIC interfaces Default disabled store pping packet lt NUMBER OF PACKETS gt Example store pping packet 1 Store the value of the packet It is the number of ICMP Echo Request packets that will be sent by the periodic ping client on each period Default 1 203 Chapter 12 Complete Command List 204 store pping period lt MINUTES gt Example store pping period 5 Store the value of the period lt minutes gt is the amount of time from 1 to 5 minutes defines the periodic ping sequence will be repeated Default 5 store pping from default Example store pping from default Store all the periodic ping default settings to flash memory so that they are retained after power up store pserver nam Example store pserver name NIC1234 Command to change the print server name store pserver opts jobsecurity jobtimeout lt SECONDS gt jobcontrol off standard enhanced fast multcp enable disable disablewithRST Example store pserver opts jobcontrol fast jobcontrol is used to have different levels of secure printing This is available as a performance enhancement for LPR TCP socket printing etc When jobcontrol is set to enhanced all jobs will be supported with job flow control NOTE When jobc
27. Printer Sharing ccceeeceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeenaees 117 Port Switching Printer Sharing cccceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 119 Table of Contents Handling z OS Connectivity Problems 0 ceceeeeeeee 119 Ping is Not Successfule cirio a E 119 Ping is SUCCESSTUN en igari EERE AENT 120 7 AS 400 Configuration ASCII Printer 121 VENIO W aaran ee eet 121 Configuring AS 400 for ASCII using TCP IP seee 123 Configuring with ADDTCPIFC c ccceeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeees 123 Configuring a Router Definition with ADDTCPRTE 125 Configuring a Local Domain and Hostname 125 Configuring A TCP IP Host Table Entry ee 125 Configuring the AS 400 for Printing 126 Setting Up Printing for ASCII Files ee eeeeeeeees 126 Verify Printing ON AS 400 ceeeeceeeeeeeetteeeeeeetteeeeeeenaaes 133 AS 400 ASCII Troubleshooting cccceeeeeeeetteeeeeeentaees 134 8 AS 400 Configuration IPDS Printer 135 Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer ee 135 Printing AFP IPDS and SCS Files cecceeeeereees 135 Requirement ccceccecceceeeeeeeeeseceeeenececaeeeeeeeneess 136 Configuration Checklist 0 cccceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeees 136 Configuring an AS 400 TCP IP Interface with ADDTCPIR CG ict fii cei ae ek nein 138 Configuring PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R2 eee 140 Configuring PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R7 and Above 146 Configuring PSF for IPD
28. Selects the WPA wireless security mode By default the mode is set to Disable thus disabling WPA security If set to Personal this selects a personal or pre shared key mode for WPA security The options are Disable default Personal and Enterprise WPA Cipher Selects the WPA wireless security cipher setting The options are Disable default TKIP AES and TKIP AES WPA P Phs Sets the individual bytes of the WPA passphrase Reset WPA P Phs Resets all 32 bytes of the WPA passphrase at once WLAN EAP Parameters EAP wireless security scheme is available when the Symbol LA 5127 radio card is installed EAP Mode This feature allows the user to select the EAP authentication mode None Default LEAP PEAP and TTLS are the available settings EAP Username e EAP Username 01 15 The first 15 characters of the EAP user name maximum number of characters is 32 e EAP Username 16 30 Characters 16 to 30 of the EAP user name maximum number of characters is 32 e EAP User 31 32 Characters 31 to 32 of the EAP user name maximum number of characters is 32 Reset EAP User Resets the EAP user name to an empty string 33 34 Chapter 2 Configuration Tools e EAP Password e EAP Password 01 15 The first 15 characters of the EAP password maximum number of characters is 32 e EAP Password 16 30 Characters 16 to 30 of the EAP password maximum number of characters is 32 e EAP Password 31 32 Charact
29. The printer s buffer size may not allow you to monitor the real time status of the printer and the print job at the same time The status feedback to the host usually reads printer idle unless the print job is significantly large Status Network Help This form allows you to view the current status of the network The statistical data provided is broken down by network protocol You can use this form to troubleshoot network related problems 78 General help information is available online It provides assistance with the configuration and status reference for the Integrated PrintNet Enterprise network adapter Through the provided HTML forms you can configure settings on the Integrated PrintNet Enterprise and view printer status 4 Windows Configuration Overview This chapter details a complete Windows configuration setup including e Identifying the NIC on the network using TCP IP as the underlying protocol e Configuring the NIC with its mandatory TCP IP settings IP address and subnet mask e Configuring a new printer on the Windows station Windows Environment Description The NIC supports network printing under Windows environments by using TCP IP In a Windows NT Vista setup pure TCP IP is used as the network protocol whereas with Windows 95 98 Windows Me NetBIOS is used over TCP IP 79 Chapter 4 Windows NIC Configuration Windows NIC Configuration 80 The IP address and s
30. a firewall 257 Appendix A Wireless Connections Troubleshooting Tips 258 Tools Used To Gather Information or Configure The Device e E net test page e wired ethernet if installed 6700 printer e NIC_SETUP files to set up wireless parameters See example on page 261 The advantages of using the NIC_SETUP file include e customer s ability to edit their own values e ability to communicate via e mail i e send examples or request corrections e ability to send the file via parallel serial USB or wired connections e using the file to update current wireless connections by sending it through the wireless interface Quality Signal Strength 0 This indicates that the radio card is not communicating with the Access Point A P Possible reasons include e Incorrect SSID SSID has the following characteristics It is case ase sensitive Min 1 max 32 characters Characters used including case have to match those of Front panel entry restricted to characters provided Using methods other than the front panel telnet web nic_setup allows other characters to be used Trailing spaces are significant if used Trailing spaces can be accomplished with the web page but is not possible from the front panel or telnet Quality gt 1 100 Status Disassociated Cisco SSID rules NOTE In this text field the following characters are not allowed TAB and trailing SPACE In addition t
31. and model MFRTYPMDL gt IBM6400EP Internet address INTNETADR gt 9 99 2 3 Figure 30 ASCII LPR Parameters The following parameter values are required Remote System Enter the hostname of your printer or INTNETADR which then prompts you to specify the IP address of your printer Printer Queue PRTQ Setto diprn through d8prn The remote printer queue name must be in lowercase letters entered in single quotes NOTE When the IPDS feature is installed queue name d4prn is not available 127 Chapter 7 Configuring the AS 400 for Printing Destination Type DESTTYP Specify OTHER for the DESTTYP parameter Transform TRANSFORM Specify YES Manufacturer Type and Model MFRTYPMDL Select a manufacturer type and model This is the name of the WSCO Select IBM6400EP for Epson emulation or IBM6400 or IBM42023 for Proprinter Emulation if you have AS 400 V3R2 and above or V3R7 and above NOTE Select the Manufacturer Type Model based on the data type a Report printing text only no IGP or barcodes Manufacturer Type Model 1BM42023 Workstation customizing object NONE Since IBM42023 is a Printronix XL emulation the printer emulation must also be switched to Proprinter emulation Be sure to save the printer emulation as the power up configuration Alternate selection Manufacturer Type Model IBM6400EP Workstation Customizing Object NONE Since IBM6400EP is
32. available on the Print Model web page For a description see page 58 55 56 Chapter 3 Print Path Configuration Header String The option is available on the Print Model web page For a description see page 58 Trailer String The option is available on the on the Print Model web page For a description see page 58 Printer Configuration The option is available on the Print Model web page For a description see page 59 Selected Log Path This option defines the log path configuration that is to be associated with the current destination Log Path Type The option is available on the Log Path web page For a description see page 60 Log Path Port The option is available on the Log Path web page Fora description see page 61 Print Model Configuration Model Settings m1 Model Settings m1 Name Model Type Banner Page Filter Header String Trailer String Printer Configuration fn 1 M raw Type none text Position before after C insert carriage return after line feed None None None None None 7 None wi None hd 4 4 4 4 None z Figure 14 Print Model Configuration Model Settings Name Name of the model The default model names are m1 m2 m3 m4 m5 m6 m7 and m8 Model Type Define what processing if any will be performed on print jobs passing through the associated destination If set to r
33. complete You should see the STAT LED on the NIC interface slow down indicating it knows about an IP address to use 3 Try to ping the NIC IP address from a network station to see if it can be seen on your network NOTE You will be able to communicate with the NIC from network stations on different subnets if the print server has been told about its default router gateway in the BOOTP response from the BOOTP server Communicating Across Routers Since Unix environments rely on TCP IP to communicate with the NIC crossing routers becomes an issue After you have followed one of the NIC configuration methods mentioned other than the BOOTP method most likely you will only be able to communicate with the print server from the same subnet This means any host across a router will not be able to see your NIC In order to communicate across a router store a default router gateway within the print server so that any packets destined for another subnet get forwarded to this router automatically The router or series of routers can then take over the process of ensuring the packets get to their final destination on another subnet on your network To configure a default router gateway within the NIC 1 Load a Web browser on your Windows station and direct it to the URL http NICIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf html1 NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID
34. completes e Force the end of the job e Perform a form feed at the end of the data 19 Chapter 1 Logical Printer Architecture 20 Log one or all of the following information as each print job passes through the model Job ID and username User ID and three messages per job about the start and finish Checksum value of the data transferred Miscellaneous messages from the printer Status of the printer based on the port interface signals Load a specific printer configuration before processing a print job Specify a printer configuration to be associated with a print queue When a job is set to that print queue the associated printer configuration will be loaded before the job is processed Feature allows you to define up to eight unique and independent printer personalities in a single printer Allows you to effectively have eight different printers in one Interfaces Speed Setting for 10 100Base T The NIC interfaces with the host printer through an Ethernet 10 100Base T interface connector Two NIC interfaces are available depending on the type of controller board the printer contains Some printers use NICs that plug into the Peripheral Component Interface PCI controller boards that have no dip switches Other printers have built in Ethernet which requires a security bit enabling its functionality Integrated NIC Card LED Table 1 Integrated NIC LED Indicator NET Indication Description
35. configuration form allows you to specify settings for up to eight different TN5250 3270 sessions NOTE The standard Printronix NIC module does not support TN5250 3270 protocol However the TN5250 3270 software is available as an option you can order or as factory installed TN5250 3270 Configuration B m Configuration for Print Path d1prn Mode TN5250 Click here for TN3270 mode Host Port Device Description Message Queue Name Message Queue Library Device Type WSCST Name WSCST Library Auto Connect Start Auto Connect Configuration for Print Path d1prn NOTE Changes will only take effect after you reset the Integrated PrintNet Enterprise from the System page ok eg 204 191 175 114 or host domain com 3 IBM z Click here Figure 16 TN5250 3270 Configuration TN5250 Mode 62 TN5250 3270 Configuration Configuration for Print Path d1prn Mode TN3270 Configuration for Print Path d1prn NOTE Changes will only take effect after you reset the Integrated PrintNet Enterprise from the System page Click here for TN5250 mode Host ok eg 204 191 175 114 or host domain com Port z3 Resource Name Auto Connect m Start Auto Connect Click here Figure 17 TN5250 3270 Configuration TN3270 Mode Mode Specifies the TN protocol mode for the current configuration Default TN5250 Host IP Specifies the IP address or
36. declared on the AS 400 host for the created printer device Default NONE WSCST Library TN5250 mode As declared on the AS 400 host for the created printer device Auto Connect Specifies whether the NIC will automatically connect to the host Default Disabled Start Stop Auto Connect Specifies whether the NIC should retry automatic connection to the host Default Start if Auto Connect is currently stopped Stop if Auto Connect is currently started 65 Chapter 3 SNMP Configuration SNMP Configuration 66 The SNMP Configuration form allows you to configure SNMP trap managers and the e mail alert features of NIC It allows you to configure how SNMP alerts are processed by a SNMP trap manager a Unix syslog logging daemon and or have e mail notifications sent Up to 10 SNMP trap managers and e mail recipients may be specified Individual alerts fall into one of 14 alert group categories providing the ability to filter alert notices as desired SNMP Manager Alert Posting Settings Alert Posting Configuration 1 SNMP Manager Alert Posting Tl Enabled SNMP Manager IP Address UDP Port Community Name Figure 18 SNMP Manager Alert Posting Configuration Specifies whether alerts from the enabled alert group categories for this configuration will be sent to the SNMP manager If this option is enabled the following information must be entered SNMP Manager IP Address speci
37. escape character with the NIC built in telnet command Help Lists all available commands 232 3 Extra Features NIC Security There are TCP access lists available to restrict host connections with the device Users And Passwords The NIC supports two user types root Access to everything within the print server including all configurable settings guest Ability to list settings only Passwords can be set for each user type However most often you will just set a password for the root user to protect the NIC configuration Guest users cannot alter the print server configuration in any way To configure a root password on your NIC 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP The commands to set a root password are Syntax set user passwd username password save Example set user passwd root your password for root save 233 Chapter 13 NIC Security 234 2 Direct your Web browser to URL http NICIPaddress adminConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 adminConf html NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the user ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 3 At the Administration Configuration HTML form that displays scroll down to the Passwords section 4 Click within the Old field beside the Root Password heading and enter the existi
38. including ASCII printers emulating the 5219 printer and the IPDS printers The Printer Font Table Font Parameter in the CRTDEVPRT command lists the valid font identifiers the display values the characters per inch value implied with each font style a description of each font style and whether the font is supported on a particular printer NOTE Some fonts may be substituted by the printer Consult the various printer reference guides of details The possible values are e identifier Specify the 3 4 or 5 digit identifier associated with this printer e point size Specify a point size ranging from 0 1 through 999 9 If you do not specify a point size the system will set one e SAME This value does not change The print quality typeface setting in TN5250 mode is NOT set by the TN5250 data stream It is only set through the front panel This is true regardless of the front panel TN5250 Host Override setting 189 Chapter 10 Font Identifier FONT Help 190 l l Monitoring Printers Implementing Printer Management Printer management includes the following tasks e Monitoring the status of network printers e Responding to alarms e Gathering statistics on printer operations The three elements of network printer monitoring and management are e Agent manager model e The management information database MIB e SNMP the protocol used to get management information Agent Manager Model The elem
39. lt DXPRN gt connect lt RESOURCENAME gt Example store tn dest dlprn connect MYRESN Store the resource name for the host session The resource name must be the same as the name of the printer device created on the host for the session Default Unconfigured empty resource name store tn dest lt DXPRN gt msgqname lt MSGQNAME gt Example store tn dest dlprn msqqname QSYSOPR Store the queue name to which system messages will be logged Default QSYSOPR store tn dest lt DXPRN gt msgqlib lt MSGQLIB gt Example store tn dest dlprn msgqlib LIBL Store the queue library to which system messages will be logged Default LIBL store tn dest lt DXPRN gt WSCSTname lt WSCSTname gt Example store tn dest dlprn WSCSTname NONE Store the queue name to which system messages will be logged Default NONE store tn dest lt DXPRN gt WSCSTlib lt WSCSTlib gt Example store tn dest dlprn WSCSTlib LIBL Store the queue library to which system messages will be logged Default LIBL 211 Chapter 12 Complete Command List 212 store tn dest lt DXPRN gt autoconnect Example store tn dest dlprn autoconnect Store the state of the autoconnect flag If the autoconnect flag is enabled the NIC tn client will attempt a connection and binding with the specified tn host automatically on power up This connection sequence will be repeated every 60 seconds until successful or the autoconnect flag i
40. mapped destinations With no model parameter a table of values for name type banner config and the size in bytes of header and trailer are shown for all models m1 through m8 When the model parameter is supplied the specific bytes used in the header and trailer are shown along with the banner type data type and configuration number for that specific model list net List all current TCP IP network settings e g IP address and subnet mask list pping List all the current periodic ping setting list pserver List the current general print server settings e g print server list ptrcefg List the printer configuration list ptrmgmt List the current printer management port numbers list snmp List the Trap Table containing SNMP Managers list sysinfo List the current NIC system information e g contact name and protocol stacks enabled List Commands list tcpip List all current TCP IP network settings e g IP address and subnet mask list test List the status of output tests on the I O ports list tn List all current tn protocol settings list uptime Lists how long the NIC has been up and running from the last reset list user List the current user definitions e g user names and types list var List all pre defined variables including any newly created ones Any of these defined variables can be referenced in a string by placing a before the variable name e g set model m1 trailer SFF
41. method LEAP PEAP TTLS and None are the available settings 49 50 Chapter 3 Network Configuration Key Selection Change the key used for WEP encryption Ascii Hex Format Ex 01234 56789 abcd ef01 2345 6789 Key Value Type Select the type of WEP encryption key either Hex or String Key Value Hex Enter the key value in Hex format Key Value String Enter the key value in string format Key Length Optional Select the key length 5 or 13 Default Key Change the default key number used for WEP encryption Authentication Method Select the desired authentication method to be used when communicating with an access point EAP User Enter the EAP user name to be used when authenticating with an access point Currently only used for EAP authentication EAP Password Enter the EAP password to be used when authenticating with an access point Currently only used for EAP authentication Windows Network NetBIOS TCP IP Windows Network NetBIOS TCP IP TCP IP is used for Windows i e Windows NT Windows 95 and Windows for Workgroups printing unless another protocol like IPX is available Therefore mandatory TCP IP settings i e IP address and subnet mask are necessary on the NIC Go to TCP IP Network on this form to fill in these settings if you haven t done so already Windows NetBIOS TCP IP Protocol M Enable Workgroup Name WORKGROUP Figure 10 Setting Win
42. not specify a hostname in place of the dotted decimal address 115 Chapter 6 116 Configuring PSF for z OS to Print IPDS Files Verifying a TCP IP Attached Printer on z OS To operate a TCP IP attached printer use JES operator commands Starting a TCP IP attached Printer To start a TCP IP attached printer do the following 1 2 3 Start TCP IP Power on the printer Start the printer FSA e On JES2 the command is Sprinter name e On JES3 the command is VARY printer_name ON Stopping a TCP IP attached Printer You can stop a TCP IP attached printer in several ways The preferred method is to first stop the PSF FSA for the printer by entering the following command from the z OS console JES2 Pprinter name JES3 VARY printer _name OFF CANCEL printer_name where printer_name specifies the name of the printer FSA Then you can turn off power to the printer To end the PSF FSA for the printer use the JES commands If you are unable to purge or cancel the printer by use of the JES commands enter the following command MODIFY FSSname FORCE printer name JES Spool Printer Sharing Resolving IPDS Printing Problems If you have problems printing do the following e Print an Ethernet Test Page Refer to your User s Manual e Verify that the IPDS service is enabled e Verify the service name e Verify that port number 5001 is being used If you are still unable to print IPDS files con
43. null lpadmin p queue name i usr lib 1lp model netstandard lpadmin p queue name o dest host_ name o protocol bsd o timeout 60 lpadmin p queue name s host _name dlprn I any nable queue_name accept queue name where queue _name any name but not the name in the etc hosts file or d1prn host_name name in etc hosts file Troubleshooting This installation procedure assumes that the NIC adapter is configured with the correct IP address subnet mask and gateway if required You can also ping and telnet to the NIC adapter Print an E Net Test Page to verify the Ethernet settings See Printing a NIC Test Page on page 26 The default NIC queue name is d1prn however the name can be changed To verify the queue name print an E Net Test Page or telnet to the adapter and run a list dest command NOTE Depending on the shell preceed the character with a to avoid shell script errors 95 96 Chapter 5 Solaris 2 6 7 NIC Setup Manual LPR LPD Host Setup The NIC also supports Unix operating systems which follow a BSD print system e g SunOS 4 1 x This means a printcap file is used to define all printers available on the host and interface scripts are not commonly used Instead LPR LPD printers are defined To manually configure an LPR LPD printer on a BSD Unix system 1 Define an entry for this new printer within the printcap file etc printcap S
44. only used if you have a logpath port and type set on a particular destination The multcp option determines how many concurrent socket connections are allowed Example store pserver opts multcp disable When multcp is disabled only a single socket connection is allowed at a time The default is multcp enabled Example store pserver opts multcp disablewithRST With this option only a single socket connection is allowed at a time Other socket connection requests are refused with a RST packet Example store pserver opts multcp enable With this option multiple concurrent socket connections are allowed store pserver tcpsocket lt TCP PORT gt port lt NEW TCP PORT gt Example store pserver tcpsocket 4000 port 5000 Change a pre defined TCP port number lt tcp port gt on the NIC to a new TCP port number lt new tcp port gt The default number is 9100 for prn 205 Chapter 12 Complete Command List 206 store pserver tcpsocket lt TCP PORT gt dest lt DEST gt Example store pserver tcpsocket 5000 dest dlprn Assign a pre defined TCP port number lt tcp port gt to a particular destination lt dest gt on the NIC Therefore if you are using a print method that sends jobs directly to a TCP port number you still have the option to process the job data through this destination setting store pserver tcpsocket add lt TCP PORT gt dest lt DEST gt Example store pserver tcpsocket add 9101 dest d2prn Maps the
45. port number to a destination store pserver tcpsocket del lt TCP PORT gt dest lt DEST gt Example store pserver tcpsocket del 9101 dest d2prn Deletes a mapped port number destination already defined by listed commands store pserver smb workgrp lt WORKGROUP gt Example store pserver smb workgrp eng Define a different Windows workgroup as defined by lt workgroup gt for the NIC to be visible within should be 14 characters or less By default the print server only comes up within the group called WORKGROUP store pserver lpd destldefault Example store pserver lpd destidefault If dest1default is disabled and upon verification the printer name supplied by the LPR protocol and the destination name do not match then an error message is returned and the service is refused If dest1default is enabled and upon verification the printer name supplied by the LPR protocol and the destination name do not match then the job is automatically routed to the first destination and the service is accepted Default enabled Store Commands store pserver ftp dest Example store pserver ftp dest This command is to set the default directory when ftp is launched Example commands as follows set dest dlprn name prl store pserver ftp dest Save The first command changes lt dest gt d1prn to pr1 The second command tells ftp to start at directory dest To send the print job ftp to the printer and enter put printjob pr1
46. print queue or printer Wireless Device Setup Example Edit the example script below for your site Send the script to a printer s interface in ASCII mode Example gt copy b filename ext lpt1 All ethernet commands are listed in the PrintNet User manual remove this header before sending to the printer PTR SETUP NIC_SETUP store tcpip 2 opts rarp bootp dhcp store tcpip 2 addr 10 10 10 10 store tcpip 2 mask 255 255 255 0 store tcpip route add default2 10 10 10 1 2 store tcpip tcp rxwin 4096 store tcpip tcp opts keepalive store ifc 2 wlan profile 6 store ifc 2 wlan opts intnl store ifc 2 wlan defkey disable 261 Appendix A Wireless Connections Troubleshooting Tips 262 store store store store store LEC ifc TfG LEC LEC 2 wlan ssid YourSSID wlan wpa personal wlan cipher tkip passphrase wxABCD0123 W lan country US ND NM NH DN set sysinfo module netbios store pping opts enable store pping period 2 store pping packet 2 save reset END NIC S PTR_END ETUP B Customer Support Printronix Customer Support Center IMPORTANT Please have the following information available prior to calling the Printronix Customer Support Center e Model number e Serial number located on the back of the printer e Installed options i e interface and host type if applicable to the problem e Configuration printout Thermal Printer See Prin
47. process to complete You should see the STAT LED on the NIC interface slow down indicating it knows about an IP address to use Using BOOTP 4 Try to ping the NIC IP address from a local Unix station to see if it can be seen on your network NOTE You will only be able to communicate with the NIC from a network station on the same subnet as the print server The NIC needs to be told about a default router gateway so any packets that come in from a different subnet can be returned via this gateway Please see Communicating Across Routers on page 92 to set this up Using BOOTP BOOTP allows you to dynamically assign an IP address to the NIC upon bootup In addition the BOOTP server can provide additional details like a default router gateway address To configure the NIC with its TCP IP settings using BOOTP 1 On your BOOTP server make an entry in the etc bootptab file for the NIC Syntax NICIPname sm netmask hd homedirectory bf null1 gw defaultgateway ht ethernet ha ethernetaddress ip ipaddress ts timeserver to timezone Example spike sm 255 255 255 0 hd usr null bf null gw 192 75 11 1 ht ethernet ha 000896070060 ip 192 75 11 9 ts 192 75 11 7 to 25200 91 92 Chapter 5 Unix NIC Configuration 2 Turn the NIC on so that it immediately sends out a BOOTP request Wait one minute to allow the IP address assignment process to
48. set user passwd eng mplexl Assign a password to a defined user on the NIC set user type lt NAME gt root guest Example set user type eng root Assign root or guest privileges to a particular user defined by username Guest permissions allow viewing of settings only Root permissions allow complete control of the NIC 223 Chapter 12 Complete Command List set user from default Set all user settings back to factory defaults set user from stored Set all current user settings to the values stored in flash memory set user passwd snmp lt COM NAME gt Set the new SNMP R W community name as the lt com_name gt value Gl set var lt VAR gt lt VARIABLE STRING gt Example set var LANDSCAPE 0xlb 0x26 Ox6c 0x31 0x4f Define a new variable to be used in header trailer or switch strings on the NIC and call it lt variable string gt lt variable string gt can be a space separated list of words hexadecimal numbers e g 0x04 or references to other pre defined variables It is easiest to make up the lt variable string gt with hexadecimal values as shown in the example NOTE One variable counts as one element within header and trailer strings Defined variables are referenced in strings by placing a before the variable name e g set model m1 trailer SEF set var from default Set all variable settings back to factory defaults set var from stored Set all current variable setting
49. system Following simple configuration steps these peripherals can be simultaneously shared with users on the network whether you are using TCP IP or NetBIOS over TCP IP The NIC package contains an Ethernet Interface to attach itself and the printer to the network The NIC is supplied in one of two forms e an integrated Ethernet card e an integrated wireless Ethernet card 15 16 Chapter 1 Overview What Special Features are Available The NIC offers an extensive list of features including built in HTML forms for easy cross platform configuration availability of PrintNet Enterprise a remote management software utility a detailed and easy to use command shell built in to the firmware multi level configuration security through passwords permission levels and access lists WAN wide communication access numerous printer logging methods e g automatic email to record printer errors and usage remote management through HTML forms Telnet sessions rsh rcmd remsh commands SNMP and pre defined log methods extensive built in troubleshooting tools built in telnet and ping clients configurable memory usage by disabling protocols and destination services multiple destinations queues for versatile printer manipulation and distinct print setups header and trailer strings to instruct printers on font pitch printing etc flexible naming conventions automatic network connection and frame type sensing
50. the access point but has not been allowed onto the IP layer Associated but not authenticated due to encryption mismatch wrong passwords etc RADIUS server required for use with EAP PEAP EAP TTLS LEAP RADIUS server configured to allow device only if using a RADIUS server Enterprise mode set for EAP PEAP and EAP TTLS User name password relates to item selected EAP method or LEAP WEP must be disabled for LEAP and WPA personal NOTE LEAP is only available on Cisco A Ps 260 Enter MAC address in the A P s MAC access table or other MAC address list control Check firewall policies for devices Check network settings gateway subnet masks IP assignment method Check switch arp cache to make sure device is not port blocked If static IP get the latest firmware which includes gratuitous arp to avoid port blocking Cannot Ping But Associated and Authenticated Cannot Ping But Associated and Authenticated If static IP is being used a gateway value must be set and pping 2 packets every 2 minutes is set to enable NOTE A Ps are RF devices that route IP traffic to RF clients A Ps do not conduct IP traffic with clients PPING forms the IP path and arp cache entry in switch or device A P Can Ping the Device but Cannot Print 1 Check to see if assigned to right VLAN or IP method or if DNS name is required 2 Send a test job using FTP LPR etc to isolate the problem and determine whether it is the
51. type C cd download 239 Chapter 13 Downloading Software through the Network Interface Card NIC 240 8 Start the download by typing XXxxxx exe n lt IP address gt where lt IP address gt is the IP address of the printer Method 2 1 Make a printout of all saved configurations Installing new software erases all saved configurations You will use the printouts to restore the printer configurations Set the printer power switch to O Off On the printer panel press and hold down the appropriate keys for your particular printer model as described below Printer Series Models Key Combination P7000 ONLINE PAPER ADVANCE P5000 ONLINE PAPER ADVANCE T4M PAUSE FEED T5000 al Without releasing the keys power the printer on and continue holding the keys down until you see TESTING HARDWARE PLEASE WAIT on the LCD You may then release the keys Wait until you see WAITING FOR PROGRAM DOWNLOAD on the LCD before proceeding This can take up to 30 seconds to appear depending on the emulations and interfaces installed in the printer Using Windows Explorer create a directory named download at the root level of your C hard drive Insert the printer emulation software CD into your computer Using Windows Explorer navigate to the appropriate file on the CD using the Unzipped directory based on the printer type and desired emulation IMPORTANT You m
52. 0 seconds If more than one system is using the printer specify NOMAX which causes PSF 400 to wait indefinitely for a response to an activation request Remote Location RMTLOCNAME Enter the IP address or hostname of the printer User Defined Object USRDFNOBJ To use a PSF configuration object specify its name and library here This object type must be PSFCFG For V3R7 and higher a single PSF configuration object may be referenced by multiple device descriptions if required Configuring PSF for IPDS on V4R2 and Above To configure IPDS on the iSeries V4R3 use the following commands CRTDEVPRT CRTPSFCFG Optional 151 Chapter 8 Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer Configuring AFP with CRTPSFCFG on V4R3 and Above Optional To configure the iSeries for IPDS printing on V4R3 1 Atthe iSeries command line enter a command in the form CRIPSFCFG PSFCFG AFP NETPRTP7000 IPDSPASTHR YES RLSTMR SEC15 TEXT PRINTRONIX P7000 NETWORK ATTACHED PRINTER PAGSIZCTL YES ACTRLSTMR NORDYF 2 Acompleted screen looks like Figure 37 Create PSF Configuration CRTPSFCFG Library seeecesvcccetverscieceeee veces gt CURLIB User resource library list JOBLIBL Device resource library list DFT for more values IPDS pass through sasse gt NO Activate release timer NORDYF Release timer ccccceeeeees gt NOMAX Restart timer cccee
53. 00 to wait indefinitely for a response to an activation request 145 Chapter 8 Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer 146 Configuring PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R7 and Above To configure IPDS on AS 400 V3R7 and above use the following commands CRTPSFCFG Optional CRTIDEVPRT Configuring AFP with CRTPSFCFG on V3R7 or V4R1 Optional New for V3R7 is the ability to specify three TCP IP related parameters for PSF in a printer device description RMTLOCNAME PORT and ACTTMR In V3R2 CRTPSFCEFG which replaced WRKAFP2 was used to specify these same parameters along with other parameters In V3R7 and higher these three parameters are ignored when specified in a PSF configuration object since they are specified in a printer device description However you may wish to use a PSF configuration object to specify other parameters such as IPDS passthrough and so on The PSF configuration object created with this command is used by PSF 400 when printing IPDS files only if the object is specified with the USRDFNOBJ parameter in the printer device description To configure AS 400 for IPDS printing on V3R7 or V4R1 1 At the AS 400 command line enter a command in the form CRIPSFCFG PSFCFG AFP printer typeNETPRT IPDSPASTHR YES RLSTMR SEC15 TEXT printer_type NETWORK PRINTER where printer_type e g T5000 P7000 is the model of your printer Configuring PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R7 and Above 2
54. 000 0 cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetieeeeerees 54 Print Model Configuration c cccceeecceeeeeeeteeeeeeentieeeeeeenaaes 57 Log Path Configuration cccceeeesneeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeentaeeeeeeenaaes 60 TN5250 3270 Configuration cccececeeeeeeeeeeseeneeeeeteenaeeees 62 SNMP Configuration 0 ccceceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeecieeeeeeeeneeeerenea 66 Administration Configuration cccecceeeeesneeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeenaaes 73 System Information a oroarea AEE TEn ARER TEE E AREARE 73 Passwords ea e A inh bee 76 System Configuration 0 ccccecccceeeeeeeeeeeeeteteeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeee 77 SAUS no a lea abe ieee T7 Status 1 0 POM srpna anatta EAE NET R 78 Status NOtWOFK lt oori k eanna EA EAEEREN RA EARE EEE RET 78 Helpa a e aaa atti a aari e aatar raaa Bata 78 4 Windows Configuration cccceeeee 79 OVEIVIOW henee EEA E EEEE EES 79 Windows Environment Description seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee n 79 Windows NIC Configuration cccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeenneeeees 80 Mandato s oaea aar ti ete 80 1o1ilo nre EEE EEE A E E E EA 80 Configuration using ARP essesseessseserrssseerrrssrrrrrrssreens 80 Communicating Across Routers 82 Changing Workgroup Names cccccceceeeeeeeeeeetteeeeeeeeeee 83 Changing Destination Names ccceeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeees 84 Table of Contents 5 Unix Configuration eects 87 OVGIVIGW E E E E A 87 Unix Environment Description
55. 10 11 12 13 14 Configuration Checklist The next step depends on your AS 400 release Configure your printer with one of these procedures e Configuring PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R2 on page 140 e Configuring PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R7 and Above on page 146 Notice that when the IPDS feature is installed the queue name dipdsprn displays in the print queue in place of d4prn Verify the printer is ON using the VFYCFG command Verify that TCP IP has been started using the STRTCP command Test your configuration See Verifying the IPDS Configuration on AS 400 on page 158 To share the printer on the network verify that the necessary parameters have been set correctly See Sharing the AS 400 Printer on the Network on page 159 If you have problems refer to AS 400 Troubleshooting on page 163 137 Chapter 8 Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer Configuring an AS 400 TCP IP Interface with ADDTCPIFC NOTE Do not enter the IP address of the NIC Do not set the AS 400 interface address to the same address as the NIC IP address Also do not add the NIC to the AS 400 TCP IP interface list Configuring An Interface For Ethernet ADDTCPTIEC is used to add a TCP IP interface to AS 400 This step configures the AS 400 for attachments to a TCP IP network 1 At the AS 400 command line enter the following command ADDTCPIFC INTNETADR 9 99 15 188 LIND ETHLAN SUBNETMASK
56. 2 cccceeeeeeceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennaeeeeeeeeeeeeess 184 User Supplied Values cccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettsseeeeees 185 Using Telnet Commands for TN5250 ceeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees 185 Command Listeria ilies nents a a aaa 185 GOING State eee aeea a 186 TN5250 Job Fonnating sicoor as EA 187 Font Identifier FONT Help 189 Table of Contents 11 12 13 Monitoring Printers cceeeeeeeeeeeees 191 Implementing Printer Management cceeeeeeteeeeeeeenees 191 Agent Manager Model cccceceeeesteeeeeeeentieeeeeeenaaes 191 MIB ana ere reer rere errant a rer rere a a a 192 SNMPec oe cece a ashtis wear ares areee site eRe 193 Monitoring TOOS osei eaii a eaii aaa 193 Monitoring with AIX NetView 6000 0 eect 193 PrintNet Enterprise Suite ccceeeeeeeeseceeceeeeeeeeeeees 194 Setting the SNMP Community Name 194 Commands Nee ren eaaa A 195 Command Shell Overview ccccccecceceeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeenaeees 195 npsh Access Methods cccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeceecaeeeeeeeeeees 195 Main npsh Command Prefixes ccecceeeeeeeeeeees 196 Getting Command Help ccccceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeseeenatees 196 Complete Command List 2 e eecceceeeeeeeeeeteteeeeeneeee 197 Store COMMAMNAS Saeras a ae E R 197 Set COMMAMAS a a T 213 List Commands a ianei aaier aiii 225 Miscellaneous CommandS esessseeeeesse
57. 41 TELNET CONNECTION DISPLAY 044 EN TSP CONN TY IPADDR PORT LUNAME APPLID PTRLOGMODE 00000468 9 99 98 62 2000 RMT3 PRINTER PPE LU3PRT PORT 23 ACTIVE PROF CURR CONNS 1 3 OF 3 RECORDS DISPLAYED You are now ready to print 181 Chapter 9 Configuration Screens 182 10 AS 400 Configuration TN5250 Setting Up TN5250 Print Queues on AS 400 Start with V3R7 or later and the most recent PTF level The AS 400 should have tcpip installed be fully configured and functional To set up the TN5250 print queues do the following 1 Make sure the AS 400 has sufficient resources to add additional virtual devices Establish the IP value not the dns name of the AS 400 Set the IP subnet mask and default router on the NIC adapter Use a telnet session or web browser session to configure three items per dest logical NIC queue for use as a logical network connection to the AS 400 NOTE The three values i e 192 168 168 34 represent the AS 400 IP in dotted notation and are the entries for the AS 400 The newly created TN5250 device queue i e pallet form first chair is alpha 10 char max assumes the new name devicedesc Determine whether or not to autoconnect initiate connection on power up or through NIC reset the TN5250 device queue 183 Chapter 10 Setting Up a TN5250 Connection Device via a Telnet Session NOTE Itis not necessary to set up the devd or queue name on the AS 400 man
58. 46 HTTP 249 NIC cannot be found 246 NIC cannot be found on Network 252 no extra page 255 no form feed 255 printer errors 248 printing 253 stair stepped output 254 TCP IP access problem 248 Unix 252 Web browser 249 Windows 245 Windows 2000 Host setup 250 Windows NT 4 0 Host setup 250 wireless connections 256 U Unix crossing routers 92 environment 87 Host configuration 93 manual system V Host setup 93 NIC configuration 88 troubleshooting 252 using ARP 88 using BOOTP 91 using RARP 90 Unix troubleshooting Dynamically Set Params Read Only message 255 URL home page 36 Users NIC 233 Using ARP Windows 80 V V Host setup manual system 93 Verification NIC 28 VTAM Definitions TN3270E 167 W Web browser troubleshooting 249 Web server overview 41 Windows communication routers 82 configuration 79 environment description 79 mandatory configuration 80 NIC configuration 80 optional configuration 80 troubleshooting 245 using ARP 80 Windows 2000 Host setup troubleshooting 250 Windows Network NetBIOS TCP IP 51 Workgroup Name 51 Windows NT 4 0 Host setup troubleshooting 250 Index Wireless 47 Antenna 48 Authentication Method 50 Default Key 50 EAP Mode 49 EAP Password 50 EAP User 50 International Mode 48 Key 50 Key Length Optional 50 Key Value Hex 50 Key Value String 50 Key Value Type 50 Network Name 48 Power Mg
59. A completed screen looks like Figure 35 PSF Configuration Information PSF configuration printer typeNETPRT Library AFP User resource library JOBLIBL IPDS pass through YES Activate release timer NORDYF Release timer SEC15 Restart timer IMMED SNA retry count 2 Delay time between retries 0 Blank page YES Page size control NO Resident fonts YES Resource retention YES Edge orient NO Remote location Name or address NONE TCP IP port NONE TCP IP activation timer 170 PSF defined options NONE Text description printer type Network Printer Device resource library list DFT Figure 35 Example CRTPSFCFG Command V3R7 or V4R1 147 Chapter 8 Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer 148 NOTE The lines in bold in Figure 35 are not used by PSF 400 Instead PSF 400 uses the information entered in the device description screen 3 The following parameters are recommended a PSF configuration PSFCFG The name used for this PSF configuration object The name must match the user defined object name USRDFNOBJ in the printer DEVD IPDS pass through IPDSPASTHR To print SCS files specify yES PSF 400 transforms SCS into IPDS before printing Activate release timer ACTRLSTMR Specifies the point at which the release timer RLSTMR is activated Set to NORDYF Release timer RLSTMR Specifies the amount of time to wait before a session or dialog is released without ter
60. AFP YES PORT 5001 FONT 11 FORMFEED CONT RMTLOCNAME 128 9 12 134 USRDFNOBJ AFP NETPRTP7000 PSFCFG TEXT Printronix P7000 NETWORK PRINTER Only use the USRDFNOBJ parameter if it was defined in the previous procedure A completed screen looks like the example shown in Figure 38 Configuring PSF with CRTDEVPRT on V4R2 and Above Create Device Desc Printer CRIDEVEBI Device description s cc Device ClaSS 2 ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Device type cceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Device model 2 csc eceeeeeeee LAN attachment 2 2 eeeeee Advanced function printing Port number 2 ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Online at IPL eee eeeeeeeeeees Font Identifier cceeeeeeeeeeees Point SiZe i Form feed niorse an ad Separator drawer seee Separator Program cccceeeeeeee LI DRANY E ETE tes andes Auth Printer error MeSSagG6 0 0e Message Queue ccceeeeeeeees Libra si Gaiee ath hate teed Activation timer ceecees Image configuration 0068 Maximum pending requests Print while converting Print request timer eeee Form definition ceeeeeeee iE al t Ys E oe ae aoe eed aeustectecces Remote location Name or address 2 000 User defined options 068 for more values Us
61. Always print an E NET test page before performing any updates or network configuration using the following steps For P5000 P7000 printers a Take the printer offline When the printer LCD reads OFFLINE QUICK SETUP press the up and down arrow keys simultaneously to unlock the control panel Press the left arrow until Diagnostics appears Press the down arrow until Printer Tests appears Press the down arrow until Shift Recycle appears Press the left arrow until Ethernet Test appears Press Enter For SL T5R Energy Star printers a Take the printer offline When the printer LCD reads OFFLINE press the down arrow and ENTER keys simultaneously to unlock the control panel Press the key until Printer Tests appears Continue pressing the key until Printer Tests E Net Test Page or Ethernet Test appears Press ENTER CAUTION Configuration using the Control Panel For SL T4M printers a Take the printer offline When the printer LCD reads OFFLINE press the down arrow and ENTER keys simultaneously to unlock the control panel b Press the NEXT key until DIAGNOSTICS appears Continue pressing the NEXT key until Printer Tests E Net Test Page appears Press ENTER Configuration using the Control Panel You can set NIC settings from the printer control panel When the printer is first powered on wait for E NET READY to display on th
62. CP IP PSF continuously retries up to the limit specified by CONNINTV until the printer becomes available FAILURE STOP stops the attempt to connect to the printer TIMEOUT Specifies the action that PSF is to take after a timeout when no output is available on JES The DISCINTV parameter specifies the timeout interval TIMEOUT REDRIVE requests that PSF redrive the printer FSA using the value of the MGMTMODE parameter TIMEOUT STOP requests that PSF stop the printer FSA which can then be restarted only by an operator command DISCINTV Specifies the disconnect interval in seconds The value can range from zero through 86400 It is recommended that you set the value to 15 When no output is available from JES for this time period PSF ends the session with the network printer If the value is set to zero PSF does not end the session because of lack of output NOTE PSF supports two other methods of printer sharing which are not applicable to 10 100Base T Ethernet Interface printers VTAM RELREQ is available for printer sharing under SNA Port switching is available for SNA and TCP P attached printers when a printer can support multiple active ports 118 Port Switching Printer Sharing Port Switching Printer Sharing To support printer sharing 10 100Base T Ethernet Interface printers automatically switch among all attached ports serial port the twinax or coax port or the Ethernet network port Basically the printer prin
63. EVCLS TYPE MODEL AFP AFPATTACH ONLINE FONT FORMFEED SEPDRAWER SEPPGM PRTERRMSG MSGQ MAXPNDRQS PRTCVT printer type ALL PRT NO RMT IPDS YES APPC YES 011 NONE CONT FILE NONE INQ QSYSOPR LIBL YES 141 Chapter 8 Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer Print request timer PRTRQSTMR NOMAX Form definition FORMDF F1010110 Library LIBL Character identifier CHRID SYSVAL Remote location RMTLOCNAME TCPIP Local location LCLLOCNAME NETATR Remote network identifier RMTNETID NETATR Mode MODE QSPWTR Dependent location name DEPLOCNAME NONE Text TEXT printer _typeNetwork Printer Figure 33 Example of CRTDEVPRT Command V3R2 3 Values must be entered for the following parameters a Device Description DEVD The device description or name This value must match the value entered for the PSFCFG parameter in Configuring AFP with CRTPSFCFG on V3R2 on page 143 b Device Class DEVCLS Specify RMT c Device Type TYPE Specify IPDS d Device Model MODEL Specify 0 e Advanced Function Printing AFP Specify YES f AFP Attachment AFPATTACH Specify APPC CRTPSFCFG overrides this value 142 Configuring PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R2 g Font FONT Enter an appropriate value h Form Feed FORMFEED Specify CONT i Remote Location RMTLOCNAME Enter the remote location name Configuring AFP with CRTPSFCFG on V3R2 The PSF
64. EX gt short Enable or disable the short e mail message format for an SNMP alert table entry When enabled the short e mail format can be used when messages will be viewed on devices having a limited display size a cellular phone or pager for example lt index gt is the index number of the SNMP alert table short enables the short e mail format short disables it set snmp shortmsglen lt INDEX gt lt LENGTH gt Specify the length of the short e mail message format for an SNMP alert table entry This command is effective only when the short e mail message format for an SNMP alert table entry is enabled lt index gt is the index number of the SNMP alert table length specifies the length of the short e mail message and has an acceptable range of 15 to 80 characters set snmp email lt INDEX gt Jactive Enable or disable sending e mail alert messages for an SNMP alert table entry lt index gt is the index number of the SNMP alert table active enables sending e mail alert mesages active disables it set snmp alerts lt index gt Jall warning offline mediainput mediaoutput mediapath marker Jcutter barcode scanner intervention consumable label powercart rfid Example set snmp alerts 1 warning cutter Specifies which alert groups are enabled for reporting via an SNMP manager e mail alert messa
65. Example store tn dest d1prn as400 192 75 11 1 e The device description or queue name you want built on the AS 400 for the printer This must be unique to the printer Example store tn dest d1prn devicedesc tnqueue e Enable the printer to autmatically connect to the AS 400 when it is first powered up or automatically reconnect if the original connection is lost Example store tn dest d1prn autoconnect In most circumstances all other settings can be left as default The printer should be reset powered off and on again for the settings to take effect If you do not wish the printer to connect automatically when powered up then leave the autoconnect disabled and control the connection manually with the following command Example tn dest d1prn start By using the manual method time is allowed to properly prepare the AS 400 after the printer is powered up but before a connection is established This method should only be used during an initial installation until the printer and the AS 400 are synchronized The normal method is to have autoconnect enabled The autoconnect feature has a cycle time of approximately one minute A little patience may be required when first turning on the printer before the connection becomes visible on the AS400 TN5250 Job Formatting Forms width forms length CPI and LPI are controlled by the TN5250 data stream unless the front panel TN5250 Host Override option is enabled The CPI is contr
66. HGPSFCFG ACTRLSTMR SEC15 Specifies the amount of time to wait before a session or dialog is released without terminating the writer The ACTRLSTMR parameter specifies when this timer is to be activated Set the parameter to a value at least equal to the TIMEOUT value on the printer The recommended value is SEC15 160 Printer Sharing Parameters Table 4 Printer Sharing continued AS 400 Version Where Set Parameter Recommended Value Description V3R2 CRTPSFCFG CHGPSFCFG ACTTMR NOMAX The value specifies the number of seconds that PSF 400 will wait for a printer to respond to an activation request If only one system will be using the printer use the default value 170 seconds If more than one system will be using the printer set the value to NOMAX which causes PSF 400 to wait indefinitely for a response to an activation request V3R7 V4R1 CRIPSFCFG CHGPSFCFG ACTRLSTMR NORDYF Specifies the point at which the release timer RLSTMR is activated Set to NORDYF This means that the release timer is activated when there are no spooled files in the printer s output queue with a status of RDY and the last page of the last spooled file processed has printed NORDYF is used so that all files with a status of RDY are printed before releasing the session which does not terminate the writer 161 Chapter 8 Sharin
67. HKFIRST CHKALL YES NO YES NO Name LIBCRTAUT CHANGE Figure 37 Example CRTPSFCFG Command V4R2 and above 3 The following parameters are recommended PSF configuration PSFCFG The name used for this PSF configuration object The name must match the user defined object name USRDFNOB in the printer DEVD PSF configuration PSFCFG The name used for this PSF configuration object The name must match the user defined object name USRDFNOB in the printer DEVD IPDS pass through IPDSPASTHR To print SCS files specify YES PSF transforms SCS into IPDS before printing 153 Chapter 8 Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer 154 Release timer RLSTMR Specifies the amount of time to wait before a session or dialog is released without terminating the writer The ACTRLSTMR parameter specifies when this timer is to be activated Set the parameter to a value at least equal to the TIMEOUT value on the printer Printronix recommends SEC15 Page size control PAGSIZCTL Specifies if the page size forms is set by PSF Usually set to YES Remote Location name or address RMTLOCNAME Enter the IP address or hostname of the printer Configuring PSF with CRTDEVPRT on V4R2 and Above This section describes how to create a printer device description 1 Atthe iSeries command line enter a command in the form CRIDEVPRT DEVD P7000 DEVCLS LAN TYPE IPDS MODEL 0 LANATTACH IP
68. II troubleshooting 134 AS 400 troubleshooting cannot PING the printer 163 clipped data 164 PSF 400 terminates when initialized 163 spooled files disappear without printing 164 spooled print file remains in PND status 164 ASCII configuring AS 400 123 setting up for printing 126 Authentication Method Wireless 50 273 Index Auto Connect TN5250 3270 65 Automatic remote output queue AS 400 130 B Back Channel Print Path 53 Banner Page 58 Banner Page Print Path 55 BOOTP Unix 91 Browse NIC troubleshooting 247 C Change destination names NIC 84 Coax Printer Support FMD 165 Command list List commands 186 store commands 185 TN5250 185 TN5250 Auto Connect command 186 Command prefixes 196 npsh 196 Command Shell 195 ways to access 36 Commands 196 complete list 197 getting help 196 list 225 miscellaneous 230 set 213 store 197 Communcation routers Windows 82 274 Configuration administration 73 AFP with CRTPSFCFG on V3R2 143 control panel 27 Encryption Key 32 IP Address 29 Log Path 60 network 43 NIC for AIX 4 98 Print Model 57 Print Path 52 PSF for IPDS on V4R2 and above 151 PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R2 140 PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R7 and above 146 SNMP 66 System 77 TN5250 3270 62 wireless NIC 29 Wireless Parameter 30 Configuration checklist MVS 106 Configuration menu NIC 42 Configuration Screens TN3270E
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70. NE FONT FORMFEED printer type ALL PRT LAN IPDS 0 IP printer type NETPRT AFP PSFCFG NONE NONE YES 5001 YES 011 NONE CONT 149 Chapter 8 Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer Separator drawer SEPDRAWER FILE Separator program SEPPGM NONE Library Printer error message PRTERRMSG INQ Message queue MSGQ QSYSOPR Library LIBL Activation timer ACTTMR 170 Maximum pending requests MAXPNDRQS 6 Print while converting PRTCVT YES Print request timer PRTRQSTMR NOMAX Form definition FORMDF F1010110 Library LIBL Remote location RMTLOCNAME Name or address 128 9 12 134 Dependent location name DEPLOCNAME NONE Text TEXT printer type Network Printer User defined options USRDFNOPT Figure 36 Example CRTDEVPRT Command V3R7 and above 3 Values must be entered for the following parameters a Device Description DEVD The device description or name b Device Class DEVCLS Specify LAN c Device Type TYPE Specify IPDS 150 Configuring PSF for IPDS on V4R2 and Above Device Model MODEL Specify 0 LAN Attachment LANATTACH Specify IP Port Number PORT Specify 5001 Font FONT Enter an appropriate value Form Feed FORMFEED Specify CONT Activation Timer ACTTMR This value specifies the number of seconds that PSF 400 waits for a printer to respond to an activation request If only one system is using the printer use the default value 17
71. NIC is up and running Unrecoverable errors detected by the NIC firmware force the Print Server into Firmware Panic mode Manually reset the NIC to resume operation Stores firmware code and configurable settings Allows for upgrades without replacing hardware inside the NIC File Transfer Protocol Used for transferring files from one TCP IP host to another and used in the upgrade process Hardware device that translates data between two incompatible networks The IP address of a gateway Bus errors address errors and illegal instructions force the NIC into this NIC non operational mode HyperText Markup Language Format used for documents viewable on the World Wide Web Interface Number Represents the network interface With a NIC this will always be 41 for Ethernet Unix host filter file that processes the print job before it is sent over the network to the NIC IP Address LAN LED logpath LPD LPR MAC MIB model NetBIOS Monitor Mode npsh PDF The Internet Protocol Address A numeric address such as 123 45 61 23 which identifies a printer or server in a LAN or WAN Local Area Network Light Emitting Diode The printer has an LED display which shows the status of the printer to the operator Determines the type of print job and printer logging needed per job One logpath is associated with every destination Line Printer Daemon The most common TCP IP remote printing prot
72. P IP Windows Network 51 Network configuration 43 connection 25 NIC cannot be found 246 status 78 TCPIIP 43 Network Interface Card 15 Network Name Wireless 48 Network sharing AS 400 159 NIC 15 cannot be found 246 cannot be found on network troubleshooting 252 change destination names 84 configuration for AIX 4 98 configuration menu 42 configuration Windows 80 destinations 19 guest user 233 HTML structure 37 installation 25 naming schemes 243 passwords 233 queues 19 reset password 235 Index root user 233 running AS400 with TN5250 186 security 233 special features 16 users 233 verification 28 No extra page troubleshooting 255 No form feed troubleshooting 255 Notes 23 Notices 23 Npsh access methods 195 command prefixes 196 O Onlcr 254 P Parameters EAP 33 WPA 33 Passwords 76 NIC 233 reset 235 Periodic Ping 243 PNE 194 Port TN5250 3270 63 Power Mgmt Mode Wireless 48 Prefixes command 196 Print job monitoring 237 277 Index Print Model 58 Banner Page 58 configuration 57 Filter 58 Header String 58 Model Type 57 Name 57 Printer Configuration 59 Trailer String 58 Print Path Back Channel 53 Banner Page 55 configuration 52 destination settings 52 Filter 55 Header String 56 Log Path Port 56 Log Path Type 56 Model Type 54 Name 53 Printer Configuration 56 Selected Log Path 56 Selected Model 53 Services 53 Trailer
73. RK gt Example store tcpip route add net 192 75 12 0 1 Delete a static route to a particular TCP IP host or subnet specified by lt network gt so the NIC knows how to communicate with it Normally one entry for a default router gateway is all that is needed for communications between different subnets Please see the next command for details store tcpip tcp rxwin lt PACKETS gt Example store tcpip tcp rxwin 2 Determine the receive window size for the NIC Usually the packets value ranges from 2 to 8 with the lower number allowing for more simultaneous TCP connections with the print server store tcpip tcp opts keepalive zeroIPArp keepalivedata Example store tcpip tcp opts keepalive Control whether the NIC maintains a connection with a host when data cannot be accepted into its buffer Normally the keepalive feature is enabled so when the printer cannot accept data the print job connection is maintained and continued once the situation clears The keepalivedata option controls whether the keepalive packet contains a data byte for hosts that require it If zerolPArp is disabled then a NIC with an IP address of 0 0 0 0 will not allow IP access until the IP address is configured If zerolPArp is enabled on a NIC with an IP address of 0 0 0 0 then any attempted access with a valid IP address is assumed for this NIC and an Arp lookup is performed Default enabled 209 Chapter 12 Complete Command List store
74. S MESSAGE DATA SET OUTPUT BUFNO 5 NUMBER OF WRITE DATA BUFFERS PAGEDEF A06462 DEVICE PAGEDEF DEFAULT FORMDEF A10110 DEVICE FORMDEF DEFAULT ICHARS GF10 DEVICE 1 GS10 TU10 GU10 DEFAULT FONT SET IPIMSG YES ACCUMULATE DATA SET I MESSAGES IDATACK BLOCK REPORT ALL DATA CHECK I ERRORS ITRACE NO CREATE INTERNAL TRACE IFAILURE WCONNECT PSF ACTION ON PRINTER 114 Configuration Procedure IFI FAILURE TIMEOUT REDRIVE PSF ACTION ON TIMEOUT IMGMTMODE OUTAVAIL PRINTER MANAGEMENT MODE HDISCINTV 15 DISCONNECT INTERVAL IN IFI SECONDS NPADDR xxx xxx xxx xxx IP ADDRESS FOR TCP IP H PRT1ENDCNTL Figure 27 Sample PSFPROC procedure NOTE To specify a TCP IP address space name other than the default TCPIP code the following exec statement in the writer procedure STEPO1EXEC PGM ASPPIEP REGION 4096K PARM tcpip_name where tcpip_name is the name of the TCP IP address space If this parameter is not coded PSF uses the default name TCPIP The IP address is the only required parameter Other parameters may be set to facilitate printer sharing as described in Sharing Line Matrix Printers on z OS on page 117 For a description of the PRINTDEV statement which is not given here see the PSF System Programming Guide IPADDR Specifies the IP address for the printer or attachment in dotted decimal notation Do
75. S on V4R2 and Above 151 Configuring AFP with CRTPSFCFG on V4R3 and Above Optional areire o a 152 Configuring PSF with CRTDEVPRT on V4R2 and ADOYO R AEE EA AEE ARER 154 Verifying the IPDS Configuration on AS 400 ee 158 Sharing the AS 400 Printer on the Network e 159 Printer Sharing Parameters 160 10 Table of Contents AS 400 Troubleshooting ccccccecccieeeeeeetteeeeeetitieeeereeee 163 Cannot PING the Printer eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeneteeeeeeenaaes 163 PSF 400 Terminates when InitialiZed ees 163 Spooled Print File Remains in PND Status 164 Spooled Files Disappear without Printing 164 Data is Being Clipped ccecceceeeeeeeteteeeeeteteeeees 164 z OS Configuration TN3270E 165 z OS Configuration for a TN3270E Printer eee 165 Coax Printer Support FMID ecceeceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 165 Program Materials ccccceeceeeceeeeeseeeneeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeanees 166 VTAM Definitions for SCS and DSE TN3270E 167 TCPIP Configuration with TN3270E cceeeeeees 169 Printer Inventory Manager as Defined with TN3270E 170 Configuration SCre NS eceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeennaeeeeeeettaeeeeeeenaaes 179 AS 400 Configuration TN5250 183 Setting Up TN5250 Print Queues on AS 400 ee 183 Setting Up a TN5250 Connection Device via a Telnet SESSION
76. SS was defined FSS List Row 1 of 3 Command gt Scroll gt HALF Actions A Add B Browse C Copy D Delete E Edit A FSS Name Type Description B PRINTWAY IPPW APPLID for TN3270E Printers APIPP101 PRT10 IPPW Howard s PrintWay FSS WTRES700 PSF Howard s FSS kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Bottom of data kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk 171 Chapter 9 Program Materials The panel below shows how the FSS PRINTWAY is associated with its VTAM Applid APIPP101 Browse IP PrintWay FSS Command gt FSS name PRINTWAY Description APPLID for TN3270E Printers APIPP101 extend Old style translation Hiperspace blocks TCP IP job name Document code page Applid APIPP101 National language 1 1 English 2 Japanese Trace mode 1 1 None 2 Internal 3 No printing 4 Full Trace prompt Trace table size 4 Next look at the printer definition for the DSE LU_3 printer in the printer inventory 5 Select option 2 from the Printer Inventory Manager main panel to list the printers 172 Printer Inventory Manager as Defined with TN3270E Command gt Scroll gt HALF Actions A Add B Browse C Copy D Delete E Edit X Chg type A Printer Name Type Description Location DEST CFORMS LU Name PRT7 17 PSF LINEMATRIXIPDS B5lab PRT 17 Y B VTAM_DSE1 IPPW A TN327E Pri IMPACT LAB K VTAM_SCS1 IPPW A TN327E Pri IMPACT LAB J VTAM_SCS2 IPPW L kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
77. String 56 Printer errors 248 logging 237 logging through logpaths 238 monitoring 237 sharing parameters AS 400 160 status screen 38 278 Printer Configuration Print Model 59 Print Path 56 Printer Inventory Manager TN3270E 170 Printer management implementation 191 Printer monitoring Agent model 191 Manager model 191 MIB 192 SNMP 193 tools 193 Printer Setup Wizard 40 Printing AIX 100 Alternate FTP 102 ASCII 126 configuration AS 400 126 direct socket 103 FTP 101 troubleshooting 253 verification AS 400 133 PrintNet Enterprise Suite 194 Profile Wireless 49 Program materials TN3270E 166 PSF for IPDS on V4R2 and above configuring 151 PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R2 configuring 140 PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R7 and above configuring 146 Q Queues models 19 NIC 19 R RARP Unix 90 Remote shell 39 Resource Name TN5250 3270 64 Root user NIC 233 Routers Unix 92 Routing TCP IP Network 46 S SCS file printing 135 Security NIC 233 Selected Log Path Print Path 56 Selected Model Print Path 53 Services Print Path 53 Set commands 213 Setup through Data Stream 40 Shell command 195 SNMP 193 community name 194 configuration 66 manager alert posting 66 Software downloading 240 Solaris 2 6 95 Solaris 7 95 Special features NIC 16 Specifics LA5127 CF Radio 256 Speed setting 10 100Base T 21 Speed Type Wireless 48 Index Speed Wirel
78. UT PAGEDEF V06483 JOB SEPARATOR PAGEDEF FORMDEF A10110 CHARS GT15 JOB SEPARATOR FORMDEF JOBLTR OUTPUT PAGEDEF V06483 JOB SEPARATOR PAGEDEF FORMDEF A10110 CHARS GT15 JOB SEPARATOR FORMDEF DSHDR OUTPUT PAGEDEF V06483 DS SEPARATOR PAGEDEF FORMDEF A10110 CHARS GT15 DS SEPARATOR FORMDEF IMSGDS OUTPUT PAGEDEF A06462 MESSAGE DATASET PAGEDEF FORMDEF A10110 MESSAGE DATASET FORMDEF IFONT300DDDSN SYS1 FONT300 SYSTEM FONTS 300 PEL DISP SHR PSEGO1DDDSN SYS1 PSEGLIB SYSTEM PAGE SEGMENTS DISP SHR HOLAYO1DDDSN SYS1 OVERLIB SYSTEM MEDIUM OVERLAYS DISP SHR PDEFO1DDDSN SYS1 PDEFLIB SYSTEM PAGEDEFS DISP SHR FDEFO1DDDSN SYS1 FDEFLIB SYSTEM FORMDEFS DISP SHR IF AAEMEREE RENSSELAER EAESERA SEALS EERERAAASEAERAAESESEEAALAEE ERAS ASARE ALAS AREA AAE EES ERERANEA 113 Chapter 6 Configuring PSF for z OS to Print IPDS Files PRINTDEV B boda REEE REAREA EREA AEE naan ga IS Ia ARER EE IS ISI IIIS SEIS ISI II SHI ISI II IIIS II IPRTICNTL IPRT1PRINTDEV FONTDD FONT300 300 PEL FONT LIBRARY DD HOVLYDD OLAY01 OVERLAY LIBRARY DD PSEGDD PSEG01 SEGMENT LIBRARY DD PDEFDD PDEF01 PAGEDEF LIBRARY DD FDEFDD FDEF01 FORMDEF LIBRARY DD JOBHDR JOBHDR JOB HEADER SEPARATOR If OUTPUT JOBTRLR JOBTLR JOB TRAILER SEPARATOR If OUTPUT DSHDR DSHDR DATA SET HEADER I SEPARATOR IMESSAGE MSGD
79. ample store tcpip tcp access add 192 75 11 25 store tcpip tcp access add 192 75 12 0 store tcpip tcp access del 192 75 11 25 reset NOTE Although the maximum number of entries in the access list is 10 each entry can refer to a network rather than a specific host This allows all hosts on that specified network and any individual hosts specified in the list to have access Printer And Print Job Monitoring Printer Monitoring And Logging The NIC allows you to monitor printer status and log information through its built in HTML forms command set and logpaths Printer And Print Job Monitoring To view the current status of an I O port on the NIC two methods are available e select the desired I O port on the Status HTML form i e http NICIPaddress indexStatus html e g http 192 75 11 9 indexStatus htm1 that comes with the NIC e enter the lpstat command directly on the print server once logged in as guest or root In each case you are given a description of each I O port status and a list of queued jobs Table 6 describes some of the common terms you may encounter Table 6 Key Printer Logging Terms Term Description idle There is no job queued for the NIC I O port blocked The printer is not allowing the NIC to send data to it Check that there is not a printer error and it is online and ready to go waiting The NIC knows about a print job but is waiting for the host to send mor
80. an Epson emulation the printer emulation must be also switched to Epson emulation Be sure to save the printer emulation as the power up configuration b PGL or VGL or PPI program Manufacturer Type Model WSCSTCONT132 Workstation Customizing Object QWPDEFAULT Library QSYS 128 Setting Up Printing for ASCII Files This selects a generic object that passes the data unchanged without any escape codes to the printer Text files will print in the currently selected printer configuration cpi Ipi and form length OS 400 versions below V3R7 may not have this selection and may require manual creation of a generic WSCST Please contact Printronix Technical Support for assistance NOTE For occasional text reports create a printer configuration for each report and use the Job Select key to select a report configuration Internet Address INTNETADR The IP address of the NIC NOTE You may specify either INTNETADR and the NIC IP address or the hostname for the NIC if you added the printer to the host table entry as directed in Configuring A TCP IP Host Table Entry on page 125 129 Chapter 7 Configuring the AS 400 for Printing To Create an Automatic Remote Output Queue 1 From the AS 400 command line enter CRTOUTQ 2 Figure 31 displays in bold the parameters you need to specify Send TCP IP Spooled File LPR Type choices press Enter Output queue OUTQ gt USERNAME Library CURLIB Maximum spoo
81. and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no default password Manual System V Host Setup 2 Atthe Network Configuration HTML form that displays click the first field below Gateway and type in the IP address of the default router gateway for the NIC subnet 3 Click Submit when done and physically repower the print server to make sure the new setting is in effect Unix Host Configuration There may be times when you would prefer or have to perform the manual setup steps for a new printer definition There may also be times when you require a less common print solution such as direct socket capabilities This section covers these additional setups Manual System V Host Setup This setup involves any Unix operating system using System V print spooling e g SCO Solaris HP UX DG UX etc This means an interface file is used for each defined printer and in the case of any System V print setup involving a NIC the RSHD protocol is used to transfer data from the host to the print server To manually configure a new System V printer on a Unix station create a dummy device file that acts as a locking mechanism between contending print jobs Syntax touch dev NICname portname where N Cname is the host or IP name of the print server and portname is one of its four I O ports Example touch dev spike prn 93 Chapter 5 NIC Installation on HP UX NIC Installation on HP UX 94 LPR is suppor
82. arp s ipaddress ethernetaddress For the aix command the syntax is aix s ether ipaddress Mac_address To use either of these commands 1 Log on to a Unix station as superuser or root This station must be located on the same subnet as the NIC since ARP is limited to subnets Using ARP 2 Find the Ethernet address for the NIC by printing a configuration or reading it from the control panel It must be entered as part of this procedure 3 Use the arp command to add an entry into the Unix station ARP table for this NIC Here is the most common syntax for this command arp s ipaddress ethernetaddress Example for Microsoft TCP stacks arp s 192 75 11 9 00 08 96 07 00 60 This example specifies a NIC using IP address 192 75 11 9 and Ethernet address 00 08 96 07 00 60 4 Verify that the ARP entry was properly applied arp a You should see an entry in the listed ARP table with the IP address and Ethernet address specified in step 3 5 Try to ping this IP address to see if the NIC can be seen on your network At this point you should be able to communicate with the NIC from your local Unix station This means the printer knows about an IP address and subnet mask and has these settings in its current memory However if the NIC is shut off these settings will be lost unless you store them in flash memory as follows 1 Load a Web browser on your Windows station and direct it to the URL http NICIPaddress networkC
83. ation The System Configuration form allows you to change the NIC s operation mode Select Reboot to re power the print server Select Default to reset the print server and have it come up with factory default settings The Status menu items allow you to view the current status of both the printer and the network The submenu items available are as follows e 1 0 Port this menu item allows you to view the current status of the printer including the print jobs that are queued or are currently active e Network this menu item allows you to view the current status of the network connection 77 Chapter 3 Status I O Port Status I O Port The I O Port Status form allows you to remotely see what is happening on the NIC I O port The port s status and a list of active and queued jobs will be displayed You can cancel a job as long as you have permission by clicking the Cancel icon beside the desired job If you see waiting in the Status line this indicates the network adapter is either waiting for data from the host or for feedback from the printer If you see blocked in this line this indicates the printer is not allowing the NIC to send any more data The printer could be busy processing data it has already received or it could be in an error state The printer status display is automatically refreshed every minute NOTE You cannot cancel a print job with an IPDS Emulation Do not click the Cancel icon
84. ave the authentication algorithm number for open system to authenticate e Shared key authentication involves a four step process using secure or encrypted text by means of WEP Define a wireless auth user name to be used in the EAP operation store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan user lt AUTH USER NAME gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless interface This auth user name needs to match the user name entered in the EAP Access Point Define a wireless auth password to be used in the EAP operation store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan pass lt AUTH PASSWORD gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless interface This auth password needs to match the password entered in the EAP Access Point Set the wireless network name SSID store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan ssid lt NETWORK NAME gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless interface lt network name gt is a 1 to 32 ASCII character string store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan mode adhoc pseudo managed lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless device pseudo or managed pseudo stands for pseudo IBSS Proprietary adhoc 199 Chapter 12 Complete Command List 200 Set the wireless transfer rate speed store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan speed auto lt 1l 2 5 1169 12 18 24 36 48 54 gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the WLAN device lt speed flags gt are the speeds being selected They are entered as a l
85. aw the job will not be touched by the network adapter 57 58 Chapter 3 Print Model Configuration Banner Page Tells the Ethernet Interface to produce a banner page with each print job The type of banner page data can be text You can also specify whether the banner page should come at the front or the end of a print job Filter Specify whether the Ethernet Interface is to add carriage returns to print jobs passing through that contain solitary linefeeds This is common with Unix text jobs resulting in stair stepped output Header String Define an escape sequence to be sent to the printer before each print job For example you may want to send a sequence to print the job in landscape mode or to a certain tray on the printer You can specify up to four separate sequences per header string The Ethernet Interface will execute them in order from top to bottom If specifying fewer than four sequences be sure to start at the top leaving undefined fields at the bottom NOTE You can specify up to four separate sequences per header string The Integrated PrintNet Enterprise will execute them in order from top to bottom If specifying fewer than four sequences be sure to start at the top leaving undefined fields at the bottom Trailer String Define an escape sequence to be sent to the printer after each print job For example you may want to send a sequence to add a formfeed so you don t have to manually press the formfeed bu
86. brary here This object type must be PSFCFG For V3R7 and higher a single PSF configuration object may be referenced by multiple device descriptions if required 157 Chapter 8 Verifying the IPDS Configuration on AS 400 Verifying the IPDS Configuration on AS 400 158 To test IPDS printing 1 If it is not already on vary on the line description VRYCFG CFGTYPE LIN To start TCP IP enter STRTCP Verify that the AS 400 TCP IP interface is active Use the command WRKTCPSTS and then select option 1 Turn the printer on and wait until the printer control panel displays ETHERNET ADAPTER IS READY To verify the printer is connected to AS 400 ping the printer from an AS 400 workstation with one of the following commands PING ip address or PING hostname where ip address is the Internet address of the remote system printer the NIC and hostname is the hostname you defined for the printer if any e Ifthe ping is not successful refer to Cannot PING the Printer on page 163 e Ifthe ping is successful vary on the printer device description with the command VRYCFG printer device CFGTYPE DEV STATUS ON To use PSF 400 to send an IPDS file to the printer enter STRPRIWTR DEV printer device where printer device is the name of the printer Configuring PSF with CRTDEVPRT on V4R2 and Above 7 lf you have problems printing do the following e Print an Ethernet Test Page Refer to yo
87. ccessful ping command EZA0458I Ping V3R1 Pinging host 9 99 12 33 Use ATTN to interrupt EZA0464I PING Ping 1 timed out NOTE If you have problems ping ing a printer refer to Handling z OS Connectivity Problems on page 119 110 Configuration Procedure Define the Printer to JES When a TCP IP attached printer is to be used with JES it must be defined for deferred printing mode with JES JES2 Printer Definitions Below is an example of the JES2 printer definition initialization member located in the system PARMLIB FSS FSS1 PROC PSFPROC HASPFSSM HASPFSSM PRT1 FSS FSS1 MODE FSS PRMODE LINE PAGE SOSI1 CLASS C UCS 0 SEP NOSEPDS CKPTPAGE 100 DRAIN MARK TRKCELL YES The above example is correct for JES2 3 11 and above For earlier versions of JES2 the statement is named FSSDEF and would be stated as FSSDEF FSSNAME FSS1 The value you specify for the PROC parameter must match the name on the PSF Startup procedure JES3 Printer Definitions Below is an example JES3 printer definition This example is not executable but it is intended to help the JES3 systems programmer define the printer to the z OS host FSSDEF TYPE WTR FSSNAME FSS1 PNAME PSFPROC SYSTEM SYS1 TERM NO DEVICE JNAME PRT1 JUNIT SYS1 OFF FSSNAME FSS1 MODE FSS PM LINE PAGE SOSI1 CHARS YES GT12 The value you specify for the JNAME parameter must match the name of the printer in the PSF Start
88. channel prn Example set dest dlprn backchannel prn Establish a return path for printer feedback for a given destination lt dest gt The NIC I O port is bi directional however you will most likely use the same I O port to which the destination is currently sending jobs set dest lt DEST gt alternate lt ALT DEST gt Example set dest diprn alternate d4prn Sets an alternate destination for a queue other than itself set dest lt DEST gt model lt MODEL gt Example set dest dlprn model m4 Associate a model with a destination Jobs sent to the named destination lt dest gt are processed according to the options defined in the named model set dest lt DEST gt logpath lt LOGPATH gt Example set dest dlprn logpath 14 Associate a logpath with a destination Jobs sent to the named destination lt dest gt are logged according to the settings defined in the named logpath 213 Chapter 12 Complete Command List set dest lt DEST gt service socket 1lpd lpsched netbios ftpd tn Example set dest dlprn service netbios Set the destination lt dest gt to handle only certain print services To add a service specify the service name To disable a service use before the name The available services are described in the following table Services socket Direct socket printing via TCP IP Ipd LPR printing with TCP IP including LPR clients
89. ck Media Poor Scanning Check Head and Heat Poor Scanning Inspect Head Poor Scanning Check Media Contrast Too Low Check Media Intervention These are error messages that need some kind of user intervention to solve them Consumable Ribbon Low Toner Low Label Label Present Gap Not Detected 72 System Information Table 2 Alert Groups and Printer Events Alert Group Printer Events RFID RFID Tag Failed RFID Max Retry RFID Comm Error RFID Read Only Tag NOTE Not all of the alerts are available on all of the printers The alerts available for monitoring will depend on the printer type and the options installed on the printer Administration Configuration The Administration Configuration form is broken down into general print server related settings and password security System Information System Information NOTE Changes in server narne Name Description Location Contact Printer Serial Number Syslog Email SMTP server DNS server setting only take effect after you reset the Integrated PrintNet Enterprise from the System page P_00034E P_00034E 00089600034E e g 204 191 175 114 e g username domain com e g 204 191 175 114 or smtp domain com 1011 77 e g 204 191 175 114 Figure 22 Administration Configuration System Information 73 74 Chapter 3 Administration Configuration The System Infor
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91. d Select leap for Cisco LEAP authentication The ttls option is reserved for future use Select peap to use PEAP authentication store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan cipher disable tkip aes tkiptaes lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless interface Selects the WPA wireless security cipher setting Disable TKIP AES and TKIP AES are the available settings TKIP is the default setting when WPA is enabled 202 Store Commands store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan passphrase lt WPA PRE SHARED KEY gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless interface lt WPA Pre Shared Key gt is the passphrase used to communicate with an access point The passphrase entered must be between 8 and 63 ASCII characters long store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan country lt COUNTRY CODE gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless interface lt COUNTRY CODE gt can be one of the following 2 or 3 character strings US or USI for USA USA Indoor operation respectively GB or GBI for Great Britain Great Britain Indoor operation NL or NLI for Netherlands Netherlands Indoor FR or FRI for France France Indoor DE or DEI for Germany Germany Indoor IT or ITI for Italy Italy Indoor The default country code is US This command is used to select the country and corresponding valid channel settings with which the 802 11g wireless NIC can use to communicate with an access point store pping opts
92. d for host and domain For example if your hostname is RCHASMO03 and your domain name is RCHLAND PTX COM your fully qualified network name is RCHASM03 RCHLAND PTX COM In your host entry table enter both RCHASM03 and RCHASM03 RCHLAND PTX COM 139 Chapter 8 Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer 140 Configuring PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R2 To configure IPDS on AS 400 V3R2 use the following commands e CRTDEVPRT CRIPSFCFG Configuring PSF with CRTDEVPRT on V3R2 This section describes how to create a printer device description 1 At the AS 400 command line enter a command in the form CRIDEVPRT DEVD printer type DEVCLS RMT TYPE IPDS MODEL 0 AFP YES AFPATTACH APPC FONT 11 RMTLOCNAME TCPIP FORMFEED CONT TEXT printer_type NETWORK PRINTER Where printer_type e g T5000 P5000 L5520 is the model of your printer 2 Acompleted screen looks like the example shown in Figure 33 which starts on the next page Display Device Description Device Description Option Category of device Automatically created Device class Device type Device model Advanced function printing AFP attachment Online at IPL Font Identifier Point size Form feed Separator drawer Separator program Library Printer error message Message queue Library Maximum pending requests Print while converting Configuring PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R2 DEVD OPTION D
93. d the jobs Most likely you will use diprn for the PRN Printing with FTP Printing with FTP Print jobs can also be sent to the NIC using the File Transfer Protocol FTP To do this 1 On your network station change to the directory containing the file you want to print Open an FTP session with the NIC Syntax ftp NICIPaddress Log in as root At the password prompt press ENTER since there is no default password Change to the dest directory Syntax cd dest List the contents of this directory using the dir command and determine which destination queue you would like to send the print job through Most likely you will select dlprn for the PRN port Change to this destination directory Example cd diprn Change the mode to correspond with the type of file you are going to print By default ASCII is set for text only files but if you need to print both text and graphics select binary using the bin command Place the file to be printed within this directory on the NIC so it can be spooled and printed Syntax put filename 101 Chapter 5 Solaris 2 6 7 NIC Setup 102 10 Close the FTP session unless you have more jobs to print Syntax quit Alternate FTP Printing 1 Change the default ftp directory by entering the following command store pserver ftp dest Open an FTP session with the NIC Syntax ftp NICIPaddress Log in as root At the password prompt pre
94. ded in this manual A description follows NOTE A Note gives you helpful information and tips about printer operation and maintenance 23 Chapter 1 Notes and Notices 24 2 Installation And Configuration Installation The NIC provides an RJ 45 connector for 10 100Base T UTP networks Connecting to the Network To attach the NIC to a network plug the network cable into the NIC connector Configuration Tools There are two parts to a NIC setup e Configuring the NIC so it can be seen on the network This involves network related settings e g an IP address within TCP IP environments configured through the built in command shell nosh or from the control panel e Configuring a host with a new printer so it knows how to send data to the NIC Just being able to see the printer on the network does not mean you can automatically print to it A host has to be told where to send the data NOTE Some network environments do not require any network settings to be configured on the NIC However all network setups require configuration on the host end 25 Chapter 2 Configuration Tools 26 The following methods are available for configuring the NIC via the control panel wired and wireless HTML forms Telnet Remote Shell PTX_Setup Printer Setup Wizard a host based wizard to simplify NIC configuration This tool can be found on the CD supplied with the printer Printing a NIC Test Page
95. domain name of the host AS 400 for TN5250 for the current configuration Default Unconfigured empty host Port Specifies the UDP port number of the TN5250 or TN3270 server for the current configuration Default 23 63 64 Chapter 3 1N5250 3270 Configuration Resource Name TN3270 mode Specifies the name of the AS 400 LU session for the current configuration The resource name entered will be the name of the printer device created on the AS 400 host for the current session The name is limited to 10 characters in length must start with an alpha character a z A Z and contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores Default Unconfigured empty resource name Device Description TN5250 mode Specifies the name of the printer device for the current configuration The description entered will be the name of the printer device created on the AS 400 host for the current session The name is limited to 10 characters in length must start with an alpha character a z A Z and contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores Default Unconfigured empty description Message Queue Name TN5250 mode Specifies the queue name to which system messages will be logged Default QSYSOPR Message Queue Library TN5250 mode Specifies the queue library to which system messages will be logged Default LIBL Device Type By default the device type is always set to IBM WSCST Name TN5250 mode As
96. dows Protocol Workgroup Name This name specifies which Windows workgroup the NIC will reside in 51 Chapter 3 Print Path Configuration Print Path Configuration 52 The NIC print path is the path a print job takes when it reaches the network adapter First the job goes to a destination queue e g d1prn where it then passes through an associated model e g m1 for extra processing and logpath e g 11 for job and printer logging Finally the job reaches the NIC s I O port e g PRN where it passes through to the attached printer The Print Path form displays one destination s settings at a time From here you can then select another destination or you can go directly to an I O port to configure port settings Destination Settings Destination Settings Destination Settings d1prn Name _ dtprn BackChannel prn none Services M socket M ipd M Ipsched M netbios M ftpd Selected Model mm1 Cm2 Cm3 Cm4 Cm5 Cm6 Om Cm8 Figure 11 Print Path Configuration Destination Settings Destination Settings Name Name of the destination The default destination queue names are d1prn d2prn d3prn d4prn d5prn d6prn d7prn and d8prn Back Channel I O port to receive printer feedback when a print job passes through this destination By default the backchannel for all print queues is enabled for ETHERNET and WLAN Services Define what type s of print services th
97. e above TCP services To view the current access list use the printer control panel to access the configuration menu see the User s Manual for configuration menu information From the DIAGNOSTICS Printer Tests menu choose the E Net Test Page When the page prints look under the TCP ACCESS TABLE section for the TCP access list entries Web Browser HTTP Problem To add delete a TCP access list entry refer to TCP Access Lists on page 235 NOTE When the following procedure is used the TCP access list will be cleared but all IP addresses will need to be entered again after the procedure is complete To reset all Integrated NIC TCP IP values to the factory defaults when access is impossible contact your Printronix service representative for assistance If you are still experiencing difficulty accessing or browsing the printer contact the Customer Solutions Center for further assistance Web Browser HTTP Problem In some cases you may not be able to browse the printer Web page simply because the NIC HTTP may be turned off If you cannot ping the NIC IP address make sure the IP Address subnet mask and default gateway are set correctly by checking the Ethernet Parameters menu from the operator panel See the User s Manual for configuration menu information If you can ping the NIC IP address but cannot access the Web pages perform the following procedure to verify the NIC HTTP is turned on 1 Telnet into t
98. e been used e Ping the IP address If the ping is successful disconnect the network cable from the printer print server and ping the address again If the ping is still successful there is another printer with that IP address on the network Data is Being Clipped To resolve this problem you may want to set the PSC Page Size Control parameter to YES in the CRTPSFCFG command V3R2 V3R7 or V4R1 9 z OS Configuration TN3270E z OS Configuration for a TN3270E Printer The following configuration information shows how a line matrix printer can be configured on z OS and Info Print Server to print TN3270E Modtabs are provided for both an SCS and DSC printer The z OS level is 1 3 These basic configurations provided a starting point for users new to printing in this manner NOTE Since Info Print Server IPS treats the TN3270E printer as a COAX attached printer additional COAX feature for IPS is required Coax Printer Support FMID Coax Printer Support consists of the following FMID HPRT100 165 Chapter 9 Program Materials Program Materials A program is identified by a program number and a feature number The program number for Coax Printer Support is 5697 F51 Additional information regarding the telnet server and Info Print Server can be found in the following manuals e For z OS V1R2 and above the TCPIP information can be found in SG24 5227 3 Communications Server for z OS V1R2 TCP IP Implem
99. e control panel before making changes to the NIC settings from the control panel 1 After the printer displays E NET READY take the printer offline Scroll through menu selections until ETHERNET ADDRESS OR WLAN ADDRESS displays From the control panel navigate to the IP Address Netmask and Gateway Address Subnet Mask menu options and enter the appropriate values You must press the Enter key after inputting each segment of the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address Place the printer online to start the NIC IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address update process This process will reboot the printer and may take several minutes Wait until E NET READY displays on the control panel NOTE If you do not put the printer online the settings you just entered will not take effect Do not turn the printer off until E NET READY displays If you turn the printer off before the new values are written to memory in the NIC adapter you will need to repower the printer and repeat step 3 and step 4 NOTE When the printer is moved from one network to another the software cannot find the printer Verify the IP address 27 Chapter 2 Configuration Tools Gateway Mask and Subnet Mask to make sure the settings are correct and routable Your NIC is now configured and connected to your network NIC Verification Before performing the verification you must connect the NIC card to the networ
100. e data or to send an expected packet 237 Chapter 13 Printer Monitoring And Logging 238 Printer Logging Through Logpaths In the NIC product manual destinations are described as logical queues with associated models and logpaths Models determine if any extra processing is needed with the print jobs passing through and logpaths determine whether any logging is needed for each job Each logpath on the NIC consists of two parts TYPE The type of log information to be captured The choices are job for job ID and username user for user ID and three messages per job cksum for file checksums printer for special printer feedback and ioport for parallel printer status messages PORT Where this log information will be sent to The choices are a TCP port number e g 2000 an email address including an alias or a central host running a SYSLOG daemon To view the current logpath settings on the print server 1 Load a Web browser on a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP or using Telnet e g Telnet ipaddress The command to view the logpath settings is Syntax list logpath NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 2 Direct your Web browser to URL http NICIPaddress destConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 destConf html1 NOTE If prompted for a
101. e destination will support By default all services enabled Parameter socket Printing to a TCP port number e g 9100 on the NIC Ipd Remote printing using the Line Printer Daemon Ipsched System V printing using the Ip command netbios Printing from Windows stations relying on NetBIOS over TCP IP ftpd printing using the File Transfer Protocol FTP Selected Model Defines the model configuration that is to be associated with the current destination The default model names are m1 m2 m3 m4 m5 m6 m7 and m8 53 Chapter 3 Print Path Configuration Current Model Settings Current Model Settings Current Model Settings Model Type raw Figure 12 Print Path Configuration Current Model Settings Model Type Model Type The option is available on the Print Model web page For a description see page 57 54 Current Model Settings m Banner Page Banner Page Type Position Filter Header String Trailer String Printer Configuration Selected Log Path Log Path Type Log Path Port none before None selected None selected None selected None l1 Cl2 cl cl O15 cle oI cls None selected None selected Figure 13 Print Path Configuration Current Model Settings Banner Page Banner Page The option is available on the Print Model web page For a description see page 58 Filter The option is
102. ears Press the down arrow and then the right next arrow until E NET To DEFAULT appears 6 Press Enter 7 Re program the IP address information from the front panel NOTE Steps 1 5 also clears the IP address information and sets the adapter back to the factory default TCP Access Lists Within TCP IP environments the NIC can restrict host access to destinations queues and remote command e g rsh remd remsh and telnet execution services This is done using an access list similar in function to the Unix rhosts file NOTE Access list settings are not configurable through the HTML forms provided with the NIC To view the current access list on the print server 1 Start a Telnet session with the NIC Syntax telnet NICIPaddress 2 Loginas root and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default or your password for your home set 235 Chapter 13 NIC Security 236 List the current access list Syntax list tcpip If the list is empty all hosts have access to the NIC services If there are entries in the list only those hosts specified have access to printing and remote command execution To add and delete access list entries the commands are Syntax store tcpip tcp access add del hostIPaddress networkaddress reset where host Paddress is the IP address of a TCP IP host on your network and networkaddress is the address of a subnet on your network Ex
103. ection provides information on possible solutions to some standard configuration errors If you require technical support please have as much of the following information available when you Call BYE OT BS ON gt What level of software are you running What type of attachment do you have What is your host operating system How often and when does the problem occur Give a detailed description of the problem Give a detailed description of your network and the components attached NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network Have you configured the NIC with a unique and valid IP address which corresponds with the other IP addresses on your network For example are you sure no other device is using this IP address Are you sure you are trying to talk to the NIC from a Unix station on the same subnet Currently the print server can only be seen locally unless you configured it with a routing entry If you look at the back of the printer is the STAT LED flashing once a second or is it quicker than that A slower once a second rate tells you that the print server is in fact configured with an IP address A faster rate indicates it knows nothing about this so you may need to try the configuration process again Have you confirmed that the network connection to the NIC is working correctly Trying different network cables and locations will help narrow down the problem Nothing Prints Nothing Prints Can you ping the NIC
104. ects shared key authentication 31 32 Chapter 2 Configuration Tools Encryption Key Configuration As previously mentioned there are four encryption keys that can be configured through the control panel For each encryption key x where x can be 1 to 4 the following control menu can be used to configure the key WEP Key x Format This is the format of the key It can be set to either ASCII or Hexadecimal WEP Key x Width This is the number of bits used for encryption This can be set to either 40 Bits or 128 Bits and must match the Access Point s configuration e WEP Key x This is the key value If the WEP Key x Width is set to 40 Bits the key values can be entered in the following 5 sub menus BYTE 1 BYTE 5 If the WEP Key x Width is set to 128 Bits the key values can be entered in the following 13 sub menus BYTE 1 BYTE 13 The key values must configure to match the corresponding key in the Access Point s key configuration e Default WEP Key The default key must match the Access Point s configuration If the Access Point is configured to use Open System the default key should be set to 0 If the Access Point is configured to use 40 bit or 128 bit WEP encryption key the encryption key must be set to the same setting as the Access Point s setting See the following section on how to set up the encryption key Wireless NIC Configuration using the Control Panel WPA Parameters WPA Mode
105. eeeeeees IMMED APPC and TCP IP retry count 15 Delay between APPC retries 90 Acknowledgment frequency 100 Printer response timer NOMAX Generate PDF output NONE Text description gt BLANK Automatic session recovery Enabled ini a NO Message option 008 Blank page cccceeeeseeeeeeeneeees YES Page size control gt YES Resident fonts cccccceeees YES Resource retention YES Additional Parameters Name Name CURLIB JOBLIBL CURLIB NONE Name DFT NO YES NORDYF IMMED 1 1440 NOMAX SEC15 1 1440 IMMED 1 99 NOMAX 0 999 1 32767 5 3600 NOMAX NONE SPLF STMF MAIL NO YES INFO INQ YES NO NO YES YES NO YES NO 152 Configuring AFP with CRTPSFCFG on V4R3 and Above Optional Edge orientasina Use outline fonts 00 PSF defined option Font substitution messages Capture host fonts at printer Font resolution for formatting Font mapping table LIDFANY E AE ta a E Cut sheet emulation mode Use DBCS simulation fonts Replace cccccceeceeeeeeseteeeeeees Authority resres rniii irae NO NO NONE for more values YES NO SEARCH NONE NONE NO YES LIBCRTAUT YES NO YES NO YES NO NO YES SEARCH 240 300 Name NONE Name NONE C
106. egistry so it can see this newly added workgroup device Sometimes Windows stations can take considerable time depending on the size of the network 247 Appendix A Windows Troubleshooting Tips 248 Printer Errors When Printing Or No Output e Is there a large job currently printing which is taking up all of the printer resources Usually when printing from Windows 95 98 stations a busy printer can cause Windows to display a printer error message This is because it demands immediate printer attention rather than holding the data until the printer is ready again The best way around this is to use a central spooling station like an NT server e Have you tried restarting the spooler under Control Panel Services Sometimes this is needed to get printing started NOTE As a last resort you may want to reboot the Windows station Sometimes this is the only option to completely clear this situation The NIC usually has nothing to do with this problem TCP IP Access Problem If you can ping the printer from a workstation but you cannot Web browse Telnet or print to the printer through the NIC there may be an incorrect entry in the TCP access list In order for this workstation to use the NIC interface in this case one of two things must happen e The TCP list must have an entry added to grant access to this workstation or All entries must be deleted from the TCP list to grant all workstations hosts access to th
107. ements An example element is a hexadecimal code e g 0x04 or a pre defined variable on the print server e g FF for a formfeed Use list var to see all available variables To erase the header send the command with no headerstring value for example set model m1 header set model lt MODEL gt trailer lt STRING gt Example set model m7 trailer FF Set a trailer string to be sent to the printer at the end of any print jobs passing through this lt model gt The trailerstring lt string gt can consist of up to nine elements An example element is a hexadecimal code e g 0x04 or a pre defined variable on the print server e g FF for a formfeed Use list var to see all available variables To erase the trailer send the command with no trailerstring value for example set model m1 trailer 217 Chapter 12 Complete Command List 218 set model lt MODEL gt config config num Set a printer configuration number config_num to be loaded prior to printing a job on the specified model If the command is sent with config_num set to 0 the factory configuration is loaded before the job prints If config_num is in the range 1 through 8 the corresponding configuration number is loaded before the job prints To return to the default state where no configuration is loaded send the command with no config_num value for example set model m1 config When no new configuration is loaded the current conf
108. entation Guide e InfoPrint Server Customization Guide S544 5744 03 e InfoPrint ServerOperation and Administration 544 5745 03 1 Look at the JES definition defining and associating printer PRINTERS with INFOPRINT SERVER PRT9 AND FSSDEF FOR LINE MATRX 06 27 97 MM PRINTERQ CLASS K SEP NOMARK MODE FSS FSS PRINTWAY X PRMODE LINE PAGE WS W Q SETUP NOHALT START NO ASSOCIATE PRINTWAY WITH ITS START UP PROCEADURE gi FSS PRINTWAY PROC COURWTR AUTOSTOP YES Figure 39 JES Definition Defining PRINTER9 ICOURWTR PROC INEFPROC EXEC PGM ANFFIEP REGION 3M PARM INV AOP1 z OS4 INV ISTEPLIB DD DSN IPPW PW311 SANFLOAD DISP SHR ANFQUEUE DD DSN ANDREE z OS4 QUEUE DISP SHR ANFMMSG DD DSN ANDREE z OS4 MSGFILE DISP SHR HSYSPRINT DD SYSOUT HSYSABEND DD SYSOUT SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT Il Figure 40 Example Of Proc Used To Start INFOPRINT Server 166 VTAM Definitions for SCS and DSE TN3270E NETSPL1 VBUILD TYPE APPL APPL REPRESENTING IPS APIPP101 APPL MODETAB MODETAB1 DLOGMOD SCS AUTH ACQ LUPRT101 APPL MODETAB MODETAB1 DLOGMOD SCS Figure 41 Example Of The APPLID That Represents A Copy Of IPS VTAM Definitions for SCS and DSE TN3270E The following are VTAM definitions for SCS and DSE TN3270E printers NOTE These definitions are identical to those of COAX attached printers JES2 TN3270E VTAM MAJOR NODE a kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
109. ents of a monitoring system MIB and SNMP are implemented in an agent manager model e The MANAGER is a console workstation or server on working hubs or routers which has a global knowledge of NICs and printers e AGENTS are utilities that reside on devices such as a NIC that respond through SNMP to management requests for information The information is stored in an MIB 191 Chapter 11 Implementing Printer Management 192 MIB An MIB contains information a device makes available through SNMP The MIB is a management information base that describes information about actual objects to be managed and controlled Standards Of Network Printer MIBs The Printer MIB is based on the following standards e System and Interfaces Group MIB RFC 1213 of March 1991 e Host Resource MIB RFC 1514 of September 1993 e Printer MIB RFC 1759 of March 1995 e NIC contains the Standard Printer MIB per RFC 1759 available from www ietf org Information Provided By The MIB The printer MIB contains the following types of information about network printers Descriptions Printer configuration location and contact Status Current operating status of printers Alerts Reportable events from printers General Information About MIBs For further information on SNMP and MIB refer to the following e RFC 1155 Structure and Identification of Management Information for TCP IP based Internets SMI e RFC 1156 Management In
110. eps 1 Define the z OS communications control unit to z OS See Define the Communications Control Unit to z OS on page 107 2 Modify the TCP IP profile on your z OS system if necessary See Modify the TCP IP Profile in z OS on page 107 3 Ping the printer See Verify the Printer Connection on page 110 4 Define the printer as a writer controlled printer to JES See Define the Printer to JES on page 111 106 Configuration Procedure 5 Define the printer to PSF with a PRINTDEV statement including the IP address See Define the Printer to PSF on page 112 This section does not provide all the information you need to install and configure TCP IP on your z OS system For more information on installing TCP IP refer to TCP IP for z OS Customization and Administration Guide The routing of information is determined on the basis of the IP address and is performed by IP gateways After the network is configured correctly the z OS host appears to be communicating directly with the TCP IP attached printer Define the Communications Control Unit to z OS If you have not already done so define the communications control unit for the z OS host such as the 3172 or the 3745 control unit to z OS Use either an z OS configuration program MVSCP or a hardware configuration definition HCD depending on the version of your z OS system e When using a version earlier than z OS 4 1 0 use an MVSCP
111. er defined object LI DPALY castes seeds E User defined driver program Libra oen teen Secure connection ssssssee nesen Validation list c ceeeeeseeeeeeeeees LIDA ee a a gt P7000 gt LAN gt IPDS gt 0 gt IP YES gt 5001 YES gt 011 NONE CONT FILE NONE INQ CTLD 170 NONE 6 YES NOMAX F1010110 LIBL NONE NONE NONE NONE NO NONE Name LCL RMT VRT SNPT LAN 3287 3812 4019 4201 0 1 2 3 4 10 13 301 LEXLINK IP USRDFN NO YES 0 65535 YES NO 3 5 11 12 13 18 19 000 1 999 9 NONE TYPE CONT CONT2 CUT 1 255 FILE Name NONE Name LIBL CURLIB INQ INFO Name CTLD SYSOPR QSYS Name LIBL CURLIB 1 2550 NOMAX NONE IMGA01 IMGA02 1 31 NO YES 1 3600 NOMAX Name Name LIBL CURLIB Character value NONE Name NONE Name LIBL CURLIB DTAARA DTAQ FILE Name NONE Name LIBL CURLIB Name NONE Name LIBL CURLIB NO YES Name NONE Name LIBL CURLIB OPR 155 Chapter 8 Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer Publishing information Support duplex 0 c ceeeceee UNKNOWN UNKNOWN SIMPLEX DUPLEX Support COlOr 0 cceeseeeeereees UNKNOWN UNKNOWN NOCOLOR COLOR Pages per minute black UNKNOWN 1 32767 UNKNOWN Pages per minute color UNKNOWN 1
112. erface address to the same address as the NIC IP address Also do not add the NIC to the AS 400 TCP IP interface list Configuring with ADDTCPIFC ADDTCPIFC is used to add a TCP IP interface to the AS 400 This step configures the AS 400 for attachments to a TCP IP network At the AS 400 command line enter the following command ADDTCPIFC INTNETADR 9 99 15 188 LIND ETHLAN SUBNETMASK 255 255 255 0 Your completed screen should look like Figure 29 System BLDD6 123 Chapter 7 124 Configuring AS 400 for ASCII using TCP IP Internet address 9 99 15 188 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Line description ETHLAN Line type Elan Interface status Inactive Type of service Normal Maximum transmission unit Lind Automatic start Yes Figure 29 Example of ADDTCPIFC Interface The following parameters must be specified Internet Address Internet address of the AS 400 LAN adapter NOTE Do not use the IP address of the NIC Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask for this AS 400 TCP IP interface for example 255 255 255 0 Line Description The name assigned to the AS 400 line description as described in Developing Line Descriptions With CRTLINETH on page 121 NOTE Each AS 400 LAN adapter will have its own line description Configuring a Router Definition with ADDTCPRTE Configuring a Router Definition with ADDTCPRTE If necessary use the ADDTCPRTE command to create a route
113. errrssrerrrresrreree 230 Extra Features src cisscceeusurerrelbirreeiatinnss 233 NIG SBC enai ana E E 233 Users And PasswordS ssseeeeeesseeerersseeerrssserrrrsssreerss 233 Reset The NIC Password sesseeeeessseerrrsserrrrssreee 235 TCP Access ESIS a aa aaa a eren 235 Printer Monitoring And Logging 237 Printer And Print Job Monitoring 237 Printer Logging Through Logpaths n s 238 Downloading Software through the Network Interface Card NIC eeeeeeeeseeeresseerrsssren 239 NIC Naming SCHEMES cece eeeeeeeeeeenteeeeeeetneeeeeeeeea 243 Periodic Pingo moe a eRe ein dee 243 Table of Contents A Troubleshooting TipS ccccceeeeeees 245 Windows Troubleshooting Tips cceeceeeeeetteeeeeentaees 245 Technical Support ccccccceceeeeeeseeeeeeeeneecaeeeeeeeeeenees 245 NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network 246 HTML Configuration Forms Will Not Display 246 Errors Occur When Defining An LPR Printer 247 Cannot Browse The NIC On The Network isses 247 Printer Errors When Printing Or No Output 248 TCP IP Access Proble risici nirani 248 Web Browser HTTP Problem 249 Windows NT 4 0 Or 2000 Host Setup Problems 250 Unix Troubleshooting TipS cc cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeneeeees 252 NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network 252 Nothing PriMS aiiai aa 253 Stair Stepped Output 2c ceeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneee
114. ers 31 to 32 of the EAP password maximum number of characters is 32 e Reset EAP Pswd Resets the EAP password to an empty string Equivalent Wireless NIC Configuration using the Telnet Command store ifc default lt IFNUM gt lt 0 gt 0 for no default store ifc lt IFNUM gt utp li rx store ifc lt IFNUM gt mode auto 10half 1 Ofull 100half 100full store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan ssid lt NETWORK NAME gt store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan mode adhoc pseudo managed store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan speed auto 1 25 1169 12 18 24 36 48 54 store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan channel default 1 252 store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan antenna diverse primary aux store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan preamble default long short store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan pmm onloff store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan txpwr 0 100 store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan opts intnl store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan defkey disable 1 4 store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan key lt KEY NUM gt lt HEX KEY gt lt STRING KEY gt lt LENGTH gt Wireless NIC Configuration using the Control Panel store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan auth lt AUTH METHOD gt eg open shared leap store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan user lt AUTH USER NAME gt store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan pass lt AUTH PASSWORD gt store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan profile lt WIFI PROFILE gt 0 6 profile 0 802 11b only 1 mixed 802 11b g 2 mixed 802 11b g w o 5 5 11 Mbps 3 802 11g only 4 test 802 11g only 5 802 11b onl
115. ers will shorten the output and focus on the particular I O port or print job specified cancel jobID Example cancel diprn 10 Remove a job from an I O port queue Use lpstat to finda particular job ID first Miscellaneous Commands start fox tts loopb prn Example start fox prn Begin a debugging test on one of the I O ports on the NIC The tests available are fox A continuous stream of text sent to the attached printer This is a good test for troubleshooting hardware as long as the attached printer supports text output tts A continuous stream of Gandalf 400C TTS compatible text sent to the attached printer loopb Loopback test Any input characters from the device attached to the I O port is echoed back stop all prn Stop an output test on an I O port disable ioport destination ftpc ftp telnet Example disable destination Disable an I O port so that queued jobs are not printed or disable a destination so jobs cannot be queued to it This command can also disable ftpc ftp or telnet protocols enable ioport destination printermgr ftpc ftp telnet Example enable printermgr Enables the printer debug port to allow remote printer management software to function This command can also enable ftpc ftp or telnet protocols close tcp TCPindexnumber Example close tcp 3 Close the a TCP IP connection between a TCP IP host and the NIC The TCPindexnumber can be retrieved from debug tcp output 231 Chapter 12 Compl
116. es 99 Chapter 5 Solaris 2 6 7 NIC Setup 100 Troubleshooting This installation procedure assumes that the NIC adapter is configured with the correct IP address subnet mask and gateway if required In addition you can also ping and telnet to the NIC adapter To verify the NIC settings print an E net Test Page See Printing a NIC Test Page on page 26 The default NIC queue name is d1prn in lower case however the name can be changed To verify the queue name print an E Net Test Page or telnet to the adapter and do a list dest command AIX Remote Queue Time Out Setting Symptoms Print jobs restart or queue goes down If the queue is set up for standard processing not local filtering add T50 flag to rembak to the queue device stanza for the queue in etc qconfig backend usr lib lpd rembak T50 If the queue was set up for local filtering edit the file usr lib lpd pio etc piorlfb and change the line typeset piorlfb_rbflags to typeset priorlfb_rbflags T50 Printing from AIX Version 4 0 and higher of AIX offers LPR LPD support for network printing This means to set up a new printer under this operating system you only need to define these two parameters 1 NIC IP address The IP address or host name of the print server to which you want to print 2 NIC destination queue A pre defined name on the print server telling the device to which I O port to sen
117. ess 48 Stair stepped output troubleshooting 254 Start Stop Auto Connect TN5250 3270 65 Status I O Port 78 menu 77 Network 78 Status screen printer 38 Store commands 197 TN5250 185 Supplies Department 264 Syslog alert posting 67 System configuration 77 information 73 T TCP access lists 235 TCP IP access troubleshooting 248 configuring AS 400 for ASCII 123 TCP IP Network 43 Interface 44 Routing 46 TCPIP Configuration TN3270E 169 Technical support 245 Telnet 39 Telnet commands TN5250 185 TN3270E Configuration Screens 179 Printer Inventory Manager 170 Programs materials 166 TCPIP Configuration 169 279 Index VTAM Definitions 167 z OS Configuration 165 TN5250 Auto Connect command 186 command list 185 Font Identifier 189 job formatting 187 running AS400 186 set up connection device via telenet 184 set up print queue on AS 400 183 Telnet commands 185 user supplied values 185 TN5250 3270 Auto Connect 65 configuration 62 Device Description 64 Device Type 65 Host IP 63 Message Queue Library 64 Message Queue Name 64 Mode 63 Port 63 Resource Name 64 Start Stop Auto Connect 65 WSCST Library 65 WSCST Name 65 Tools printer monitoring 193 Trailer String Print Model 58 Print Path 56 Transmit Power Wireless 48 280 Troubleshooting AS 400 163 AS 400 ASCII 134 cannot browse NIC on Network 247 defining LPR printer 247 HTML configuration forms 2
118. ete Command List ping s hostIPaddress datasize packetnumber Example ping 192 75 11 30 ping another TCP IP host specified by hostIPaddress on the NIC network datasize is the datagram packet size which defaults to 64 bytes if no size is included in the syntax and packetnumber is the number of requests to be sent NOTE To use a host or IP name instead of the address you must have set the DNS server on the NIC Use the command set sysinfo dns to do this telnet hostIPaddress escapecharacter Example telnet 192 75 11 35 Start a Telnet session with another TCP IP host specified by hostIPaddress on the NIC network If escapecharacteris used it resets the key sequence used to exit the Telnet session It will return you to the telnet gt prompt where you can execute quit Use the keycode command to find out exact escape characters if needed The default character is CTRL NOTE To use a host or IP name instead of the address you must have set the DNS server on the NIC Use the command set sysinfo dns to do this tn dest destination start stop Example tn dest dlprn start Set the tn autoconnect flag temporarily to enable start or disable stop See store tn dest destination Jautoconnect command for further definition chr lt STRING gt Echo lt string gt or redirect lt string gt to an I O port using the chr lt string gt ioport keycode Determine the hexadecimal value for a key to be used as the
119. etform store tn dest d8prn autoconnect reset This example creates a device queue named palletform on the AS 400 host with IP 192 168 168 34 The NIC adapter initiates the connection each time it is reset or the printer power is cycled Using Telnet Commands for TN5250 Command List The following commands for TN5250 are available via a Telnet session with the Network Interface Card NIC Store Commands store tn dest lt dxprn gt host lt IPaddress gt store tn dest lt dxprn gt port lt portnumber gt store tn dest lt dxprn gt devicedesc lt devicename gt store tn dest lt dxprn gt msgqname lt msgqname gt msgqlib lt msgqlib gt store tn dest lt dxprn gt WSCSTname lt WSCSTname gt WSCSTlib lt WSCST1lib gt store tn dest lt dxprn gt from default 185 Chapter 10 Using Telnet Commands for TN5250 186 store tn dest lt dxprn gt autoconnect store tn dest lt dxprn gt copytimeout lt copytimeoutvalue gt See page 197 for store command descriptions List Commands list tn list tn dxprn shows detail of a specific tn print queue list stored tn list default tn See page 225 for list command descriptions TN5250 Auto Connect Command tn dest lt dxprn gt start stop See page 232 for a detailed description Getting Started Set the following items when first configuring the NIC for use with an AS 400 running TN5250 e The IP address of the AS 400 you are planning to use
120. everity level and printer status To test the validity of the e mail address and the SMTP server address enable the Send Test Message option If the Send Test Message box is checked a test message will be sent to the specified e mail address when the submit button is pressed Alert Groups Alert Groups Warning Alerts Offline Alerts Media Input Alerts Media Output Alerts Media Path Alerts Marker Alerts Cutter Alerts Bar Code Alerts Scanner Alerts Intervention Alerts Consumable Alerts Label Alerts Power Cart Alerts RFID Alerts Alert Groups check to enable Vv Vv Vv Vv Vv Vv Vv Vv Vv Vv Vv Vv Vv Vv Figure 21 SNMP Alert Groups Configuration 69 Chapter 3 SNMP Configuration Specifies which alert groups are enabled for reporting for this configuration When an alert occurs that is contained in one of the enabled alert groups it will be posted to the specified SNMP manager Unix syslog daemon and or e mail address The following table describes which printer events belongs to which Alert Group Default All alert groups are enabled by default Table 2 Alert Groups and Printer Events Alert Group Printer Events Warning COMM Check Invalid Address CU Time Out CU Not Enabled File System Full File Exist Hex Dump Mode Half Speed Mode Printer Warm Print Head Warm 2B Toner Density Too High 2C Toner Density Too Low Offline Printer is Offline H
121. fault Unconfigured empty DNS Server Specifies the IP address of the domain name server to be used for resolving host names e g host domain com to IP addresses e g 192 168 0 42 Default Unconfigured empty NOTE If the DNS server field is initially blank the NIC will automatically use the IP address of the DNS server and enter it in the DNS server field when DHCP is enabled 75 76 Chapter 3 Administration Configuration Passwords Passwords NOTE Reauthorization is necessary after changing a password Root Password Old New Confirm Old New Confirm Figure 23 Administration Configuration Passwords Only a user with root privileges can alter the NIC s settings Guest users can only view settings but cannot alter them Both types of users can be assigned passwords To change a password type in the old password in the Old field Then type the new password twice once in the New field and once in the Confirm field Default No passwords for root or guest users Passwords System Configuration System System NOTE The following actions will immediately shut down all services on the Integrated PrintNet Enterprise and reset the unit Reboot This will reboot the Integrated PrintNet Enterprise Defaut This will reboot the Integrated PrintNet Enterprise with factory default settings Status Figure 24 System Configur
122. fies the IP address of the SNMP trap manager e UDP Port specifies the UDP port number used by the SNMP trap manager for receiving trap messages Acceptable values are 162 and 49152 through 65535 e Community Name up to 15 character string specifying the trap community name Syslog Alert Posting Settings Syslog Alert Posting i l Enabled Figure 19 SNMP Syslog Alert Posting Configuration Specifies whether alerts from the enabled alert group categories for this configuration will be sent to the Unix syslog daemon If this option is enabled the syslog daemon IP address must be entered in the syslog field in the System Information section of the Administration Configuration form Default Disabled E mail Alert Posting Settings Email Alert Posting C Enabled Email Address e g username domain com Short Email Format r Short Email Message Length fo Send Test Message r Figure 20 SNMP Email Alert Posting Configuration 67 68 Chapter 3 SNMP Configuration Specifies whether alerts from the enabled alert group categories for this configuration will be sent to the specified e mail address If this option is enabled the following information must be entered e E mail Address specifies an e mail address to which alert information will be sent Short E mail Format specifies whether a short 15 80 character alert e mail message should be sent If enabled the message will c
123. figure z OS to print IPDS files on your line matrix network printer To print IPDS files you must have the IPDS option on the printer Requirements Verify that you have the following required software e PSF Version 2 2 0 with APAR OW15599 for TCP IP support e z OS Scheduler with APAR OW12236 to support two new PRINTDEV keywords IPADDR and PORTNO e TCP IP Version 3 Release 1 or higher installed and configured on z OS To obtain the PTFs associated with these APARs contact the support center 105 Chapter 6 Configuring PSF for z OS to Print IPDS Files Configuration Checklist All of the following configuration steps carried out on z OS require appropriate RACF authority 1 Set TCP IP addresses for the printer such as IP address gateway address or subnet mask See Configuration Tools on page 25 2 Configure the host environment See Configuring PSF for z OS to Print IPDS Files on page 106 3 Verify the configuration See Verifying a TCP IP Attached Printer on z OS on page 116 4 Ifyou want to share the printer do the procedure in Sharing Line Matrix Printers on z OS on page 117 5 If you have problems refer to Handling z OS Connectivity Problems on page 119 Configuring PSF for z OS to Print IPDS Files To perform this procedure you need the IP address of the Ethernet Configuration Procedure Configuring PSF to print IPDS files includes the following st
124. formation Base for Management of TCP IP Internets MIB e RFC 1157 A Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP e The Simple Book An Introduction to Management of TCP IP based Internets SNMP Getting the Latest MIB Information The latest copy of these and other RFCs can be obtained from the Internet Engineering Task Force IETF at http www ielf org SNMP SNMP is the protocol used to communicate between manager and agent Managers request information usually through automated polling at specified intervals and agents respond Though used primarily on TCP IP networks SNMP can be implemented on other protocols for example IPX SNMP is a standard by which a network manager can get statistics and configuration information from the NICs and other devices on the network This is done through a Network Management Station NMS such as NetView Currently only SNMP version 1 protocol is supported Monitoring Tools Many tools can be used to monitor printers with SNMP agents One of these tools is NetView There are also other MIB browsers which are not described here Monitoring with AIX NetView 6000 The AIX NetView 6000 program can manage any IP addressable device with an SNMP agent NetView 6000 can be used to set a network topology monitor a network diagnose problems and measure network performance Through its MIB Browser information about the resources affecting an event such as an alarm can be
125. from your Unix station If not please refer to NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network shown above Is the NIC able to communicate with the attached printer To test this you can 1 Telnet to the print server e g telnet 192 75 11 9 and log in as root 2 Enter the command start fox prn 3 Execute stop prn right after starting the test 4 This test will send the same text line over and over to the attached printer Is the job getting stuck in the Unix host queue If so check that the printer is online If it is there is a configuration error on the Unix station so creating a new print setup may be needed Is the control panel showing any activity to indicate it is receiving data If so but there is nothing printing check if a manual form feed is needed Also ensure that the printer can support the type of job coming through Do all jobs fail or just certain ones For example is it possible that jobs from a certain application are the only ones to fail If so check the type of data it sends to make sure it matches the printer emulation Check the application printer configuration for mistakes If you are using System V was the spooler restarted 253 Appendix A Unix Troubleshooting Tips 254 Stair Stepped Output Stair stepped output is print which starts at the top left of the page but every line thereafter starts a little further over to the right It also refers to Unix jobs that print one line of text at
126. fter the NIC is configured the wizard also allows you to configure other printer parameters as well 3 Overview NIC Web Server The NIC comes with a printer management tool that allows you to monitor configure and manage both the printer and its print job The NIC comes with a web server that allows System Administrators and users access to its printer management capabilities from a standard web browser The NIC printer s IP address is used as a URL similar to the URL of an Internet web page When a web browser is activated and the printer s IP address is entered the printers embedded web server displays its home page with links to the printer s status and configuration settings All of NIC s configuration settings are protected by a password so unauthorized users cannot make changes When you try to open any of the NIC s configuration pages you are asked for your user name and password At the prompt you need to enter root unless you have another user configured with root privileges followed by the associated password If there is no password just press ENTER For more information on setting passwords refer to NIC Security on page 233 After you configure the NIC settings and click the SUBMIT button on the related form re power the NIC to ensure the latest settings are in use To reset the NIC go to the System form under the Configuration Menu and click the REBOOT button The embedded NIC Web server gives y
127. g IP address 192 75 11 9 and Ethernet address 00 08 96 07 00 60 Check if the ARP entry was accepted arp a You should see an entry in the listed ARP table with the IP address and Ethernet address specified in Step 3 Ping this IP address to see if the NIC can be seen on your network At this point you should be able to communicate with the NIC from your local Windows station This means the print server knows about an IP address and subnet mask and has these settings in its current memory However if the NIC is power cycled these settings will disappear unless you store them into flash memory To do this a Load a Web browser on your Windows station and direct it to the URL http NICIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf html1 NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default b At the Network Configuration HTML form that displays click in the field below the IP Address heading and type in the IP address for the NIC 81 82 Chapter 4 Windows NIC Configuration c Under the Subnet Mask heading enter the NIC subnet mask NOTE If you would like to communicate with the NIC from across routers you will need to fill in an entry within the Routing section Please see Communicating Across Routers on page 82 for more details 6 Click on the SUBMIT but
128. g the AS 400 Printer on the Network Table 4 Printer Sharing continued pid Where Set Parameter Recommended Description Version Value V3R7 CRTIPSFCFG RLSTMR SEC15 Specifies the amount of V4R1 CHGPSFCFG time to wait before a session or dialog is released without terminating the writer The ACTRLSTMR parameter specifies when this timer is to be activated Set the parameter to a value at least equal to the TIMEOUT value on the printer The recommended value is SEC15 V3R7 CRTDEVPRT ACTTMR NOMAX The value specifies the V4R1 CHGDEVPRT number of seconds that PSF 400 will wait for a printer to respond to an activation request If only one system will be using the printer use the default value 170 seconds If more than one system will be using the printer set the value to NOMAX which causes PSF 400 to wait indefinitely for a response to an activation request 162 Cannot PING the Printer AS 400 Troubleshooting Use this section to resolve problems configuring AS 400 on TCP IP networks Cannot PING the Printer If you have problems trying to ping the printer Verify the configuration of AS 400 including the printer and any intervening devices such as routers and bridges Verify that the AS 400 line description is varied on and the printer is turned on and displays a status of ONLINE Verify that the AS 400 TCP IP interface is active PSF 400 Terminates when Initia
129. ge and or Unix syslog daemon See Table 2 on page 70 for a description of specific printer events belonging to each group 220 Set Commands The index is the index number of the SNMP manager alert table all disables and all enables reporting of alerts in all alert groups Individual alert groups can be selectively enabled or disabled via combinations of alert group switches For example to enable warning alerts and disable cutter alerts for SNMP table entry 1 enter the following set snmp alerts 1 warning cutter set snmp syslog lt INDEX gt Jactive The NIC can also log SNMP alert messages to the defined SYSLOG host see the set sysinfo syslog command description Use this command to enable or disable logging of alert messages for an SNMP alert table entry lt index gt is the index number of the SNMP alert table active enables alert message logging active disables it set sysinfo label name lt STRING gt Example set sysinfo name salesprinter Set a descriptive name defined by lt string gt for NIC identification purposes This is not used in the operation of the print server in any way set sysinfo contact lt STRING gt Example set sysinfo contact Paul Harris Set a person or department to contact in case of print server trouble set sysinfo location lt STRING gt Example set sysinfo location salesdept Set the physical location of the NIC This is for identification
130. h method gt is the authentication method e g open shared kerb leap lt auth user name gt is the authentication method user name lt auth password gt is the authentication method password lt power gt is a percentage indicating the approximate fraction of full power lt option list gt is a list of options that are enabled disabled options are not shown lt profile gt is the 802 11g b wireless mode in use lt wpa mode gt is the WPA wireless mode selected lt eap method gt is the EAP authentication method selected lt wpa cipher gt is the selected WPA cipher setting lt wpa passphrase gt is the WPA passphrase represented as characters if configured lt country code gt is the currently configured country setting that is used to determine valid channel settings with which the 802 11g wireless NIC is used to communicate with an access point lt status gt is the current access point association status disassociated or associated with lt MAC address gt 227 Chapter 12 Complete Command List 228 lt comms quality gt indicates the strength or quality in percent of the wireless signal NOTE The list stored ifc command does not display the Status or Quality lines list logins List any active user logins on the NIC list logpath logpath List the current logpath settings e g names and mapped destinations list model model List the current model settings e g names and
131. he NIC and log in as root There is no password by default 2 Atthe system prompt enter the following commands config http on save reset 3 After approximately 30 seconds point your browser to the NIC IP address The printer Web pages should now be accessible If you are still experiencing difficulty accessing or browsing the printer contact the Customer Solutions Center for further assistance 249 Appendix A Windows Troubleshooting Tips 250 Windows NT 4 0 Or 2000 Host Setup Problems The installation procedure covered earlier in this chapter assumes that the NIC adapter is configured with the correct IP address subnet mask and gateway if required and that the administrator can ping and telnet to the NIC adapter from the server console If this is not the case use the printer front panel to configure the NIC adapter before proceeding Installing Microsoft TCP IP Printing The NIC installation for Windows NT 4 0 2000 also requires the Microsoft TCP IP Printing service on the server To install this service click the Network icon in the Control Panel and click the Services tab Click Add Service and select Microsoft TCP IP printing e Do you have administrative privileges This installation requires administrator privileges e LPR port is not listed Cancel the installation and install the Microsoft TCP IP printing service on the server e LPR configuration warning LPR Port Configuration Warning
132. he following three characters cannot be the first character and e Encryption authentication selection does not match A P s selection e Antenna connection is in the wrong position LA 5137 radio primary antenna is in the centermost post e For countries other than North America the country code does not match with the country of use e Defective missing or loose external antenna e Defective PrintNet assembly e Out of range or object blocked e Missing or loose radio card e Defective radio card Quality gt 1 100 Status Disassociated This indicates that the radio card is communicating with the access point but has not yet been authenticated by the A P Wrong WEP key if using WEP encryption e WEP default key not selected if using WEP encryption e WPA mode disabled if using TKIP AES cipher e WPA Cipher incorrect TKIP AES cipher only setting cipher to tkip aes should work by negotiation to A P set for either TKIP AES or mixed mode e Wrong passphrase TKIP AES cipher only e Wrong Authentication method open shared generally shared authentication is not used and should be avoided e Radio driver does not support the type of encryption that is used on the A P i e EAP TLS or dynamic WEP or EAP FAST 259 Appendix A Wireless Connections Troubleshooting Tips Quality gt 1 100 Status Associated but Cannot Ping the Device This indicates that the radio card is communicating with
133. hich are alternate methods of assigning IP addresses On most networks you want to enter a permanent IP address and subnet mask and disable RARP BOOTP and DHCP However if your network requires one of these you should clear the IP address and possibly the subnet mask fields and ensure that the appropriate check box is selected Routing Default Route Interface 1 Gateway current value 10 224 1 254 Figure 6 Defining a Gateway Address for Wired Ethernet Routing 44 TCP IP Network Default Route Interface 2 Gateway current value 10 224 1 254 Figure 7 Defining a Gateway Address for Wireless Ethernet Routing Static Route 1 Destination Mask Gateway Interface 1 c2 Static Route 2 Destination Mask Gateway Interface 1002 Figure 8 TCP IP Static Routes 45 Chapter 3 Network Configuration 46 Routing The routing table tells the NIC which router or gateway to use to access other subnets or hosts In most situations you can simply add your router s IP address as the default router All packets destined for other subnets will be forwarded to the default router for delivery to the destination host If you have more complex routing requirements add static routing entries for specific hosts or networks in the remaining Routing rows Packets with IP addresses that match a given Destination and Mask from the first two fields in a Routi
134. iguration settings will be in effect for any jobs sent to model lt model gt To see which configuration if any will be loaded at the start of a job use the command list model or list model lt model gt set model from default Set all model settings back to factory defaults set model from stored Set all current model settings to the values stored in flash memory set prn Reserved command does nothing set snmp To add a user named snmp with root privileges follow the steps below 1 Login to the Ethernet as a root user 2 Add a user named snmp set user add snmp 3 Set the user type to root set user type snmp root 4 Set the password for the snmp user set user passwd snmp snmppassword 5 Save the changes Save The user snmp is now created and snmppassword is the only community string which will allow write access Set Commands set snmp community lt name gt This command disables SNMP community default names SNMP has a list of default community names It creates internet vulnerability that someone can get to the printer using the default names When the user sets its own community name the default names will not be active The private community name can be cleared by the following commands set snmp community set user from default set snmp manager lt INDEX gt lt IPADDRESS gt lt TRAP COMMUNITY gt The NIC continuously generates traps To set the NIC to send traps to a
135. ilable Writer to Autostart AUTOSRTWTR Set the value to 1 This will start the Remote Writer when the queue is created and it automatically starts the Remote Writer after each IPL of the AS 400 and whenever STRTCP is started 131 Chapter 7 Configuring the AS 400 for Printing Connection Type CNNTYPE Specify this value as IP Destination Type DESTTYP Specify OTHER OTHER is a performance enhancement in which data is not required to be transformed again if the connection is interrupted and allows printing of multiple copies Transform TRANSFORM Specify this value as YES Manufacturer Type MFRTYPMDL Select a manufacturer type and model This is the name of the WSCO Select IBM6400EP for Epson emulation or TBM6400PR or 1BM42023 for Proprinter Emulation Troubleshooting This installation procedure assumes that the NIC adapter is configured with the correct IP address subnet mask and gateway if required In addition you can also ping and telnet to the NIC adapter Print an E net Test Page to verify the Ethernet settings See Printing a NIC Test Page on page 26 The default NIC queue name is d1prn however the name can be changed Substitute the changed name for the RMTPRTQ parameter To verify the queue name print an E Net Test Page or telnet to the NIC and perform a list dest command Internet address INTNETADR Specify the IP address of the printer 132 Verify Prin
136. ime retry limit and response timeout is already for the printer NOTE The values of these settings are account specific Other values may best serve your printing environment 175 Chapter 9 Program Materials Browse IP PrintWay Options Command gt Printer definition name VTAM_DSE1 More Retention period Successful Failure Retry time 0000 05 00 Retry limit 2 Connection timeout 30 Response timeout 100 Exits Begin data set End data set Record Document header extend Translate document header Document trailer extend Translate document trailer Dataset grouping 2 1 None 2 Job 3 Concatenate job Formatting Line termination 176 Printer Inventory Manager as Defined with TN3270E Browse IP PrintWay Options Command gt Printer definition name VTAM_DSE1 More Document header extend Translate document header Document trailer extend Translate document trailer Dataset grouping 2 1 None 2 Job 3 Concatenate job Formatting Line termination Transparent data char 35 Carriage control type 2 1 None 2 Machine 3 ANSI Delete form feed 4 1 None 2 Leading 3 Trailing 4 Both Formatting 1 None 2 Standard 3 Translate only 4 Use FCB PostScript header 1 Add 2 Ignore 3 Landscape 4 Always landscape Omit line termination at EOF 177 Chapter 9 Program Materials
137. inactivity For printing on TCP IP attached printers it is recommended that you specify a shorter interval than the default such as 10 minutes for the interval between keep alive transmissions 109 Chapter 6 Configuring PSF for z OS to Print IPDS Files Also if any target host requires that the keep alive packet contain data specify SENDGARBAGE TRUE For example KEEPALIVEOPTIONS INTERVAL 5 SENDGARBAGE TRUE ENDKEEPALIVEOPTIONS GATEWAY NOTE If the host has keep alive enabled be sure to to disable the printer s keep alive function See page 209 for the keep alive command The Packet Size parameter of the GATEWAY statement defines the maximum transmission unit MTU for the z OS host For 10 100Base T Ethernet Interface printers the MTU size is fixed at 1024 bytes The value cannot be adjusted Verify the Printer Connection To verify that the z OS system can establish a connection with the TCP IP attached printer ping the printer from the MVS system From a TSO session enter the following command TSO PING ip address In JES2 enter the following command from the System Display and Search Facility SDSF menu 6 ping ip address ip_address specifies the IP address of the Ethernet Here is an example of a successful ping command EZA0458I Ping V3R1 Pinging host 9 99 12 33 Use ATTN to interrupt EZA0463I PING Ping 1 response took 0 084 seconds Successes so far 1 Here is an example of an unsu
138. ist of integers separated by space characters The following rates are supported 1Mbps 2Mbps 5Mbps 11Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps and 54Mbps Using the word auto instead of any number will set the card to use automatic negotiation Set the wireless channel number store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan channel default lt 1 15 gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless device lt channel num gt selects the RF channel number 1 to 15 used in ad hoc mode The word default will inform the device driver to use the card s factory set default channel Set wireless antenna type store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan antenna diverse primary aux lt ANTENNA TYPE gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless device lt antenna type gt is the type of antenna to be used primary aux auxiliary or external and diverse diverse allows the WLAN card to decide on the optimal antenna during operation Set the wireless preamble length store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan preamble default long short lt LEN TYPE gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless device lt len type gt is the type of preamble length required It can be long short or default default allows the card to use its own factory default NOTE This command is not available in Motorola LA 5127 Store Commands Set the wireless power management mode store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan pmm o
139. itched controllers attached SSAP list SSAP Source Service Access Points Maximum Frame Type SSAP 1496 SNA AA NONSNA c8 GRPADR Group Addresses No group addresses found Link speed Cost connect time Cost byte Security for line Propagation delay User defined 1 User defined 2 User defined 3 Autocreate controller Recovery limits Count limit Time interval LINKSPEED COSTCNN COSTBYTE SECURITY PRPDLY USRDFN1 USRDFN2 USRDFN3 AUTOCRTCTL CMNRCYLMT ETHLAN ALL ELAN LINO41 YES NOWAIT ADPT 056A1005 ALL 40 OFF BLANK Source Service Access Points Maximum Frame 1496 1496 Type NONSNA HPR 10M 0 0 NONSECURE LAN 128 128 128 NO 2 5 Figure 28 Example NIC Line Description 122 Configuring with ADDTCPIFC The following three parameters must be specified Line Description LIND The line description name is the user s name for the AS 400 adapter This name must be identical to the name entered when the TCP IP is configured on the AS 400 Resource Name RSRCNAME The system assigned name for the interface for example LIN041 SSAP When CALC is used the values of 12 and AA are entered automatically as defaults Verify that those SSAP values have not been changed Configuring AS 400 for ASCII using TCP IP The next step is to configure the interface on the AS 400 for TCP IP NOTE The AS 400 interface is not the NIC Do not set the AS 400 int
140. k 1 Print an E NET test page see steps on page 26 to verify the settings you made 2 Verify the Netmask is correct in two locations on the E NET test page e NETWORK INTERFACES e TCP IP ROUTING TABLE The Netmask must be the same in both locations For example if the Netmask is listed as 255 255 255 0 in NETWORK INTERFACES and is listed as 255 255 255 255 in the TCP IP ROUTING TABLE they do not match and you must correct it for the Gateway Also if a Gateway Address was entered verify that XXX XXX XXX XXX is alive is printed under the Default Gateway Ping Test where xxx xxx xxx xxx is the Gateway Address If a Gateway Address was not entered the Default Gateway Ping test is not required and will not display on the page If the Netmask does not match complete the following steps a Take the printer offline b Using the control panel modify the Gateway value to 0 0 0 0 non configured c Place the printer online and wait until E NET IS READY displays d Take the printer offline and enter the Gateway Address you desire e Place the printer online and wait until E NET IS READY displays This saves the new Gateway Address Your NIC is now configured and connected to your network 28 CAUTION Wireless NIC Configuration using the Control Panel Wireless NIC Configuration using the Control Panel NOTE The Access Point must be configured according to the manufacturer s installation guide To co
141. kkkkkkkkkk Bottom of data kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk 6 While browsing VTAM_DSE1 notice that the DSC printer is defined to IPS as a COAX attached printer Browse IP PrintWay Printer Definition Command gt Printer definition name VTAM_DSE1 Description A TN327E Printer using the DSE LU_3 Datastream extend Location IMPACT LAB extend Component name Custom values Section enter to browse enter to browse Allocation gt gt 173 Chapter 9 Program Materials Processing gt gt NetSpool options gt gt NetSpool end of file gt gt IP PrintWay options gt gt Protocol gt gt Use DEST CLASS and FORMS for IP PrintWay printer selection NetSpool LU name LU classes extend 174 Printer Inventory Manager as Defined with TN3270E The following panel shows the Allocation section of the setup where the printer is associated with Class K jobs Browse Allocation Command gt Printer definition name VTAM_DSE1 More Spool allocation values CLASS K LINECT DEST PRMODE JES node PRTY FCB SEGMENT FLASH count THRESHLD FLASH name UCS FORMS WRITER GROUPID USERDATA extend BURST 1 Yes 2 No HOLD 1 Yes 2 No OUTDISP 1 Purge 2 Leave 3 Keep 4 Hold 5 Write Values for Separator Pages Address wie extend Building In the IP Printway options retry t
142. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk LU1 Printer RMT2 APPL AUTH ACQ EAS 1 PARSESS NO SESSLIM YES x MODETAB MODETAB1 DLOGMOD SCS LU3 Printer RMT3 APPL AUTH ACQ EAS 1 PARSESS NO SESSLIM YES x MODETAB MODE4245 DLOGMOD LU3PRT Figure 42 MODTAB Entries 167 Chapter 9 Program Materials kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk PRINTER WITH SNA CHARACTER SET LU_1 DA22961 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk SCS MODEENT LOGMODE SCS FMPROF X 03 TSPROF X 03 PRIPROT X B1 SECPROT xX 90 COMPROT X 3080 RUSIZES X 87C6 is PSERVIC X 01000000E 100000000000000 i PSNDPAC X 01 SRCVPAC X 01 TITLE DSC4K kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk DSC PRINTER LU_3 5 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk LU3PRT MODEENT LOGMODE LU3PRT FMPROF X 03 TSPROF X 03 X PRIPROT X B1 SECPROT X 20 COMPROT X 3080 X SSNDPAC X 00 SRCVPAC X 00 RUSIZES X C7C7 X PSNDPAC X 80 PSERVIC X 03800000000018502B507F00 168 TCPIP Configuration with TN3270E TCPIP Configuration with TN3270E The following is the portion of the system s TCPIP configuration involved with TN3270E printers Define the VTAM parameters required for the Telnet server BeginVTAM PRTGROUP PGRPLU1 RMT2 ENDPRTGROUP PRTGROUP PGRPLU3 RMT3 ENDPRTGROUP IPGROUP TESTPRT 9
143. led file size MAXPAGES Number of pages NONE Staring time Ending time for more values Order of files on queue SEQ FIFO Remote system RMTSYS gt INTNETADR Remote printer queue RMTPRTQ gt d1prn Writer to autostart AUTOSTRWTR 1 Queue for writer messages MSGQ QSYSOPR Library LIBL Connection type CNNTYPE gt IP Destination type DESTTYP OTHER Host print transform TRANSFORM YES Manufacturer type and model MFRTYPMDL gt See Note on page 128 130 Setting Up Printing for ASCII Files Workstation Customizing Object WSCST Library Internet address INTNETADR Destination options DESTOPT Print separator page SEPPAGE User defined option USRDFNOPT gt See Note on page 128 gt 9 99 57 173 NONE YES NONE Figure 31 Automatic Remote Output Queue Configuration 3 Enter values for the following parameters Output Queue OUTQ The name of the AS 400 output queue The name can be anything you would like This name is not the same as the printer internal queue name diprn Remote System RMTSYS Internet address of the NIC on the printer INTNETADR prompts you for this or the hostname of the NIC Remote Printer Queue RMTPRTQ Default name of the network printer Set for any of diprn through d8prn The remote printer queue name must be lowercase entered in single quotes NOTE When the IPDS feature is installed queue name d4prn is not ava
144. lex in this case PORs to 100 mbps Full Duplex Resets to 100 mbps Full Duplex Reconnection at switch remains 100 mbps Full Duplex NIC in Auto mode in 10mbps Half Duplex environment determined using 10 mbps Half Duplex hub Use auto negotiation to the highest common local and remote capability i e 10 mbps Half Duplex in this case PORs to 10 mbps Half Duplex Resets to 10 mbps Half Duplex Reconnection at switch maintains 10 mbps Half Duplex NOTE With parallel detection only speed can be determined The duplex mode sets to half duplex Speed Setting for 10 100Base T Conventions Used in this Manual All uppercase print indicates control panel keys Example Press the CLEAR key then press the ONLINE key Quotation marks indicate messages on the Liquid Crystal Display LCD Example Press the ONLINE key OFFLINE appears on the LCD Command syntax and examples are formatted as follows The Courier font in boldface indicates commands that you type For example At the prompt type ping ftp CompanyWebsite com Regular Courier font indicates references to command syntax and output For example The ftp CompanyWebsite com site is working properly Variable values are shown in italics in command syntax output and in text For example ping ipname The ipname is working properly Notes and Notices For your safety and to protect valuable equipment read and comply with the notes inclu
145. lized If PSF 400 terminates when you initialize it for IPDS printing and issues message PQT3603 check for the following error codes Code 10 means an incorrect RMTSYS or RMTLOCNAME V3R2 V3R7 or V4R1 has been specified for the printer Code 15 means that PSF 400 timed out waiting for the printer s response Check the value you entered for Activation Timer when using WRKAFP2 CRTPSFCFG V3R2 or CRTDEVPRT V3R7 or V4R1 Codes 20 39 indicate a general communications failure Make sure all of the components in your network are operational such as routers If necessary call Printronix technical support Codes 40 59 indicate a logic error between PSF and the printer control unit Contact Printronix technical support 163 Chapter 8 AS 400 Troubleshooting 164 Spooled Print File Remains in PND Status Check the output queue with the command WRKOUTQ queuename This typically indicates that PSF 400 is waiting for a response from the printer This can be verified by displaying the OSPL subsystem WRKACTJOBSBS QSPL If the status of the PDJ job for the printer is SELW then PSF 400 is waiting for a response from the printer Make sure that the printer is in ONLINE mode and that all network connections for example routers between the AS 400 and the printer are active Spooled Files Disappear without Printing To resolve this problem e Check that the correct printer queue name and correct IP address hav
146. logical connection point in the software of a TCP host or device When two IP devices talk they establish a socket which consists of a source and destination TCP port number on both ends Command and protocol to establish a terminal connection between two hosts on an IP network Unshielded Twisted Pair A cable used for telephone and computer to computer connections Wide Area Network 271 272 Symbols command 196 Numerics 10 100Base T speed setting 21 A Access lists TCP 235 Access methods npsh 195 ADDTCPIFC configuring with 123 ADDTCPRTE router definition 125 Administration configuration 73 AFP file printing 135 AFP with CRTPSFCFG on V3R2 configuring 143 Agent model printer monitoring 191 AIX 4 NIC configuration 98 AIX NetView 6000 monitoring 193 AIX printing 100 AIX remote queue time out setting 100 Alert groups 69 Alternate FTP printing 102 Antenna Wireless 48 ARP Unix 88 AS 400 automatic remote output queue 130 configuring as an IPDS printer 135 configuring for ASCII 123 configuring for printing 126 Index CRTLINETH 121 hostname 125 IPDS configuration checklist 136 local domain 125 network sharing 159 printer sharing parameters 160 printing AFP files 135 printing IPDS files 135 printing SCS files 135 remote printer queue name 126 TCP IP host table entry 125 troubleshooting 163 verify IPDS configuration 158 verify printing 133 AS 400 ASC
147. lt en type gt pmm lt sleep time gt defkey lt key num gt auth lt auth method gt user lt auth user name gt pass lt auth password gt txpwr lt power gt opts lt option list gt profile lt profile gt wpa lt wpa mode gt eap lt eap method gt encryption lt wpa cipher gt passphrase lt wpa passphrase gt country lt country code gt Status lt status gt Quality lt comms quality gt Where lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the WLAN device lt wireless card id gt is a read only character string identifying the wireless card installed lt network name gt is a 1 to 32 ASCII character string lt net mode gt is the type of network mode of operation adhoc pseudo or managed lt channel num gt is the RF channel being used for communication lt antenna type gt is the type of antenna Primary Auxiliary or Diverse 226 List Commands lt speed flags gt is the speeds being used for communication 11251169 12 18 24 36 48 54 or auto lt en type gt indicates the selected preamble length long short or default lt sleep time gt indicates the power save sleep time in milliseconds If power save is disabled time is set to zero normal power save off displayd lt key num gt is the number identifying one of the four encryption keys starting from one Encryption is disabled if Encryption disabled displayd lt aut
148. mation form allows you to specify the following information about the printer Name Name given to the print server in Windows environment The defaul name is P_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of the NIC s Ethernet address e g P_01001C Description Optional field to help identify the printer s features and capabilities Location Optional field to help identify the printer s physical location Contact Optional field to help identify the individual or group responsible for the printer Printer Serial Number Allows the user to enter the printer serial number The field is blank by default NOTE If the user has not entered a serial number through one of the NICs depending on the printer type the printer may use its internal serial number from EEPROM If EEPROM is blank i e no serial number on the board it will use the MAC address of the embedded NIC embedded wireless NIC or external NIC respectively as the printer s serial number Syslog Specifies the IP address of a host running the SYSLOG daemon NIC debugging or printer logging information can be sent to the IP address System Information Email Defines the user email address to receive printer and job logging information from log paths on the NIC Default Unconfigured empty SMTP Server Specifies the IP address or domain name of the SMTP server to be used for processing email messages generated by the NIC De
149. me of the user Default Unconfigured set sysinfo email emailname domain Example set sysinfo email joe printronix com Define the user email address to receive printer and job logging information from a particular logpath on the NIC IMPORTANT Set Commands set sysinfo syslog hostIPaddress Example set sysinfo syslog 192 75 11 30 Set the IP address of the host running the SYSLOG daemon NIC debugging or print job and printer logging information can be sent to that IP address set sysinfo dns lt IPaddress gt Example set sysinfo dns 192 75 11 2 Set your DNS server IP address so the NIC can resolve host names when used with its built in Telnet and ping clients set sysinfo domain lt NAME gt Example set sysinfo domain printronix com Sets the domain name for the NIC which when combined with the print server name forms the fully qualified domain name of the NIC set sysinfo module netbios Example set sysinfo module netbios Enable and disable certain network protocol stacks within the NIC Sometimes it helps to disable any protocols you are not using on your network set user add del lt NAME gt Example set user add eng Add or remove a user on the NIC defined by lt name gt Do not delete the root user or you will be unable to configure any further settings on the print server You will have to go back to factory defaults to correct this problem set user passwd lt NAME gt lt PASSWORD gt Example
150. minating the writer The ACTRLSTMR parameter specifies when this timer is to be activated Set the parameter to a value at least equal to the TIMEOUT value on the printer The recommended value is SEC15 Configuring PSF with CRTDEVPRT on V3R7 and Above This section describes how to create a printer device description 1 At the AS 400 command line enter a command in the form CRTDEVPRT DEVD printer type DEVCLS LAN TYPE IPDS MODEL 0 LANATTACH IP AFP YES PORT 5001 FONT 11 FORMFEED CONT RMTLOCNAME 128 9 12 134 USRDFNOBJ AFP 5000NETPRT PSFCFG TEXT printer type NETWORK PRINTER Where printer type e g T5000 P7000 is the model of your printer Configuring PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R7 and Above NOTE Only use the USRDFNOBJ parameter if it was defined in the previous procedure See Configuring AFP with CRTPSFCFG on V3R7 or V4R1 Optional on page 146 2 Acompleted screen looks like the example shown in Figure 36 Display Device Description 5716SS1 V3R7M0 961108 Device Description Option Category of device Device class Device type Device model LAN attachment User defined object Library Object type Data transform program User defined driver program Advanced function printing Port number Online at IPL Font Identifier Point size Form feed BLDRB1 DEVD OPTION DEVCLS TYPE MODEL LANATTACH USRDFNOBJ USRDTATFM USRDRVPGM AFP PORT ONLI
151. model gt to a new name as indicated by lt new_name gt These names are case sensitive set model lt MODEL gt type raw Example set model m2 type raw Set the model type to raw so that it does not process the data passing through it in any way set model lt MODEL gt banner text after Example set model m2 banner text Determine whether a banner page should be added for print jobs passing through the lt model gt mapped destination queue By default banner pages are added to the front of the job If after is set the banner page will come at the end 216 Set Commands set model lt MODEL gt stty Jonlcr descramble xtab lt 1 16 gt none Example set model m3 stty onlcr Control extra job processing done by the lt model gt The processing options are onlcr Carriage return insertion for Unix text jobs Adds carriage returns to text jobs with solitary linefeeds This will prevent stair stepped output or output running off the right side of the page descramble Automatic descrambling of print jobs passing through which have been scrambled using Printronix proprietary Unix scramble utility npscramble xtab Tab expansion from 1 to 16 spaces set model lt MODEL gt header lt STRING gt Example set model m1 header 0x20 Set a header string to be sent to the printer at the start of any print jobs passing through this lt model gt The headerstring lt string gt can consist of up to nine el
152. mple set logpath 13 port 2000 Determine where the log information should be sent for a print job or attached printer The choices are TCP port TCP port number ranging from 1024 to 65000 email Particular user s email address This address is set using the set sysinfo email emailname IPaddress or emailname domain com command syslog A central TCP IP host running the SYSLOG daemon This host is set using the set sysinfo syslog IPaddress command set logpath from default Set all logpath settings back to factory defaults 215 Chapter 12 Complete Command List set logpath from stored Set all current logpath settings to the values stored in flash memory set lpd bytecount Example set lpd bytecount Set the job control on the file size of a Line Printer Daemon LPD If bytecount is enabled the printer does not allow the LPD client to send a job with an unconventional file size Usually the unrecognized numeric operand in the LPD Receive Data File command attributes to this behavior The print job stream is canceled and its TCP connection is closed Default Disabled set lpd Jofflinedata The offlinedata flag helps minimize host disconnects when the printer goes offline for an extended time Enable this option if you experience host disconnects when the printer goes offline set model lt MODEL gt name lt NEW NAME gt Example set model ml name landscape Change the current name of the model lt
153. mt Mode 48 Profile 49 Speed 48 Speed Type 48 Transmit Power 48 WPA Cipher 49 WPA Mode 49 WPA Passphrase 49 Wireless Connections can Ping but cannot print 261 Cannot Ping but associated and authenticated 261 configuration 258 general issues 257 LA5127 CF Radio 256 Quality Signal Strength 0 258 Quality gt 1 100 Associated 260 281 Index Quality gt 1 100 Status Disassociated 259 tools 258 troubleshooting 256 wireless device setup example 261 Wireless NIC Configuration 29 Wireless Parameter Configuration 30 Workgroup Name Windows Network NetBIOS TCP IP 51 WPA Cipher Wireless 49 WPA Mode Wireless 49 WPA Parameters 33 WPA Passphrase Wireless 49 WSCST Library TN5250 3270 65 WSCST Name TN5250 3270 65 X Z z OS communications control unit 107 connectivity problems 119 define printer to PSF 112 printer sharing 117 printing IPDS 106 TCP IP profile 107 verifying TCP IP attached printer 116 z OS Configuration TN3270E 165 282 253113 001G
154. n PSFCFG The name of the printer device you are configuring b Library Specify QGPL c IPDS pass through IPDSPASTHR To print SCS files specify yES PSF 400 transforms SCS into IPDS before printing Configuring PSF 400 for IPDS on V3R2 Activate release timer ACTRLSTMR Specifies the point at which the release timer RLSTMR is activated Set to NORDYF This means that the release timer is activated when there are no spooled files in the printer s output queue with a status of RDY and the last page of the last spooled file processed has printed NORDYF is used so that all files with a status of RDY are printed before releasing the session which does not terminate the writer however Release timer RLSTMR Specifies the amount of time to wait before a session or dialog is released without terminating the writer The ACTRLSTMR parameter specifies when this timer is to be activated Set the parameter to a value at least equal to the TIMEOUT value on the printer The recommended value is SEC15 Remote Location name or address RMTLOCNAME Enter the IP address or hostname of the printer TCP IP port PORT Specify 5001 TCP IP activation time ACTTMR This value specifies the number of seconds that PSF 400 waits for a printer to respond to an activation request If only one system is using the printer use the default value 170 seconds If more than one system is using the printer specify NOMAX which causes PSF 4
155. ncludes codes for printing text and graphics as well as codes instructing the printer to perform special operations and machine to machine communication codes Print Server A Novell print method where the NIC continuously polls the Novell file server print queue looking for print jobs Random Access Memory Volatile memory within the NIC that contains current working settings Settings are lost once the power is removed Reverse Address Resolution Protocol Allows a network device to discover its IP address dynamically upon bootup The IP address does not need to be stored within the device itself permanently ROM router RPRINTER SNMP socket subnet mask TCP IP TCP port telnet UTP WAN Read Only Memory A device that forwards IP packets to their destination Also called a gateway Remote Printer A Novell print method where the NIC waits for jobs to be sent to it from a defined PSERVER Simple Network Management Protocol A standard protocol used to monitor network devices called SNMP agents TCP connection between two hosts consisting of a source and destination TCP port number at each end A binary value used to divide IP networks into smaller sub networks or subnets This mask is used to help determine whether IP packets need to be forwarded to other subnets Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Suite of protocols that act as the base protocol for the Internet A
156. ndows NIC Configuration 86 5 Unix Configuration Overview This chapter details a complete Unix setup including e Configuring the NIC with its mandatory TCP IP settings e g IP address and subnet mask e Configuring the Unix host station with a new printer Unix Environment Description The NIC supports network printing under various TCP IP environments including all variations of Unix Printing can come from multiple hosts directly or through central spooling machines 87 Chapter 5 Unix NIC Configuration Unix NIC Configuration 88 There are mandatory settings needed before the print server can be detected on the network as well as some additional optional settings This section offers alternative methods for configuring your NIC and mentions some of the more common optional settings available Mandatory Since TCP IP is used the NIC must be configured with a minimum of an IP address and subnet mask before it can be seen on the network To configure these options see Configuration Tools on page 25 Optional Additional settings like routing entries can be configured allowing for communication across subnets Configuration of the NIC can be done from the control panel or through host commands To configure these options see Configuration Tools on page 25 Using ARP To configure the Ethernet Interface with its TCP IP settings using a manual arp command the syntax is
157. nfigure Wireless NIC card configure the ethernet and wireless IP addresses so they can be seen on the network This includes several network related settings e g an IP address within TCP IP environments configured through the built in command shell nosh or from the control panel NOTE It is not necessary to configure the Ethernet IP address if only WLAN NIC is installed IP Address Configuration You can set the wireless NIC IP and other parameters from the front panel Refer to the NETWORK SETUP menu in the User s Manual for more information When the printer is first powered on wait for E NET READY to display on the control panel before making changes to the NIC settings from the control panel You need to set both the ethernet and wireless network IP addresses according to the TCP IP environment that the printer is connected to There are four parameters accessed from the printer control panel that are IP address related These parameters are located in the Ethernet Address menu and the Wireless Address menu NOTE It is not necessary to configure the Ethernet IP address if the WLAN NIC is not installed e IP Address This is the host for IP addresses that have four segments They are displayed as SEG1 SEG2 SEG3 and SEG4 which can be set to any value in the range of 0 to 255 29 Chapter 2 Configuration Tools 30 Subnet Mask This is the subnet mask for the host IP that has four segments They are dis
158. ng root password By default there is no root password so you can go to the next step without typing anything in this field 5 Within the Root Password section click within the New field and enter the new root password 6 Within the Root Password section click within the Confirm field and enter the new root password again Remember this is case sensitive 7 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically repower the print server to make the new setting take effect From this point on anytime you log in to the NIC as root you will need to specify this password or your login attempt will fail NOTE To clear this password or change it use the same Administration Configuration HTML form Just enter the appropriate Old password and put in the new one or nothing if you do not want a root password any longer The commands directly on the NIC are set user from default save Reset The NIC Password Reset The NIC Password Occassionally a user will set a root user password on the NIC adapter and then forget it This is the procedure to reset the root password back to the default no password 1 Turn the printer on 2 Take the printer offline and unlock the front panel by pressing the up and down arrows keys at the same time then releasing 3 Press all four arrow keys up down prev next at the same time and release 4 Press the right next arrow until PRINTER MGMT app
159. ng row will be routed to the router gateway named in the third field Packets which do not match any of the listed Destinations and Masks will be routed to the default router if one is set Wireless Wireless Network Name Speed Type Speed Antenna Power Mgmt Mode Transmit Power International Mode Profile WPA Mode WPA Cipher WPA Passphrase EAP Mode Key Selection Key Value Type Key Value Hex Key Value String Key Length optional Default Key Authentication Method EAP User EAP Password Ciscos M1 auto D 1Mbs 2Mbs 05 5Mbs D 11Mbs 6Mbs O 9Mbs M12Mbs 18 Mbs 24Mbs 36 Mbs 148 Mbs 154 Mbs primary V Of v 100 0 100 mixed 802 11b g nd disabled v TKIP None v Hex String Figure 9 Wireless Network Configuration 802 11b g 47 48 Chapter 3 Network Configuration Network Name Enter the wireless network name Maximum length of 32 characters Speed Type Change the selected bit rates Choosing auto will select auto settings even if some or all of the checkboxes are selected To manually choose bit rates change speed option to user and check the appropriate checkboxes If user is selected and no checkboxes are checked then the automatic setting is used Speed Checkmark the appropriate checkboxes to manually choose the bit rates NOTE The Speed Type must be set to user If user is selected and n
160. nloff lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless device The string off disables power save mode on enables power save mode with a default sleep time of 100ms Set wireless transmit power store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan txpwr lt 0 100 gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless device lt 0 100 gt the power level as a percentage of full power Set options store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan opts Jintnl lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless device An option is enabled by including it in the list and disabled by preceding it with a character in the list Supported option is intnl for international mode and openauth for open authentication Set the default key for wireless encryption store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan defkey disable lt 1 4 gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless device lt 1 4 gt is the number identifying one of the four keys 1 4 A value of zero or the word disable disables encryption Set the key to a given value store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan key lt KEY NUM gt lt HEX KEY gt lt lt STRING KEY gt lt LENGTH gt gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless interface lt key num gt is the number identifying one of the four keys 1 4 lt hex key gt is the encryption key value for lt key num gt The value must consist of 5 or 13 double or quad digit HEX numbers separated by colon or dash characte
161. o checkboxes are checked then the automatic setting is used Antenna Choose the antenna type Diverse Primary and Aux are the available settings Power Mgmt Mode Change the power management mode and adjust the power save sleep time milliseconds Selecting Off will turn the Power Management Mode off and set the power save sleep time to zero Transmit Power Adjust RF transmit power in percent of full power International Mode Set the International Mode option Wireless Profile NOTE For 802 11b g radio only Select the 802 11g Wireless Wi Fi mode in which to operate Available options include e 802 11b operation only e mixed 802 11b and 802 11g operation e mixed 802 11b and 802 11g operation without support for 5 5 and 11 Mbps basic rates e 802 11g only operation e test 802 11g operation e 802 11b only operation without support for 5 5 and 11 Mbps basic rates e mixed 802 11b and 802 11g operation with support for 5 5 and 11 Mbps basic rates default WPA Mode Select the WPA wireless security mode Disabled default Personal and Enterprise are the available settings WPA Cipher Select the WPA Cipher setting Disabled default TKIP AES and TKIP AES are the available settings WPA Passphrase Enter the WPA wireless security passphrase used to communicate with an access point The passphrase entered must be between 8 and 63 characters long EAP Mode Select the EAP authentication
162. obtained 193 Chapter 11 Monitoring Tools 194 PrintNet Enterprise Suite PrintNet Enterprise Suite PNE is a versatile remote management software utility It allows you to organize all of the printers in your office remotely in a single database download software and printer settings from a host computer with a single mouse click and use a virtual operator s panel to configure printers in the same room or on the other side of the world Refer to the PrintNet Enterprise Suite User s Manual or www Printronix com for more details on this tool Setting the SNMP Community Name The default SNMP read only community name is public and cannot be changed Change the SNMP R W community name with the command set user passwd snmp com_name save where com_name is the new SNMP R W community name The default is no R W community name NOTE Changing SNMP community names or access rights may hinder or disable applications that are monitoring your printers 2 Commands Command Shell Overview The NIC comes with an in depth command shell called npsh It allows you to manipulate objects like destinations I O ports and models and provides monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities npsh Access Methods There are many ways this command shell can be accessed e built in HTML forms e aTelnet session from a TCP IP host to the NIC e a single remote shell command e g rsh rcmd remsh from a TCP IP host
163. ocol that crosses all hardware utilizing IP Machine Address Code Management Information Base A set of variables database managed by an SNMP manager application Defines how a print job should be processed e g banner pages added ASCII to PostScript conversion as it passes through the NIC One model is associated with every destination Network Basic Input Output System Common interface among PC networks Refers to the condition of the NIC with no configuration or IP address loaded Extensive built in command shell within the NIC Portable Document Format Encodes different types of documents enabling them to be read across multiple platforms 269 270 Persistent DHCP ping print path protocol PSERVER RAM RARP When this option is enabled the IP Address Gateway and Subnet Mask obtained through DHSP is saved If the DHCP server does not provide an address the device will use the previously saved DHCP IP address This option only works when DHCP is enabled The default disable Standard command to test a TCP IP connection g ping 192 75 11 9 Three stage path a print job takes when it is sent from a host to a printer through the NIC A set of rules or conventions governing the exchange of information between computer systems or between a printer and a host computer For computer printers a protocol is the coding convention used to convey and print data A printer protocol i
164. of the LAN adapter to the Host Table Entries 125 Chapter 7 Configuring the AS 400 for Printing Configuring the AS 400 for Printing To configure an AS 400 for printing you must e set up the printing capability and e verify the setup with a print job You will need the following information Remote Printer Queue name Set to diprn through d8prn NOTE The Remote Printer Queue name must be in lowercase letters Do not use PASS NOTE When the IPDS feature is installed the queue name d4prn is not available IP Address The IP address for the NIC Setting Up Printing for ASCII Files The next step is to set up the remote printing capability There are two ways to do this you can either specify the LPR parameters manually each time you send a file to the printer or use Remote Writer and a remote output queue for automatic printing to the printer To use LPR Manually 1 Start TCP IP if it is not already running by entering the command STRTCP At the AS 400 command line enter LPR Figure 30 displays in bold the parameters you need to specify 126 Setting Up Printing for ASCII Files Send TCP IP Spooled File LPR Type choices press Enter Remote system RMTSYS gt INTNETADR Printer queue PRTQ gt d1prn Job name JOB e User Number Spooled file number SPLNMBR ONLY Destination type DESTTYP OTHER Transform SCS to ASCII TRANSFORM YES Manufacturer type
165. old Print Time Out Media Input Load Paper Paper Out Time Out Fanfold Paper Empty No Fanfold Paper 63 CutSheet Feeder Fail Cutsheet Pick Miss No Paper Tray Paper Jam at Entrance Cutsheet Cover Open Cutsheet Paper Empty Tray Mismatch 70 Table 2 Alert Groups and Printer Events Alert Group Printer Events Media Output Stacker Full Stacker Jam Time Out Stacker Full Time Out Stacker Fault Time Out Stacker Jam Stacker Fault Stack Over Flow Stack Under Flow Stacker Fail Stacker Interlock Fail Stacker Not Ready Media Path Clear Paper Jam Paper Jam Time Out Paper Jam Fuser Paper Jam Exit Cutsheet Path Open Paper Jam at Drum Paper Jam at Fuser Paper Jam at Exit Tractor MTR FWD Speed Error Tracker MTR BKWD Speed Error Paper Jam at Entrance Cutsheet Motor Fail Cutsheet Feeder Fail Clear Jam at Fuser Input Clear Jam at Fuser Exit Clear Jam Near TOF Lever 71 Chapter 3 SNMP Configuration Table 2 Alert Groups and Printer Events Alert Group Printer Events Marker Ribbon Stall Time Out Ribbon Ink Out Ribbon Stall Ribbon Drive Shuttle Over Speed Ribbon Fault Ribbon Detected Print Head Up Ribbon Broken Ribbon Load Bad Ribbon Take up Full 2A Toner Empty Add Toner Install Toner Cup Cutter Cutter Fault Cutter Fail Barcode Barcode Fail Specification Barcode Quiet Zone Too Small Barcode Improper Data Format Scanner Unscannable Che
166. olled through TN5250 via the font selection in the Change Device Description CHGDEVPRT command A completed screen looks like the example shown in Figure 43 Change Device Desc Printer CHGDEVPRT Type choices then press Enter Device description Online at IPL Font Identifier Point Size Form Feed DEVD ONLINE NO FONT 011 NONE FORMFEED CONT 187 Chapter 10 TN5250 Job Formatting Separator drawer Separator program Library Printer error message Library Host print transform Manufacturer type and model Paper source 1 Paper source 2 Envelope source ASCII code page 899 support Image configuration Character identifier Graphic character set Code page User defined options for more values User defined object Object Library Object type Data transform program Library User defined driver program Library SEPDRAWER SEPPGM PRTERMSG TRANSFORM MFRTYPMDL PPRSRC1 PPRSRC2 ENVELOPE ASCII899 IMGCFG CHRID USRDFNOPT USRDTATFM USRDTATFM USRDRVPGM FILE NONE INFO LIBL NO SAME MFRTYPMDL MFRTYPMDL MFRTYPMDL NO NONE SAME SAME NONE NONE NONE 188 Text description TEXT Device created for S1045PXM Workstation customizing object WSCST NONE Library Figure 43 Example of CHGDEVPRT Command Font Identifier FONT Help Specifies the font identifier used by the 3812 3816 and 5219 printers
167. onf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf html NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no default password 2 Atthe Network Configuration HTML form that displays click in the field below the IP Address heading and type in the IP address for the NIC 89 Chapter 5 Unix NIC Configuration 90 3 Under the Subnet Mask heading enter the NIC subnet mask NOTE If you would like to communicate with the NIC from across routers you will need to fill in an entry within the Routing section Please see Communicating Across Routers on page 92 for further details 4 Click the Submit button when done and physically repower the print server to make sure the new settings are in effect Using RARP RARP allows you to dynamically assign an IP address to the NIC upon bootup To configure the NIC with its TCP IP settings using RARP 1 On your RARP server make an entry in the etc ethers file for the NIC Syntax ethernetaddress NICIPaddress Example 00 08 96 07 00 60 192 75 11 9 Start the RARP daemon on the RARP server if not already running If it is running send an HUP signal to it with the kill command Syntax kill HUP pid where pid is the process ID of the RARP daemon Power on the NIC so that it immediately sends out an RARP request Wait one minute to allow the address assignment
168. ontain the alert description the severity level device description and device name unless the length of the message exceeds the Short E mail Message Length in which case the message will be truncated If disabled the message will contain additional information including the device description device name and location alert description alert group alert severity level and printer status Default Disabled e Short E mail Message Length Specifies the maximum size of the short e mail message Acceptable values are 15 to 80 characters Default 80 characters e Send Test Message Provides a way to test the validity of the e mail address SMTP server address If checked a test message will be sent to the specified e mail address when the submit button is pressed Default All alert groups are disabled by default If the alert message is to be sent to a cellular phone or pager the Short E mail Format option should be enabled Once this option is enabled you may specify the maximum e mail message length 15 80 characters When enabled the message will contain the alert description the severity level device description and device name unless the length of the message exceeds the Short E mail Message Length in which case the message will be truncated If the Short E mail format is disabled the message will contain additional information including the device name and location alert description alert group alert s
169. ontrol is disabled dynamic config loading ona model change is also disabled e off no job control no SOJ EOJ commands The printer prints faster in off mode e standard the default traditional job control with immediate acknowledgements of SOJ EOJ commands e enhanced job control with EOJ acknowledgements held off by the printer until job is fully printed The printer prints slower in enhanced mode e fast The EOJ End of Job packet is acknowledged immediately Use this selection if the job is timed out due toa delay in the acknowledgement of the EOJ packet because of the amount of data printing Store Commands To monitor the printer use the telnet command Ipstat The normal status reported on the first line of the lpstat response is the status of the queue LPQ within the NIC The status reported does not reflect the state of the print job once it has been sent from the NIC to the printer The new line at the bottom of the lpstate response labeled printer job can report one of two status values a In Progress A job in the printer is not yet finished b Done There are no jobs in the printer All previous jobs are finished Example store pserver opts jobsecurity jobtimeout 5 If jobsecurity is disabled any user can cancel queued jobs on the NIC including guest users If jobtimeout is set to some value other than 0 the NIC will only wait this amount of seconds when getting printer feedback This is
170. ou should substitute a 1 or 2 unless told otherwise The 1 represents the one network interface e g Ethernet supported The 2 represents the wireless network interface if it exists in the system Store Commands These commands change the settings stored in flash memory and do not affect the current or working settings in memory A power cycle is needed before the stored settings become current store ftpc addr lt IPADDRESS gt Example store ftpc addr 192 169 10 1 Set the ftp server IP address This IP address is used for the printer ftp client to connect during printer power up if ftpc is enabled store ftpc user lt USER NAME gt Set the ftp server user name This user name is used for the printer ftp client when logging in to the ftp server when ftpc is enabled store ftpc passwd lt PASSWORD gt Set the ftp server password This user name is used for the printer ftp client when logging in to the ftp server when ftpc is enabled 197 Chapter 12 Complete Command List 198 store ftpc file lt FTP SERVER SUBPATH gt lt FILENAME gt lt FTP SERVER SUBPATH gt is the directory under ftp server where the file is stored lt FILENAME gt is the name of the file in 8 3 format that is stored at the ftp server When the ftpc is enabled and the printer is powering on the printer logs into the ftp server of the specified IP address with the login ID and password provided Navigate to the directory and
171. ou the ability to configure the network adapter monitor printer status and to manage print jobs The NIC Web page structure is divided into several menus as shown in Figure 2 on page 37 41 Configuration Chapter 3 Configuration 42 The Configuration menu items allow you to configure the settings for the following items Network this menu item allows you to change the network setting for each protocol TCP IP Wireless and NetBIOS over TCP IP Print Path this menu item allows you to change the name of the destination queues and define how the print job will be preprocessed before printing It allows you to select what information to log and to specify the SMTP server s IP address Print Model this menu item allows you to specify the printer name and model It also allows you to select banner page types filters header and trailer strings and printer configurations Log Path this menu item allows you to specify the logpath name type and port TN5250 3270 this menu item allows you to configure the TN5250 3270 settings SNMP this menu item allows you to configure the SNMP trap manager settings It also allows you to define the printer event types to monitor and the e mail address that should receive alert notifications Administration this menu item allows you to define or change the printer name location description etc It also allows you to change the root and guest user passwords System
172. particular SNMP manager use this command to add an SNMP manager to the trap table lt index gt is the index number of the trap table lt ipaddress is the IP address of the SNMP manager receiving traps lt trap community gt is the community string sent along with the trap information set snmp trapport lt INDEX gt lt UDP_PORT gt Set the UDP port number in the SNMP trap manager table This value should correspond to the port number monitored by the SNMP manager application running on the host at the IP address specified in the set snmp manager command lt index gt is the index number of the SNMP trap manager table lt udp_port gt is the desired UDP port number Acceptable values are 162 and 49152 through 65535 set snmp trap lt INDEX gt active Enable or disable an SNMP trap manager table entry The index is the index number of the SNMP trap manager table active enables the table entry active disables the entry set snmp emailaddr lt INDEX gt lt EMAILADDRESS gt The NIC can also send SNMP alert messages to a desired e mail address To specify an e mail address to send alert 219 Chapter 12 Complete Command List messages to use this command to add the e mail address to the SNMP alert table lt index gt is the index number of the SNMP trap manager table The emailaddress is the desired e mail address of the form user domain com set snmp emailformat lt IND
173. played as SEG1 SEG2 SEG3 and SEG4 which can be set to any value in the range of of 0 to 255 e Gateway Address This is the gateway IP addresses that have four segments They are displayed as SEG1 SEG2 SEG3 and SEG4 which can be set to any value in the range of 0 to 255 e DHCP The DHCP option allows you to obtain host server IP addresses when powering onto the network The DHCP can be configured to e Enable each time you power on the host server automatically assigns you a different address if the IP address has not been previously assigned e Disable You choose the host server IP address After the selection the IP Address remains fixed even after you reboot Wireless Parameter Configuration Certain WIRELESS PARAMS must be configured to match the Access Point settings e Signal Strength This menu displays the strength of the wireless signal NOTE This is a display value only and cannot be changed e SSID Name This is the Service Set Identifier which must be identical to the Access Point s SSID name The SSID name can be configured to a maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters The SSID name and alphanumeric characters are divided into three parts in the control panel menu as SSID Name 01 15 SSID Name 16 30 and SSID Name 31 32 Wireless NIC Configuration using the Control Panel NOTE When two or more consecutive space characters are used in the SSID enclose it in a double quoted string othe
174. purposes and is not used in the operation of the print server in any way set sysinfo prnserial lt STRING gt Example set sysinfo prnserial 000123456789 Sets the printer serial number 221 Chapter 12 Complete Command List 222 set sysinfo loginfo sys Jtcp Jipx spx Example set sysinfo loginfo sys ipx Set the NIC debugging information type Usually this information includes unexpected errors or exceptions from the print server divided into these groups sys General system messages tcp TCP stack messages ipx IPX stack messages spx SPX stack messages NOTE This is not printer or job logging information set sysinfo logport null prn syslog Example set sysinfo logport null Define to where the debugging information should be sent This can be sent to an output device off of the NIC I O port or to a central TCP IP host running a SYSLOG daemon To set this host use the command set sysinfo syslog hostIPaddress set sysinfo smtp lt IPaddress gt port lt PORTNUM gt Example set sysinfo smtp 192 75 11 5 port 25 Define the SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol server IP address or domain name and port number where the mail is stored on your network Default Unconfigured 25 set sysinfo email lt EMAIL gt Example set sysinfo email JohnDoe Printronix com Define the user email address to receive printer and job logging information from a particular logpath on the NIC Email name is the host or IP na
175. r 10 100Base T eee eeeeeeeeeeeneeees 21 Conventions Used in this Manual 23 Notes and Notices cccccceeceeeeeeseeeeeccneaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenenea 23 Installation And Configuration 25 Installation iecctiaies ates teteeeteeett aah alee ieee ta etal aes 25 Connecting to the Network c ccccceessseeeseeeeeeeeeeeennaeees 25 Configuration TOols cceeeceeeeeeeeeceeeeeseeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeaeees 25 Printing a NIC Test Page cesia inaani 26 Configuration using the Control Panel eee 27 NIC Verification 00 0 2 2 cc ceeeeceeeeeeeeeecceecaeeeeeeeeeeteeteeeeeneeeaeees 28 Wireless NIC Configuration using the Control Panel ccccccceceeeeeeeseceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeteees 29 HTML ROMS tafe enan ea e li asdcuaea aaa 36 Teletina ae a ardea aa ar eas aana a DAT 39 Remote Shell cccccccceeceeceeeeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeseenieeeees 39 Setup through Data Stream eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenneeees 40 Printer Setup Wizard cecceceeceeceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneeeaees 40 Table of Contents 3 NIC Web Server eec 41 OVOIVIOW aoa A etd A 41 Configuration sisisi eai aA E nnectie 42 Network Configuration sseseeeseesereeeeesrrrsseeerrssstrrnsssrernsssne 43 TCP IP NGtWOPK ae e E 43 Wireless eorn i ree aa ridia 47 Windows Network NetBIOS TCP IP neee 51 Print Path Configuration oiia AE 52 Destination Settings esasi reseni niinniin 52 Current Model Settings
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177. rd and NIC card 17 18 19 20 21 As the file downloads the FTP program shows the progress as a percentage Once the download is complete exit out of the FTP program by typing quit lt Enter gt When the new program has successfully loaded into flash memory and the printer has reset itself set the printer power switch to O off Unplug the AC power cord from the printer Remove the CD from the host computer and store it with the printer Using the configuration printout s reconfigure the printer and reload any optional font files NIC Naming Schemes A single I O Port destination can be configured with a variety of model and logpath combinations For instance once you set the parameters for m1 and 11 you can assign the model and logpath to more than one I O port destination such as diprn d2prn and d8prn You may now use the same set of model and logpath parameters more than once without having to redefine those parameters each time for another I O Port destination Periodic Ping This feature when enabled executes background ping from the print server to its default gateway The operation is executed on every user defined period This mechanism has no TCP traffic from the print server to anything on the network to keep route information alive Since every member in the VLAN is subject to aging from bridging cache a switch or bridge in between may be forgotten in the table at which port the printer
178. registered trademark of X Open Company Limited Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT and Windows 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell Inc PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc FTP Software and OnNet are trademarks or registered trademarks of FTP Software Inc NetManage and Chameleon are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetManage Inc Frontier Technologies and SuperTCP are trademarks or registered trademarks of Frontier Technologies Corporation Solaris is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc HP UX is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Company DG UX is a registered trademark of Data General Corporation LINUX is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Ultrix is a registered trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation IRIX is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics Inc Table of Contents INTKOGUCTION apea ania 15 OVENI SW isc ariaa die eaa de taa aeaaea eee aa dna idea LASA aaa TE 15 What is the NIC 0 eecccceceeeceesceeecneeeeeseeeeeeeeesstaeeesenees 15 What Special Features are Available 0006 16 Logical Printer Architecture 0 ccccceeeeeeeeeeteeteeeeeeenneeeeeeene 17 Destinations QUCUES cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeettieeeeeeetnteeeeeetee 19 Modela enasna aa a a ea aetna 19 Intemaces EEEE E EEA EE E ee ees ees 21 Speed Setting fo
179. retrieve the file given in this command If the directory is not provided the printer will retrieve the file from the root directory To reset ftpc process use load ptrfw all command The printer will clear its internal ftp client records and reboot itself at the time the command is received store ifc ifnum utp 1li rx Example store ifc 1 utp li Modify the physical UTP interface properties where 1i enables link integrity and rx enables the increased receive threshold store ifc from default Set all UTP settings back to factory defaults store ifc from current Store all current UTP settings to flash memory so they are retained after a power cycle This ensures all current settings match what is stored in flash memory store ifc default lt IFNUM gt lt 0 gt 0 for no default Store the specified interface as the default interface The other interface is no longer active after power cycle The 0 allows for both interfaces to be active store ifc lt IFNUM gt mode auto 10half 10full 100hal1f 100full Store the specified interface mode as automatic 10mbps half duplex 10mbps full duplex 100mbps half duplex 100mbps full duplex See page 21 Store Commands Define the wireless authentication scheme store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan auth lt AUTH METHOD gt eg open shared lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless interface e Open system authentication allows all devices that h
180. rly See the User s Manual for configuration menu information If you have trouble pinging the printer 1 Verify the configuration of the AS 400 including the printer and any intervening devices such as routers and bridges 2 Verify that the AS 400 line description is varied on and the printer is turned on and displays an ONLINE status 3 Verify that the AS 400 TCP IP is active 134 S AS 400 Configuration IPDS Printer Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer NOTE The IPDS emulation is not supported on the T4M printer Use this chapter to configure your printer on AS 400 as an IPDS printer To print IPDS you must install the IPDS option on your printer Once configured as an IPDS printer the printer can also print AFP and SCS but these datastreams must be converted to IPDS first NOTE Do not cancel IPDS print jobs by using WebPage cancel To cancel IPDS print jobs hold the job on the AS 400 writer or press the printer Cancel key Printing AFP IPDS and SCS Files Printers configured as IPDS only print IPDS files AFP and SCS files can be printed but they must be transformed to IPDS before printing e AFP files are transformed directly by Print Services Facility PSF 400 an integrated feature of OS 400 which then sends the transformed file to the printer e SCS files are transformed into IPDS by setting the IPDSPASTHR parameter to YES see Figure 34 on page 144 or Figure 35 on page 147 This pa
181. roduced copied translated or incorporated in any other material in any form or by any means whether manual graphic electronic mechanical or otherwise without the prior written consent of Printronix Printronix makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding this material including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Printronix shall not be held responsible for errors contained herein or any omissions from this material or for any damages whether direct or indirect incidental or consequential in connection with the furnishing distribution performance or use of this material The information in this manual is subject to change without notice Copyright 2009 2013 Printronix Inc All rights reserved Trademark Acknowledgements Portions of this manual used by permission of Wyndham Technologies Inc Copyright 1991 1999 Wyndham Technologies Inc IGP LinePrinter Plus PGL Network Interface Card PrintNet and Printronix are registered trademarks of Printronix Inc AIX AS 400 NetView and OS 2 are registered trademarks and AFP Intelligent Printer Data Stream IPDS Print Services Facility and PSF are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Netscape Netscape Navigator and the Netscape Communications logo are trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation Code V is a trademark of Quality Micro Systems Inc Unix is a
182. rs for readability e g D1C2 B3A4 9586 7768 594A 3B2C 1D Alpha characters are NOT case sensitive All zero disables encryption for lt key num gt If is the first character the remainder of the argument is treated as a literal string with all alpha numeric characters allowed except spaces Key length 201 Chapter 12 Complete Command List is inferred from the length of key value so leading zeroes of longer keys must be entered not blank store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan profile lt WIFI PROFILE gt lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless interface lt WIFI PROFILE gt is a value in the range of 0 to 6 where 0 802 11 b only 1 mixed 802 11g b 2 mixed 802 11b g without 5 5 11 Mbps 3 802 11g only 4 test 802 11g only 5 802 11b only without 5 5 11 Mbps 6 mixed 802 11b g with 5 5 11 Mbps The default profile value is 1 Selects the 802 11 g wireless Wi Fi mode in which to operate store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan wpa disable personal enterprise lt ifnum gt is the interface number for the wireless interface Selects the WPA wireless security mode The options are Disable default personal and enterprise Select personal mode for WPA WPA2 authentication methods Select enterprise mode for EAP authentication store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan eap none leap peap ttls lt IFNUM gt is the interface number for the wireless interface Selects the EAP authentication metho
183. rwise upon resetting the NIC the SSID Name wil be saved in the Wireless NIC with only one space e Reset SSID Name This selection resets the SSID e Min Xfer Rate Allows you to set the minimum speed at which the Wireless Option will accept a connection in million bits per second This is the wireless transfer rate The selections are Auto negotiate default 1Mb 2Mb 5 5Mb 11Mb 6Mb sec 9Mb sec 12Mb sec 18Mb sec 24Mb sec 36Mb sec 48Mb sec or 54Mb sec Ant Diversity This is used to select the antenna for communication It is recommended to set to Primary for the NIC to detect for optimal communication It can also be set to Diverse or Auxiliary e Power Mgmt This option allows you to set power save mode and sleep time A value specifying the sleep time in milliseconds will be provided If set to zero power save mode will be disabled It is recommended not to change this setting e Transmit Power This option allows you to specify the power level used by the wireless card to send network packets to the access point Transmit power is specified as a percentage of full pwer 0 100 e Internat Mode When enabled the Wireless option adapts to international frequency requirements in Europe The default is Disable Auth Method This feature allows the user to select the authentication method used for the wireless network interface e Open the default Selects open authentication e Shared Sel
184. s 254 No Form Feed Or Extra Page Comes Out 255 Front Panel Message Dynamically Set Params ReadOnly ist eecneie sate arr a a a 255 Wireless Connections Troubleshooting TipS ee 256 LA5127 CF Radio SpetifiC Sesenta aiin 256 General Issues When Using Wireless Ethernet 257 Tools Used To Gather Information or Configure The Device ee ceeceeeeeeeneteeeeeeenteeeeeeenaaes 258 Quality Signal Strength 0 258 Quality gt 1 100 Status Disassociated 259 Quality gt 1 100 Status Associated but Cannot Ping the Device 0 0 0 eee eeeeteeeeteeneeeees 260 Cannot Ping But Associated and Authenticated 261 Can Ping the Device but Cannot Print ee 261 Wireless Device Setup Example ccccccceeeeeeeees 261 Table of Contents B Customer Support ccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 263 Printronix Customer Support Center 0 eeeeeeees 263 Printronix Supplies Department cccceeeeteeeeeeereteees 264 Corporate OmMmiGes sariin eects dadgleete slag coeectiaddecd 264 C Glossary l Overview Introduction This chapter introduces you to the Network Interface Card NIC architecture and special features as well as providing information on installation and configuration tools What is the NIC The NIC allows you to attach printers on a local area network LAN rather than attaching them directly to a host
185. s again e Have you confirmed that the network connection to the NIC is working correctly Trying different network cables and locations will help narrow down the problem e For wireless NIC is the SSID correct Is the operation mode correct HTML Configuration Forms Will Not Display e Can you ping NIC from the Windows station If not refer to NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network on page 246 e Have you used the correct URL for the NIC home page It should be http NICIPaddress e g http 192 75 11 9 e ls HTTP support enabled If not refer to Web Browser HTTP Problem on page 249 Errors Occur When Defining An LPR Printer Errors Occur When Defining An LPR Printer Can you ping the NIC from your Windows NT station If not please refer to NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network on page 246 Did you specify the correct IP address or host name for the NIC in the first field of the Add LPR Compatible Printer box Did you specify a valid destination queue on the NIC in the second field of the Add LPR Compatible Printer dialogue box If so did you also enter it in lowercase letters Cannot Browse The NIC On The Network Have you looked under the right Windows workgroup By default the NIC will be found under WORKGROUP Are you able to browse other Windows stations and devices on the network from this same station Has this Windows station been given enough time to update its r
186. s disabled See tn dest lt dxprn gt start stop command Default disabled store tn dest lt DXPRN gt copytimeout Example store tn dest dlprn copytimeout 1000 Store the value of the copytimeout When consecutive TN5250 3270 jobs are sent to the NIC they are treated differently depending how soon they arrive In an attempt to provide a perception of collation when multiple copies are sent from one host if the time between jobs is less than the copytimeout value then they are treated as copies and the job is given precedence over other host documents This keeps documents which are sent in rapid succession together as if they were copies of the same document A higher value improves the likelihood of collation but impacts performance Default 500 store tn from default current Example store tn from default Store all tn default settings or current settings to flash memory so that they are retained after power up Set Commands Set Commands These settings alter the current or working settings in memory only Therefore they will be lost if the NIC is power cycled To ensure this does not happen issue a save command so the current settings get written to flash memory set dest lt DEST gt name lt NEW NAME gt Example set dest diprn name laser Change the current name of the lt dest gt to a new name as indicated by lt new_name gt These names are case sensitive set dest lt DEST gt back
187. s to the values stored in flash memory 224 List Commands List Commands These commands list the current or working settings for a particular section within the command shell To view stored settings in flash memory insert stored after list For example list prn shows the current printer settings but list stored prn shows the settings in flash memory Normally these should match To view default settings in flash memory insert default after list list all Lists all current settings list arp List the current ARP table that the NIC adheres to in a TCP IP network list dest destination List the current destination settings e g names and mapped I O ports models and logpaths list diff List the differences between the current settings and the stored settings in flash memory Normally you want these values to match so issue a save command followed by a reset command list ftpc List the ftp client settings list ifc Lists the current NIC interface settings e g link integrity For the wireless NIC the WLAN interface settings will also be included The WLAN parameters are displayed in the following manner after the interface list has been displayed WLAN ifnum lt ifnum gt radio lt wireless card id gt ssid lt network name gt mode lt net mode gt 225 Chapter 12 Complete Command List channel lt channel num gt antenna lt antenna type gt speed lt speed flags gt preamble
188. ss ENTER since there is no default password Change the mode to correspond with the type of file you are going to print By default ASCII is set for text only files but if you need to print both text and graphics select binary using the bin command Send the file to be printed here Syntax put filename diprn Close the FTP session unless you have more jobs to print Syntax quit Direct Socket Printing Direct Socket Printing Within TCP IP environments there are some setups which require the host to print directly to a TCP port number on the NIC bypassing all of the higher level destination queue names If you run into a setup which requires this you will need to define two parameters for a new print setup 1 NIC IP address The IP address or host name of the print server to which you want to print 2 NIC TCP port number A pre defined number for the I O port on the print server 9100 is the default port number Though the host will be sending directly to a TCP port number on the NIC the port numbers are still mapped to destinations queues in case there is some type of special processing or logging to be done to the job However the destination name is of no concern in this type of printer definition Only the two parameters mentioned above need to be defined for printing to work 103 Chapter 5 Solaris 2 6 7 NIC Setup 104 6 Overview z OS Configuration IPDS Printer Use this chapter to con
189. ssful ping usually indicates that the z OS system can communicate with the printer however you might receive a successful ping even though the IP address of the TCP IP attached printer is a duplicate of another IP address If PSF is unable to establish a network connection with the TCP IP attached printer or if PSF output for this printer prints elsewhere follow these steps to determine whether the IP address of the printer is unique 1 Turn the printer off 2 Wait at least 5 minutes for TCP IP to clear the Address Resolution Protocol ARP tables If your installation specified a longer interval on the ARPAGE configuration statement in the TCP IP profile you may need to wait longer For information about the ARPAGE statement refer to the TCP IP z OS Customization and Administration Guide 3 Enter the ping command again from the z OS system NOTE If you receive a successful response to the ping command there is a duplicate IP address Consult your TCP IP network administrator 120 7 Overview AS 400 Configuration ASCII Printer This chapter details a complete AS 400 configuration setup including e Developing Line Descriptions with CRTLINETH e Configuring the AS 400 for TCP IP e Configuring the AS 400 for Printing e Verifying Printing from the AS 400 This document assumes no AS 400 printer configuration has been done If any configuration has been done please follow the procedure
190. store pserver from default Set all general print server settings back to factory defaults store pserver from current Store all current general print server settings to flash memory so they are retained after a power cycle This ensures all current settings match what is stored in flash memory store ptrmgmt pne lt PNE PORT NUMBER gt Change the port number to communicate with Printnet Enterprise Default 9001 store ptrmgmt status lt STATUS PORT NUMBER gt Example store ptrmgmt status 1025 Receives printer status print job status and or emulation verification data The data sent through this port is defined by the printer code Default 9002 store ptrmgmt mgmt lt MGMT PORT NUMBER gt Used in PXML operation Default 9007 store tcpip lt IFNUM gt addr lt ADDRESS gt Example store tcpip 1 addr 192 75 11 9 Store the IP address for the NIC 207 Chapter 12 Complete Command List 208 store tcpip lt IFNUM gt mask lt MASK gt Example store tcpip 1 mask 255 255 255 0 Store the subnet mask for the NIC store tcpip lt IFNUM gt opts rarp bootp dhcp persistdhcp dns Example store tcpip 1 opts rarp bootp dhcp Enable or disable the automatic RARP BOOTP DHCP DNS or persistent DHCP requests for IP addresses upon bootup If you are storing the NIC TCP IP network settings within the device you will not need to rely on RARP BOOTP DHCP or DNS for new settings store tcpip
191. t Config 1 Wireless d2prn m2 12 d2prn Alert Config 2 Windows d3prn m3 13 d3prn Alert Config 3 d4prn m4 14 d4prn Alert Config 4 dSprn m5 15 d5prn Alert Config 5 d6prn m6 l6 d6prn Alert Config 6 d7prn m7 17 d7prn Alert Config 7 d8prn m8 18 d8prn Alert Config 8 Alert Config 9 Alert Config 10 Administration System Figure 2 NIC HTML Structure NOTE Online help is available for all HTML pages 37 Chapter 2 Configuration Tools Printer Status Screen Using the printer IP Address and any standard Web browser you can check the status of the printer Figure 3 shows the exact state of the printer by showing the printer LCD message This screen automatically refreshes every minute VO Port Q 0 Port NOTE This page will refresh every minute PRN I O Port Settings Status Interface Printer LCD Message idle online ONLINE POWER SAVER MODE VO Port Print Jobs 1 0 Port Print Jobs Active Queued Figure 3 Printer Status Screen 38 Telnet Besides the HTML forms and software provided the NIC internal command shell npsh can also be reached using Telnet Remote Shell FTP and Data Stream Telnet A TCP IP command that helps configure NIC settings remotely A TCP IP host starts a Telnet session with the print server and logs into the device command shell to alter and view settings Example telnet 192 75 11 9 NOTE The default User ID is root There is no pass
192. tact the support center Sharing Line Matrix Printers on z OS Line matrix printers can be shared on PSF in one of two ways e By using the MGMTMODE and DISCINTV parameters via the JES spool e By port switching on the printer JES Spool Printer Sharing JES spool printer sharing is valid for TCP IP attached network printers A session with the printer is maintained while there is output on the JES spool and the printer is available When there is no more output on the spool and the disconnect interval expires PSF ends the session with the printer PSF attempts to restart the session when there is more work on the spool for the printer After the session is restarted PSF must reload the resources required for the print jobs When using this method of network printer sharing PSF cannot determine if another print driver is active You can request this method of network printer sharing by specifying the following parameters in the PSF Startup Proc MGMTMODE OUTAVAIL FAILURE WCONNECT TIMEOUT REDRIVE DISCINTV n 117 Chapter 6 Sharing Line Matrix Printers on z OS MGMTMODE Set to OUTAVAIL OUTAVAIL requests that PSF start a communications session with the printer only when output is available on the JES spool FAILURE Specifies the action PSF is to take after a printer failure or a TCP IP network failure If FAILJRE WCONNECT and the printer is connected to another host when PSF attempts to establish a connection on T
193. tcpip tcp access root add del lt NETWORK gt lt NETMASK gt Example store tcpip tcp access add 192 75 11 25 Add or remove an entry from the NIC TCP access list defined by lt network gt If the list has an entry only this host can print to and remotely interact with the print server store tcpip from default current Example store tcpip from default Set all TCP IP network settings back to factory defaults Example store tcpip from current Store all current TCP IP network settings to flash memory so they are retained after a power cycle This ensures all current settings match what is stored in flash memory store tn dest lt DXPRN gt mode 5250 3270 Example store tn dest dlprn mode 3270 Store the TN protocol mode Default 5250 store tn dest lt DXPRN gt host lt IPADDRESS gt Example store tn dest diprn host 192 75 11 1 Store the IP address of the TN5250 3270 host Default Unconfigured empty IP address store tn dest lt DXPRN gt port lt PORTNUM gt Example store tn dest dlprn port 27 Store the UDP port number of the TN server Default 23 store tn dest lt DXPRN gt devicedesc lt DEVNAME gt Example store tn dest dlprn devicedesc MOCHA3812 Store the name of the printer device The description entered will be the name of the printer device created on the AS 400 host for the current session Default Unconfigured empty description 210 Store Commands store tn dest
194. ted in HP UX Version 9 0 and greater To configure a print queue using LPR issue the following commands NOTE Requires root privilege The default BSD interface file rmodel will be used Syntax lpshut lpadmin pqueue_ name mrmodel v dev null orm printer ip orpdlprn ob3 lpsched accept queue nam nable queue nam queue_name any unique printer name printer_ip IP address of the printer or the DNS name without brackets d1prn NIC remote printer name Explanation of command line m indicates the model rmodel v indicates the use of dev null as a file interlock to avoid contention orm is the name of remote Print Server orp is the name of the remote printer on the remote Print Server ob3 declares that the remote Print Server is a BSD type NOTE The Ipshut command stops the HP spooling system do not perform when print jobs are active The default NIC destination name is d1prn however this name can be changed To verify the queue name print an Ethernet Test Page or telnet to the adapter and run a list dest command To print to this queue use normal p syntax lp dqueue name filenam Solaris 2 6 7 NIC Setup Solaris 2 6 7 NIC Setup NOTE Requires Superuser privilege in the borne shell Assume that you can ping and Telnet to the adapter The IP address of the NIC adapter must be placed in the etc hosts file Syntax lpadmin p queue name v dev
195. th yields the best performance by sending IPDS files directly to the printer with no transform 135 Chapter 8 Configuring on AS 400 as an IPDS Printer 136 Requirements Contact technical support to obtain the latest PTFs for PSF 400 For IPDS printing you also need to install the IPDS option for the printer Configuration Checklist NOTE All of the following configuration steps carried out on the AS 400 may require create or change authority 1 If you have not already done so set up the printer and install the NIC See Configuration using the Control Panel on page 27 2 Using the printer control panel set up the parameters and values for IPDS 3 Set TCP IP addresses for the printer such as an IP Address Gateway Address or Subnet Mask See Configuration Tools on page 25 4 lf the printer and AS 400 are not on the same LAN segment verify there is a route defined in the TCP IP route list If necessary use the ADDTCPRTE command to create a route definition You need this if your printer is somewhere other than on a local segment 5 You need the IP address of the NIC to configure the NIC If you have not done so yet create a line description for your NIC See Developing Line Descriptions With CRTLINETH on page 121 7 Create or verify the existence of an AS 400 TCP IP interface for NIC See Configuring an AS 400 TCP IP Interface with ADDTCPIFC on page 138
196. the top of a page followed by a series of blank pages This kind of output happens only with Unix text jobs if carriage return insertion is not incorporated into the print setup The printer may be told to do a linefeed but the Unix job does not specify anything about a carriage return to follow this To fix this carriage return insertion must be enabled somewhere in the print setup The easiest and most common location is on the NIC itself within the appropriate model The feature is called onler and the command syntax is set model modelname stty onlcr Save For example if printing to the destination dlprn the associated model is m1 Therefore the command is set model ml stty onlcr save No Form Feed Or Extra Page Comes Out No Form Feed Or Extra Page Comes Out Unix text jobs may also have problems outputting the last page of a job especially when the BSD Remote LPD print method is used This means the form feed button has to be pressed on the printer to get this last page out To make this process automatic tell the NIC to handle this task by setting this feature on in the appropriate model The command syntax is set model modelname trailer SFF Save For example if printing to the destination d2prn the associated model is m2 Therefore the command is set model m2 trailer SFF save For default destination model mappings of the NIC please see NIC Naming Schemes on page 243
197. ting A Configuration in the Quick Setup Guide Line Matrix Printer Press PRT CONFIG on the control panel then press Enter e Is the problem with a new install or an existing printer e Description of the problem be specific e Good and bad samples that clearly show the problem faxing or emailing of these samples may be required Americas 714 368 2686 Europe Middle East and Africa 31 24 6489 311 Asia Pacific 65 6548 4114 China 86 800 999 6836 http www printronix com support aspx 263 Appendix B Printronix Supplies Department Printronix Supplies Department Contact the Printronix Supplies Department for genuine Printronix supplies Americas 800 733 1900 Europe Middle East and Africa 33 146 25 19 07 Asia Pacific 65 6548 4116 or 65 6548 4132 China 86 400 886 5598 India 800 102 7869 http www printronix com supplies parts aspx Corporate Offices 264 Printronix Inc 15345 Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 U S A Phone 714 368 2300 Fax 714 368 2600 Printronix Inc c o Printronix Nederland BV Bijsterhuizen 11 38 6546 AS Nijmegen The Netherlands Phone 31 24 6489489 Fax 31 24 6489499 Printronix Schweiz GmbH 42 Changi South Street 1 Changi South Industrial Estate Singapore 486763 Phone 65 6542 0110 Fax 65 6546 1588 Printronix Commercial Shanghai Co Ltd 22F Eton Building East No 555 Pudong Av Shanghai City 200120 P R China Phone
198. ting on AS 400 This section verifies that the printer is capable of printing ASCII files and that the printer can be pinged on the network To test ASCII printing 1 Start TCP IP if it is not already running by entering the command STRTCP Verify that the AS 400 TCP IP interface is active Ping the printer from an AS 400 workstation with the command ping ip address Where ip address is the Internet address of the remote system printer the NIC or the hostname of the printer if you put the hostname in the host entry table as directed in Configuring A TCP IP Host Table Entry on page 125 If the printer cannot be pinged proceed to AS 400 ASCII Troubleshooting on page 134 Use one of the following methods to send a spooled file to the printer e Enter the LPR command on the AS 400 command line with the appropriate parameters See To use LPR Manually on page 126 e Enter STRRMTWTR name on the AS 400 command line where name is the name of the AS 400 remote output queue not the printer Internet queue as described on To Create an Automatic Remote Output Queue on page 130 e Use the WRKOUTQ command to send jobs 133 Chapter 7 AS 400 ASCII Troubleshooting AS 400 ASCII Troubleshooting During power up the printer performs an interface hardware test The presence of the ETHERNET PARAMS menu selection at the printer control panel indicates that the NIC hardware is functioning prope
199. tion for AIX 4 Before you set up the printer it is good to know the ways a print job can be filtered 1 Standard processing Filtering is done on the printer with no processing on the host 2 Local Filtering Filtering is done on the host Be sure to specify the printer model during install Standard Processing Enter SMIT select devices Select Printer Plotter Select Print Spooling Add a Remote Print Queue Set the type of Remote Printing to Standard processing oa fF WN gt Enter the following Remote printer settings Name of queue any_name user selectable Host Name of Remote Server name in etc hosts file or the NIC IP address Name of Queue on Remote d1prn Server Type of Print Spooler BSD Press the list button and choose BSD IMPORTANT NIC Configuration for AIX 4 Local Filtering 1 2 3 4 5 Enter smitty mkvirprt Add a Remote Print Queue Set the type of Remote Printing to Local Filtering Set the Printer Manufacturer to IBM Set the Printer Type to IBM4202 You must change the printer emulation to Proprinter 6 Enter the following Remote Print Queue with Local Filtering settings Name of queue any_name user selectable Host Name of Remote Server name in etc hosts file or the NIC IP address Name of Queue on Remote d1prn Server Type of Print Spooler BSD Press the list button and choose BSD Leave Pass Through Flag Y
200. to the point at which continued configuration is required Developing Line Descriptions With CRTLINETH For each LAN adapter on the AS 400 a line description needs to be created for the NIC This is required for Release V3R2 and V3R7 If a line description already exists make sure the SSAP list includes default options AA and 12 You must also know the LAN speed for the AS 400 LAN adapter NOTE To change a line description you need to vary the line off before making the change After making the change you need to vary the line back on To change an existing line description use the CHGLINETH command To create a line description use CRTLINETH 121 Chapter 7 Overview NOTE SSAPS of AA and 12 are automatically set as default values in the line description when CALC is used in creating new line descriptions You do not need to set these values unless they have been changed To create a line description enter the following command CRTLINETH LIND ETHLAN RSRCNAME LINO41 Your completed screen should look like Figure 28 5763SS1 V3R2M0 960517 BLDD60 09 11 96 12 25 46 Line description Option Category of line Resource name Online at IPL Vary on wait Local adapter address Exchange identifier Ethernet standard Maximum controllers Error threshold level OPTION RSRCNAME ONLINE VRYWAIT ADPTADR EXCHID ETHSTD MAXCTL THRESHOLD TEXT Active Switched Controllers No active sw
201. ton when done and physically repower the printer to make the new settings take effect Communicating Across Routers Since Windows environments rely on TCP IP to communicate with the NIC crossing routers becomes an issue After you have followed one of the NIC configuration methods mentioned most likely you will only be able to communicate with the print server from the same subnet This means any hosts across a router will not be able to see your NIC In order for hosts across a router to see your NIC store a default router gateway within the print server so that any packets destined for another subnet get forwarded to this router automatically The router or series of routers can then take over ensuring the packets get to their final destination on another subnet on your network To configure a default router gateway within the NIC 1 Load a Web browser on your Windows station and direct it to the URL http NICIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf html1 NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 2 Atthe Network Configuration HTML form that displays click in the first field below the Gateway heading and type in the IP address of the default router gateway for the NIC subnet Changing Workgroup Names 3 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically repo
202. ts jobs for one port until no new jobs appear and the port times out The printer then switches to the next port and does the same thing To change the default time out value for a port update the TIMEOUT value for the port on the appropriate menu Serial Interface Ethernet Twinax Interface or Coax Interface Handling z OS Connectivity Problems If you encounter problems when ping ing a network printer from z OS here is how to resolve them Ping is not Successful If the ping is not successful verify the following e The printer is powered on e The IP address is unique in the TCP IP network If the IP address of the z OS system is not unique see your network administrator to resolve the IP address problem e The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU size of the IP packet for the z OS system is equal to the MTU size of the printer For information about the values recommended for the z OS system see Modify the TCP IP Profile in z OS on page 107 To change the MTU size for the z OS system change the GATEWAY statement in the z OS TCP IP profile and restart TCP IP to pick up the changes You cannot change the MTU size on a 10 100Base T Ethernet Interface printer The MTU size is fixed at 1024 bytes If these items are all in order consult your TCP IP network administrator about a possible network problem 119 Chapter 6 Handling z OS Connectivity Problems Ping is Successful A succe
203. tton on the printer You may also want to tell the printer to reset itself in case you have set a header string which tells the printer to do something special with the job You can specify up to three separate sequences per trailer string The Ethernet Interface executes them in order from top to bottom If specifying fewer than four sequences be sure to start at the top leaving undefined fields at the bottom The most common sequence is listed on the form e Formfeed tells the printer to do a formfeed at the end of the data Printer Configuration Specify a printer configuration number to be loaded before processing the print job This ability to associate a printer configurations to a logical printer model allows you to define up to eight unique and independent printer personalities in a single printer Using this feature you effectively have eight different printers in one To associate a printer configuration to the currently selected destination queue just select the desired printer configuration number from the drop down list Once a printer configuration has been associated with a destination queue any print job sent to that destination queue name will cause the printer to load the associated printer configuration before processing the print job 59 Chapter 3 Log Path Configuration Log Path Configuration 60 Log Path Settings 11 Log Path Settings 11 Name Logpath Type Logpath Port
204. ually or in advance The configuration and reset of the NIC adapter automatically sets up the devd or queue name Setting Up a TN5250 Connection Device via a Telnet Session 184 In a telnet session the command list TN5250 shows the configured values To set up a TN5250 connection device via a telnet session use the commands store TN5250 and the following NOTE The NIC sessions can be configured either by a web browser or by telnet 1 Use cmd WRKCTLD VWS choice 5 display enter to list the number of virtual devices this controller 2 Use cmd DSPSYSVAL QAUTOVRT Note the number of auto configured virual devices permitted on the system This number must be greater than one 3 Use cmd DSPYSYVAL QCHRID This is the system language code page available 4 Use cmd WRKTCPSTS IFC to deterimine the IP address of the AS 400 This value is used in setting the NIC TN5250 devices User Supplied Values User Supplied Values Host For this session use the IP value from step 4 above Device description This is the name of the virtual device Auto connect e If true enabled then queue and device automatically attach e If not true disabled the command tn dest dxprn start stop allows individual sessions to start or stop NOTE Leave other values at their default descriptions Example of telnet session commands store tn dest d8prn host 192 168 168 34 store tn dest d8prn devicedesc pall
205. ubnet mask are mandatory TCP IP settings and are needed before the print server can be detected on the network There are also additional optional settings This section offers alternative methods for configuring your NIC in a Windows environment and describes some of the more common optional settings available Mandatory Since TCP IP is used for Windows printing the NIC must be configured with a minimum of an IP address and subnet mask before it can be seen on the network Optional Additional settings like routing entries can be configured This allows communication across subnets when no other router exists You can configure the NIC done from the printer control panel Web browser host commands or other Printronix utility software To configure these options see Configuration Tools on page 25 Configuration using ARP To configure the NIC with its IP settings using a manual arp command 1 Log on to a Windows station with TCP IP loaded and located on the same subnet as the NIC 2 Find the Ethernet address for the NIC on the configuration printout It must be entered as part of this procedure Configuration using ARP Use the arp command to add an entry into the Windows station ARP table for the NIC This is the most common syntax for this command Syntax arp s ipaddress ethernetaddress Example for Microsoft TCP stacks arp s 192 75 11 9 00 08 96 07 00 60 This example specifies a NIC usin
206. up procedure The value you specify for the PNAME parameter must match the name on the PSF Startup procedure 111 Chapter 6 Configuring PSF for z OS to Print IPDS Files Define the Printer to PSF Each TCP IP attached printer must be defined to PSF with a PRINTDEV statement in the PSF startup procedure Figure 27 shows a sample PSFPROC procedure that you can modify to suit your installation The PRINTDEV statement shows the required IPADDR keyword No line matrix printer specific writer procedure is currently supplied You can however copy the APSWPROT sample from the APAR medium and modify it for the line matrix printer NOTE The line matrix printer supports only resident symbol sets IPSFPROC PROC Pere 2 NETWORK PRINTERS WRITER PROCEDURE I 01 MODULE NAME PSFPROC I 01 DESCRIPTIVE NAME START PROCEDURE FOR PSF TCP IP ATTACHED NETWORK PRINTERS I 01 NOTES THE FULL NAME OF THE DEFAULT PAGEDEF IS P1A06462 THE FULL NAME OF THE DEFAULT FORMDEF IS 1 F1A10110 ITHE FULL NAMES OF THE DEFAULT FONTS ARE I XOGF10 XOGS10 XOTU10 AND XOGU10 ITHE FULL NAME OF THE SEPARATOR PAGE PAGEDEF IS P1V06483 ITHE FULL NAME OF THE SEPARATOR PAGE FONT IS 112 Configuration Procedure If XOGT15 I I 01 CHANGE ACTIVITY I END OF SPECIFICATIONS STEPO1EXEC PGM APSPPIEP REGION 4096K JOBHDR OUTP
207. upport please have the following information available when you call What level of software are you running What type of attachment do you have What is your host operating system Give a detailed description of the problem How often and when does the problem occur Or OV RS Oh IN a Give a detailed description of your network and the components attached 7 Provide printer configuration and E Net test page in either hardcopy or softcopy if possible 245 Appendix A Windows Troubleshooting Tips 246 NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network Please follow these tips to determine what the problem may be with your NIC configuration e Have you assigned the NIC a unique and valid IP address which corresponds with the other IP addresses on your network For example are you sure no other device is using this IP address To find whether the IP address is unique unplug your ethernet cable and ping the IP address to make sure it is not alive e Are you sure you are trying to talk to the NIC from a Windows station on the same subnet The print server can only be seen locally unless you configured a routing entry earlier e If you look at the back of the printer is the STAT LED flashing once a second or is it quicker than that A slower once a second rate indicates that the print server is in fact configured with an IP address A faster rate means it knows nothing about this so you may need to try the configuration proces
208. ur User s Manual e Verify that port number 5001 is being used 8 If you are still unable to print IPDS files contact technical support Sharing the AS 400 Printer on the Network To support printer sharing your printer automatically switches among all attached ports serial twinax coax LAN Basically the printer prints jobs for one port until no new jobs appear and the port times out The printer then switches to the next port and does the same thing To change the default time out value for a port update the TIMEOUT value for the port on the appropriate menu Serial Interface Ethernet Parameters Twinax Interface or Coax Interface 159 Chapter 8 Sharing the AS 400 Printer on the Network Printer Sharing Parameters To set up AS 400 for printer sharing set the following parameters Table 4 Printer Sharing AS 400 Version Where Set Parameter Recommended Value Description V3R2 CRTIPSFCFG CHGPSFCFG RLSTMR NORDYF Specifies the point at which the release timer RLSTMR is activated Set to NORDYF This means that the release timer is activated when there are no spooled files in the printer s output queue with a status of RDY and the last page of the last spooled file processed has printed NORDYF is used so that all files with a status of RDY are printed before releasing the session which does not terminate the writer V3R2 CRTIPSFCFG C
209. ure 25 Windows NT Print Setup Dialogue Box The first field requires the IP address for the NIC and the second field must be filled in with a valid destination from the print server e g d1prn Otherwise LPR will not be able to access the printer Table 3 outlines the default destinations to choose from Table 3 NIC Default Destinations Destination Mapped I O Port d1prn PRN d2prn PRN d3prn PRN d4prn PRN d5prn PRN d6prn PRN d7prn PRN d8prn PRN 84 Changing Destination Names This name can be changed to something more meaningful using the built in HTML forms To do this 1 Load a Web browser on your Windows station and direct it to the URL http NICIPaddress destConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm1 NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default At the Print Path Configuration HTML form that displays select a destination link from the top of the page to bring up the appropriate destination form By default you should see a line near the top of the form showing the destinations listed in Table 3 Once the desired destination HTML form displays highlight the Name field and type in the new name for this destination Click the SUBMIT button when done and physically repower the print server to make the new setting take effect 85 Chapter 4 Wi
210. ust use the Unzipped directory since this contains the uncompressed files necessary for NIC download 8 9 10 11 12 13 Unzip the six digit number plus exe into prg file Make note of the file name which is a six digit number plus prg e g 123456 prg This is the file you will download into the NIC Copy the file to the download directory Start a command prompt session The Start Menu icon is usually labeled MS DOS Prompt or Command Prompt At the command prompt type c lt Enter gt cd download lt Enter gt Start the FTP protocol by typing ftp xxx xxx xxx xxx lt Enter gt where xxx xxx xxx xxx represents the IP Address of the printer 241 Chapter 13 Downloading Software through the Network Interface Card NIC 242 CAUTION 14 Log in to the printer by typing root lt Enter gt You are given a password prompt NOTE The default is no password If the FTP program requires a password contact your system administrator 15 At the password prompt press lt Enter gt 16 Once logged in type the following sequence at the command prompt to download the filename prg file to the printer cd dest lt Enter gt cd diprn lt Enter gt bin lt Enter gt put filename prg lt Enter gt where filename prg is the file name you noted in step 9 Do not interrupt the downloading process once it has started Interrupting a download will damage the flash memory on the controller boa
211. was connected If one ping is run from printer server to its default gateway through the switch the switch learns again and the route is seen The problem will not be seen with TCP since the ACKs keep the bridge relearning ina switch Periodically send ICMP Echo Request between a print server and its gateway that is typically situated in the same VLAN and connected with the same switch or bridge The printer server allows a periodic group of ping packets 1 5 to be issued by a set time 1 5 minutes to the gateway value the NIC has from its routing table This feature can be enabled or disabled The default is disable 243 Chapter 13 Periodic Ping 244 This periodic ping is different from the normal ping process The purpose of this ping is not an attempt at dead gateway detection There is no ping client created in the print server and the ICMP Echo Reply packets received from the gateway are deleted without being processed by the ping client This reduces the processing load on the print server The data size of ICMP Echo Request Message is set to 16 bytes such that the Ethernet frame is set to 64 bytes to minimize the impact of bandwidth on the network This process applies to all the active NIC interfaces A Troubleshooting Tips Windows Troubleshooting Tips This section provides information on possible solutions to some standard Windows and NIC configuration errors Technical Support If you require technical s
212. wer the print server to make the new settings take effect Changing Workgroup Names Windows environments define groups of related computers as workgroups By default WORKGROUP is the name that is assigned to the NIC workgroup However you may want to change this to suit your network better To do this 1 Load a Web browser on your Windows station and direct it to the URL http NICIPaddress networkConf html e g http 192 75 11 9 networkConf htm1 NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 2 Atthe Network Configuration HTML form that displays search for the Windows NetBIOS TCP IP section and highlight the Workgroup Name field Type in the new workgroup name for the NIC 4 Click on the SUBMIT button when done and physically repower the print server to make the new settings take effect 83 Chapter 4 Windows NIC Configuration Changing Destination Names When defining some printers within Windows environments the NIC requires that you specify a predefined destination rather than any name you would like For example when creating a new printer under Windows NT a screen similar to Figure 25 displays Add LPR compatible printer x Name or address of server providing Ipd EE KEE Name of printer or print queue on that server at pir _ Cancel Help Fig
213. word by default just press ENTER If you have changed the default User ID and password use the current User ID and the associated password instead of the defaults For more information on setting passwords see NIC Security on page 233 Remote Shell A TCP IP command that helps configure print server settings remotely A TCP IP host uses this command to remotely execute a single command on the NIC Example rsh spike list prn This command remotely executes the nosh command list prn on the NIC named spike 39 Chapter 2 Configuration Tools 40 Setup through Data Stream The PTX_SETUP command can also be used to configure NIC settings through a printer data port serial parallel etc This is done by creating a text file containing the PTX_SETUP command and NIC internal command shell npsh commands The text file is then sent to the printer through a data port to perform the NIC configuration The following is an example of a PTX_SETUP file that can be used to configure the NIC PTX SETUP NIC_SETUP store net 1 addr 190 168 2 11 store ifc 2 wlan ssid SomeLongString store ifc 2 wlan defkey 2 END NIC SETUP PTX END Printer Setup Wizard This tool can be found on the CD that is included with the printer Follow the instructions on the CD to install the wizard The wizard allows you to configure all wired and wireless NIC parameters via an easy to use graphical user interface A
214. x The LPD Server did not respond as expected to a test command Any of the following can cause this error The entry for IP Address or Queue name is incorrect The TCP IP print device LPD server does not support the test command The specified TCP IP print device is not available If the information typed in the previous screen is correct you can ignore this message Click OK to continue or click Cancel to return to the previous screen and verify settings Cancel Windows NT 4 0 Or 2000 Host Setup Problems The Ethernet cable is not plugged in or the printer is not turned on This message is a communication failure between the NT 2000 server and the NIC Check cabling IP address settings gateway etc e Test page does not print or prints incorrectly 1 Is the printer online Re send test page 2 The print queue name should be diprn however the name can be changed To verify the queue names print an E Net Test Page Refer to your User s Manual for information 3 The Printronix NT print driver requires P Series emulation active on the printer The Generic Text driver should print in any printer emulation 4 Delete then re install the Microsoft TCP IP Print service on the server If you are still experiencing difficulty accessing or browsing the printer contact the Customer Solutions Center for further assistance 251 Appendix A Unix Troubleshooting Tips Unix Troubleshooting Tips 252 This s
215. y defaults 2 Select the TN5250 3270 section from the configuration screen NOTE Changes will only take effect after you reset the line matrix printer from the System page 179 Chapter 9 Configuration Screens 180 The following displays Mode TN5250 Click here for TN3270 mode Host ok eg 204 191 175 114 or host domain com Port Device Description Message Queue Name Message Queue Library Device Type GENERIC PRINTER WSCST Name WSCST Library Auto Connect Start Auto Connect Click here 3 Select TN3270E Mode The following displays Configuration for Print Path d2prn Mode TN3270 Click here for TN5250 mode Host ok eg 204 191 175 114 or host domain com Port 23 Resource Name Auto Connect Stop Auto Connect Click here NOTE Changes will only take effect after you reset the line matrix printer from the System page 4 Enter the address of your system for the host IP address The port address is the port configured for your telnet server It is usualy port 23 The Resource name will be the printer name defined in the VTAM portion of your Telnet server configuration For this example use RMTS3 5 Select auto connect Go to the system page and reboot for the changes to take effect 7 After the printer reboots enter the command DTCPIP T CONN from the SDSF console The following messages show that the printer is connected D TCPIP T CONN EZZ606
216. y w o 5 5 11 Mbps 6 mixed 802 11b g with 5 5 11 Mbps store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan wpa disable personallenterprise store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan eap none leap peap ttls store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan cipher disable tkip aes tkip aes store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan passphrase lt WPA Pre shared Key gt store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan country lt COUNTRY CODE gt store ifc lt IFNUM gt wlan mask 0 lt CHANNEL MASK gt store ifc from default current 35 36 Chapter 2 Configuration Tools HTML Forms The NIC settings can be configured over TCP IP through a standard Web browser The NIC Web pages provide a way to access some of the commands built into the print server NOTE If a router is used make sure a Gateway value is configured To access the NIC home page 1 Make sure the print server has an IP address and Subnet Mask so it is recognizable on your TCP IP network 2 Make sure your network station can successfully ping the NIC over the network 3 Direct your Web browser to the URL http IPaddress e g http 192 75 11 9 where IPaddress is the IP address of your NIC HTML Forms The NIC HTML structure is divided into several menus as shown in Figure 2 Index Home Configuration Status Help About I O Port Network Network Print Path _ Print Model _ Log Path Eey SNMP TCP IP diprn m1 11 diprn Aler
217. yntax printername sh pw 80 mx 0 rm NICname rp NICdestination lp sd usr spool lpd printername 1 usr spool 1lpd printername 1log af usr spool lpd printername acct where printername is any name you would like to give to this new printer NZCname is the host or IP name of the print server and NICdestination is one of the pre defined destinations queues on the device Example P5000 sh pw 80 mx 0 rm spike rp diprn lp sd usr spool lpd P5000 lf usr spool lpd P5000 log af usr spool lpd P5000 acct Manual LPR LPD Host Setup 2 Create the spool directory specified by the sd entry in the printcap entry for this printer Example touch usr spool lpd P5000 3 Create the log and account files specified by the 1f and af entries in the printcap entry for this printer Example touch usr spool 1pd P5000 log touch usr spool lpd P5000 acct 4 Change permissions and ownership on the spool directory and everything within it Example chmod R gtrwX o rX usr spool lpd P5000 chmod R daemon daemon usr spool lpd P5000 5 Start the printer daemon for this new printer Example lpc start P5000 You now have a new printer which relies on LPR LPD to print to a NIC printer Use the following command to test printing Syntax lpr P printername filename Example lpr P P5000 etc hosts 97 Chapter 5 Solaris 2 6 7 NIC Setup 98 NIC Configura

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