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HP IBM AS/400 User's Manual

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2. address boot setting Static that the Timeout setting 0 and that the Keepalive Timer 1 Setting the IP address boot to Static ensures that the print server retains a permanent IP address This is important in order to maintain print queue settings in systems that dynamically assign IP addresses Setting the Timeout to 0 will ensure that the IntelliBar printer remains in con stant contact with the host Setting the Keepalive Timer to 1 will pro vide frequent confirmation to the host that the print server is still active on the network To set IP Config and Timeout click on the TCP IP tab of the configure window click on the Static button under the IP Address section and enter 0 in the Timeout section window The Keep Alive Timer is set through the print server s embedded web server that is accessed via a web browser See Section 3 2 1 3 The Keep Alive Timer is located in the TCP IP settings Enter 1 in the Keep Alive Timer window XAdmin32 TCP IP Services Configuration Screen Configure XCD 0690D8 2 xi NetBIOS Netware Netware Control AppleT alk LAT General Control Services d Intemet IP Address ton C Auto Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Static C DHCP Gateway fi 92 168 1 1 RARP Timeout 4 minutes Bootp Boot Tries 3 E RARP Flags No Router No Subnet 3 11 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configurat
3. 4 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The following system services are required for IPDS printing over TCP IP A Operating system OS 400 V3R1 or later with accompanying PTFs as listed in the following table OS 400 System Requirements Printer IPDS Os Categor General Sockets WRLAFP Cum tape C6198310 or PTF Cover letters only SF24140 IPDS Pass Through and SF35164 TCP IP for PSF 400 V3R2 Standard V3R2 documentation Software Cum tape C5346360 or PTF PTF SF45624 V3R6 ADU ecco er SES Cover letter only SF45620 TCP IP for PSF 400 Standard V3R7 documentation YARI Standard V4R1 V4R2 documentation i Standard VAR2 VAR5 documentation V5R1 2 Standard V5R1 V5R2 documentation PSF 400 with supporting documentation APAR SA44304 is required for all OS 400 versions B Print services facilities PSF 400 is required To verify that PSF 400 is installed on your system type GO LI CP GM in a command line to display the Work with Licensed Programs screen Select option 10 and press the enter key to view the Display Installed Licensed Programs screen The PSF 400 licenses are as follows OS 400 PSF 400 Version License Release Number 4 3 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up C TCP IP TCP IP loaded and configured and the latest relevant PTFs applied Go to IBM Technical Document 8203740 V4RxMx PTF Listing for TCP LAN Printing for print related TCP Fixes for OS 400 The following sections pr
4. 2 1 COMMUNICATIONS PORTS IntelliBar AS Net printers feature three host communications ports for network parallel and serial communications IntelliBar AS Net Communications Port Functions Port Primary Function Ethernet 10BaseT LAN Printing IPDS PCL ASCII Centronics Parallel PC share and down load IPDS firmware RS 232 Serial PC share LAN share 2 1 1 Ethernet Communications Port An RJ45 socket is provided for 10 100BaseT network connection 2 1 2 Parallel Communications Port A standard 36 pin Centronics port is provided for parallel communication from a PC or host terminal ex IBM 5250 2 1 3 Serial Communications Port An RS 232 DB nine pin port is provided for serial communications from a PC or a host terminal 2 2 LED STATUS INDICATORS 2 2 1 Print Server Status Indicators Five vertically arrayed network LED status indicators in ascending order Red Green Yellow Green Yellow that respectively represent TEST ERROR LINK XMIT POL RCV are located directly below the RJ45 Ethernet socket 2 2 1 1 The red TEST ERROR LED indicates the functionality of the IntelliBar print server The TEST ERROR LED will light up during power on self test when the printer is powered on If the TEST ERROR LED stays constantly lit or blinks for more than once per sec ond an error or fault condition is indicated 2 1 SECTION 2 COMMUNICATIONS PORTS AND DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACES 2 2 1 2 The lower green LINK LED indicates networ
5. DLL Data Link Layer The Data Link layer is the protocol layer in a program that handles the moving of data in and out across a physical link in a network The Data Link layer is layer 2 in the Open Systems Interconnect OSI Reference Model that assembles and disassembles frames handles synchronization and detects errors for a set of telecommunication protocols The Data Link layer contains two sub layers that are described in the IEEE 802 LAN standards Media Access Control MAC and Logical Link Control LLC The Data Link layer ensures that an initial connection has been set up divides output data into data frames and handles the acknowledgements from a receiver that the data arrived success fully It also ensures that incoming data has been received successfully by analyzing bit patterns at special places in the frames DMA Direct Memory Access A high performance computer architecture in which data is transferred in large blocks between the processor s memory and an external device without any processor intervention DOS Disk Operating System now commonly refers to the PC operating system developed by Microsoft that is officially called MS DOS A 4 Appendix A Glossary Download The process of copying firmware or software from a computer to another computer or other device on the network such as a print server Driver Low level software that interfaces a hardware device such as a printer to the computer s operating
6. SET SERVER STRING 12 1BE Please note that when you associate a string number with a service the new string number com pletely replaces any previous string numbers Also if you are using one of the predefined PCL services the new string will nullify the language switching function of these services However you can combine several string numbers together by preceding the string number with FF For example if you defined string number 21 as VB lt ESC gt and string number 22 as amp l1O you can create a new string number 23 that contains lt ESC gt amp 10 the PCL landscape mode command by entering SET SERVER STRING 23 FF 15 FF 16 Note that the string numbers within the quotation marks are expressed in hexadecimal when used with this command To associate a string with the service use the following commands B 2 SET SERVICE servicename BOT stringnumber SET SERVICE servicename EOT stringnumber where servicename is the name or number of the service and stringnumber is the number of the string as defined above The first command BOT adds the specified string to the beginning of the job while the second command EOT adds the specified string to the end of the job A given service can have both a setup and reset string associated with it To clear a string number type CLEAR SERVER STRING stringnumber To clear a setup or reset string set the string number to 1 the null string VICE service
7. not from a workstation If you do not get a reply from the IntelliBar printer then TCP IP may not be configured cor rectly on either the printer or on the AS 400 Verify all host printer and network devices TCP IP settings for accuracy and correctness Verify that there are no mismatched or duplicate IP addresses Verify that the desired IP address is correctly loaded into the IntelliBar AS Net print server via print server self test print and verify that no other nodes on the network have this address If the address is not correct reload the desired address following the instructions in Section 3 of this guide Note DUPLICATE IP ADDRESSES ARE THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF TCP IP PRINTING PROBLEMS Verify that the host computer and the IntelliBar print server are both on the same subnet For example if the print server has a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 the host must have the same subnet mask Or if routing between subnets verify that the router is properly configured to pass data between the two devices If the subnet mask address is not cor rect reload the desired address following the instructions in Section 3 of this guide If you have problems with queues locking up when the active print job is deleted try set ting the IP timeout to one minute with the console command SET IP TIMEOUT 1 If you are using certain IP switch models with an IntelliBar print server you may not be able to communicate unless you set the Keepalive
8. physical unit is usually a hardware device such as a terminal control unit MAC Media Access Control MAC is used to address a computer s unique hardware num ber On an Ethernet LAN the device MAC and the device Ethernet address are the same how ever they are not to be confused with the IP address When connected to the Internet e g a host computer a correspondence table relates the computer s IP address to your computer s physical MAC address on the LAN MAC Address The hardware address of a device connected to a shared network medium The MAC address is the device s unique hardware number On an Ethernet LAN it s the same as your Ethernet address The MAC address is used by the Media Access Control sub layer of the Data Link Layer DLC of telecommunication protocols There is a different MAC sub layer for each physical device type The other sub layer level in the DLC layer is the Logical Link Con trol sub layer When connected to the Internet a correspondence table relates the device s IP ad dress to its physical MAC address on the LAN man page In UNIX systems the man pages are an on line help facility that provide information on various topics MAPI Messaging Applications Program Interface a popular method for applications programs to send E mail messages through Windows operating systems MIB Management Information Base A MIB is a formal description of a set of network ob jects that can be managed using the Sim
9. switches The gap sensor LED indicates the status of the label gap sensor If the label gap sensor is properly adjusted the label gap sensor LED will flash when a label gap passes through the gap sensor array If the sensor is not adjusted properly the label gap sensor cannot sense the gap and the LED will either not light the sensor is under adjusted or will stay on constantly the sensor is over adjusted 2 3 DIAGNOSTIC DIP SWITCHES IntelliBar AS Net printers feature a bank of four DIP switches located directly above the RJ45 Ethernet socket The switches are mounted in a vertical array and are numbered 1 through 4 in ascending order When a DIP switch is toggled to the left it is in the OFF position and when toggled to the right it is in the ON position The switches are used to configure the printer for the following diagnostic functions to e print a self test label that shows the printer IPDS and network settings e set the printer to output EBCDIC hex dump e reset the printer to IPDS and print server factory default settings e enable IPDS printing on the parallel port See Section 5 1 3 for DIP switch setting details Note The IntelliBar AS Net IPDS configuration can also be set via a browser or via data stream commands See Section 5 for details Dip Switch Layout Section 3 3 Printer Set Up and Network Configuration This section provides step by step instructions for setting up an IntelliBar AS Net printer for OS 400 T
10. Assign Printer IP Address Install the printer on the AS 400 or iSeries host network by setting the IP address subnet mask and gateway Assign an IP address to the IntelliBar AS Net printer using one of the following network configuration utilities XAdmin32 Recommended HP Web Jetadmin or Telnet Note Consult your system manager before assigning IP addresses to the print server in order to avoid IP address duplications Your network ad ministrator will need to issue a unique static IP address for the printer Make sure that the printer IP address is on the same TCP IP network and sub net as the host computer You will need to know the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address in order to access the print server with XAdmin32 Refer to the print server test page you printed in Section 3 1 4 above All IntelliBar AS Net print servers are shipped with the factory default IP address of 192 0 0 192 X Admin32 recognizes the factory default ad dress as an unconfigured print server In order to configure using a web browser the IntelliBar print server IP address must first be configured for your network using XAdmin32 3 2 1 2 Configure the IntelliBar print server using XAdmin32 Recommended Con figuration Utility XAdmin32 is a 32 bit Windows graphical interface utility for configuration and management of the IntelliBar AS Net print server XAdmin32 works on Windows 95 98 NT 2000 or XP us ing the TCP IP or IPX SPX protocols 3 2 1
11. Help B Ec Blas L Filters Name Address Front Panel Model Type Location Firmware Version amp TCP IP GPTWC_8A9D54 192 168 1 8 READY InteliBar 4x6 3 99 IPX SPX 192 168 1 38 XJet4 3 78 gt For help press F1 Devices 2 lunconfigured U 7 K The Password window will open and you will be prompted to enter a password Type the password access in the window access is the default password and it is not case sensitive and click OK XAdmin32 Password Window Configuring Print Server A1 xl EE This print server requires a OK password Please enter it now IN Cancel L The XAdmin32 general services configuration window will become accessible You are now able to select the service that you wish to configure by clicking on the respective tab Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration XAdmin32 General Services Configuration Window Configure XCD 0690D8 E zi xt NetBIOS Netware Netware Control AppleT alk LAT General Control Services TCP IP Intermet Node Name Serial Number aps MAC Address pn40170690d8 Firmware ID Firmware Ver XJ8 3 78 2000 07 18 Boot Revision B5 Location FO Contact OO Cancel Help At this time select the TCP IP tab and configure the IP addresses as required 3 10 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration Note IntelliTech recommends that the IP Config
12. PSF 400 maintains a session with the IntelliBar when there are no Ready Status R DY spooled files Remote Location name RMTLOCNAME Enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address TCP IP port PORT Enter 5001 TCP IP activation timer ACTTMR Enter the number of seconds for PSF 400 to wait for the IntelliBar printer to respond to an activation request If the printer will be used only by one system use the default value 170 seconds If the printer will be used by more than one system select NOMAX 4 15 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up Configure the V3R7 VAR3 and V4R4 AFP description by typing the following commands on the command line and completing the recommended settings Note For the RMTLOCNAME 0 0 0 0 entry enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address CRTPSFCFG PS i M4 n PDSPASTHR YES RLSTMR SEC15 lt AS 0 0 0 0 8ASN Net Printer RMTLOCNAME The CRTPSFCFG screen will appear as follows PSF configuration s 5 M48ASN Library Ro atus Ie a A ce 2d QGPL User b SOT OE library WM REDE J OBLI BL IPDS pass through YES Activate release timer NORDYF Release timer S tae Sp Nae Mos SECIS Restart timer 2 uou xe A hee l MMED SNA retry count 2 deu 2 Delay time between retries 0 Blank page be eor FYES Page size control PA Uae e dm Ue SH NO Resident fonts 1s ne oem ox Row EYES Resource retention Re s
13. Peer 1 ALAN in which nodes communicate with each other without the need for a file server 2 A new protocol for peer to peer communications that is included with Windows 95 also known as Direct Mode IPX Physical Layer Layer 1 of the OSI Reference Model defines the physical and electrical con nection to the network Ping A TCP IP command utility The ping command sends test information to another device and waits for the information to return The ping command accepts one parameter the IP address or host name of the remote system to send receive the data The utility displays the amount of data sent and received and the amount of time elapsed while doing so The ping utility is very use ful when testing the TCP IP configuration PJL Page Job Control Language PJL is an industry standard printer job control language originally developed by Hewlett Packard PJL is independent of the page description language HP PJL is used to encapsulate the user jobs to provide job and printer control information PJL can be viewed as functioning above the level of other printer languages POP3 Post Office Protocol The most recent protocol used to retrieve E mail from the server Port A logical channel or channel endpoint in a communications system The TCP and UDP transport layer protocols used on Ethernet use port numbers to distinguish between demultiplex different logical channels on the same network interface on the same computer IntelliBar
14. Unix print command This does not actually print files but rather copies or links them to a spool area from where a daemon copies them to the printer Lpq A Berkeley UNIX command for obtaining the status of printers Lpstat An AT amp T UNIX command for obtaining the status of printers LPT Line printer See LPR LPT1 The primary parallel port on a PC Many networking programs allow transparent printing to network printers by accepting output intended for LPT1 and redirecting it over the network LU Logical Unit s LUs are specialized IBM network service program products such as Cus tomer Information Control System CICS and Information Management System IMS LU2 is used for host communication sessions with workstations such as 3270s LU 3 is defined for host sessions driving line printers These include emulation of LU2 IBM 3278 3279 Model 2 3 4 or 5 display and LU1 LU3 IBM 3287 host printer type devices IPDS printers have to be de fined as LU type 1 in the VTAM log mode In IBM s SNA a logical unit LU identifies an end user in an SNA network By end user IBM means either a human being that is interacting with the network or an application program that is indirectly representing such an end user Two logi cal units that communicate depend on physical connections being established through associated A 9 Appendix A Glossary physical units PUs Typically a logical unit is a unique connection to an application program A
15. filter enabled To use a filter with other services use the following command SET SERVICE name FILTER fltrno ENABLED where name is the name of the service and fltrno is the number of the filter e g 1 for the text fil ter 3 4 Changing the Service Name The default service names are rather long and difficult to remember If you want to change a ser vice name to something more meaningful execute the following command from the print server remote console SET SERVICE ol dname NAME newname 4 USING SERVICE NAMES WITH LAT TCP IP OR NETWARE To use a service in LAT specify the SERVI CE option instead of the PORT option when defining the LATCP port For example C REA SET E B TE PORT LTA5 PORT LTA555 NARY P1 LATCP gt 55 LATCP gt NODE XCD 0009C3 SERVIC To use services from TCP IP specify the service name as the remote printer or rp parameter in the printcap file or the printer setup program e g SAM or SMI T Remember that if you want to print text files to a UNIX service you should enable the TEXT filter filter number 1 To use a service with NetWare use P CONSOLE to specify the default NetWare service name as one of the print servers for the queue this service is XCD xxxxxx P1 by default where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Bthernet address If you want to use a different service you must also specify this service as one of the print servers for the print queue 5 USING THE CHARACT
16. nnne B 3 3 ADDING FILTERS TO A SERVICE 328 iere decade es B 3 4 USING SERVICE NAMES WITH LAT TCP IP OR NETWARE etm B 4 5 USING THE CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION FILTER cene B 4 Section 1 1 Introduction This section describes IPDS supported features networking features and intended application of the IntelliBar AS Net printer 1 1 INTELLIBAR AS NET PRINTER SUMMARY IntelliBar AS Net printers are specifically designed to support IBM s AS 400 iSeries and mainframe AFP IPDS printing services over TCP IP networks for IPDS bar code label printing IntelliBar AS Net printers feature an integrated Ethernet 10BaseT print server and an IPDS interpreter with an IBM 4028 laser printer emulation The print server and interpreter consist of individual PCBs mounted on the main controller The main controller consists of an HP PLCS interpreter with an HP LJIII emulation and the printer engine controller In active IPDS operation the IntelliBar AS Net print server receives IPDS communications from the host and passes the data to a buffer in the IPDS interpreter The interpreter then processes and transforms the IPDS data into HP PCL protocol The PCL data stream is then passed to main printer controller for raster image processing and printing When in non IPDS operation the IntelliBar AS Net can receive PCL5 commands and ASCII data via the network The non IPDS data is passed through the IPDS interpreter to the main control
17. not have addresses currently assigned to them Double click an address to configure Configure the Print Server MAC Address 00 40 17 06 90 d8 F Configure new print server IP address Match the address in the list to your test page address Double click on the desired address or click once on the address and then click on the configure button The Configure TCP IP Address window will open XAdmin32 Configure TCP IP Address Window Configure TCP IP Address x Enter the TCP IP configuration for this Print Server Cancel IP Address 0 0 0 0 SubnetMask ooo00 Gateway 0 0 0 0 3 6 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration G Configure the IP Subnet and Gateway addresses as desired and click OK In the fob lowing example the print server has been configured with the IP address of 192 168 1 38 along with Subnet Mask and Gateway addresses XAdmin32 Completed TCP IP Configuration 1 qure New Print x Configure TCP IP Address xj Enter the TCP IP configuration for OK this Print Server ECKE Cancel IP Address 192 168 1 38 Subnet Mask 1255 255 255 0 Gateway 1821 68 1 1 H Confirm new IP address After clicking OK XAdmin32 conducts another network search and returns a list of print servers discovered on the network The IntelliBar AS Net print server should appear in the search return window the default device name will be XCD xxxxxx where xx
18. purpose of a reset is to restore the printer back to its normal state RJ45 A type of modular jack connector similar to a telephone connector but with 8 wires in stead of 4 wires Used for 10baseT Ethernet connections and for serial port connections Router A device that connects networks together A router operates at level 3 of the OSI Ref erence model A router is called a gateway in TCP IP terminology RPRINTER The method for connecting a remote printer to a print server in NetWare V3 xx and V2 xx Replaced by NPRINTER in NetWare V4 xx See also Remote Printer RS 232 The most common serial communications interface electrical standard RS 6000 IBM s RISC based family of computers usually running AIX IBM s variant of UNIX SAP R 3 AFP Advanced function printing utilities for SAP R 3 platforms SAP R 3 AFP dy namically transforms the output of R 3 applications providing enhanced documents with elec tronic forms images logos bar codes and fonts for printing with IPDS printers SCS SNA Character Stream SCS is an IBM printer control code table that enables control of the printer data stream SCS is used for non IPDS printing Following is the SCS control code table for the IBM 4028 emulation used in IntelliBar AS printers A 15 Appendix A Glossary SCS Control Code Table for an IBM 4028 Code Name EBCDIC Set Horizontal Format Horizontal Tab Set Vertical Format Vertical Channel Select Line Feed 25 Form Feed 0C In
19. the following commands on the command line to configure CRTDEVPRT for V3R2 CRTDEVPRT DEVD M48ASN DEVCLS RMT TYPE IPDS MODEL 0 AFP YES FPATTACH IP FONT 11 PRTCVT YES RMTLOCNAME 0 0 0 0 FORMFEED AUTOCUT TEXT M48 AS Net Printer The CRTDEVPRT screen will appear as follows Display Device Description Page 1 5769S5S1 V3R2M0 000526 III BARI 10 23 03 13 22 56 Device M Pide SRM UE Si DEVD M48ASN Option be CaaS ah ea efr ee OPTI ON FALL Category of device uel pe Me ge PRT Device cLdS9 xxx wok We Bae mox D DEVCLS RMT Device Eype uox n ud Eo GMa R TYPE PDS Device model ee et MODEL 0 LAN attachment o ae a LANATTACH P Advanced function printing ee nh a et AFP SES AFP attachment TEEN AFPATTACH APPC Onliner cat LPL nk ee a ae a ae lt I ONLINE YES FONE er odes RN WD LP V FONT Identifier RSG d x Sread qe t 011 Point size NONE POR Me 000 22 cs Al yee ah o Oh we a Se FORMFEED AUTOCUT Separator drawer 1 SEPDRAWER FILE Separator program ARE SEPPGM NONE Library Printer error message PRTERRMSG NQ Message queue MSGQ QSYSOPR Library bois cou a LIBL Maxi mum pending requests Lodo eee MAXPNDRQS 6 Print whi le converting s su poo ux PRTCVT YES Print request ti mer PRTRQSTMR NOMAX Form definition FORMDF F1C10110 NUN in ERE LIBL Character identifier CHRI D SYSVAL Remote location T RMTLOCNAME 60 0 0 Local location LCLLOCNAME NETATR Name R
20. 0 FORMFEED AUTOCUT TEXT M48 AS Net Printer The CRTDEVPRT screen will appear as follows Display Device Description Page 1 o MM 889844 III BARI 10 21 03 Device UN D DEVD M48ASN Option da D OPTI ON ALL Category of device PRT Automatically created NO Device class DEVCLS RMT Device type TYPE PDS Device model MODEL 0 Advanced function printing AFP YES AFP attachment AFPATTACH APPC Online at IPL ONLINE YES Font FONT Identifier 011 Point size NONE Form feed FORMFEED AUTOCUT Separator drawer SEPDRAWER FILE Separator drawer SEPDRAWER FILE ENS our muse Printer error Message PRTERRMSG NQ Message queue MSG CTLD Library LIBL Maxi mum pendi ng requests MAXPNDRQS 6 Print while converting PRTCVT YES Print request ti mer PRTRQSTMR NOMAX Form definition FORMDF F1C10110 Library AEN MT LIBL Character identifier CHRI D SYSVAL Remote location RMTLOCNAME 0 0 0 0 Local location LCLLOCNAME NETATR Remote network identifier RMTNETI D NETATR Mode MODE QSPWTR Text TEXT M48 AS Net Printer 4 5 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up 4 3 2 V3R1 wakArP2 Command The WRKAFP2 command is used to configure AFP for OS 400 V3R1 WRKAFP2 is contained in a PTF To find the PTF that contains WRKAF P2 see OS 400 System Requirements in Section 4 2 above Note WRKAFP2 creates a data area in library QGP L This data area must have the same name as the printer device description Use the following user defined
21. 00 Print Services Facility for AS 400 PSF 400 is a feature of OS 400 the AFP system manager and IPDS printer manager for AS 400 iSeries servers PSF 400 manages the delivery of AS 400 iSeries output It directs a dialog with the IPDS printer that enables each page and each job to be printed completely with full error recovery and page range support PSF 400 also manages all of the elements required for each page such as fonts images and overlays dynami cally delivered as needed to the printer SCS applications with PSF 400 can now use IPDS printers PTF Program Temporary Fix A PTF is a temporary solution to a problem bug in an IBM software product that is made available for customers to install PU Physical Unit PUs are IBM network components that are responsible for managing net work resources such as lines memory terminals controllers etc Queue A region on the computer or file server s disk where files are temporarily stored before printing Since the queue can store multiple files it effectively allows users to send their jobs to the printer even if the printer is busy a procedure called spooling Queue Server In Novell NetWare a queue server is basically the same as a NetWare print server Queue Server mode is a NetWare printing method in which the printer is directly con nected to the print server with no PSERVER NLM installed on the file server Rarp Reverse Address Resolution Protocol is a protocol by which a physi
22. 2 1 Install XAdmin32 on a PC Workstation Find the copy of Xadmin32 on the CD ROM supplied with your printer or download a free copy from http www intellitech intl com portasp drivers asp and install it on a PC workstation that is on the same network as the printer Follow the XAdmin32 setup instructions on the screen to complete the installation 3 3 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration A Launch XAdmin32 In the windows program menu double click on the XAdmin32 icon to launch the program When launched XAdmin32 automatically searches the network for configured and unconfigured IntelliBar AS Net print servers on the network using the default TCP IP and IPX SPX filters B XAdmin32 network search return of configured print servers If there are config ured IntelliBar AS Net print servers located on the network and if they have the same primary IP address as the network they will appear in a list the search return window To modify configured devices see Step J below In the following XAdmin32 main view the TWC 8A9D54 device is already configured on the network and has the IP ad dresses of 192 168 1 8 XAdmin32 Network Search Return Window pservers XAdmin32 E inl x Fie Devices Control View Help alala alaj 2 Filters Name Address Front Panel Model Type Location Firmware Version amp TCP IP GPTWC_8A9D54 192 168 1 8 READY Intellibar 4x6 3 99 IPX SPX For help press F1 Devices 1 lunc
23. 20 APPENDIX B Appendix B Using Remote Console Services LPD Plus 1 OVERVIEW This section describes the remote console services available on IntelliBar Net print servers A service is a resource that can be accessed by computers in this case to access and configure the IntelliBar print the print server IntelliBar print servers provide the following predefined ser vices do a SHOW SERVI CE command in the print server remote console to get a list of available services note that the serial port services will only be displayed if the serial port has been enabled for printing IntelliBar AS Net Telnet Console Commands um XXXXXA Pi P1 port binary service SINAR S Pl port binary service TEATS A P1 port TCP IP text service adds carriage return after each line feed P1 port PCL service switches PJL compatible printer to PCL mode ACD_xxxxxx_FT_AT P1 port AppleTalk service RCD _XXXXXX 51 S1 port binary service B NARY CUE S1 port binary service TERT S S1 port TCP IP text service adds carriage return after each line feed TOL S1 port PCL service switches PJL compatible printer to PCL mode 1 port AppleTalk service where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the Ethernet address for example XCD 009C53 P1 Note that any of the services not just the user defined ones can be modified to meet a user s particular requirements PCL PT IntelliBar print servers provide the capability to customize any of the se
24. 3 raw the NetWare 802 3 is technically not IEEE com patible because it does not have the 802 2 fields 802 11 The IEEE standard for wireless Ethernet networks A4 The international standard paper size 210 x 297mm Address An identifier Every device on a network has a unique address AFP Advanced Function Printing AFP is a worldwide standard for medium to high speed electronic printing AFP is a way to describe complex documents on IBM mainframe and mini computers and the AFP format is converted to a print language by the operating system on the computer It creates a structured high performance print data stream that is system and printer independent AFP provides output flexibility with support for view fax archive and desktop print Additionally AFP printing utilizes Intelligent Printer Data Stream M IPDS which pro vides industrial strength system managed printing even across the network Appendix A A 2 Appendix A Glossary AIX The IBM variation of UNIX that runs on IBM computers Anonymous FTP A method by which any user on a network can access certain files on a given host computer by logging in under the name anonymous after connecting to that computer with the FTP protocol AppleTalk A protocol developed by Apple Computer for file sharing and print sharing AppleTalk runs over Ethernet LocalTalk and Token Ring ARP Address Resolution Protocol is a protocol for mapping an IP address to a physica
25. AS Net print servers use port 9100 for PCL printing and port 5001 for IPDS printing Portrait mode Printing a document with the short edge of the paper at the top the normal method of printing PPD See Printer Description File PPL An ANSI standard page description language originally used in the DEC LNO3 laser printer Printcap File The file on a UNIX host computer usually in the etc directory that contains a list of printers PRINTCON A NetWare utility program for defining the characteristics of the print job A 13 Appendix A Glossary PRINTDEF A NetWare utility program for defining the characteristics of a printer or form These characteristics are associated with the print job via the PRINTCON utility Print Server 1 A device that allows multiple host computers to share a printer over a local area network 2 In Novell NetWare a logical device that services print queues on a file server Protocol A method of sending and receiving data between two or more nodes on a network and insuring that the data is received without errors PSF Printer Services Facility IBM s system software that generates the native IBM printer language IPDS PSF is supported as a standard part of the operating system under OS 400 PSF manages printer resources such as fonts and electronic forms and provides error recovery for print jobs Multiple data streams are accepted by PSF and converted into an IPDS data stream for printing PSF 4
26. AS Net printers support following list of IPDS bar codes in all four orientations 0 90 180 270 IntelliBar AS Net Supported IPDS Bar Codes Codabar 2 of 7 Code 3 of 9 USS Code 128 EAN 2 digit supplement EAN 5 digit supplement EAN 13 EAN 8 Industrial 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 MSI POSTNET UPC 2 digit supplement UPC 5 digit supplement UPC A UPC E 1 2 NETWORK INSTALLATION IntelliBar AS Net printers are intended for Ethernet 10BaseT and 100BaseT networks using CAT 5 unshielded twisted pair cable 1 3 NETWORK CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT IntelliBar AS Net printers can be conveniently configured by the following methods 1 3 1 XAdmin32 print server configuration utility Recommended 1 3 2 Browser network configuration utility that includes IPDS configuration Recommended 1 3 3 Hewlett Packard Web JetAdmin print server configuration utility 1 3 4 Telnet Command Console 1 5 Section 2 2 Communications Ports And Diagnostic Interfaces This section describes the communications ports and user diagnostic interfaces for the IntelliBar AS Net printer The printer configuration and diagnostic functions are accessed through the front control panel Operation of these functions is covered in the main IntelliBar Users Guide Com munications ports Ethernet and IPDS status indicators and diagnostic DIP switches are located on the rear panel of the printer This Section discusses the rear panel functions
27. CP IP networks 3 1 PRINTER SETUP Verify the printer setup and confirm its operational status 3 1 1 3 1 2 Load labels and ribbon into the printer Verify that the media follows the correct path through the print station and that the print head adjustments are set correctly for the type of label being used see the IntelliBar Users Guide for details Verify that the appropriate parameters for printer operation are entered in the printer control panel Print a test page from the printer control panel see the IntelliBar User s Guide for details to confirm that the printer is operating correctly Print configuration self tests to confirm that the IPDS interpreter and print server are communicating correctly with the main controller See Section 5 1 2 for instructions how to print a self test using the DIP switches on the rear of the printer Save the self test print out since you will need to know the print server IP and MAC addresses when configuring the server IP address for your network NOTE In the following example of a self test print out the IP address is the factory default address 192 0 0 192 The Ethernet address printed on the self test print out is the same as the MAC address 3 1 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration IntelliBar AS Net Print Server Configuration Self Test Printout KIPS Adobe Courier findtont 12 scalefont setfont 36 700 moveto a minaci du Print Server Ste
28. DS interpreter printer main controller interface is not the problem Verify that the print server is correctly configured by checking the set tings with XAdmin32 or via a browser query to the IntelliBar embedded web server If the settings are correct go to the TCP IP Troubleshooting section below D If the network status LED indicators show abnormal network conditions and the print server was able to print a self test the print server printer main controller interface is not the problem Go to Section 6 1 1 3 below E Ifthe print server self test does not print then there is possibly a print server hardware problem Contact Intelli Tech technical support for assistance If the network status LED indicators show abnormal network conditions there may be a problem with the physical network connection or cabling Check the network connection and cabling by following the instructions below A If you are connecting to a 10BaseT network verify that BOTH the RECEIVE and TRANSMIT network status LEDs on the rear of the printer are lit B If possible try a different cable and hub port or switch port or try connecting a different device such as a PC workstation to the cable C If you are using a repeater or hub make sure that SQE heartbeat is turned off at the hub this is the default setting for most hubs 6 2 Section 6 Troubleshooting D If you have a hub or multiport repeater verify that the hub or repeater port is operatin
29. Device Description DE VD Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48ASN The description must match the DE VD description in the CRTDEVPRT command B IPDS pass through PDSPASTHR Select YES to print SCS files transforms SCS into IPDS Select NO to print only IPDS files C TCP IP support TCP P Select YES D Remote system RMTSYS Enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address E Port PORT Enter 5001 F Activation timer ACTTMR Enter the number of seconds for PSF 400 to wait for the In telliBar printer to respond to an activation request If the printer will be used only by one system use the default value 170 seconds If the printer will be used by more than one system select NOMAX G Inactivity timer I NACTTMR Enter a value equal to or greater than the TCP IP TIMEOUT setting on the IntelliBar print server Intelli Tech recommends SEC15 This sets the time PSF 400 maintains a session with the IntelliBar when there are no Ready Status RDY spooled files Configure the V3R6 AFP description by typing the following command on the command line WRKAFP2 Pon O1 1 DSP PORT 500 ASTH YES RMTSYS 0 0 0 0 NOMAX 5 et IP ACTTMR Note for the RMTSYS 0 0 0 0 entry enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address 4 12 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up The QPQXWAF P screen will appear as follows QPQXWAFP DEVD M48ASN
30. EC15 This sets the time PSF 400 maintains a session with the IntelliBar when there are no Ready Status R DY spooled files 4 18 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up F Remote Location name RMTLOCNAME Enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address G TCP IP port PORT Enter 5001 H TCP IP activation timer ACTT MR Enter the number of seconds for PSF 400 to wait for the IntelliBar printer to respond to an activation request If the printer will be used only by one system use the default value 170 seconds If the printer will be used by more than one system select NOMAX Configure the VAR5 V5R1 and V5R2 AFP description by typing the following commands on the command line and completing the recommended settings Note For the RMTLOCNAME 0 0 0 0 entry enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address CRTPSFCFG PS i 2 PDSPASTHR lt A M4 Y S Printer RMTLO am 8A Ne The CRTPSFCFG screen will appear as follows PSF configuration ss i M48ASN Library EE QGPL User resource library RI PEE OBLI BL IPDS pass through re Ege YES Activate release timer NORDYF Release timer DEP ME SEC15 Resta EMET us Sm enh Ochs Gs AP ee SB Ei MMED SNA retry count fo Be dy 2 Delay time between retries Da 0 Blank page a ce he ia mY ES Page size control s deoa o6 4 NO Resident fonts YES Resource retention Y ES Edge orient EE NO R
31. ER SUBSTITUTION FILTER The character substitution filter filter 1 allows a user to substitute any text string for any other text string strings may be up to 64 characters and the two strings may have different lengths To use this filter B 4 1 Define the desired strings using the SET SERVER STRING stringnumber string com mand the same command used to define EOT and BOT strings For example SET SERVER STRING 15 101 SET SERVER STRING 16 This is a test 0D sets string 15 as CONTROL A and string 16 as This is a tes amp RE TURN The command SHOW SERVER STRI NGS shows the string settings 2 Enable filter 1 on the desired service with the SET SERVICE servicename FILTER 1 command The command SHOW SERVICE displays which filters are enabled on the services and the SHOW SERVI CE FILTER displays the filter settings 3 Define the service with the desired match string and replacement string with the following commands SET SERVICE servicename FMS matchnumber SET SERVICE servicename FRS replacenumber where matchnumber and replacenumber are the numbers of the strings defined in step 1 Note that if the match string is set to 00 the default match string LI NEFEED gt and replacement string CARRI AGE RETURN LI NEFEED gt will be used If the replacement string is set to 00 and the match string is not zero then the replacement is NULL and any matches are just de leted from the input stream 4 As an example of the
32. I D SYSVAL Remote location RMTLOCNAME Name or address 0 0 0 0 User defined object USRDFNOBJ NONE Object type NONE Data transform program USRDTATFM NONE User defined driver program USRDRVPGM NONE Dependent location name DEPLOCNAME NONE Allocated to Job name PT User QSPLJ OB Number 123456 Text TEXT BLANK User defined options USRDFNOPT Freee ee eee eee User defined TU A TT E D OF LISTING KOROR cx 4 7 2 VAR5 V5R1 and V5R2 carTPsrcrc Command The CRTPSFCFG command is used to configure AFP for OS 400 V4R5 V5R1 and V5R2 Use the following user defined settings to create the AFP description A PSF configuration PSF CF G Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48ASN The name must match the USRDFNOBJ name in the printer CRTDEVPRT DEVD command Library Select QGPL IPDS pass through I PDSPASTHR Select YES to print SCS files transforms SCS into IPDS Select NO to print only IPDS files Activate release timer ACTRLSTMR Select NORDYF This activates the release timer when there are no spooled files in the output queue with a Ready Status R DY after the last spooled has printed NORDYF provides that all RDY files are printed before releasing the session NORDYF does not terminate the writer Release timer RLSTMR Enter a value equal to or greater than the TCP IP TIMEOUT setting on the IntelliBar print server IntelliTech recommends S
33. IntelliBar AS Net Printer Setup Guide for IBM AS 400 iSeries Networks T INTRODUCTION iones aie eter ui asi us ceno dios nne ne races tice erar de ndn emacs 1 1 1 1 INTELLIBAR AS NET PRINTER SUMMARY eeeeeeeeeenren nennen nennen nennen nnne 1 1 1 1 1 IntelliBar AS Net printers Features and Benefits 1 1 1 1 2 Supported IPDS FUiCHONS a eventu candid esee epis iude aUa WM Missus tus 1 2 or Supported IPDS Fonts tah iietiva s sati etit o RU cite Iu dMS 1 3 1 1 4 Supported IPDS Barcodes asit t plas ea Ferre tL za Rd 1 5 1 2 NETWORK INSTALLATION oeii ce thea a i axes Ghee a eve de E se as 1 5 1 3 NETWORK CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT eere enne 1 5 2 COMMUNICATIONS PORTS AND DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACES 2 1 2 1 COMMUNICATIONS PORTS ccccessesscececececeseessnsccecescesesesenseaeceseceesenensasaeeesees 2 1 2 2 LED STATUS INDICATORS purea a a nci ase 2 1 2 2 1 Print Server Status IndicatOFScsu di deseo tiende ee ood pea ae codi dubias tuu 2 1 2 2 2 IPDS Status Indic tOTS sonen pannei ton Pho aE O 2 2 2 2 3 Label Gap Sensor Indicator esiti vc ti ovd 2 3 2 3 DIAGNOSTIC DIP SWITCHES bosari onnaa n e A ea asaos 2 3 3 PRINTER SET UP AND NETWORK CONFIGURATION 3 1 3 1 PRINTER SETUP si sin hy dle cts esac sala E EE E SE E ee roa 3 1 3 2 NETWORK SETUP A eose s eaa Mok a as aea eea as aa aaaea a slae a a 3 3 3 2 1 Printer to Network Physical Connection e
34. ND LAN DIAGNOSTICS SETTINGS AND FIRMWARE UPDATES IntelliBar AS Net Data Stream Command Functions Command String amp 90893 Reset Factory Defaults amp KISIA Print Configuration Self Test amp S40xxxxyyyy Set default page width to xxxx length to yyyyy 5 1 4 Setting Diagnostic Functions and Configurations via Data Stream The IntelliBar AS Net IPDS settings can be configured via the parallel port by sending a short string that identifies the parameter to be set and the value it is to have The data stream commands can perform a factory reset print the IPDS interpreter configuration self test and set the printer default IPDS page size The following table describes the data stream command strings and their functions IntelliBar AS Net Data Stream Command Functions Command String amp S93 Reset Factory Defaults amp ISIA Print Configuration Self Test amp S40xxxxyyyy Set default page width to xxxx length to yyyyy 5 1 4 1 Setting the IPDS Default Page Size To set the IPDS default page size the size values xxxx and yyyy must be in hex format in 1 1440 inches This is the raw value that is sent to the host computer in the IPDS data stream It is not always necessary to set the default page size because the host computer will usually set the page size in the data stream If the host computer instructs the printer to use the default page size then the value stored in the printer will be used to calculate the page siz
35. NetWare 5 0 and later systems NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface The network transport protocol used by all of Microsoft s network systems and IBM s LAN Server based systems NetBEUI is often confused with NetBios NetBIOS is the API and NetBEUI is the transport protocol Although NetBEUI can be used for printing it is being replaced by newer printing pro tocols like the Windows 95 Peer to Peer direct mode IPX and TCP IP NetBIOS Network Basic Input Output System An API that augments the DOS BIOS by adding special functions for local area networks Almost all LANs for PCs are based on the NetBIOS Some LAN manufacturers have even extended it adding additional network capabili ties NetWare A network operating system developed by Novell Network Layer Layer 3 of the OSI Reference Model establishes paths to allow packets to be routed throughout the network IP and IPX are examples of this layer Network Operating System A program that controls the operation of a network Nibble A nibble is four binary digits or half of an eight bit byte A nibble can be conveniently represented by one hexadecimal digit NLM NetWare Loadable Module In NetWare 3 xx or 4 xx a program that runs on the file server that performs a specific function such as communications Node A device connected to a network such as a computer or print server NPRINTER The method for connecting a remote printer to a print server in NetWare V4 xx See als
36. PDSPASTHR YES TCPIP EYES RMTSYS 0 0 0 0 PORT 5001 ACTTMR NOMAX NACTTMR SEC15 SBP NO PSC NO DRF NO DRR NO EDGSNSTV NO The OS 400 R3V6 configurations are now complete Go Section 4 8 Verifying the IPDS Con figuration on AS 400 4 6 CONFIGURING AS 400 V3R7 V4R3 AND V4R4 This Section provides the required settings for the CRTDEVPRT command and CRT PSF CFG com mand used to configure OS 400 V3R7 V4R3 and V4R4 to print to an IntelliBar AS Net printer 4 6 1 V3R7 V4R3 and V4R4 caTDEVPRT Command Use the following user defined settings to create the device description A Device Description DE VD Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48ASN The description must match the DE VD description in the CRTPSFCFG command B Device Class DEVCLS Select LAN C Device Type TYPE Select 1 PDS D Device Model MODEL Select 0 E Advanced Function Printing AF P Select YES F AFP Attachment AF PATTACH Select APPC G Font FONT Select 11 4 13 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up H Form Feed F ORMFEED Select AUTOCUT L Prnt While Converting PRTCVT Select YES J Remote Location RMTLOCNAME Enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address K Text description of the printer T EXT Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48 AS Net Printer Enter the following commands on
37. S 400 R3V2 configurations are now complete Go to Section 4 8 Verifying the IPDS Configuration on AS 400 4 5 CONFIGURING AS 400 V3R6 This Section provides the required settings for the CRTDEVPRT command and WRKAF P2 command used to configure OS 400 V3R6 to print to an IntelliBar AS Net printer 4 5 4 V3R6 cRTDEVPRT Command Use the following user defined settings to create the device description A Device Description DE VD Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48ASN The description must match the DE VD description in the WRKAFP2 command B Device Class DEVCLS Select RMT C Device Type TYPE Select PDS D Device Model MODEL Select 0 E Advanced Function Printing AFP Select YES F AFP Attachment AF PATTACH Select APPC 4 10 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up G Font FONT Select 11 H Print While Converting PRTCVT Select YES I Remote Location RMTLOCNAME Enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address J Form Feed FORMFEED Select AUTOCUT K Text description of the printer T EXT Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48 AS Net Printer Enter the following commands on the command line to configure CRTDEVPRT for V3R6 CRTDEVPRT eae M48ASN DEVCLS RMT TYPE IPDS MODEL 0 AFP YES AFPATTACH APPC FONT 11 PRTCVT YES RMTLOCNAME 0 0 0 0 FORMFEED AUTOCUT
38. T Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48 AS Net Printer Enter the following commands on the command line to configure CRTDEVPRT for V4R5 and later Note For the RMTLOCNAME Bar AS Net print server IP address CRTDEVPRT DEVD M48ASN P AFP YES A FORMFEED AUTOC TEXT M48 AS Ne The CRTDEVPRT screen will appear as follows Display Device Description 5769551 V4R5M0 000526 13 22 56 Device description Option Category of Device class Device type Device model LAN attachment device Port Online at Font Identifier Point size Form feed Separator Separator Library von d sd Printer error message number PL drawer program Advanced function pri nti ng Page 4 17 1 DEVD OPTI ON DEVCLS TAPE MODEL LANATTACH AFP PORT ONLI NE FONT 0 0 0 0 entry enter the Intelli I BARI M48ASN PALL PRT LAN PDS 10 23 03 m o mMm oO Mrwm Y 0 Y 3x Un s c5 3 3 xc mme o7Tcor pe zr z rn rn corn O A Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up Message queue MSGQ CTLD Current message queve QSYSOPR Library QSYS Activation timer ACTTMR 170 mage configuration MGCFG NONE Maximum pending requests MAXPNDRQS 6 Print while converting PRTCVT YES Print request timer PRTRQSTMR NOMAX Form definition FORMDF F1C1011 Library uoo xu LIBL Character identifier CHR
39. TEXT M48 AS Net Printer The CRTDEVPRT screen will appear as follows Display Device Description Page 1 2520 2 SUME 889844 ILI BARI 10 21 03 Device Soe DEVD M48ASN Option OPTI ON ALL Category of device PRT Automatically created NO Device class DEVCLS RMT Device type TYPE PDS Device model MODEL 0 Advanced function printing AFP YES AFP attachment AFPATTACH APPC Online at IPL ONLI NE FYES Font A FONT Identifier 011 Point size NONE Form feed FORMFEED AUTOCUT Separator drawer SEPDRAWER FILE Separator drawer SEPDRAWER FILE Library m Printer error message PRTERRMSG NQ Shadowing message queue V3R6 MSGQ QSYSOPR Library b ee LIBL Maxi mum pendi ng requests T MAXPNDRQS 6 Print while converting E PRTCVT YES Print request ti mer Jd PRTRQSTMR NOMAX Form definition s FORMDF F1C10110 Library oe hi Eag LIBL Character identifier ae CHRI D SYSVAL Remote location 3 RMTLOCNAME 0 0 0 0 Local location Rx LCLLOCNAME NETATR Remote network identifier RMTNETI D NETATR Mode MODE QSPWTR Text i TEXT M48 AS Net Printer Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up 4 5 2 V3R6 wRKAFP2 Command The WRKAFP2 command is used to configure AFP for OS 400 V3R6 WRKAFP2 is contained in a PTF SF31461 Note WRKAFP2 creates a data area in library QGPL This data area must have the same name as the printer device description Use the following user defined settings to create the AFP description A
40. Timer to 1 using the embedded Intelli Bar web server configure TCP IP facility or the console command SET IP KEEPALIVE 1 This sends out a ping command every minute to notify the network that the print server is still active on the network 6 4 Section 6 Troubleshooting H If you are using a Domain Name Server DNS verify that the system names in your network entered correctly both the short name and the long name Both must be named I Is the domain information specified correctly host name and domain name CFGTCP opt 12 J If you are not using DNS verify that the host table is set up properly both short and long name CFGTCP opt 10 Both must be named K Verify that there is not a port conflict View the Service Entry Table CFGTCP opt 21 opt 1 to identify port assignments 6 1 3 2 OS 400 AFP IPDS Problems OS 400 AFP and IPDS configuration problems are generally beyond the scope of this guide Refer to your system administrator for assistance However the following suggestions are offered as a place to start a review of the problem A Review the set up instructions and verify the settings as presented in Section 4 of this guide If all settings and configurations are correct ask your system administrator for as sistance Note It is always a good idea to try creating another print queue to eliminate the possibility of setup errors B Ifthe problem is related to abnormal print artifacts output a hex dump o
41. WAFP screen will appear as follows QP QXWAF P DEVD M48ASN PDSPASTHR YES TCPIP SYES RMTSYS 0 0 0 0 PORT 5001 ACTTMR NOMAX NACTTMR SECIS SBP NO PSC NO DRF NO DRR NO EDGSNSTV NO The OS 400 R3V1 configurations are now complete Go Section 4 8 Verifying the IPDS Con figuration on AS 400 4 4 CONFIGURING AS 400 V3R2 This Section provides the required settings for the CRTDEVPRT command and CRTPSFCFG com mand used to configure OS 400 V3R2 to print to an IntelliBar AS Net printer 4 4 4 V3R2 cRTDEVPRT Command Use the following user defined settings to create the device description A Device Description DE VD Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48ASN The description must match the DE VD description in the CRTPSFCFG command B Device Class DEVCLS Select RMT C Device Type TYPE Select 1 PDS D Device Model MODEL Select 0 E Advanced Function Printing AF P Select YES F AFP Attachment AF PATTACH Select APPC G Font FONT Select 11 H Print While Converting PRTCVT Select YES 4 7 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up I Remote Location RMTLOCNAME Enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address J Form Feed FORMFEED Select AUTOCUT K Text description of the printer T EXT Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48 AS Net Printer Enter
42. ate Procedure The IntelliBar AS Net print server firmware is Flash ROM based so firmware changes can be easily and quickly made in the field without removing any hardware or returning the printer to the factory The firmware consists of an ASCII Hex file IntelliBar print server firmware updates are downloaded via the printer RJ45 port This is most commonly done using the DOS tftp command tftp 1 0 0 0 0 put file name ac cess where 0 0 0 0 is the printer IP address file name is the name of the firmware update file and access is the default password required to access the print server configuration settings The command must be sent from the same root directory as the update file in order to successfully copy the file Ping the print server following the update to verify network communications Print a configuration self test printout to confirm the version update change The following screen shows the print server update and successful ping test 5 6 SECTION 5 IPDS AND LAN DIAGNOSTICS SETTINGS AND FIRMWARE UPDATES Command Prompt GC gt tftp i 192 168 1 44 put xjcn39 9 bin access Transfer successful 866466 bytes in 34 seconds 23717 hytes s C gt ping 192 168 1 44 Pinging 192 168 1 44 with 32 bytes of data 192 168 1 44 bytes 32 time lt i ms 192 168 1 44 bytes 32 time lt i ms Reply from 192 168 1 44 bytes 32 time lt i ms TTL 255 Reply from 192 168 1 44 bytes 32 time lt i ms TTL 255 Ping stati
43. cal machine in a lo cal area network can request to learn its IP address from a gateway server s Address Resolution Protocol ARP table or cache RAW TCP Data Port The TCP IP print servers usually have two or more different ports one named raw and another text The difference between these two is that for the raw port no A 14 Appendix A Glossary processing on the data is done Normally the raw queue is used to avoid interpretation of codes by the print server that are intended for the printer itself When printing from an AS 400 to an IntelliBar print server over TCP IP the LPD function of the server is used to access the raw port RCONSOLE A NetWare utility program that allows a workstation user to access the file server console Remote Console A method of accessing the print server console remotely via protocols like TELNET or NCP for configuration and management purposes Remote Printer In Novell NetWare a remote printer is a device that connects a printer to a NetWare print server via a network connection rather than through the parallel or serial port of the print server Repeater A network devices that connects two or more network segments together and pro vides the additional function of strengthening and reshaping the electrical signals thereby allowing the network to be extended over greater distances Reset In printing a reset is a one or more characters sent before and or after a print job Usu ally the
44. ck how much memory is installed in your printer by printing a test page from the printer control panel that will list the in stalled memory If you have sufficient memory for your print job size check the TCP IP troubleshooting section below for additional causes of intermittent printer problems If you have sufficient memory for your print job size verify that you have Page Protect ON set in the main control panel LJIII setup menu If you are seeing data shifting character substitutions diagonal lines or overprinting you are attempting to on an area that is off the printer s logical page Remove all borders in your print job Verify that your line length does not exceed the width of the label you are attempting to print Network Protocol Problems Protocol problems generally fall into two categories a TCP IP protocol related problem or an OS 400 setup problem TCP IP Problems 6 3 Section 6 Troubleshooting OS 400 AFP IPDS Problems 6 1 3 1 TCP IP Troubleshooting If you are using TCP IP and cannot print to the IntelliBar AS Net print server and you have checked the printer hardware and network connection and cabling as described in the previous steps then check the following A Verify that TCP IP been configured on your host systems in the network CFGTCP B C Verify that TCP IP has been started on your iSeries systems in the network STRTCP Ping the IntelliBar printer from the AS 400 or iSeries host
45. compatible mainframes SNA involves two separate kinds of environments centralized computing solutions and peer based computing although a number of key concepts are central to all SNA routing situations SNAP See Ethernet SNAP SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP defined in STD 15 RFC 1157 is the protocol governing network management and the monitoring of network devices and their func tions It is not necessarily limited to TCP IP networks Solaris A UNIX operating system developed by Sun Microsystems that runs on Sun computers and Intel based PCs Spoofing A method normally associated with AppleTalk in which the print server simulates a bi directional communications link by sending back control information to the printer rather than relying on the printer to send back this information Spool Directory On UNIX systems a directory that contains the names of files being spooled to a printer Spooling In printing applications spooling is the transfer of data to a temporary storage area on disk the print queue prior to printing Spooling allows many jobs to be queued to a single printer Since printers are relatively slow devices compared to disk drives spooling allows a user to submit a job to the printer and then perform other tasks while the job is being printed SPX Sequenced Packet Exchange SPX is a transport layer protocol built on top of IPX SPX is used in Novell NetWare systems for communications in client s
46. ddress boot setting Static that the Timeout setting 0 and that the Keepalive Timer Setting the IP address boot to Static ensures that the print server retains a permanent IP address This is important in order to maintain print queue settings in systems that dynamically assign IP addresses Setting the Timeout to 0 will ensure that the IntelliBar printer remains in constant contact with the host Setting the Keepalive Timer to 1 will provide frequent confirmation to the host that the print server is still active on the network To set the IP address boot Timeout and Keep Alive Timer click on the TCP IP tab in network configuration page 3 14 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration IntelliBar Browser TCP IP Configuration Page Configure TCP IP TCP IP Enable Disable IPDS BINARY P1 Enabled Services TEXT P1 POSTSCRIPT P1 PCL P1 IP Address 192 168 1 38 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 IP Address Gateway fi 92 168 1 1 Boot Method STATIC v Boot Tries s l No Subnet Mask RARP Boot Settings No Gateway TCP Window 10240 TCP Timeout fo min gt A l LPD Banner Enable LPD Settings Iv LPD Retry Enable Keepalive Timer o min N 3 2 1 4 Configure the IntelliBar print server using HP Web Jetadmin The IntelliBar AS Net print server works transparently with the HP Web JetAdmin utility HP Web JetAdmin con
47. dede eek adds 4 10 4 5 1 VIRGO CRT DEV P GT CONBIGHU S see Biases tS tele ud toD b Lua dota P dae 4 10 4 5 2 V3SRO WAKAEP X Command iicet iti dus eri ves dale VO E aa 4 12 4 6 CONFIGURING AS 400 V3R7 V4R3 AND VARA essere 4 13 4 6 1 V3R7 V4R3 and V4R4 CRTDEVPRT Command eee 4 13 4 6 2 V3R7 V4R3 and V4R4 CRTPSFCFG Command eee 4 15 4 7 CONFIGURING AS 400 V4R5 V5R1 AND V5R2 eee 4 16 Table of Contents 4 7 1 VARS VSRI and V5R2 CRTDEVPRT Command eee 4 16 4 7 2 VARS V5RI and V5R2 CRTPSFCFG Command see 4 18 4 8 VERIFYING THE IPDS CONFIGURATION ON AS A00 eese 4 19 5 IPDS AND LAN DIAGNOSTICS SETTINGS AND FIRMWARE UPDATES 5 1 5 1 DIAGNOSTICS O VERVIEW 5 5 2 ct a c et Die reo eet eie MISERE eS 5 1 5 1 1 Diagnostic Mode Function Descriptions eee eene 5 1 S4 dL LBaSCtOry Reset Modens ite bant i tote ocn tenes ia apa bees 5 2 5 1 1 2 Set IPDS Active on Parallel Port Mode eese 5 2 5 1 1 3 Print Configuration Self Test Settings Mode sss 5 2 5 1 2 Configuring Diagnostic Functions Via the DIP Switches 5 2 5 1 3 Setting Diagnostic Functions and Configurations via Data Stream 5 3 5 1 4 Setting Diagnostic Functions and Configurations via Data Stream 5 4 5 1 4 1 Setting the IPDS Default Page Size 5 4 5 1 5 S
48. device description This information overrides the AP P C configu ration information specified in the printer device description For a more complete description of the configurations link to the follow ing IBM Document Configuring a LAN IPDS Device Description for details H CRTPSFCFG creates a PSF configuration object to specify a TCP IP attached printer I Specifying values for the remote location and TCP IP port with CRTPSFCFG overrides the SNA configuration parameters specified in the printer device description A PSF Configuration PSFCFG object is defined within a LAN IPDS Device Description thus it is a good idea to name the CRTPSFCFG command the same name as the CRTPSFCFG command Vary the printer ON using the VFYCFG command J Verify the IPDS K Send a test file print job to the printer 4 1 SUPPORTED IBM SOFTWARE IntelliBar AS Net printers support the following IBM OS 400 services OS 400 Operating System V3R1 V3R2 V3R6 V3R7 V4R1 V4R2 V4R3 V4R4 V4R5 V5R1 V5R2 or later using PSF 400 PTF SF29249 WRKAFP2 is required to print IPDS over TCP IP through PSE 400 with V3R1 or V3R6 Print Services Facility PSF Version 3 1 or later PSF 400 PSF MVS 2 2 or later 4 2 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up e PSE VSE 2 2 or later with APAR PTF DY45247 UD51162 e PSF VM Version 2 1 or later with APAR PQ39895 PTF UQ45995 e PSF for AIX PSF 6000 2 1 or later e PSF for OS 2 PSE 2 2 0 or later
49. dle virtually any network printing situation IntelliBar AS Net printers offer a variety of ways to manage the print server including Windows and DOS based utilities web browser HP Web Jetadmin and Telnet remote console IntelliBar AS Net printers feature an embedded web server that offers a comprehensive network and IPDS management facility that can be accessed using any Internet browser without the need for special software on the PC or application file server IntelliBar AS Net printers have the highest overall printing throughput capabilities in the industry with the ability to print 300 x300 dpi at speeds up to12 inches per second thereby offering unsur passed high speed high resolution AFP IPDS label printing performance 1 1 2 Supported IPDS Functions IntelliBar AS Net printers support all eight IPDS command sets towers e Device control Commands used to set up the page communicate device controls and manage host printer communicatons e Text Commands used to present text in formation on a page page segment or overlay e IM Image Function set containing the IPDS commands required to output uncom pressed raster data on a page page segment or overlay e O Image Commands used to output compressed raster data on a page page segment or overlay Supported functions include decompression group 3 group 4 and IBM MMR and scaling e Graphics Commands used to present vector graphics on a page page segment or ov
50. e The following table cross references inches to IPDS units Inch to IPDS Conversion Table units units units 2400 13 oso 39 isro 6s 2490 O7EO 67 0900 5 4 SECTION 5 IPDS AND LAN DIAGNOSTICS SETTINGS AND FIRMWARE UPDATES 0990 1s omo 44 mco 70 276 OABO 2880 2910 ocso 4s mo 74 940 ocro 49 omo 75 2430 2ACO 2B50 34 mo eo oco ss mg f o1 29 Note The default page size can also be set using a web browser to ac cess the embedded web server in the IntelliBar AS Net printer 5 1 5 Setting the Diagnostic Functions and Configurations via a browser The IntelliBar AS Net printer features an embedded web server for performing configurations and diagnostics over the network The embedded web server is accessed via a web browser Type the printer TCP IP address in the browser URL locator window and press the enter key The embedded web server will serve a page that provides links to IPDS Options Print Server Op tions and the IntelliTech home page Select the appropriate link and configure the printer with the options presented 5 2 FIRMWARE UPDATES The IntelliBar AS Net has a separate firmware update procedure for the IPDS interpreter and for the print server 5 2 1 IPDS Interpreter Firmware Update Procedure The IntelliBar AS Net IPDS interpreter firmware is Flash ROM based so firmware changes can be easily and quickly made in the field without rem
51. e IntelliBar AS Net print server While in this mode the IntelliBar AS Net printer will execute all IPDS commands and reply to all AFP queries The printer will remain in IPDS mode until the host terminates the session and closes the port When the port is closed the green IPDS LED will go out Once port 5100 is closed other clients can request printing services Locking port 5100 while in active IPDS mode ensures that a running print job is not interrupted by a print job request from another client e The green IPDS LED will light and stay on when the IPDS interpreter is in the diagnostic mode awaiting diagnostic configuration or execution e The green IPDS LED will flash when executing a diagnostic function e The red IPDS LED will light briefly upon power up to indicate a self test is being performed If the red IPDS LED lights and stays on a fault condition is indicated 2 2 SECTION 2 COMMUNICATIONS PORTS AND DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACES e Both the green and red IPDS LEDs will alternately flash when a firmware update is being downloaded to the IPDS interpreter e Both the green and red IPDS LEDs will alternately flash when ASCII data is printing The IntelliBar AS Net printer is fully compatible with all ASCII printing environments 2 2 3 Label Gap Sensor Indicator A single red label gap the gap is the space between die cut labels sensor LED status indicator is located behind the controller mounting bracket to the right of the DIP
52. e IntelliBar AS Net print server IP ad dress G TCP IP port PORT Enter 5001 H TCP IP activation timer ACTT MR Enter the number of seconds for PSE 400 to wait for the IntelliBar printer to respond to an activation request If the printer will be used only by one system use the default value 170 seconds If the printer will be used by more than one system select NOMAX Configure the V3R2 AFP description by typing the following commands on the command line and completing the recommended settings Note For the RMTLOCNAME 0 0 0 0 entry enter the Intelli Bar AS Net print server IP address CRTPSFCFG c sete m PDSPASTHR YES RLSTMR SEC15 TE AS Net Printer RMTLOCNAME 0 0 0 0 POR 4 9 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up The CRTPSFCFG screen will appear as follows PSF configuration 5 M48ASN Library eA ce un oe VE BS QGPL User HNT library Bio eis E eit uas td OBLI BL IPDS pass through uis se NE Sri YES Activate release timer NORDYF Release timer 2s oram ee SEC15 Restart timer 5 MMED SNA retry count bx ty ds N 2 Delay ti me between retries 0 Blank page YES Page size control NO Resident fonts YES Resource retention YES Edge orient zs NO Remote location Name or address 0 0 0 0 TCP IP porte x 5001 TCP IP activation ti mer 170 PSF defined options NONE Text description M48 AS Net Device resource library list DFT The O
53. e U S long paper size 8 5 x 14 inches Letter Size The U S standard paper size 8 5 x 11 inches A 8 Appendix A Glossary LLC The Logical Link Control layer is one of two sub layers of the Data Link layer and is con cerned with managing traffic flow and error control over the physical medium The Logical Link Control layer identifies a line protocol such as SDLC NetBIOS or NetWare and may also as sign sequence numbers to frames and track acknowledgements The other Data Link sub layer is the Media Access Control layer LocalTalk A low speed 230 4Kbps local area network standard developed by Apple Com puter Normally used with the AppleTalk protocol Logical Refers to conceptual rather than physical For example a computer may have a single physical connection to the network an Ethernet adapter card but may have logical connections to many different devices on the network Lpd Line Printer Daemon A program that runs on a host computer or a dedicated print server that allows other host computers to print jobs on that computer or print server IntelliBar print servers use Ipd to allow printing from computers on the network Ipd Plus A feature of IntelliBar print servers that allows the user to define multiple services each with a different setup and reset string For example a user could have one service for landscape printing and another for portrait printing Also called logical printers LPR Line printer The
54. e eS YES Edge orient JUNE NO Remote location PIE or address 0 0 0 0 TCP IP port 5001 TCP IP activation ti mer Rods Eesha ed 170 PSF defined options 5 NONE Text description Eos tor ot M48 AS Net Printer Device resource library list DFT The OS 400 V3R7 V4R3 and V4R4 configurations are now complete Go to Section 4 8 Verifying the IPDS Configuration on AS 400 4 7 CONFIGURING AS 400 V4R5 V5R1 AND V5R2 This Section provides the required settings for the CRTDEVPRT command and CRTPSFCFG com mand used to configure OS 400 V4R5 V5R1 and V5R2 to print to an IntelliBar AS Net printer 4 7 1 V4R5 V5R1 and V5R2 caTbDEvPRT Command Use the following user defined settings to create the device description A Device Description DE VD Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48ASN The description must match the DE VD de scription in the CRTPSFCFG command B Device Class DEVCLS Select LAN C Device Type TYPE Select PDS 4 16 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up D Device Model MODEL Select 0 E Advanced Function Printing AFP Select YES F AFP Attachment AF P ATTACH Select APPC G Font FONT Select 11 H Form Feed F ORMFEED Select AUTOCUT I Print While Converting PRTCVT Select YES J Remote Location RMTLOCNAME Enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address K Text description of the printer TEX
55. e four numbers can contain a value between 0 and 255 An IP address has two parts a network and host portion The network portion is the identifier of a particular network on the Internet and the host portion is used as a unique identifier of the par ticular device which can be a server or a workstation within that network IPDS Intelligent Printer Data Stream IPDS is an IBM proprietary page description language used by IBM mainframes and minicomputers for complex printing The IPDS architecture defines the data stream used by print server programs and device drivers to manage all points addressable page printing IPDS data stream is interpreted and presented by microcode execut ing in printer hardware IPP Internet Printing Protocol an emerging standard for printing across LANS and the Internet IPX Internet Packet Exchange IPX is a datagram connectionless service protocol that allows individual packets to be sent to and received from user processes It does not support the con cept of a connection or reliable delivery However guaranteed services like SPX can be built on top of IPX IPX is used in situations where a guaranteed service is not required or where an A 7 Appendix A Glossary occasional lost packet is not critical The TLI Transport Layer Interface library provides rou tines with which to access IPX IPX SPX Internet Packet Exchange Sequenced Packet Exchange one of the NetWare core protocols Used in co
56. emote location Name or address 0 0 0 0 TCP IP port 5001 TCP IP activation ti mer Byte 2 170 PSF defined OPTIONS cu eut ee oe E NONE Text description vB E M48 AS Net Printer Device resource library list DFT The OS 400 V4R5 V5R1 and V5R2 configurations are now complete Go to Section 4 8 Verifying the IPDS Configuration on AS 400 4 8 VERIFYING THE IPDS CONFIGURATION ON AS 400 A Start the Printer Turn the printer on and wait until the printer operator panel displays ONLINE READY 4 19 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up Verify the IPDS setup as follows B Verify Communications Ping the IntelliBar AS Net print server from the AS 400 or iS eries host to verify TCP IP connection by typing the following on the command line PING 0 0 0 0 where 0 0 0 0 is the IP address of the IntelliBar AS Net printer Note After re booting the IntelliBar AS Net printer it may take up to 30 seconds for TCP IP to initialize and respond to a PING request The AS 400 will immediately display the message Verifying connection to host system if successful If the host is unable to reach the IntelliBar AS Net print server it will display No response from host within N seconds for connection verification If the host is unable to reach the printer recheck all physical connections and the configuration settings on both the printer and the host and refer to Section 6 Troubleshooting C Vary the IntelliBar AS Ne
57. emote network identifier RMTNETI D NETATR Name Mode MODE QSPWTR Name Dependent location name od Jee DEPLOCNAME NONE Tn pura iN te a Roter iie ens xa enh See ee TEXT M48 AS Net Printer User defined options USRDFNOPT tees eee User defined options He AR sk END OF LISTING Fox X xo 4 8 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up 4 4 2 V3R2 cnTPsFCFG Command The CRTPSFCFG command is used to configure AFP for OS 400 V3R2 Use the following user defined settings to create the AFP description A PSF configuration PSF CFG Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48ASN B Library Select QGPL C IPDS pass through PDSPASTHR Select YES to print SCS files transforms SCS into IPDS Select NO to print only IPDS files D Activate release timer A CTRLSTMR Select NORDYF This activates the release timer when there are no spooled files in the output queue with a Ready Status RDY after the last spooled has printed NORDYF provides that all RDY files are printed before releasing the session NORDYF does not terminate the writer E Release timer RLSTMR Enter a value equal to or greater than the TCP IP TIMEOUT setting on the IntelliBar print server IntelliTech recommends SEC15 This sets the time PSF 400 maintains a session with the IntelliBar when there are no Ready Status RDY spooled files F Remote Location name RMTLOCNAME Enter th
58. ene 3 3 Sl Assen Printer IP Address a oet e odes beef eb en cen de Pato fondue 3 3 32 2 Configure the IntelliBar print server using XAdmin32 Recommended Configuration Utility t teer teen thor cs te rete te eto ene ee 3 3 3 2 1 2 1 Install XAdmin32 on a PC Workstation eene 3 3 3 2 1 3 Configure the IntelliBar print server using a web browser 3 12 3 2 1 4 Configure the IntelliBar print server using HP Web Jetadmin 3 15 3 2 1 5 Configuring the IntelliBar print server using Telnet 3 16 4 AS 400 ISERIES HOST SET UP iicet nere rene ret tus one no ne tu cpi ea rene e rn she 4 1 4 1 HOSTASETUP O VERVIEW 5 525 eoe ets ines a Cea ride e TED TEE TEC ed 4 1 4 1 SUPPORTED IBM SOFTWARE ss scccccsececeesesssececececeseessnsececesecseseeenseaeeeseeseneees 4 2 4 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS edi i a R E E R E E E E E E 4 3 4 3 CONFIGURING AS 400 V3R 1 siista estoit egeo tuetur e ona pue eo dede rd qus oe ee ose reso abes ce qus 4 4 4 3 1 V3RI CRTDEVPRT GCOHWIahd iiri o teen duas tre err ASI dr UE 4 4 4 3 2 VIRI WRKAFP2 Command eoo ete acts sna oa pete c b edu uade Runde Crude qaaa dC 4 6 4 4 CONFIGURING AS 400 N JR uctus t RU dre ru fub Uri ei os REM Puede 4 7 4 4 1 V3R2 CRTDEVPRT Command user cae aia 4 7 4 4 2 VORZCRTPSECEG CONHIBIGHIL 2 eee erai ade omoi dotis ee Rao epic C e eias 4 9 4 5 CONFIGURING AS 400 V3R6 24 ine autas edad gus ss seen aUe
59. eration e The diagnostic DIP switches are all set to the OFF position 6 1 1 1 Printer does not come up ONLINE READY If the IntelliBar printer does not display ONLINE READY after power up there is a printer hardware problem If you are receiving an error message in the printer display take corrective action by following the appropriate procedure as described in the IntelliBar User s Guide 6 1 Section 6 Troubleshooting 6 1 1 2 Printer comes up ONLINE READY BUT CANNOT PRINT JOBS SENT BY HOST If the printer powers up properly and is able to print a test label from the printer control panel but cannot print a print job from the host the problem could be one of the following scenarios There may be a problem with the interface between the IntelliBar AS Net print server the IPDS interpreter card and the printer main controller Verify that the interface between the print server the IPDS interpreter and the printer main controller is operating properly by following the steps below A Observe the network status LED indicators at the rear of the printer Note whether the indicators show normal or abnormal network operation B Print a configuration self test printout see Sections 5 1 1 3 5 1 2 5 1 4 or 5 1 5 for in formation on the various means of printing the configuration self test C If the network status LED indicators are normal and the print server was able to print a configuration self test the print server IP
60. erlay These include line drawings arcs shaded areas etc e Bar Code Commands and data controls used to present bar codes e Page Segment amp Overlay Commands used to store and present page segments that contain text graphics image and barcode elements and commands used to store and present overlays that contain text graphics image and barcode elements e Loaded Font Commands used to download and control host resident fonts 1 2 Section 1 Introduction 1 1 3 Supported IPDS Fonts The following fonts are supported in IPDS in all four degrees of rotation 0 90 180 270 ABCDEFG abodelg 0129488789 i E Se ee ui ss Prestige iz 2 ABCDEFG abcdefa 37 Letter Gomic 12 ABCDEFG abcdefa o courier tae 12 ABCDEFG abcdefa i Presige Hite 12 Bold _ ABCDEFG abedefa 12 Prestige Eie talc 12 _ ABCDEFG_abcdefa HI pa HT n t p lu 22345617980 0123456789 ABCDEFG abcdefg 0123456789 ABCDEFG abcdefg 0123456789 sedilia T 0123456789 Letter Gothic 20 ABCDEFG abcde fg 0125456799 ABCDEFG abcdefg Gothic Text 26 7 ABCDE abcde 01235290799 304 Gothic Text scaleable sese ABCDEFG abcdefa 305 OCR A scaleable f Sese ABCDEEG abedefa 0123458780 LN oc NN el i 318 Prestige Bold sow ABCDEFG abcdefg 1 3 Section 1 Introduction 35 Tessera L9 TAscogEa abcdefa
61. erver applications programs A 17 Appendix A Glossary e g BTRIEVE ISAM manager SPX is not used for connections to the file server itself this uses NCP It has been extended as SPX II SPX IPX perform equivalent functions to TCP IP Subnetwork One of several small networks that are joined together into a single large network Subnet Mask A TCP IP method of dividing a network into several smaller subnetworks The subnet mask is used to determine what bits of the IP Address are used to assign the network por tion Any bits within the subnet mask that are set to 1 are used to determine the network Symbiont Software that handles job queuing and printing on an operating system SYSCON A NetWare utility for managing file servers from a client workstation TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Technically this means the TCP and IP protocols but the term has come to encompass all of the related protocols such as TELNET FTP Ipd etc TCP IP is the basic communication language of the Internet It can also be used as a communications protocol in a private network TCP IP uses the client server model of commu nication in which a computer user a client requests and is provided a service such as sending a Web page by another computer a server in the network TCP IP communication is primarily point to point meaning each communication is from one point or host computer in the network to another point or host compute
62. etting the Diagnostic Functions and Configurations via a browser 5 5 32 FIRMWARE UPDA TES cde cen oss osu itera ive i e ERNEUT U RO Uer 5 5 5 2 1 IPDS Interpreter Firmware Update Procedure eese 5 5 5 2 2 Print Server Firmware Update Procedure eese 5 6 6 TROUBLESHOOTING teeth etia tudr t exit ie ute petri ecol ett hut iin 6 1 6 1 TROUBLESHOOTING OVERVIEW csssessssccecececeessssnsececescceceesesssseceseceesenensseaeeeeees 6 1 6 1 1 PAST ANON Problems sinnini rana bri ia aia 6 1 6 1 1 1 Printer does not come up ONLINE READY ee 6 1 6 1 1 2 Printer comes up ONLINE READY BUT CANNOT PRINT JOBS SENT BY HOST ist Meet rss eate ERR optan rose Nba esq eerte UL e eR bees 6 2 6 1 2 Intermittent Problems caused dioe Roc ti tea Usando E ade beu zc cud ig aate d UE 6 3 6 1 3 Netwohk ProtocoPFPEODIQHIS paises ninaatentadiaass Hboe gta ee t aa peau pu onn 6 3 6 1 3 1 TCP IP Troubleshooting 5 niet et ern de onsec gene tee 6 4 6 1 3 2 OS 400 AFP IPDS Problems eese enne nennen 6 5 6 1 4 Additional IPDS trouble shooting resources esee 6 6 APPENDIX A GLOSSAR Y iare rho revitu t rihv eru sdic Na a iov Opus v vai Coe dU ni RU dvi xa ed Dev recie A1 APPENDIX B USING REMOTE CONSOLE SERVICES LPD PLUS B 1 1 OVERVIEW cH atisishad dal eat ieee adds B 1 2 ENABLING PROTOCOLS ON A SERVICE cesses enhn eene entente
63. f the IPDS data stream and examine it for errors The hex dump output configuration can be achieved via a web browser or by setting the DIP switches on the back of the printer for hex dump mode and then sending a print job to the printer See Section 5 of this guide for setting the printer diagnostic mode for EBCDIC hex dump Note If the print job consists of multiple labels reduce the job down to just a single page that contains the print error before sending the hex dump print job This will minimize the amount of code to decipher C Forexample using the embedded web server function of method of configuring the printer for hex dump e Access the IntelliBar AS Net web server by typing in the IP address of the print server into the URL line of a web browser 6 5 Section 6 Troubleshooting e Once the URL is entered the server will deliver a page with 3 links IPDS Op tions Print Server Options and the IntelliTech home page e Select IPDS Options Once the IPDS Options window opens set the value for the Diagnostics field to a value of 03 This configures the printer to print out a hex dump e Once the setting has been entered exit the configuration utility e Send the print job to the printer The print job should print in a formatted EBCDIC hex dump Examine the hex code for IPDS errors 6 1 4 Additional IPDS trouble shooting resources Additional documentation about AS 400 iSeries printing may be obtained from the IBM websi
64. figures the IntelliBar AS Net print server with a standard web browser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer Before using HP Web JetAdmin verify that a web browser is installed on your computer and that there is a configured an IP address in both the computer and the print server TCP IP must be configured to communicate over the lo cal area network A Download a free copy of HP Web Jetadmin from the HP website www hp com go webjetadmin Select download and install the appropriate version of Web Jetadmin for your workstation operating system following the instructions provided by the download installer 3 15 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration B After you have completed the installation you may use a web browser to access the print server C Start the browser and connect to the Web JetAdmin home page D Click on the Find Device tab and then click on Find All Devices to get a list of all Web JetAdmin compatible print servers or you may limit your search by using the Ad vanced Search method The IntelliBar print server will appear in the list of configured print servers if IPX is running on the computer or the print server is configured with a valid IP address E Click on the desired print server name and the Properties page will be displayed for that print server F If the IntelliBar AS Net print server address does not appear in the list then select De vice f
65. g properly by connecting the IntelliBar printer cable on a different port If you have a bridge or router located between the printer and the host computer make sure that the device is set up to allow the print server to send and receive data from the host For example a bridge can be set up to allow only certain types of Ethernet ad dresses to pass through a process known as filtering therefore such a bridge must be configured to allow IntelliBar print server addresses Likewise a router can be set up to pass only certain protocols so be sure that the desired protocol can be passed through to the IntelliBar AS Net print server In the case of routers also make sure that the proto col is routable LAT NetBEUI and DLC LLC are not routable If all of the physical hardware connections and cabling check OK check the TCP IP protocol troubleshooting section below for additional causes of intermittent printer problems 6 1 2 Intermittent Problems If you are able to print configuration self tests from the front control panel main controller and through diagnostic settings for the print server and IPDS interpreter but you intermittently have problems printing jobs from the host check the following A 6 1 3 If you able to print small jobs without errors but large graphics jobs are distorted or in complete make sure that you have adequate memory in your printer IntelliBar printer memory is expandable up to 10 Mbytes You can che
66. g table illustrates the diagnostic settings available from the various configuration methods IntelliBar AS Net Printers Configuration and Diagnostic Methods Configuration EBCDIC Reset Enable IPDS Print Set Method Hex Dump Factory on Ls Configuration Default Settings Self Test Page Size e ea p ssp mo E ET Dip Switches Yes Yes Ye Ye No 5 1 1 Diagnostic Mode Function Descriptions In EBCDIC Hex Dump Mode the IntelliBar AS Net prints the hex values of the IPDS com mands received from the host computer The EBCDIC hex dump diagnostic is useful for discern ing printing problems related to the IPDS data stream When unusual print error artifacts are encountered outputting the data stream in hex dump mode allows the 5 1 SECTION 5 IPDS AND LAN DIAGNOSTICS SETTINGS AND FIRMWARE UPDATES programmer to examine the content of the data and IPDS commands being sent to the printer 5 1 1 1 Factory Reset Mode The Factory Reset Mode restores the IntelliBar AS Net IPDS interpreter parameters to their fac tory default values Resetting to factory defaults clears all IPDS configuration settings that may have been causing an error condition Once the configuration settings are in a known state you will be able to correctly test and configure the IPDS interpreter The next time the printer is powered on all parameters for example node name serial port speed etc will be returned to the factory defaul
67. h an AS 400 printer output queue it allows the user to customize printing functions rang ing from font selection to line spacing A 19 Appendix A Glossary Web JetAdmin A Hewlett Packard software program for Windows NT that allows HP In telliBar and other print servers to be configured and managed over the network using a web browser WebXAdmin A feature of IntelliBar Net print servers that allows configuration and management via a Web browser Windows 95 and Windows 98 Microsoft s PC operating systems that feature built in peer to peer networking Windows NT Microsoft s multitasking operating system that can be used either as a client or as a server Windows NT Advanced Server Windows 2000 Microsoft s multitasking operating system that replaces Windows NT Win dows 2000 can be used either as a client or as a server Windows XP Microsofts latest multitasking operating system that replaces Windows 2000 Windows XP can be used either as a client or as a server WINSOCK 4A popular applications program interface for TCP IP networking using Windows operating systems Wollongong PATHWAY A TCP IP software package for VMS XAdmin Windows based 16 bit utility for managing and configuring print servers XAdmin32 Windows based 32 bit bit utility for managing and configuring print servers Zone In AppleTalk a zone is a sub network that is a given network can be subdivided into multiple zones End of Appendix A A
68. he bicolor IPDS Status Indicator LED will flash green indicating the printer is ready for setting of the dip switches 1 2 and 3 for diagnostic tests After setting the appropriate switches for the desired diagnostic function set DIP switch 4 to the OFF position and the board will execute the selected diagnostic function The following illustration shows the DIP switch layout where switches 1 and 4 are ON and switches 2 and 3 are OFF 5 2 SECTION 5 IPDS AND LAN DIAGNOSTICS SETTINGS AND FIRMWARE UPDATES IntelliBar AS Net DIP Switch Layout The diagnostic DIP switch setting functions are as follows IntelliBar AS Net DIP Switch Settings Functions Note After completing EBCDIC Hex Dump operations set all DIP switches to the OFF position and reinitialize the printer by powering it off and back on again After completing diagnostic functions on the IntelliBar AS Net printer set all DIP switches to the OFF position 5 1 3 Setting Diagnostic Functions and Configurations via Data Stream The IntelliBar AS Net IPDS settings can be configured via the parallel port by sending a short string that identifies the parameter to be set and the value it is to have The data stream commands can perform a factory reset print the IPDS interpreter configuration self test and set the printer default IPDS page size The following table describes the data stream command strings and their functions 5 3 SECTION 5 IPDS A
69. ing information between two TCP IP devices TGV Multinet A TCP IP software package that runs on VMS Thin Ethernet See Obase2 Transport layer Layer 4 of the OSI Reference Model provides end to end data integrity TCP is an example of this layer Transceiver In Ethernet networks a small box that plugs into the AUI port of a device to allow that device to connect to the Ethernet cable Many Ethernet devices have one or more built in transceivers which eliminate need for the AUI port UCX The old name for DEC s TCP IP services for VMS ULTRIX The original DEC UNIX ULTRIX supports both TCP IP and LAT printing UNIX A general purpose computer operating system used on many different kinds of com puters VAP Value Added Process a program that runs on a NetWare 2 xx file server and performs a specific function such as communications VAX Digital Equipment Corporation s family of 32 bit computers that runs either VMS or some variation of UNIX ULTRIX OSF 1 or Digital UNIX WAN Wide Area Network a network that interconnects computers and other devices over large distances most often via telephone company facilities but also via private networks public data networks and satellites Warp IBM s latest version of the OS 2 operating system WCO Workstation Configuration Object Workstation Customization Object A WCO is an object that allows customization of a workstation device such as a printer When a WCO is used wit
70. ion Note The IntelliBar Net printer s raw port is 9100 This port name must be specified when creating the out queue on the host computer 3 2 1 3 Configure the IntelliBar print server using a web browser The IntelliBar AS Net print server features an embedded web server that provides the capability to set network and IPDS configurations with a standard web browser such as Netscape Naviga tor or Microsoft Internet Explorer In order to access the IntelliBar web server verify that a web browser is installed on your computer and that you have configured an IP address in both the computer and the print server TCP IP must be configured to communicate over the local area network and must be on the same subnet A To access the embedded IntelliBar web server start your web browser enter the IP ad dress of the print server as the destination web site and push enter The main page of the web server will appear IntelliBar AS Net Main Browser Page F intellibar AS Net series Microsoft Internet Explorer E joj xi Ab Edt ew Fovortes Too Heb WF gt O9 D GY Geh Fate d Zh Sb a vj cg inks snag oF Adcress hitp 192 163 1 28 Intellibar AS Net series Firmware Version 04 12 3C6Fh Configure AS Net series options Configure Print Server options Intellitech home page Bore iab teret B Select Configure Print Server options The Network Card Access Password window will open Enter the
71. ith 10baseT networks 2 A sophisticated network device consisting of a chassis plus several plug in boards including bridges routers 10baseT hubs and other devices IEEE International Electronics and Electrical Engineers A standards body that controls the specifications for Ethernet and other networking related standards as well as many other electri cal and electronics standards IETF Internet Engineering Task Force The group that defines the de facto IEEE standards for TCP IP IP Internet Protocol IP is the method or protocol by which data is sent from one computer to another on the Internet IP provides for the transmission of data datagrams from sources to destinations where sources and destinations are host computers identified by fixed length ad dresses The Internet protocol also provides for fragmentation and reassembly of long data grams if necessary for transmission through small packet networks IP Address All machines on an Internet network must have a unique IP address An IP ad dress is a 32 bit number broken up into 4 bytes each 8 bits in size that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packets across the Internet The number is represented as a decimal number with a period or dot separating each of the 4 bytes This is sometimes known as the dot address and more technically as dotted quad notation for example 196 168 0 101 In the decimal notation each of th
72. k activity The LINK LED activity is de pendent on whether or not a valid network connection is established The LINK LED blinks when there is an active network connection If the LINK LED does not light or blink then there is no valid network connection 2 2 1 3 The lower yellow XMIT LED indicates 10BaseT network connection status The XMIT LED will light and stay on if there is a good 10BaseT Ethernet connection and will blink when network traffic is being transmitted 2 2 1 4 The upper green POL LED indicates the network socket polarity The POL LED will come on based on what the print server detects on the network The POL LED activity is dependent on whether or not a valid network connection is established The POL LED blinks when there is an active network connection If the POL LED does not light or blink then there is no valid network connection 2 2 1 5 The upper yellow RCV LED indicates 10BaseT network connection status The RCV LED will light and stay on if there is a good 10BaseT Ethernet connection and will blink when network traffic is being transmitted or received 2 2 2 IPDS Status Indicators A combination green red IPDS LED status indicator located directly above the DIP switches indicates the status of IPDS printing diagnostic mode status and the status of firmware installations e The green IPDS LED will light and stay on when the IPDS interpreter is active Port 5001 is open the IPDS service resides on PORT 5001 of th
73. l ma chine address the physical machine address is also known as a Media Access Control or MAC address that is recognized in the local network For example in IP Version 4 the most common level of IP in use today an address is 32 bits long In an Ethernet local area network however addresses for attached devices are 48 bits long A table usually called the ARP cache is used to maintain a correlation between each MAC address and its corresponding IP address ARP pro vides the protocol rules for making this correlation and providing address conversion in both di rections ASCII American National Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII represents the western character sets based on the ANSI X3 XX standard There are many variants of this standard typically to allow different code pages for language encoding but they all basically fol low the same format ASCH is essentially a 7 bit code which allows the 8th most significant bit MSB to be used for error checking however most modern computer systems tend to use ASCII values of 128 and above for extended character sets AT amp T UNIX One of two major variants of UNIX on which operating systems like HP UX Solaris and SCO UNIX are based Originally developed by AT amp T AUI Attachment Unit Interface the 15 pin Ethernet connector that is used to connect to a transceiver Also called a DIX connector or a thick Ethernet port See also 10base5 Batch File A file containing a
74. ler The IPDS interpreter in this mode performs no operations The dual emulations and multiprotocol network support featured in all IntelliBar AS Net printers allow multiple host computers to share an IntelliBar AS Net printer in mixed IBM ASCII networks Almost any host can share an IntelliBar AS Net printer on virtually any network 1 1 1 IntelliBar AS Net printers Features and Benefits IntelliBar AS Net printers offer IPDS LAN bar code label printing with web browser based management in one integrated solution There are no external hardware devices or additional power supplies required to integrate an IntelliBar AS Net printer into an AS 400 or iSeries TCP IP network IntelliBar AS Net printers support most network protocols network operating systems in any Ethernet network environment and can be used over the Internet IntelliBar AS Net printers feature multiprotocol network support for all of the popular ASCII network protocols including TCP IP IPX SPX Direct Mode IPX DLC LLC NetBEUI Apple TCP IP Novell Netware NEST protocol stack for full Novell Directory Services NDS support Direct Mode IP Windows TM 95 98 TCP IP Peer to Peer DLC LLC protocols SMTP and POP3 SNMP for use with Unix Linux Microsoft Windows 1 1 Section 1 Introduction Advanced network capabilities such as multiple services per port programmable setup reset strings IP security and character substitution allow IntelliBar AS Net printers to han
75. me A group of data and control information that is sent over a network Often used inter changeably with packet although frame is normally used with lower layer protocols like Ethernet while packet is associated with higher layer protocols like IP and IPX Gateway 1 In TCP IP jargon a gateway is the same as a router see Router 2 A device that converts one higher level network protocol to a different higher level protocol for example a LAT to TCP IP gateway Hops The number of routers that are located between two devices such as the print server and the file server Host Computer A computer that provides services to one or more users Hosts File The file on a UNIX host computer usually in the etc directory that contains a list of host computers on the network HPT Host Print Transform Provides printing of AS 400 office documents to ASCII printers HPT also produces more consistent output when different emulators and print drivers are used Ex HP4 PDT HP UX The variation of UNIX that runs on Hewlett Packard computers HTTP HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL HTTP IS THE PROTOCOL FOR MOVING HYPERTEXT FILES ACROSS THE INTERNET HTTP REQUIRES A HTTP CLIENT PROGRAM ON ONE END AND AN HTTP SERVER PROGRAM ON THE OTHER END HTTP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROTOCOL USED IN THE WORLD WIDE WEB A 6 Appendix A Glossary Hub 1 A multiport repeater for connecting several network segments together this term is usually associated w
76. name BOT 1 SET SER SET SERVICE servicename EOT 1 2 ENABLING PROTOCOLS ON A SERVICE You may enable or disable protocols that can access a given service with the following com mands SET SERVICE name LAT ENABLED SET SERVICE name P ENABLED SET SERVICE name NETWARE ENABLED SET SERVICE name APPLE ENABLED SET SERVICE name NETBEUI ENABLED SET SERVICE name DLC ENABLED where name is the name or number of the service Do a SHOW SERVI CE command to see the enabled protocols Note that a given service must have at least one protocol enabled 3 ADDING FILTERS TO A SERVICE A filter is a program built into the print server that performs a specific function The following fil ters are available 3 1 filter no Description 1 This filter substitutes one user specified character string for another character string By default it substitutes a carriage return character plus a linefeed character every time a linefeed character is encountered in the data stream It is useful for printing UNIX text files because such files do not have carriage returns at the end at the end of lines 3 2 filter no Description 2 This filter species that AppleTalk can be used on the service B 3 3 3 filter no Description 4 This filter enables the HP Tagged Binary Communications Protocol to allow AppleTalk binary jobs to be printed via the P1 port The service TEXT pp is predefined with the text filter while the service XCD xxxxxx pp AT has the AppleTalk
77. nfigured but is set for an IP address other than that of your network XAdmin32 will not recognize the print server as either a configured or unconfigured device In order for XAdmin32 to recognize the print server the server must be reset to factory defaults as an unconfigured device To reset the IntelliBar print server to factory default settings using the DIP switches on the rear of the printer see Section 5 1 2 After resetting a print server print a configuration self test using the DIP switches on the rear of the printer by following the instructions in Section 5 1 2 The factory default settings for IntelliBar print servers are IP Address 192 0 0 192 Subnet 0 0 0 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 E Select a new print server to configure To configure new print servers click the Setup Unconfigured Devices button in the tool bar the third button from the left or se lect the Setup Unconfigured Devices choice in the Devices tab drop down menu The Configure New Print Servers window will open that shows the MAC addresses of un configured devices on the network Compare the Ethernet address on the self test page you printed in Section 3 1 4 to the MAC Address list in the window the Ethernet address on the self test print out is the device s MAC address 3 5 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration XAdmin32 Configure New Print Servers Window Configure New Print Servers x These Print Servers do
78. njunction with SPX for printing and other applications JetAdmin A Hewlett Packard printer management program available for NetWare and TCP IP JetSend A protocol originally designed by Hewlett Packard for simple device to device com munications JetStatus A feature of IntelliBar Net print servers that allows a user to view the status of the printer The SHOW SERVER QUEUE command that invokes JetStatus with more detailed in formation is available via the SHOW PORT P1 STATUS command Job In printing a document that is sent to the printer from a computer LAN Local Area Network a high speed method of interconnecting devices in a local or cam pus environment LAN Manager A network operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation LAN Server A network operating system based on Microsoft s LAN Manager developed by IBM Corporation Landscape mode Printing a document with the long edge of the paper at the top LAT Local Area Transport A DEC specific non routable network protocol LAT port A logical port through which LAT devices can send data to other LAT devices A LAT application port is the default type of LAT port that is used for printing applications the other type of LAT port is a dedicated port that always accesses a single service on the host com puter LATCP A VMS utility program used to configure LAT ports LATSYM LAT Symbiont A VMS program that controls the printing of jobs via LAT ports Legal Size Th
79. number of system level commands When this file is run each of the commands in the file are executed thereby eliminating the need to type in each command indi vidually Berkeley UNIX One of two major variants of UNIX on which operating systems like Digital UNIX and SunOS are based Originally developed by the University of California Berkeley Bidirectional Capable of communications in two directions With printers this usually means that the printer is capable of receiving data and sending back status information to the host com puter A 2 Appendix A Glossary Binary File A file that contains data that is not in a standard format like ASCII In printing bi nary files typically contain graphical information such as scanned photographs Binary services Binary services pass data through a port in an unmodified manner thus allow ing binary executables to operate directly on the print server or printer controller Bindery In NetWare 2 xx and 3 xx a database containing definitions for network entities in cluding users file servers print servers etc along with the properties associated with such enti ties In NetWare 4 xx bindery emulation is available for compatibility with older versions BOOTP BOOT strap Protocol A protocol described in RFCS 951 and 1084 and used for booting diskless workstations ex print servers BOOTP lets a network user be automatically configured to receive an IP address initiated without
80. o Remote Printer NWADMIN The Windows based NetWare Administrator utility that is used to manage Net Ware file servers from a client workstation OpenVMS DEC s latest name for the VMS operating system which was originally called VAX VMS A 11 Appendix A Glossary OS 2 IBM s PC operating system Primarily significant because it is used as the file server op erating system on LAN Manager and LAN Server networks OS 400 The operating system used on IBM AS 400 iSeries and system 3X minicomputers OSF 1 DEC s version of UNIX that was originally called ULTRIX and is now called Digital UNIX OSF 1 uses the standard Berkeley Ipr Ipd procedures for printing to remote host com puters and print servers OSI Reference Model A seven layer model developed by the International Standards Or ganization which is used as a reference for developing protocols Since each layer performs a dif ferent function development and debugging are simplified and there is greater flexibility for example this approach allows TCP IP to run over both Ethernet and Token Ring P1284 An IEEE standard that defines a high speed bi directional parallel printer port P1284 ports are also compatible with the Centronics standard There are three types of physical con nectors associated with the 1284 standard 1284A 25 pin DB25 1284B 36 pin standard Centronics and 1284C miniature Centronics Packet A group of data and control information that is sent
81. onfigured 1 C XAdmin32 network search return of unconfigured print servers If there are uncon figured IntelliBar AS Net print servers located on the network the number of unconfig ured devices will be listed in lower right hand window of the XAdmin32 main window unconfigured devices will not appear in the main search return window list In the pre vious view one 1 unconfigured print server has been discovered D Access unconfigured print servers To access unconfigured print servers click on the Devices tab The Setup Unconfigured Devices selection will be enabled if unconfig ured print servers were discovered on the network To configure unconfigured print servers go to Step E below The following figure shows the Setup Unconfigured De vices menu 3 4 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration XAdmin32 Setup Unconfigured Devices Menu Sy pservers XAdmin32 i ioj xj File Devices Control View Help Search Active Devices F4 Refresh Status F5 Setup Unconfiqured Devices Front Panel Model Type Location Firmware Version 192 168 1 8 READY IntelliBar 4x6 3 99 E Add Device INS Delete Device Setup TCP IP information for unconfigured devices Devices 1 Unconfigured 1 Note If there are no unconfigured print servers on the network the Setup Unconfigured Devices selection will not be enabled If the IntelliBar AS Net print server has been co
82. ost com puter not from a workstation Verify that PSF 400 is installed on your host Verify that the latest OS 400 PTFs for your OS version are installed Configure the OS 400 commands Depending on the version and release of the OS 400 configure the descriptions according to the instructions in one of the following Sections Section 4 4 Configuring 085 400 V3R1 Section 4 5 Configuring OS 400 V3R2 Section 4 6 Configuring OS 400 V3R6 Section 4 7 Configuring OS 400 V3R7 VAR3 and V4R4 Section 4 8 Configuring OS 400 V4R5 V5R1 and V5R2 Create a printer device description by configuring the CRTDEVPRT command Create Device Description Printer Create a PSF configuration using either the WRKAPF2 command or the CRTPSFCFG command Create PSF Configuration depending on the OS 400 version and revision level Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up Note Depending on OS 400 version use WAKAPF2 command V3R1 or V3R6 or CRTPSFCFG command V3R2 V3R7 and later In V3R1 and V3R6 WRKAFP2 is used to specify RMTLOCNAME PORT and ACTTMR along with other parameters for PSF In V3R2 V3R7 and later CRTPSFCFG Create PSF Configuration Object which replaced WRKAFP2 is used to specify these same parameters along with other pa rameters The PSF configuration object created with the CRTPSFCFG command is used by PSE 400 when printing IPDS files The object is used only if the object is in the QGPL library and has the same name as the printer
83. over a network Often used inter changeably with frame although frame 1s normally used with lower layer protocols like Ethernet while packet is associated with higher layer protocols like IP and IPX Parallel Port On a printer a port that transfers data 8 bits at a time for maximum performance The parallel port usually has a 36 pin Centronics connector PATHWORKS The Digital Equipment Corporation network operating system for PCs and Macintosh computers PCL Printer Control Language A command language based on escape sequences that was developed by Hewlett Packard for its LaserJet printers PCONSOLE A NetWare utility program for configuring and managing printers PDL Page Description Language A control language usually consisting of commands embed ded within a document that control the way the document will look when printed Such com mands would set the type of fonts page margins colors graphics etc within the document PDF Printer Definition File The Graphical Device Interface GDI default standard for PC5250 printing and it is the easiest of the three methods to use Its disadvantages are that it cannot print AS 400 office documents with embedded images and it cannot print AFP docu ments A 12 Appendix A Glossary PDT Printer Definition Table A PDT bypasses both AS 400 and Windows printer drivers however a PDT cannot print AS 400 office documents with embedded images and cannot print AFP documents Peer to
84. ovide differing instructions for various OS 400 configurations Refer to your OS 400 version and revision level to reference the appropriate section 4 3 CONFIGURING AS 400 V3R1 This Section provides the required settings for the CRTDEVPRT command and WRKAFP2 command used to configure OS 400 V3RI to print to an IntelliBar AS Net printer 4 3 1 V3R1 CRTDEVPRT Command Use the following user defined settings to create the device description A Device Description DE VD Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48ASN The description must match the DE VD description in the WRKAFP2 command Device Class DEVCLS Select RMT Device Type TYPE Select PDS Device Model MODEL Select 0 Advanced Function Printing AFP Select YES AFP Attachment AF P ATTACH Select APPC Font FONT Select 11 Print While Converting PRTCVT Select YES Remote Location RMTL OCNAME Enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address Form Feed F ORMFEED Select AUTOCUT 4 4 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up K Text description of the printer TEXT Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48 AS Net Printer Enter the following commands on the command line to configure CRTDEVPRT for V3RI CRTDEVPRT DEVD M48ASN DEVCLS RMT TYPE IPDS MODEL 0 AFP YES AFPATTACH APPC FONT 11 PRTCVT YES RMTLOCNAME 0 0 0
85. oving any hardware or returning the printer to the factory The firmware consists of an ASCII Hex file 5 5 SECTION 5 IPDS AND LAN DIAGNOSTICS SETTINGS AND FIRMWARE UPDATES Firmware updates are downloaded to the IPDS interpreter via the printer s Centronics parallel communication port The file transfer is most commonly made using the DOS copy command C gt copy file name pti where file name is the name of the firmware update file The command must be sent from the same root directory as the update file in order to successfully copy the file Once the file is completely downloaded IntelliBar IPDS interpreter automatically programs the update onto the Flash memory The firmware updating procedure requires from 1 5 minutes depending on the speed of the parallel port of the device sending the file to the IntelliBar AS Net printer The IPDS bi colored LED indicates the status of the update as it progresses As the update file is being received the LED will rapidly flash red and green After receiving the file the flash memory will begin the programming cycle and the LED will alternate red and green flashing at a slower rate If the programming was successful the IPDS interpreter will reset itself and the LED will flash green ten 10 times If for any reason the programming was unsuccessful the LED will flash red Print a configuration self test printout to confirm the version update change 5 2 2 Print Server Firmware Upd
86. password access access is the default password and click the Submit button 3 12 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration IntelliBar Browser Password Window Finite Sad Lankan Mi 3 M M we n Wa Ho deno M 22 mee iro d zv aia Addons fig terial ee 164 WOO f e Ue Gren G f XCD XJetlV PLUS Network Configuration LE Em Lock Hr Emma Deed zj owe e C The Network Configuration page will open Select the protocol or other item that you wish to configure You will then be connected to the appropriate web page for configu ration of that item You may use the normal browser buttons to move forward and backward through the web pages When you have completed the configuration exit the browser Your settings will have already been entered in the print server At this time click on the TCP IP Link IntelliBar Browser Network Services Configuration Page alld fe Fro ee erie Ih feb EA eh t Qu Qe ame d v Ase IIT NI TE m en uk mv UP 3 XCD XJetIV PLUS Network Configuration Nods N s XCD 400e Serial Number 43095 Pereware Verdon 328 3 76 2000 07 18 Erherzast Address 07 40 17 06 50 DE Boot Versione 65 Conkaure Serres Confexre Por Confegrelietmurm Contiare TCDD Catam LAT Coxkper Apcktak Coxfgue NeihlOS Cothesre DLS Coadzare 1ieeeet 3 13 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration Note IntelliTech recommends that the IP Config a
87. ple Network Management Protocol SNMP The format of the MIB is defined as part of the SNMP All other MIBs are extensions of this basic man agement information base MIB I refers to the initial MIB definition MIB II refers to the current definition SNMPv2 includes MIB II and adds some new objects MOP Moaintenance Oriented Protocol the protocol used by the VMS NCP and NCL utilities and for downloading files Multiprotocol Refers to the ability to handle multiple protocols simultaneously In a print server this means that multiple computers can concurrently send print jobs to the same printer Name Server A node on a TCP IP network that provides a list of all nodes on the network The name server is accessible from any node and eliminates the need to have separate hosts files on each node NCL Network Control Language The method in OpenVMS V6 1 and later for accessing and maintaining remote devices Replaces NCP NCP Network Control Program a VMS utility for accessing and maintaining remote devices A 10 Appendix A Glossary NDS NetWare Directory Services a database of network entities in NetWare 4 xx such as users file servers print servers etc NDS is a global directory service which means that users anywhere on a network can access a service such as a printer by name without being logged into the file server that offers that service NDPS Novell Distributed Print Services a method for configuring printers in
88. r TCP Transmission Control Protocol TCP is a highly reliable host to host protocol between hosts in packet switched computer communication networks and in interconnected systems of such networks TCP Port A method of accessing a TCP IP service where a device with a single IP address can have multiple TCP ports For example TELNET is port 23 Ipd is port 515 etc to access a service you would specify the IP address of the device plus the TCP port number of the ser vice TCPware A popular VMS TCP IP software package sold by Process Software TELNET Telnet is a TCP IP protocol for remote computing on the Internet It allows a com puter to act as a remote terminal on another machine anywhere on the Internet This means that when you telnet to a particular host and port the remote computer which must have a telnet server accepts input directly from your computer which must have a telnet client and output for your session is directed to your screen There are many library and information resources that are accessible through telnet TELNET interpretation In the TELNET protocol certain characters are intercepted and han dled in a special manner rather than being sent directly to the device A 18 Appendix A Glossary Text file A file that contains ASCII formatted information with each line of text usually sepa rated by a line feed and or carriage return tftp Trivial File Transfer Protocol a simple method of transferr
89. rom the menu bar and click on New G Select the IntelliBar AS Net print server from the list of unconfigured devices and then press Modify button or select Device and then Modify from the menu bar to change the print server configuration H Click on the Config tab to configure the print server L Enter the requested information including the IP address subnet mask and gateway J Click Close to return to the list of configured print servers 3 2 1 5 Configuring the IntelliBar print server using Telnet IntelliBar AS Net print servers may be configured by using the Telnet console available on most operating systems See Appendix B for a listing of IntelliBar Telnet commands 3 16 Section 4 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up This section explains the system requirements and host set up instructions for AFP IPDS TCP IP printing to an IntelliBar printer 4 1 HOST SETUP OVERVIEW The AS 400 or iSeries host setup process consists of the following steps Verify that valid TCP IP settings have been configured on both the host computer and the Intelli Bar AS Net print server If the host and the printer are not on the same LAN segment verify that a route has been defined in the TCP IP route list If a route does not exist use the ADDTCPRTE command to add one A B Verify that TCP IP has been started using the STRTCP command Verify that the IntelliBar AS Net printer can be pinged successfully from the h
90. rting with the ESCAPE character ASCII 27 that is used to control a printer or print job PCL commands use escape sequences Ethernet The most popular Local Area Network standard which was developed originally by Xerox Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation Ethernet II 1 The second generation of Ethernet which was developed before the IEEE 802 3 standard 2 A frame that is compatible with the Ethernet II standard Ethernet SNAP Ethernet Sub Network Access Protocol an Ethernet frame type that is de rived from the 802 2 standard FTP File Transfer Protocol a TCP IP related protocol for transferring files between devices on a network File Server A device on a local area network that provides services to client computers on the network such as file sharing print services etc A 5 Appendix A Glossary Firmware The program that operates a microprocessor based device like a print server Es sentially the same as software but the term software usually applies to general purpose com puters Appendix C Flash Memory A type of memory which allows read and write operations but permanently stores data when the power is turned off Useful for storing firmware because it can be easily updated by downloading new code Font A set of characters usually the alphabet plus numbers punctuation and special characters that have a particular style Form A template describing the way a page will appear when printed Fra
91. rvices to meet specific user requirements through the use of setup and reset strings Such strings are printer command se quences that are sent to the printer before or after the print job For example you could define one of the services to provide bar code printing by defining a setup string that contains the appro priate commands to configure the printer to print data as a specific barcode symbology including setting the aspect ratio bar code height symbology den sity check digit position of human readable text etc B 1 The IntelliBar print server provides several predefined strings for popular PCL commands These include do aSHOW SERVER STRI NG command in the remote console to see the available strings No String Definition Oo special Using this number causes printer not to be automatically reset at the end of each job NULL Null string 2 AST BE PCL reset lt ESC gt E 9 FF O4 FF O5 FF O6 FF 07 Enter Language PCL 1 0C Formfeed To define a new string use the command SET SERVER STRING number string where number is the number of the string 12 through 31 and string is the desired string must be enclosed in quotation marks A given string can include hexadecimal characters by preceding the value with a character The next two characters after the V will then be interpreted as the hexadecimal value of a char acter For example to specify lt ESC gt E as string number 12 you would enter
92. ses on the network When a company sets up its computer users with a connection to the Internet an IP address must be as signed to each machine Without DHCP the IP address must be entered manually at each com puter DHCP lets a network administrator supervise and distribute IP addresses from a central point and automatically sends a new IP address when a computer is plugged into a different place in the network The administrator assigns a range of IP addresses to DHCP and each client computer on the LAN has its TCP IP software configured to request an IP address from the DHCP server The request and grant process uses a lease concept with a controllable time pe riod DHCP is defined in RFC 2131 Digital UNIX The latest Digital Equipment Corporation version of UNIX It replaces OSF 1 and ULTRIX and uses standard Berkeley UNIX TCP IP and Ipr Ipd for printing Direct Mode IPX The protocol used by Windows 95 for peer to peer communications DLC The Data Link Control is the service provided by the Data Link Layer of function defined in the Open Systems Interconnection OSI model for network communication The Data Link layer is responsible for providing reliable data transfer across one physical link or telecommuni cations path within the network Some of its primary functions include defining frames perform ing error detection or ECC on those frames and performing flow control to prevent a fast sender from overwhelming a slow receiver
93. settings to create the AFP description A Device Description DEVD Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48ASN The description must match the DE VD description in the CRTDEVPRT command IPDS pass through PDSPASTHR Select YES to print SCS files transforms SCS into IPDS Select NO to print only IPDS files TCP IP support TCP P Select YES Remote system RMTS Y S Enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address Port PORT Enter 5001 Activation timer ACT T MR Enter the number of seconds for PSF 400 to wait for the In telliBar printer to respond to an activation request If the printer will be used only by one system use the default value 170 seconds If the printer will be used by more than one system select NOMAX Inactivity timer NACTTMR Enter a value equal to or greater than the TCP IP TIMEOUT setting on the IntelliBar print server IntelliTech recommends SEC15 This sets the time PSF 400 maintains a session with the IntelliBar when there are no Ready Status RDY spooled files Configure the V3R1 AFP description by typing the following command on the command line WRKAFP2 DEVD M48ASNe 1 PDSPASTHR YES TCPIP YES RMTSYS 0 0 0 0 t IP PORT 5 ACTTMR NOMAX NACTTMR SECIS Note for the RMTSYS 0 0 0 0 entry enter the IntelliBar AS Net print server IP address 4 6 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up The QPQX
94. stics for 192 168 1 44 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost 8 loss gt Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum ms Maximum Bms Average Gms C N 5 7 SECTION 6 6 Troubleshooting 6 1 TROUBLESHOOTING OVERVIEW This section describes procedures for troubleshooting network printing problems you may encounter with IntelliBar AS Net printers Network printing problems generally fall into three categories 1 Installation Problems 2 Intermittent Problems 3 Protocol Specific Troubleshooting If you have followed the steps in this section and you believe that you have a faulty product contact Intelli Tech International technical support via e mail at support intellitech intl com or by calling 978 568 0370 x213 for information on obtaining service 6 1 1 Installation Problems If you are unable to print to the IntelliBar AS Net printer after you have completed the printer hardware set up verify the following items e The printer has correct media labels and ribbon installed e The printer has been configured for the installed media e All cables are securely plugged in e The printer is powered on and ONLINE READY appears in the display e The printer main controller has been configured for PARALLEL port communications in user control panel Configuration Menu e The print server has been properly configured e The network status LEDs on the rear of the printer are indicating proper op
95. system The driver allows programs running on the computer to access the hardware device in a relatively simple manner EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code EBCDIC is a character en coding set used by IBM mainframes and AS 400s EBCDIC is an 8 bit extension of BCDIC Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code an earlier 6 bit character set used on early IBM main frames EBCDIC is IBM s equivalent to ASCII IBM created 57 national EBCDIC character sets and an International Reference Version IRV based on ISO 646 and hence ASCII compatible US EBCDIC uses more or less the same characters as ASCII but different code points It has non contiguous letter sequences some ASCII characters do not exist in EBCDIC e g square brackets and EBCDIC has some char acters cent sign not sign not in ASCII As a consequence the translation between ASCII and EBCDIC was never officially completely defined Users defined one translation which re sulted in a so called de facto EBCDIC containing all the characters of ASCII that all ASCII related programs use File Server A computer responsible for the central storage and management of data files so that other computers on the same network can access the files Gateway A hardware or software set up that translates between two dissimilar protocols or more commonly used to describe any mechanism for providing access to another system Escape Sequence A series of characters usually sta
96. t printer ON At the command line type WRKCFGSTS DEV Device Name andselectoption 1 forVary ON ortype VRYCFG CFGOBJ Device Name CFGTYPE DEV STATUS ON D Verify IPDS communications between the host and the IntelliBar AS Net printer by starting the Print Writer and releasing an appropriate IPDS print job to the printer NOTE If the IntelliBar AS Net printer is powered down or reset while the writer is started it is necessary to end the writer and then go to step If you are having difficulties printing after completing the above instructions go to Section 6 Troubleshooting for assistance 4 20 SECTION 5 5 IPDS and LAN Diagnostics Settings and Firm ware Updates This section explains the available IPDS and TCP IP diagnostic functions configuration settings and firmware updating for the IntelliBar AS Net printer 5 1 DIAGNOSTICS OVERVIEW IntelliBar AS Net printers feature IPDS diagnostic mode functions that are enabled via a web browser DIP switches located on the rear of the printer or data stream commands sent from the host to the printer parallel port The diagnostic functions are used to configure the printer for EBCDIC hex dump reset the printer to IPDS factory default settings enable IPDS printing on the parallel port or to print out the current IPDS and network configuration settings Data stream command strings can set certain diagnostic functions and set the default page size The followin
97. te IBM AS 400 iSeries On line Technical Documents AFP Printing Advanced Function Print AFP References 8203740 V4RxMx PTF Listing for TCP LAN Printing 8234913 Configuring a LAN IPDS Device Description 11301431 Performance Issues with TCP IP LPR Printing End of Document 6 6 Appendix A Appendix A Glossary This glossary lists some of the common terms encountered in IPDS printing over TCP IP 10base2 A type of Ethernet that uses RG58 coaxial cable Also called Thin Ethernet ThinNet and CheaperNet 10base5 The original Ethernet standard that uses a thick coaxial cable Also called thick Ethernet or standard Ethernet 10baseT A type of Ethernet that uses unshielded twisted pair cable 100baseT4 A 100 megabit second networking standard based on Ethernet technology that uses four pairs on a Category 3 twisted pair cable Not widely used 100baseTX The most popular 100 megabit second networking standard based on Ethernet technology It uses two pairs on a Category 5 twisted pair cable 802 2 1 The IEEE standard for the Logical Link Control layer of the Ethernet protocol The LLC layer is implemented as special fields containing control information within an IEEE compati ble Ethernet frame 2 The NetWare Ethernet frame type that includes both the IEEE 802 3 and 802 2 fields 802 3 1 The IEEE standard for Ethernet 2 The default Ethernet frame type for NetWare 3 xx and 2 xx also called 802
98. ter Record Separator New Line 15 Carriage Return 0D Back Space 16 Set Line Density 2BC6 Set Text Orientation 2BD10683 Set Print Density 2BD2NN29 Page Presentation Media 2BD2NN48 Transparent 35 Bell 2F Enable Presentation 14 Inhibit Presentation Graphic Escape 08 Set Attribute 28 SCO UNIX A PC based UNIX developed by the Santa Cruz Operation Segment A physically or logically separate part of a network usually a different cable that is joined with other segments of the network via a repeater bridge or router to form the complete network Serial Port On a printer or print server a port that transfers data one bit at a time Serial ports usually have either 25 pin 9 pin D or RJ45 connectors A 16 Appendix A Glossary Server A device on a local area network that provides services to client computers on the net work See File Server Print Server Service A capability offered by a node on a network A single node can have multiple services available Setup string A series of characters that is sent before a print job Usually the purpose of a setup string is to put the printer in a special state for example landscape mode Shell Script The UNIX equivalent of a batch file See batch file SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol A protocol used to send E mail messages over the Internet SNA Systems Network Architecture SNA is IBM s proprietary high level networking proto col standard used by IBM and IBM
99. the command line to configure CRTDEVPRT for V3R7 VAR3 and V4R4 Note For the RMTLOCNAME 0 0 0 0 entry enter the Intelli Bar AS Net print server IP address CRTDEVPRT DEVD M48ASN DEVCLS LAN TYPE IPDS MODEL 0 LANATTACH P AFP YES AFPATTACH APPC PORT 5001 FONT 11 FORMFEED AUTOCUT PRTCVT YES RMTLOCNAME 0 0 0 0 TEXT M48 AS Net Printer The CRTDEVPRT screen will appear as follows Display Device Description Page 1 5769551 V3R7M0 000526 ILI BARI 10 23 03 13 22 56 Device description DEVD M48ASN Option a Cee OPTI ON FALL Category of device PRT Device class DEVCLS LAN Device type TYPE PDS Device model MODEL 0 LAN attachment LANATTACH Lp User defined object USRDFNOBJ NONE Data transform program i USRDTATFM NONE User defined driver program USRDRVPGM NONE Port number wed add Aet dedua ms es PORT 5001 Advanced function printing AFP YES Online at IPL ONLI NE YES Font irs FONT Identifier 011 Point size NONE Form feed FORMFEED AUTOCUT Separator drawer SEPDRAWER FILE Separator program SEPPGM NONE Library Ho tg Activation ti mer ACTTMR 170 Printer error message PRTERRMSG NQ Message queue MSGQ QSYSOPR Library te ihe SD tat cele LIBL Maxi mum pending requests MAXPNDRQS 6 Print while converting PRTCVT SY ES Print request ti mer PRTRQSTMR NOMAX Form definition FORMDF F1C10110 4 14 Section 4 AS 400 iSeries Host Set Up Library Remote Local loca
100. tion Mode Text oe a5 User def TENE LIBL Character identifier CHRI D SYSVAL ocation RMTLOCNAME 0 0 0 0 NND E EE LCLLOCNAME NETATR Name Remote network identifier RMTNETI D NETATR Name WOOD EORR MODE QSPWTR Name Dependent location name DEPLOCNAME NONE SS Arat A NT US TEXT M48 AS Net Printer ined options USRDFNOPT ccc User defined GDEL ODER Ee eto eeeeeds Mort tet END OF LE ST NN SG Ecko cox 4 6 2 V3R7 V4R3 and V4R4 cnTPsrFCcFG Command The CRTPSFCFG command is used to configure AFP for OS 400 V3R7 Use the following user defined settings to create the AFP description A PSF configuration PSF CF G Enter a name or description for the IntelliBar AS Net printer being configured ex M48ASN The name must match the USRDFNOBJ name in the printer CRTDEVPRT DEVD command Library Select QGPL IPDS pass through I PDSPASTHR Select YES to print SCS files transforms SCS into IPDS Select NO to print only IPDS files Activate release timer ACTRLSTMR Select NORDYF This activates the release timer when there are no spooled files in the output queue with a Ready Status R DY after the last spooled has printed NORDYF provides that all RDY files are printed before releasing the session NORDYF does not terminate the writer Release timer RLSTMR Enter a value equal to or greater than the TCP IP TIMEOUT setting on the IntelliBar print server IntelliTech recommends SEC15 This sets the time
101. ts If you use this switch don t forget to put it back to the OFF position after the factory default settings have been restored Note After a factory reset is performed the TCP IP address will be re set to the default value of 192 0 0 192 This address will have to be re configured before communications can be re established with the host 5 1 1 2 Set IPDS Active on Parallel Port Mode The IPDS Active on Parallel Port Mode enables the IntelliBar AS Net printer to accept IPDS commands on its parallel communications port This is useful for printing IPDS data when the printer is attached to a terminal such as an IBM 5250 or for preparing the printer for a firmware download 5 1 1 3 Print Configuration Self Test Settings Mode The Print Configuration Self Test Mode is useful for understanding the programmed state of the IPDS interpreter and the print server The Print Configuration Self Test Mode prints the current default IPDS page size settings IPDS and TCP IP configuration settings as well as the ROM version and checksum of the IPDS interpreter firmware The Print Configuration Self Test is also used to confirm that the IntelliBar print server and IPDS interpreter are operating correctly 5 1 2 Configuring Diagnostic Functions Via the DIP Switches The diagnostic DIP switches are located on the rear of the printer directly above the RJ45 Ethernet socket To enter the diagnostic mode power up the printer and set DIP switch 4 to ON T
102. tus XCD XJetiV PLUS EN SNAP Unknown FW Ver XJ8 5 78 2000 07 18 Boot Ver 6 5 AppleTalk Name Ethernet 00 40 17 06 90 08 XCO 069008 P1 AT Node name AppleTalk Zone xco 069008 oe Active services NetBIOS Computer Name Pos xco 069008 BINARY P1 NetBIOS Domain TEXT PT WORK GROUP POSTSCRIPT P1 Primary WINS server PCL P1 0 0 0 0 XCD 069008 P1 AT Secondary WINS server CG 0 0 0 0 TCP IP Enabled Netware Enabled NETWORK STATISTICS 1 AppleTalk Enabled Packets Received POP3 Enabled Bytes Received ore Enabled Bad Packets Received Net81 OS IP Enabled Receiver error fask i NetBEUI Enabled Receiver overruns t LAT Enabled Packets Transmitted Benyen Disabled Bytes Transmitted E s Packet Collisions 1P address 192 0 9 192 Transmit packet fail Subnet mask 0 0 0 9 Transmit error mask IP Gateway 0 0 0 0 set manually Boot method AUTO Boot tries 3 Netwere Stetus Wo servers I i E E a enabled Netware Retries 0 Frame type Network Count EN 11 Unknown EN 802 2 Unknown 30 EN 802 3 Unknown 2 oom show currentpoint 14 sub exch pop 36 exch moveto forel showpage XXEUOF 3 2 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration 3 2 NETWORK SETUP 3 2 1 Printer to Network Physical Connection Connect the printer RJ45 port to a network hub switch or router using CAT 5 unshielded twisted pair cable 3 2 1 1
103. use of filter 1 in certain types of IBM CICS print jobs pages end with a lt CONTROL A gt By using filter 1 you can substitute each occurrence of lt CONTROL A gt with lt F ORMFEED gt This would be implemented as follows on a service called t1 CS When jobs are printed to the CICS service all occurrences of lt CONTROL A gt will be replaced with lt F ORMFEED gt Note that filter 11 is predefined as lt F ORMFEED gt End of Appendix B B 5
104. user involvement The BOOTP server auto matically assigns the IP address from a pool of addresses for a specified duration of time BOOTP is the basis for a more advanced network manager protocol the Dynamic Host Con figuration Protocol DHCP Centronics The de facto standard for parallel printer ports that is used on the vast majority of all printers Chooser A Macintosh program that allows a user to select a printer on a network Circuit A logical connection between two or more devices on a network Client A computer on a local area network that obtains services from a server on the network Command File The VMS equivalent of a batch file See batch file Console A program running on a device such as print server that allows a user to configure and monitor that device DAEMON The acronym for Disk And Execution MONitor A program that is not invoked explicitly but lies dormant waiting for some condition s to occur Data Stream A data stream is a continuous ordered stream of data elements and objects con forming to a given format DDS Data Description Specifications DECNET A network operating system and the corresponding protocol developed by Digital Equipment Corporation Not to be confused with LAT which is a different DEC protocol A 3 Appendix A Glossary DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol This is a protocol that lets network administra tors centrally manage and automate the assignment of IP Addres
105. xxxx are the last six digits of the Ethernet MAC ad dress 3 7 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration XAdmin32 Search Window Return with 192 168 1 38 pservers XAdmin32 i fe ol x File Devices Control View Help aaa sae e P Filters Name Address Front Panel Model Type Location Firmware Version us Q TWC BA9D54 192 168 1 8 READY Intellibar 4x6 3 99 IPX SPX qaos 192 168 1 38 XJet4 3 78 gt Devices 2 Unconfigured 0 a For help press F1 I If the newly configured print server does not appear in the search return window click on the Devices tab and select Search Active Devices The IP address you just entered will appear in the search return window XAdmin32 Search Active Devices File Devices Control View Help Search Active Devices Refresh Status Setup Unconfigured Devices FS Front Panel Model Type Location Firmware Version 192 168 1 8 READY InteliBar 4x6 3 99 192 168 1 38 XJet4 3 78 Add Device INS Delete Device DEL n Search network for active devices Devices 2 Unconfigured 0 a J Double click on the IntelliBar AS Net print server to be configured A menu window will open Select the Configure Device option 3 8 Section 3 Printer Set Up And Network Configuration XAdmin32 Select Device to Configure f pservers XAdmin32 E inl xl File Devices Control View

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