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1. oooo oo o Section 4 8 NOTE LPR LPD is not supported when sending unconverted print jobs in EBCDIC format from an IBM mainframe or AS 400 LPR LPD is however supported when printing ASCII jobs from any host system including UNIX Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Novell OS 2 etc when the printer attached to the print server is a SCS type printer After you have completed the configuration of these protocols go to Chapter 7 to complete the print server s setup If the attached printer is an IPDS printer you will also need to go to Chapter 8 ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 4 1 Configuring the Print Server 4 1 1 AssIGN TCP IP ADDRESS After starting the print control utility select the desired print server from the displayed list The print servers are identified through their serial number and network address Both of these are unique to the specific print server and can be found on the bottom of the print server as well as on the self test print out Open the configuration dialog box by double clicking on the desired print server or by highlighting the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button displayed in the tool bar Follow these simple steps to configure the print server for TCP IP printing 1 Select TCP IP by clicking on the white box in front of that selection 2 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters a Enter the TCP IP address of the pr
2. 8940 Automatic configuration failed or not allowed E001 No Telnet printer support at host The operating system on the AS 400 supports only display not printer devices in Telnet sessions You should either update your operating system or reconfigure your print server for a non Telnet mode of AS 400 communication 1902 Session successfully started 1904 Source system at incompatible release 9 5 5 IPDS PRINTING Problem The print server will not respond to a Ping Resolution If you have problems pinging the print server e Verify the configuration of the AS 400 including the print server and any intervening devices such as routers and bridges e Verify that the AS 400 line description is varied on the print server is turned on and that the printer is also turned on and show a status of READY e Verify that the AS 400 TCP IP interface is active Problem PSF 400 terminates when initialized Resolution If PSF 400 terminates when you initialize it for IPDS printing and issues a message PQT3603 check for the following error codes 10 means an incorrect RMTSYS V3R1 or V3R6 or RMTLOCNAME V3R2 V3R7 or above has been specified for the printer MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 15 means that PSF 400 timed out waiting for the printer s response You should check the value you entered for Activation Timer when using WRKAFP2 V3R1 or V3R6 CRTPSFCFG V3R2 or CRTDEVPRT V3R7 or above Codes
3. Main Issues Problem The print server does not connect to the NetWare file server when the print server has been connected to the LAN while the fileserver was down MM ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Resolution Cycle power or reset the print server in order for the print server to automatically reconnect to the file server The print server must be connected to the LAN while the file server is running Then whenever the file server is brought down and then back up again the print server will automatically reconnect Problem After configuring the print server to use Novell and performing a reset the Power LED blinks for a long time There is no self test report printed and the print server cannot be seen in the print control utility s List of Print Servers screen If the print server is left alone for a long time with the Power LED blinking eventually the startup process will bypass the Novell login process and will then print the self test Resolution The start up process has not been able to complete Generally this occurs when there is an incorrect Novell password On the List of Print Servers screen from the Protocol drop down menu select Novell Click on the Scan for Print Servers button If the print server appears on the list than an incorrect Novell password has been entered Correct the password It is recommended that a password not be used It may be necessary to assign a new password at the Novell server as we
4. Select Printer Drivers Assign IP address Through the NW Administrator Windows Create NDPS printer Create Printer Agent Enter NDPS Manager name Select Novell Printer Gateway Select Printer Type Select Connection Type Remote rprinter on IPX Select Port Type Other Select Printer Number Select Printer Drivers Enter Name of NDPS Printer Agent Enter Printer Name s or Printer Number s Assume Print Server Printer Print Queue are already created Through the NW Administrator Windows Create NDPS printer Create Printer Agent Enter NDPS Manager name Select Novell Printer Gateway Select Printer Type Select Connection Type Forward Job to a Queue Enter Queue Name and Queue User Name Select Printer Drivers Define Print Server name Enter name of NDS Tree and NDS Context Windows 9x Open Network Neighborhood Open desired Network context double click NDPS printer If desired change printer name Industry standard network protocol easy to configure Easy to configure little better print control paper out status Great if print server box card doesn t support LPR or remote printer mode Too complex too many NDS objects to manage CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting 9 5 7 PRINT SERVER OPERATION The following is a list of some other problems that you may run into when using the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server Problem During the normal power up proce
5. 20 39 indicate a general communications failure Make sure all of the components in your network are operational such as routers Codes 40 59 indicate a logic error between PSF and the printer control unit Contact IBM Support Problem Spooled print file remains in PND status Resolution e Check the output queue with the command WRKOUTQ OUTQ queuename e This typically indicates that PSF 400 is waiting for a response from the printer This can be verified by displaying the OSPL subsystem WRKACTJOB SBS OSPL If the status of the PDJ job for the printer is SELW then PSF 400 is waiting for a response from the printer Make sure that the printer is online and in READY status and that all network connections for example routers between the AS 400 and the printer are active Problem Spooled files disappear without printing Resolution e Check that the correct printer queue name and correct IP address have been used e Ping the IP address If the ping is successful disconnect the network cable from the print server and ping the address again If the ping is still successful there is another printer with that IP address on the network Problem Data is being clipped Resolution To resolve this problem you may want to set the PSC Page Size Control parameter to YES in the WRKAFP2 V3R1 and V3R6 command or in the CRTPS FCFG command V3R2 V3R7 or above o CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting Problem The first pr
6. complete the print server s setup If the attached printer is an IPDS printer you will also need to go to Chapter 8 5 1 Configuring the Print Server After starting the print control utility select the desired print server from the displayed list The print servers are identified through their serial number and network address Both of these are unique to the specific print server and can be found on the bottom of the print server as well as on the self test print out nn ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Open the configuration dialog box by double clicking on the desired print server or by highlighting the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button displayed in the tool bar Follow these simple steps to configure the print server according to the Connection Type you chose previously The options were Remote Prine ron IM Neds ctebenteugeccuwesupecteusdas Section 5 1 1 Remote LRP OnIP lt 4 6520645409444 ia FS ESKER ES Section 5 1 2 Forward Jobs tO A QuCUG 94 0854 264505202508 se Maes Section 5 1 3 5 1 1 REMOTE PRINTER ON IPX 1 Select NW Remote Printer by clicking on the white box in front of that selection 2 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters a In the Print Server field enter the SAP Name assigned during step 8A in Section 5 2 2 b In the field next to the print server s local port LPT1 that the target printer is attached to ent
7. tabs not supported are treated as spaces Superscript set on 5219 printer ignored on all other printers Subscript set on 5219 printer ignored on all other printers Superscript can celed on 5219 printer ignored on all other printers Ignored not sup ported ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Command Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation ESC 87 57 Turn double Proprinter Double width W width on off and Epson command sent to 4214M2 twinax printer 01 or 31 selects 5 CPI 00 or 30 returns to 10 CPI ignored on all other printers ESC X 88 Set left and Proprinter Ignored not sup right margins and Epson ported 58 59 High speed Proprinter Ignored not sup double densi and Epson ported k ty graphics SA Quadruple Proprinter Ignored not sup density and Epson ported graphics Set relative Epson Ignored not sup position ported space 1s sent Print charac Proprinter Ignored not sup ters from ported symbol set Select 9 pin Epson Ignored not sup graphics ported 94 SE Print 1 char Proprinter Ignored not sup acter from ported ESC _ 95 SF Turn over Proprinter Ignored not sup score on off and Epson ported 97 61 NLQ justifi Proprinter Ignored not sup cation and Epson ported APPENDIX ASCII Commands Printer Il DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation ESC b 62 Set vertical tabs Propr
8. 1 6 CONTROLLED ACCESS PRINTERS 1 Double click on the Network Neighborhood icon on the Windows desktop 2 Open the NDS context the NDPS printer object resides in 3 Locate the desired NDPS printer object and double click its icon 4 Follow the instructions given by the Windows Add Printer Wizard 5 2 Controlled or Public Access Printer Novell NetWare 5 x NDPS NWAdmin Under NetWare 5 x printers attached through a print server can be configured as Controlled Access or Public Access printers The instructions below cover both types unless noted otherwise The following steps are covered o lt 4 bask cecoeees teieees tes oetestadeeses Section 5 2 1 Creating a NDPS Printer Object Section 5 2 2 ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 5 2 1 PREREQUISITES To create a Printer Agent under NDPS the following requirements must be met e The user must have at least Read Write Modify and Create rights for the destination container where its associated Printer object will reside This is not necessary when creating a Public Access printer e The user must be designated as a Manager of the NDPS Manager that will control this Printer Agent e A NDPS Broker must be running e A NDPS Manager object must be created Please refer to your Novell documentation for more information on these requirements An on line user s guide can be found at www novell documentation com 5 2 2 CREATING A NDPS PRINTER OBJECT 1
9. 2 Controlled or Public Access Printer Novell NetWare 5 x NDPS o E E ET 43 Del ECE SE AA A o 44 9 2 2 Credne a NDPS Prioter ODE CE micas 44 5 3 Print Server Novell NetWare 4 x NDS NWAdMIN ooccncnnnccnnnnnccnncnancnnnns 46 SaL SS NACI aaa 46 Dz Addme a Printserver OD Oca ir 46 5 3 9 Adding Printer Ob Coni daas 47 5 3 4 Adding Print Queue Ob Sra 47 Seo Contanos ihe Print SENE Eira Hien arai 48 20 Gil ore es Coni raO AAA C rT ere aan terry er ern ye Ores an 49 5 4 Print Server Novell NetWare 4 x NDS PCONSOLE ccccceecceee ees 50 SA1 ee Priotoerver ON CCC riores 50 do Addme Printer OD Oct rara risa pit 5l 9 9 Adding Prini Queue O10 EC S sisenes a 52 ieee COMMIS te Pra SOIC orar aria 53 SAI Client Config ratio sictapoarpecccesatatone es 54 5 5 Remote Printer Novell NetWare 4 x NDS NWAdMiN ooccnnnnccnnnnnocnnnnns 54 wal Enteros NWAdMiN ceirnin a r 55 0 0 2 Optional Addini a Prnt eI Vel sii 59 wo o An T DO Sot Adding aut Olcue OD CC ssenarisini 56 Dao Reloading the Print Server NLM indicaron 57 do Ore Ui 18 he Print SENE eresian aiE akana e jee 57 SD Chent CIAO Renee e nema eee rte rt er nnnne eiae a 58 5 6 Remote Printer Novell NetWare 4 x NDS PCONSOLE 0 0 59 LOL Opuonal Adding a Priit SCVO menciones tidad 59 202 Adding Protter Cb OC tec eeresssnoniei in enis nane 60 510 9 Addme Pont Queue OD coup tr 61 5 6 4 Reloading the Print Server NLM citar ds 62 90 9 Constantine OSCE dea 62 00 Clie
10. 3 ADDING PRINT QUEUE OBJECTS Perform the procedure below to associate NetWare print queue objects with the print server s NetWare Printer objects see Section 5 4 2 Do this when installing a new print server or when adding a new queue to be serviced by an existing NetWare Printer object associated with the print server l If you haven t already done so start PCONSOLE and change to the context where the print server s NetWare Printer object resides Then select the printer you want to associate the print queue s with and press lt Enter gt The Printer Configuration form appears Select the Print queues assigned entry and press lt Enter gt The Print Queues list appears Make sure that there is at least one queue in the list Press lt Ins gt to add a queue to the Print Queues list The Object Class list appears Navigate the Object Class list to the context where the print queue object resides or where you want to create a new print queue object This should be the context where the majority of the queue users reside If the queue you want to add to the Print Queue list does not exist yet press lt Ins gt to add a new queue to the Object Class list PCONSOLE prompts you for a name and volume then adds the new queue to the Object Class list In the Object Class list select a Printer Queue to add to the printer s Print Queues list Then press lt Enter gt The new queue appears in the print
11. AnyNet ooo ooomm o o Section 4 5 2 Configuring the Print Server for AnyNet Printing Section 4 5 3 4 5 1 ANYNET CONFIGURATION WORKSHEET As you configure the AS 400 and later the print server you will be asked to supply various names and parameters To make the process easier you should retrieve or decide on the information now Before you proceed you should enter the requested names and parameters in the following worksheet 1 Host Network ID The AS 400 s network ID can be retrieved from the network attributes listing On the AS 400 command line type DSPNETA Display Network Attributes Press lt Enter gt The Host Network ID is listed as the Local network ID 2 Host Control Point Name The AS 400 s control point name can be retrieved from the network attributes listing On the AS 400 command line type DSPNETA Display Network Attributes and press lt Enter gt The Host Control Point Name is listed as the Local control point name While in the DSPNETA screen page down to the third page and verify that the field Allow AnyNet Support is set to YES 3 Print Server Name Choose a unique name to assign to the print server later This name must comply with the following requirements o CHAPTER 4 TCP IP Printing A This name must be unique to the AS 400 B The name must be no longer than 8 characters C The name must start with an alpha character AZ D The name must consist of the chara
12. NetWare Printer object associated with the print server 1 If you haven t already done so start PCONSOLE and change to the context where the print server s NetWare Printer object resides Then select the printer you want to associate the print queue s with and press lt Enter gt The Printer Configuration form appears 2 Select the Print queues assigned entry and press lt Enter gt The Print Queues list appears Make sure that there is at least one queue in the list 3 Press lt Ins gt to add a queue to the Print Queues list The Object Class list appears 4 Navigate the Object Class list to the context where the print queue object resides or where you want to create a new print queue object This should be the context where majority of the queue users reside 5 If the queue you want to add to the Print Queue list does not exist yet press lt Ins gt to add a new queue to the Object Class list PCONSOLE prompts you for a name and volume then adds the new queue to the Object Class list 6 In the Object Class list select a Printer Queue to add to the printer s Print Queues list Then press lt Enter gt The new queue appears in the printer s Print Queues list MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 7 If you want to add another queue to the printer s Print Queues list repeat step 2 through 6 of this procedure 8 Press lt Esc gt several times until the Exit menu appears Select Yes and press lt Ent
13. ardid sas de Section 5 6 6 5 6 1 OPTIONAL ADDING A PRINT SERVER If the print server NLM is already running on your Novell server skip this section and go to Section 5 6 2 Otherwise follow these steps 1 Login to NetWare as ADMIN or as a user with ADMIN security equivalence 2 Start NetWare s PCONSOLE program 3 If necessary use PCONSOLE s Change Context selection to change to the context where you want to install the print server If you are not sure which context you should install the print server in install the print server in the context that contains the users that will be using the print server most For more information about contexts and other NetWare 4 x concepts see your NetWare manuals 4 On a piece of paper write down the context in which you are installing the print server You can read this from the Context item at the top of PCONSOLE s screen Later you will use this information to configure the print server 5 Go to PGONSOLE s Available Options menu and choose Print Servers The Print Servers list appears 6 Press lt Ins gt to add a new print server to the list The New Print Server Name form appears 7 Enter a name for the new print server and press lt Enter gt A ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER IMPORTANT Observe the following points concerning the print server s name e Do not use more than 19 characters in the print server s name PCONSOLE allows you to enter print ser
14. click on Start 2 Select Settings then open the Printer folder 3 Double click on the Add Printer icon 4 Choose My Computer 5 Select Add Port 6 From the Available Printer Ports list double click on LPR Port 7 In the Name or address of server providing Ipd field enter the IP address you assigned to the print server see Section 4 1 1 8 In the Name of printer or print queue on that server field enter the physical or logical port of the print server that the target printer is attached to that is LPTI TCP1 NOTE Selecting the TPC1 logical port will give you added configuration options such as turning banner header and trailer pages off and suppressing blank pages when printing to an HP LaserJet printer 9 Click OK and Close the Printer Ports screen 10 From the Add Printer Wizard screen select the LPR port you just added and press Next gt CHAPTER 4 TCP IP Printing 11 Complete the remaining requests from the Windows NT Add Printer Wizard The printer attached to the print server is now available Simply select it from your application as you would any other printer 4 8 TCP IP DirectPort Printing for Windows 95 98 Print servers can be accessed directly from a PC running Windows 95 98 with TCP IP by installing the TCP IP DirectPort client software on the PC Any number of PCs can be easily configured to print directly to a SCS or SCS DSC printer connected through an print server SCS twina
15. for all your AnyNet devices including print servers and you are creating a new AnyNet controller the AnyNet Remote Control Point Name should be different from the print server name If your AS 400 supports more than 254 AnyNet devices you should configure one AnyNet controller for every print server In this case the AnyNet Remote Control Point Name should be the same as the print server name 4 5 2 CONFIGURING THE AS 400 FOR ANYNET Changing the AS 400 s Network Attribute To allow AnyNet communication from your AS 400 the Allow AnyNet Support option must be set to Yes You may want to check the current setting first by executing the DSPNETA command and then scrolling to the last page of the available parameters If the value is set to No return to the command prompt CMD3 and enter the following CHGNETA ALWANYNET YES gt CHAPTER 4 TCP IP Printing Adding the Print Server to the AS 400 TCP IP Host Table 1 On your AS 400 s command line type c gtcp to enter the configure TCP IP menu 2 Select 10 Work with TCP IP host table entries Scroll down and make sure there are no duplicate print server addresses 3 Place a 1 in front of the blank line on top of the list to add another TCP IP device Press lt Enter gt 4 Enter the print server TCP IP address in the Internet address field 5 Under Host names Name enter the following print server Name Host Network ID SNA IBM COM for example 105450PS A
16. lt BLACK BOX MTT TTT MARCH 2003 PC435A Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION Order toll free in the U S Call 877 877 BBOX outside U S call 724 746 5500 FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Web site www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com FCC AND IC RFI STATEMENTS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio communication It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This digital apparat
17. mainframe and TN3270e server documentation for configuration instructions Once you have assigned a TCP IP address to the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server and verified the address go to Section 7 2 to continue the configuration of the print server 4 3 Configuring for IPDS Printing Once you have assigned a TCP IP address and verified the address see Section 4 1 1 go to Chapter 8 to continue the configuration of the AS 400 or IBM mainframe system 4 4 Configuring OS 400 for TN5250e T N5250e is an extension of the Telnet display protocol used in IBM AS 400 systems IBM has limited printer support in TN5250e to only one type of printer a 3812 1 SCS Page Printer Use this protocol only if you are attaching a 3812 1 printer 4 4 1 CONFIGURING THE AS 400 To configure your AS 400 to support TN5250e printing the AS 400 must meet the following software requirements e Be running OS 400 V3R2 or newer nn ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER e Have the most recent version of Client Access installed on the AS 400 Client Access for Windows 95 NT V3R1M3 or newer or Client Access Enhanced for Windows 3 1 V3R1 and e Have the most recent version of the Telnet server installed The following is a list of the necessary PTFs that support TN5250e This list is based upon the IBM APARF 1111226 dated January 4 1999 Newer PTFs may be available check with IBM for an up to date listing Version Product PTF Required Version 4 R
18. option has been configured The Line Sync LED will flash two times a second for twinax or four times a second for coax until the attached twinax or 3270 coax printer is online and ready to accept print jobs After this sequence is complete the print server is ready for normal operation 9 7 AS 400 Communication Trace It may be necessary to capture a complete communications trace of data being passed between the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server and the AS 400 This is done by starting ending and printing a trace using IBM s STRCMNTRC ENDCMNTRC and PRTCMNTRC commands See your IBM manuals for specific instructions on using these commands 9 8 Calling Black Box If you determine that your Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server is malfunctioning do not attempt to alter or repair it It contains no user serviceable parts Contact Black Box at 724 746 5500 122 a CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting Before you do make a record of the history of the problem We will be able to provide more efficient and accurate assistance if you have a complete description including e the nature and duration of the problem e when the problem occurs e the components involved in the problem any particular application that when used appears to create the problem or make it worse and the results of any testing you ve already done 9 9 Shipping and Packaging If you need to transport or ship your Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Serve
19. requires the following steps Eater NWAdMU N opaco nae cesta des Section 5 3 1 Adding a Print Server ODj6Ct 2 24044525 cneterset were eees Section 5 3 2 Adding Pamer OMCs 4 exdeeeatennnanccou reas Section 5 3 3 Adding Print Quee ODS a sudun nny tbe oad eee ox Section 5 3 4 Configuring the Print Server ssscsi rererere bens iras Section 5 3 5 Clean Contistradoln sas peehea EE da ate Section 5 3 6 5 3 1 ENTERING NWADMIN 1 Login to NetWare as ADMIN or as a user with ADMIN security equivalence 2 Open the NetWare Tools group and double click on NWAdmin 3 Check the current context on the title bar If it is incorrect select the appropriate context from the displayed list 5 3 2 ADDING A PRINT SERVER OBJECT 1 Using the right mouse button click the context to which the print server is to be added 2 Select Create from the displayed menu 3 Select Print Server and type a new print server name 6 CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing IMPORTANT Observe the following points concerning the print server s name e Do not use more than 19 characters in the print server s name NWAdmin allows you to enter print server names longer that this but the print server does not support names longer than 19 characters e Do not use spaces in the print server name Use dashes or underscores instead NWAdmin allows spaces in the print server name but the print server does not support this However you can use spaces in the names
20. the displayed list The print servers are identified through their serial number and network address Both of these are unique to the specific print server and can be found on the bottom of the print server as well as on the self test print out Open the configuration dialog box by double clicking on the desired print server or by highlighting the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button in the tool bar Follow these simple steps to configure the print server as a Novell NetWare 4 x NDS Print Server 1 Select NW Print Server by clicking on the white box in front of that selection 2 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters a Replace the default Print Server Name the Black Box serial number with the Print Server Name assigned during Adding a Print Server Object see Section 5 3 2 gt CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing b If necessary enter the Password for this print server object and change the Ethernet frame Type and the Queue Polling Time The Queue List and Notify List are for information only This information must be changed on the Novell NetWare server 3 In the left column of the print control screen click on the white circle in front of NDS 4 Then click the NDS button 5 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters Enter the name of the correct NDS Tree and NDS Context manuall
21. the TCP IP DirectPort print driver A ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER To add a new printer follow these steps l 2A Click on Start select Settings and then go to Printers Click on the Add Printer Wizard icon Follow the normal Windows process to add a local printer Select generic for the type of printer attached to the print server When the screen appears giving you a listing of the available ports select IPPortl Black Box TCP IP DirectPort or the port name you choose during the DirectPort installation process Click on the Configure Port button On the Port Configuration screen enter the TCP IP address of the print server in the IP address field Specify LPT1 as the physical port that the printer is attached to on the print server Verify that LPT appears in the Select Device Port field If not click on the Select Device Port button and select LPT1 Make any other desired changes to port configuration Then click OK Continue with the remainder of the Add Printer Wizard steps to complete the Process 4 8 3 REMOVING DIRECTPORT FROM WINDOWS 95 98 To remove the DirectPort print driver from your Windows 95 98 system use the standard Windows Add Remove Programs option from within the control panel Do not attempt to delete the folder that the DirectPort installation program creates Doing so will cause the Windows Add Remove Programs function to fail In addition you wi
22. the address Host name is the optional name you may have defined for the printer attached to the print server if you created an optional TCP IP Host Table entry If the pings are not successful refer to Chapter 9 If the pings are successful vary on the print server s printer device description by typing this command all on one line VRYCFG print server printer device name CFGTYPE DEV STATUS ON To use PSF 400 to send IPDS files to the print server start the writer by typing this command STRPRIWTR DEV print server printer device name 8 2 Configuring the IBM Mainframe for IPDS Printing The print server s basic configuration should already have been completed using instructions found in Chapter 4 Additional configuration options for the print server can be set through either the print control utility or by using host download commands These functions are described later in this chapter Several steps are required to configure the MVS system to print AFP IPDS files on the print server with PPR PPD TCP IP These are 1 Define the MVS communications control units to MVS 2 Modify the TCP IP profile on your MVS system 3 Ping the printer 4 Define the printer as a writer controlled printer to JES 5 Define the printer to PSF MVS with PRINTDEV including IP address For more information refer to IBM publications TCP IP for MVS Customization and Administration Guide or PSF V3R1 0 for OS 390 Customization or
23. the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button displayed in the tool bar Follow these simple steps to configure the print server as a Novell NetWare Remote Printer 1 Select NW Remote Printer by clicking on the white box in front of that selection nD ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 2 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters a In the Print Server field enter then name of the Novell Print Server NLM b In the field next to the print server s local port that the target printer is attached to enter the Printer Name assigned earlier see Section 5 8 1 Alternately you may enter the Novell printer number associated with the printer 3 If you want to configure additional protocols refer to the respective section If your configuration of the print server is complete click on the Apply Changes button on the bottom of the configuration window Then Exit the utility 5 8 7 CLIENT CONFIGURATION To enable a client workstation to print to a NetWare queue a local port must be captured This can be accomplished using the NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows or through a capture command from the DOS prompt To capture a local port using NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows 1 Open NetWare User Tools from your desktop 2 Click on the printer icon on the top tool bar The client s available ports LPT1 will be displayed on the left side of
24. the printer s that was were actually attached to the print server at the time the SNA APPC configuration was applied to the print server or at the time the print server was last reset XX identifies the printer s attached to the print server in the following manner Printer Attached to Corresponding I O Print Server logical port with physical port 5250 printer XX Value session 00 Twinax 6 2 Retrieving AS 400 Parameters This section explains how to locate the parameters needed for the configuration of the print server namely Adapter Address As 400 soplar dado dis bees Section 6 2 1 Host Network ID and Host Control Point Name Section 6 2 2 A9 400 Auto Configuration ii455040 arre Section 6 2 3 6 2 1 ADAPTER ADDRESS AS 400 1 Type WRKLIND Work Line Description on the AS 400 s command line Press Enter 2 Locate the line that the print server is attached to from the displayed lines Enter 5 Display in the field in front of that line Press Enter 3 Locate the Local adapter address This is the value you wanted to find As you enter it in the print control s menu make sure to change the format to XX XX XX XX XX XX 6 2 2 HOST NETWORK ID AND HosT CONTROL POINT NAME 1 Type DSPNETA Display Network Attributes on the AS 400 s command line Press Enter nn ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 2 The Host Network ID is listed as the Local network ID and the Host Control Poin
25. the screen The available queues resources will be displayed on the right 3 Click on the desired port then on the queue you want to capture and finally on the Capture button 4 Complete the capture process by configuring the LPT Settings and making the capture Permanent if so desired Then Exit the program The same results can be obtained by using the Capture command from the DOS prompt by typing the following capture local n queue name where nis the number of the LPT port you want to assign the queue to and nameis the name of the queue you want to capture 6 SNA APPC Printing If you haven t already installed the print control utility please go back and do so now Then proceed with the following instructions Conngurine the Print SCIVel p04 04644 haw deba ra Section 6 1 Retrieving A5 400 Parameters 4 00s bicbeisdseeeehteeuins es Section 6 2 After you have completed the configuration of these protocols go to Chapter 7 to complete the print server s setup If the attached printer is an IPDS printer you will also need to go to Chapter 8 6 1 Configuring the Print Server After starting the print control utility select the desired print server from the displayed list The print servers are identified through their serial number and network address Both of these are unique to the specific print server and can be found on the bottom of the print server as well as on the self test print out Open the configu
26. 00 pel font libraries even though the printer attached to the print server may higher resolutions The following is a sample procedure PSFPROC that can be modified to suit your installation The following is a description of the statements to be used in the PSF Startup Proc FAILURE Specifies the action that PFS MVS takes after a printing failure or a TCP IP network failure If FAILURE WCONNECT and the print server is connected to another host when PSF MVS attempts to establish a connection on TCP IP PSF MVS continuously retries up to the limit specified in CONNINTV until the print server becomes available FAILURE STOP stops the attempt to connect the print server TIMEOUT Specifies the action that PSF MVS takes after a timeout when on output is available on JES The DISCINTV parameter specifies the timeout interval TIMEOUT REDRIVE requests that PSF MVS redrive the printer FSA using the value of the MGMTMODE parameter TIMEOUT STOP requests that PSF MSV stop the printer FSA which can then be restarted only by an operator command MGMTMODE Set this parameter to OUTAVAIL OUTAVAIL requests that PSF start a communications session with the print server only when output is available on the JES spool DISCINTV Specifies the disconnect interval in seconds The value can range from zero to 86 400 It is suggested that the setting be 15 When no output is available from JES for this time period PSF MSV ends the session with the print s
27. 3 The name must consist of alphanumeric a z A Z or numeric 0 9 characters only Spaces underscores slashes etc are not accepted 4 The first four characters should uniquely identify the device since the print server will automatically create printer devices on your AS 400 using the first four characters of the name you assigned to the print server followed by PRTXX 3 If you want to configure additional protocols refer to the respective section If your configuration of the print server is complete click on the Apply Changes button on the bottom of the configuration window Then Exit the utility 4 The print server will now automatically create the following devices on you AS 400 a APPC Controller with the name you assigned as the Interface Control Point This step will be omitted if the print server is attached to a 5494 controller b 5494 Controller with the first five characters of the Interface Control Point name followed by the identifier RMT c A printer device for every printer that was attached to the print server at the time the new configuration was sent to the print server or when the print server was last reset Names for the printer devices are actually given by the AS 400 system and follow this format ABCDPRTXX where ABCD are the first four characters of the Interface Control Point name PRT is a fixed identifier for printers 7 CHAPTER 6 SNA APPC Printing XX identifies
28. A Migration Planning Dynamic I O Configuration or MVS ESA Hardware Configuration Using the Dialog gt CHAPTER 8 IBM IPDS Printing 8 2 3 MODIFY THE TCP IP PROFILE IN MVS The TCP IP profile contains system configuration statements used to initialize the TCP IP address space Some statements require special considerations when you are printing from PSF MVS The following example shows the specific statements that require consideration shown in bold ACBPOOLSIZE 1000 ADDRESSTRANSLATIONPOOLSIZE 1500 CCBPOOLSIZE 150 DATABUFFERPOOLSIZE 160 32768 ENVELOPEPOOLSIZE 750 IPROUTEPOOLSIZE 300 LARGEENVELOPEPOOLSIZE 50 RCBPOOLSIZE 50 SCBPOOLSIZE 256 SKCBPOOLSIZE 256 SMALLDATABUFFERPOOLSIZE 256 TCBPOOLSIZE 512 TINYDATABUFFERPOOLSIZE 256 UCBPOOLSIZE 100 KEEPALIVEOPTIONS INTERVAL 10 SENDGARBAGE FALSE ENDKEEPALIVEOPTIONS GATEWAY s Network Firsthop Linkname Packet Size Subnet mask Subnet value 9 a BPCLAN 2000 0 255 255 0 0 99 12 0 DEFAULTNET 9 99 12 254 BPCLAN 2000 0 255 255 0 0 The following is a description of each statement that needs special consideration the application and the changes they make necessary Be aware that if you change any of the values in the TCP IP profile you will need to restart TCP IP in order for the changes to take place DATABUFFERPOOLSIZE defines the number and size of the data buffers It is recommended that you specify 160 data buffers and a buffer size of 32768 SMALLDATABUFFERPOOLSIZE defines the numb
29. APPC controllers Although this does not affect operation it does make it more difficult to locate and administer the various AnyNet APPC devices To create an AnyNet controller specifically for the print server type the following on the AS 400 command prompt CRTCTLAPPC CTLD print server Name LINKTYPE ANYNW RMTCPNAME print server Name RMTNETID NETATR Press lt Enter gt Changing the AS 400 s APPN Remote Configuration List When using Black Box s recommended method of just one AnyNet APPC controller for all AnyNet APPC devices each print server needs to be added to the AS 400 s APPN remote configuration list To accomplish this follow these steps 1 On the AS 400 command prompt type CHGCFGL APPNRMT Press lt Enter gt 2 Scroll to the bottom of the displayed list and enter the requested parameters Refer to the worksheet for the needed information The other parameters are optional Press lt Enter gt when done Remote Location Print Server Name Remote Network ID Host Network ID Local Location Host Control Point Name Remote Control Point AnyNet Remote Control Point Name Control Point Net ID Host Network ID 34 re CHAPTER 4 TCP IP Printing 4 5 3 CONFIGURING THE PRINT SERVER FOR ANYNET PRINTING 1 After starting the print control utility select the desired print server from the displayed list Print servers are identified through their serial number and network address Both of these are uni
30. ATEWAY statement in the MVS TCP IP profile and restart TCP IP to activate the changes If these items are in order consult your system administrator about a possible network problem Ping is Successful A successful ping usually indicates that the MVS system can communicate with the print server however you might receive a successful ping even though the IP address of the print server is a duplicate of another IP address If PSF is unable to establish a network connection with the print server or if PSF output for the printer attached to the print server prints elsewhere follow these steps to determine whether the IP address of the printer is unique 1 Turn off the printer 2 Wait at least 5 minutes for TCP IP to clear the Address Resolution Protocol ARP tables If your installation specified a longer interval on the ARPAGE configuration statement in the TCP IP profile you may need to wait longer For information about the ARPAGE statement refer to the IBM TCP IP MVS Customization and Administration Guide nn ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 3 Enter the ping command again from the MVS system If you receive a successful response to the ping command there is a duplicate IP address Consult your system administrator 8 2 6 DEFINE THE PRINTER TO JES When an print server is used with JES it must be defined for deferred printing mode with JES e The JES2 printer definition initialization member located in the system
31. After logging into the Novell network with the above mentioned rights start the NetWare Administrator 2 Creating a printer a When creating a Controlled Access printer click on the container where you want the NDPS Printer object to reside i From the Object menu select Create 11 From the displayed list select NDPS Printer Click OK 111 Enter a name of your choice in the NDPS Printer Name field iv Select Create a New Printer Agent as the Printer Agent Source and click Create v If desired change the default Printer Agent PA Name then browse for the NDPS Manager Name b When creating a Public Access printer double click on the NDPS Manager i Click on the Printer Agent List button on the right side of the displayed window CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing 11 Click New 111 Enter a name of your choice in the Printer Agent PA Name field 3 Click on the Novell Printer Gateway and then click OK 4 If the NDPS Manager has not been loaded before you will now be prompted to do so Click OK then respond with OK again 5 Select the most appropriate Printer Type and then highlight the Novell Port Handler in the bottom window Click OK 6 Select the appropriate Connection Type see below a Remote printer on IPX b Remote LPR on IP c Forward Jobs to a Queue NOTE The last option Forward Jobs to a Queue should only be selected if you have already created and linked the following N
32. DS objects Print Server Printer and Print Queue You also should have configured the print server for NDS Print Server mode printing See Section 5 3 7 If you selected Remote printer on IPX select Port Type Other 8 Click Next a If you selected Remote printer on IPX specify a SAP Name and a Port Number These values will later be used to configure the print server Note The SAP Name is specific to the print server If multiple printers are attached to the print server then the SAP Name should be different from the name of the Printer Agent since it will be shared by the other printer s b If you selected Remote LPR on IP enter the print server s IP address in the Host Address field In the Printer Name field enter TCPx where x corresponds to the print server s physical port s c If you selected Forward Jobs to a Queue enter the Queue Name that is associated with the print server and a Queue User Name nn ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 9 Click Finish Note If you have selected Remote printer on IPX your workstation will post an error message Click OK Once you have configured the print server this error condition will be resolved 10 Select a printer driver for each client operating system Click Continue and then OK 11 Proceed with configuration of the print server 5 3 Print Server Novell NetWare 4 x NDS NWAdmin Configuring the print server as a NetWare Print Server under NDS
33. Form feed Proprinter EBCDIC FORM and Epson FEED command is sent Carriage Proprinter EBCDIC CAR return and Epson RIAGE RETURN command is sent Select Proprinter 5 CPI sent to double width and Epson 4214M2 twinax 1 line ignored on all other printers Select con Proprinter Twinax 15 CPI densed mode and Epson sent ignored on 5256 printer Coax Front panel setting 15 CPI is sent to the printer Select printer Proprinter Ignored not and Epson supported DC2 18 12 Cancel con Proprinter Twinax 10 CPI densed mode and Epson sent ignored on 5256 printer Coax If Only 10 CPI is selected this is ignored if not 10 CPI is sent DC3 19 13 Deselect Proprinter Ignored not printer and Epson supported DC4 20 14 Cancel Proprinter 5 CPI for single double width and Epson line only on 1 line 4214M2 Twinax returned to 10 CPI otherwise ignored CAN 24 18 Cancel line Proprinter Ignored not and Epson supported APPENDIX ASCII Commands MC Oooo Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation DEL 7 7 Delete Proprinter Ignored not character and Epson supported OE Select Proprinter 5 CPI sent to double width and Epson 4214M2 Twinax 1 line ignored on all other printers 0 Select con Proprinter Twinax 15 CPI densed mode and Epson sent ignored on 5256 printer Coax Ignored if set to 10 CPI only if not 15 CPI sent to printer Set inter Proprinter Ign
34. INT SERVER 3 4 Proceeding with the System Configuration Once you ve finished installing the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server and its print control utility configure your print server host computer s operating system s and or printer for the appropriate protocols as described in Chapters 4 5 and 6 Then configure the print server s twinax or coax characteristics as described in Chapter 7 If the attached printer is an IPDS printer you will also need to follow the procedures in Chapter 8 CHAPTER 4 TCP IP Printing 4 TCP IP Printing Refer to this chapter for instructions on setting up TCP IP connectivity protocols to both the IBM mainframe and AS 400 If you have not already installed the print control utility please go back to Section 3 2 and do so now Then proceed configuring the print server and the hosts that you will be printing from Chapter 4 consists of the following sections Conieunns the Print Server ps i224 t8s2 0Seehnbedetaeseded hs Section 4 1 Configuring the IBM mainframe for TN3270e 0 Section 4 2 Configuring f r TE DSF anos proba papi reses berris Section 4 3 Contiourns 015 2400 tor TNS2006 2 44i62cskanictetenriangeeada Section 4 4 Configuring OS 200 Tor Any NCU ccc ent see ot eiigis oon Biei Section 4 5 Configuring Windows NI VOX ridad siteje Bese ees Section 4 6 Configuring Windows NT V4 X i420 i ceeneneederereiaiet sone Section 4 7 TCP IP DirectPort Printing for Windows 95 98
35. NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows or through a capture command from the DOS prompt To capture a local port using NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows 1 Open NetWare User Tools from your desktop 2 Click on the printer icon on the top tool bar The client s available ports LPT 1 will be displayed on the left side of the screen The available queues resources will be displayed on the right 3 Click on the desired port then on the queue you want to capture and finally on the Capture button 4 Complete the capture process by configuring the LPT Settings and making the capture Permanent if so desired Then Exit the program The same results can be obtained by using the Capture command from the DOS prompt At the DOS prompt type the following command capture local n queue name where nis the number of the LPT port you want to assign the queue to and name is the name of the queue you want to capture CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing 5 6 Remote Printer Novell NetWare 4 x NDS PCONSOLE Configuring the print server as a NetWare remote printer under NDS requires the following steps Optional Adding a Print Server einer eris Section 5 6 1 Adding Printer QO CCS spore ren da is Section 5 6 2 Adding Print Queue Objects caben rio dd Section 5 6 3 Reloading the Print server NLM urea ri AE Section 5 6 4 Contigo the Print OCET 0 0c scncweee hase Section 5 6 5 Client Configuration a sss iasseen
36. ONSOLE Configuring the print server as a NetWare print server under NDS requires the following steps Adding a Print Server OD Ib can sacada an cee oe e Sas Section 5 4 1 Adding Printer Objects oss 264 redada least Section 5 4 2 Adding Print Queue Objects sin jomtnee nes 6554340005 Section 5 4 3 Contiguring the Print SCV posan ear ada hares Section 5 4 4 Client Come uranon oy 55573506e8 be eon ese ees ke Section 5 4 5 5 4 1 ADDING A PRINT SERVER OBJECT 1 Login to NetWare as ADMIN or as a user with ADMIN security equivalence 2 Start NetWare s PCONSOLE program 3 If necessary use PCONSOLE s Change Context selection to change to the context where you want to install the print server If you are not sure which context you should install the print server in install the print server in the context that contains the users that will be using the print server most For more information about contexts and other NetWare 4 x concepts see your NetWare manuals 4 On a piece of paper write down the context in which you are installing the print server You can read this from the Context item at the top of PCONSOLE s screen Later you will use this information to configure the print server 5 Go to PGONSOLE s Available Options menu and choose Print Servers The Print Servers list appears 6 Press lt Ins gt to add a new print server to the list The New Print Server Name form appears 7 Enter a name for the new print se
37. PARMLIB is shown below FSS FSS1 PROC PSFPROC HASPFSSM HASPFSSM PRT1 FSS FSS1 MODE FSS PRMODE LINE PAGE SOSI1 CLASS C UCS 0 SEP NOSPEPDS CKPTPAGE 100 DRAIN MARK TRKCELL YES The above example is correct for JES2 3 11 and above For earlier versions of JES2 the statement is FSSDEF and would be stated as FSSDEF FSSNAME FSS1 The value specified for the PROC parameter must match the name on the PSF MVS startup procedure e The JES3 printer definition is shown below This example is not executable but is intended to help the JES3 systems programmer define the printer to the MVS host ESSDEF TYPE WTR FSSNAME FSS1 PNAME PSFPROC SYSTEM SYS1 TERM NODEVICE JNAME PRT1 JUNIT SYS1 0FF PFPSSNAME FSS1 MODE FSS PM LINE PAGE SOSI1 CHARS YES GT12 The value specified for the JNAME parameter must match the name of the printer in the PSF MVS startup procedure The value specified for the PNAME parameter must match the name on the PSF MVS startup procedure CHAPTER 8 IBM IPDS Printing 8 2 7 DEFINE THE PRINTER TO PSF MVS Each print server must be defined to PSF with a PRINTDEV statement in the PSF MVS startup procedure Currently IBM does not supply a network printer specific writer procedure Remember that the print server appears to the IBM mainframe as a network printer However the APSWPROT sample from the APAR medium can be copied and modified for network printers Make sure that you specify 3
38. PPN SNA IBM COM 6 If you wish you may enter an additional description for the print server in the Text description field 7 Press lt Enter gt Creating an AnyNet Controller Black Box s recommended method for configuring the print server is to have only one AnyNet APPC controller on the AS 400 However this method is limited to attaching a maximum of 254 AnyNet devices including the print server If you are using more than 254 AnyNet devices you should skip to the section below Otherwise proceed with these instructions 1 If you already have an AnyNet Controller defined on your AS 400 skip to step 2 Otherwise type the following on the AS 400 command prompt CRTCTLAPPC CTLD AnyNet Controller Name LINKTYPE ANYNW RMTCPNAME AnyNet Remote Control Point Name RMINETID NETATR Press lt Enter gt 2 Vary On the AnyNet controller by typing the following on the AS 400 command prompt WRKCFGSTS CTL AnyNet Controller Name A ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Press lt Enter gt 3 Type a 1 in front of the APPC controller and press lt Enter gt Alternate Method Creating One AnyNet Controller for Each Print Server It is possible to create an individual AnyNet controller for every print server installed However this approach can be confusing since any programmable AnyNet APPC device and the printers attached to the print server will fall into this category will randomly configure under the different
39. PRINTER OBJECTS WITH PRINT QUEUE OBJECTS 1 From the Printer Server Configuration menu select Queues Serviced by Printer and press lt Enter gt 2 Select the printer you want to assign a print queue to and press lt Enter gt 3 Press lt Insert gt to add a queue to the list 4 Select the queue that you want the printer to service and press lt Enter gt 5 Enter a priority level and press lt Enter gt 6 Press lt Esc gt until the Exit PCONSOLE dialog box appears Choose Yes and press lt Enter gt 5 8 5 RELOAD THE NETWARE PSERVER NLM 1 Go to the console of the file server where the print server NLM is running or will be running 2 If you already have a print server NLM loaded unload it now by typing unload pserver at the prompt Otherwise proceed directly to step 3 3 Reload the print server NLM by typing the following at the prompt load pserver pserver name pserver_name is the name of the existing print server NLM or of the print server above see Section 5 8 1 5 8 6 CONFIGURING THE PRINT SERVER After starting the print control utility select the desired print server from the displayed list The print servers are identified through their serial number and network address Both of these are unique to the specific print server and can be found on the bottom of the print server as well as on the self test print out Open the configuration dialog box by double clicking on the desired print server or by highlighting
40. PSF MVS System Programming Guide nn ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER ie AAA MDP Section 8 2 1 Define the Communications Control Unit to MVS Section 8 2 2 Modify the TCP IP Profile in MV Scar brnse rr xianas Section 8 2 3 Verify the Printer Connection Ping the Print Server Section 8 2 4 Handling MVS Connectivity Problems ooooooooo Section 8 2 5 Define the Ponter 06 JES usa rr KAS Ee ew es Section 8 2 6 Define the Printer to PSF MVS 000 eee eee Section 8 2 7 Using the Print Server Wi MY oven sads eee korrates iiaeiai Section 8 2 8 8 2 1 REQUIREMENTS Make sure that you have at least the following or newer installed and configured on your system e PSF MVS Version 2 2 0 with APAR OW15599 e MVS Scheduler with APRA 0212236 e TCP IP Version 3 Release 1 or higher installed and configured on MVS To obtain the PT Fs associated with these APARs contact the IBM Support Center 8 2 2 DEFINE THE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL UNIT TO MVS If you have not already done so define the communications control unit such as a 3172 on the MVS system Use either an MVS configuration program MVSCP or a hardware configuration definition HCD depending on the version of your MVS system e When using a version earlier than MVS 4 1 0 use an MVSCP e When using a version of MVS 4 1 0 or later use an HCD or an MVSCP For more information about using these methods refer to the IBM publications MVS ES
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42. RAME PRINTING When printing from an IBM mainframe the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server supports two TCP IP printing protocols Which protocol to use depends on the type of the 3270 coax printer that is being attached to the print server MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER For SCS DSC data streams Use the TN3270e TCP IP protocol for 3287 type SCS DSC printers Configuration of the print server is very simple However the mainframe will require much more extensive configuration including the installation of a Telnet server A brief overview is included later in this manual but because there are many varieties of mainframe telnet servers both internal and external configuration of the mainframe must be performed by either your in house systems administrator or an IBM representative For IPDS data streams Use the IBM proprietary PPR PPD TCP IP protocol with all IPDS printers Configuration of the print server is minimal but extensive configuration is required at the mainframe Only certain mainframe operating systems support printing of IPDS data over TCP IP A brief overview of the process is included later in this user s guide Configuration of the mainframe must be performed by either the end user s in house knowledgeable system administrator or an IBM representative Table 2 1 shows the association of the various connectivity protocols and supported data streams CHAPTER 2 Introduction Table 2 1 Protocols to
43. SERVER Problem When printing from an ASCII host the vertical spacing of the print is not consistent Resolution The vertical spacing commands are too complex for the limited capabilities of your twinax or 3270 coax printer Connect an ASCII printer to the diagnostics port and print the job again The ASCII printer attached to the diagnostic port will print out all the commands being sent to the twinax printer Then contact the Technical Support group for assistance in reading the diagnostic print out Problem ASCII commands are printed out on the twinax or 3270 coax printer Resolution The emulation you selected in the PrintControl utility is not correct Press the Mode Button to cause the print server to print a self test From the self test note whether Epson or IBM mode has been selected Also note what code page has been selected The print driver used by the ASCII host must match these settings Problem The twinax or 3270 coax printer prints out a message indicating that invalid data has been received Resolution This may indicate that IPDS data is being sent to a non IPDS twinax or 3270 coax printer Make sure that if the twinax or 3270 coax printer attached to the print server is not capable of accepting IPDS data streams and that the AS 400 or IBM mainframe is configured properly for the type of printer attached Problem When printing a diagnostics report the twinax printer slows down and the Line Sync LED flashes Re
44. TOVRT VALUE 7 The is the maximum number of user created virtual devices that can be created e Ifthe OS 400 version is earlier than V4R2 the Telnet server will need to be started using the AS 400 command STRTCPSVR SERVER TELNET V4R2 and newer versions will automatically start the Telnet server After these requirements are met the AS 400 will automatically configure T N5250e printer devices as 3812 printers 4 4 2 CONFIGURING THE PRINT SERVER FOR TN5250E PRINTING 1 After starting the print control utility select the desired print server from the displayed list Only those print servers located on the same LAN segment as the PC where the print control utility is running are seen in the list Print servers are identified through their serial number and network address Both of these are unique to the specific print server and can be found on the bottom of the print server as well as on the self test print out MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 2 Open the configuration dialog box by double clicking on the desired print server or by highlighting the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button displayed in the tool bar 3 If the print server already has an IP address proceed directly with step 4 Otherwise follow these instructions a Select the TCP IP by checking the white box in front of that selection The column titled Object Information will display the available configurat
45. a remote location There are two ways to change the configuration of an print server that is located on a remote TCP IP subnet The first is to have the exact IP address of the print server The second is to scan the remote TCP IP subnet where the print server is located To do this you will need to have the subnet mask and an IP address of any device on that subnet the device does not have to be an print server Obtain this information from your network manager With these two pieces of addressing information the PrintControl utility can scan the remote TCP IP subnet and find all print servers on that subnet The following steps will guide you through selecting a remotely or locally attached print server 1 From the menu bar in PrintControl select the VIEW option 2 Select the SCAN option e To scan for a specific print server located on a remote TCP IP subnet a Check the radio button to the left of the Scan for a Single Print Server option b Enter the IP address of the print server in the IP Address field You may view the last eight addresses entered in this field by clicking on the down arrow If the desired IP address is listed click on that entry c Click OK To scan a remote TCP IP subnet for all print servers located on that subnet a Check the radio button to the left of the Scan a Remote Subnet option b Enter the address of any device in the remote TCP IP subnet in the IP Addres
46. all IPDS commands it receives from the IBM host The print server uses IBM s proprietary TCP IP protocol PPR PPD for connection between either the IBM mainframe or the AS 400 Configuring the print server is a simple matter of assigning a TCP IP address to the print server and modifying any of the print server s default setup parameters e For twinax printers the print server will automatically detect the model number and type of printer SCS or IPDS The print server will pass that information on to the AS 400 The AS 400 will require manual configuration Use Section 8 1 to configure the AS 400 e For 3270 type coax printers you will need to manually configure the print server to indicate that an IPDS printer is attached The IBM mainframe will require manual configuration Use Section 8 2 to configure the IBM mainframe See Chapter 7 for more information on setup options See also Chapter 3 for instructions on setting up the print control utility Configuring the AS 400 for IPDS POROS cinta Section 8 1 Configuring the IBM Mainframe for IPDS Printing Section 8 2 8 1 Configuring the AS 400 for IPDS Printing The basic configuration of the print server should already have been completed using instructions found in Chapter 4 Several steps are required to configure the AS 400 host system to enable IPDS printing to a print server These include ensuring that your AS 400 has the required PTFs installed and configured properl
47. any other configuration changes you wish to make do so Then click on the Apply Changes button and reset the print server to complete the process 7 3 ASCII Printing Configuration The Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server is capable of receiving text data from ASCI hosts such as PCs running DOS Windows or OS 2 as well as UNIX systems and other ASCII hosts The ASCII data is converted into EBCDIC The print server also converts the Epson FX or IBM Proprinter PPDS dot matrix command structure into the appropriate IBM SCS twinax or 3270 coax SCS DSC printer commands Due to differences between the IBM twinax and 3270 coax printers and ASCII printers you may need to customize some of the conversion parameters to obtain the best printouts 1 From the PrintControl utility s main window highlight the desired print server then click on the Configure button or double click on the desired print server 2 After performing the necessary protocol configurations if not already completed click on the Printer Ports Emulations button 3 Click on the Printer Emulation button Using the drop down menus you will select the type of ASCII print driver that is sending data to the print server as well as the code page that is being used to define the ASCII characters MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER a ASCII Printer Emulation Use this option to select the type of ASCII printer data stream that is being received by the print server from t
48. apture process by configuring the LPT Settings and making the capture Permanent if so desired T hen Exit the program The same results can be obtained by using the Capture command from the DOS prompt by typing the following command capture local n queue name where nis the number of the LPT port you want to assign the queue to and nameis the name of the queue you want to capture 5 5 Remote Printer Novell NetWare 4 x NDS NWAdmin Configuring the print server as a NetWare remote printer under NDS requires the following steps Entero NWAdMIT ss prorrata ra rdd ri Section 5 5 1 Optional Adding a Print Server oooooooooomoooo Section 5 5 2 Adding Printer Objects 6444900 085s saeeddant e pa Section 5 5 3 Adding Print Queue OCC s ntestadecduvssenecudeds Section 5 5 4 Bo CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing Reloading the Print Server NLM o o ooomooo m Section 5 5 5 Contigua INE PUNUSCIVEl ssas porn es aos o3 Section 5 5 6 CllentConfSuranoOn ss esa cris spa t nds gd e A Section 5 5 7 5 5 1 ENTERING NWADMIN 1 Login to NetWare as ADMIN or as a user with ADMIN security equivalence 2 Open the NetWare Tools group and double click on NWAdmin 3 Check the current context on the title bar If it is incorrect select the appropriate context from the displayed list 5 5 2 OPTIONAL ADDING A PRINT SERVER If the print server NLM is already running on your Novell server skip this section and proceed d
49. at machine text box enter the physical or logical port of the print server that the target printer is attached to that is LPT1 TCP1 NOTE Selecting one of the TCP IP logical ports will give you added configuration options such as turning banner header and trailer pages off and suppressing blank pages when printing to an HP LaserJet printer 10 Choose OK The printer attached to the print server is now available Simply select it from your application as you would any other printer 11 Optional Go to the Print Manager s Default pull down list and select the new printer as the workstation s default printer nn ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 4 7 Configuring Windows NT V4 x Make sure your Windows NT workstation has the TCP IP protocol and the TCP IP Printing service active If you are unsure do the following 1 Click on Start then select Settings and lastly Control Panel 2 Double click on the Network icon and review the lists under the Protocol and Services tabs If the TCP IP protocol and Microsoft TCP IP Printing service are not found you must add them before continuing with the instructions below Consult your Microsoft documentation for more information Follow the procedures below to create printers for the print server on a Windows NT workstation If there is more than one printer attached to the print server perform this procedure once for each attached printer 1 From the Windows NT desktop
50. back on within a few minutes This code could also mean that a reset command has been sent from the PrintControl utility without ending the writer and varying off the printer first When the print server is turned off it takes the AS 400 about 10 minutes to determine that the TCP IP sessions for the printers are no longer active If the Black Box print server restarts while the host shows the old printer sessions still active requests for new sessions will be rejected with this code You can recover by doing one of the following e Wait 10 minutes before powering the print server back on e At the AS 400 manually terminate the old TCP IP sessions e If the print server is configured for automatic 5 minute session start retries the default just wait for a successful retry e If automatic retries are disabled use one of the other available methods of initiating a session restart after a suitable wait Avoid the problem by allowing the print server to end its TCP IP sessions gracefully before powering it off Do this by powering off all attached printers 2 minutes or more before powering off the print server itself 8906 Session initiation failed 8907 Session failure 8920 Object partially damaged 8921 Communications error 8922 Negative response received 108 CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting 8925 Creation of device failed 8928 Change of device failed 8930 Message queue does not exist 8935 Session rejected
51. ch line spacing Select pro grammable line spacing Proprinter and Epson Proprinter and Epson Proprinter and Epson Proprinter Ignored not supported 9 72 inch sent ignored on 5256 printer Twinax 7 72 inch sent ignored on 5256 printer Coax 8 LPI selected if LPI commands are set on front panel Twinax 12 72 inch 6 LPI sent ignored on 5256 printer Coax 6 LPI selected if LPI commands are set on front panel Twinax n 72 inch command previously set by ESC A is activat ed Coax Closest LPI selected for LPI commands set on front panel ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation ESC 3 51 33 Select n 216 Proprinter Twinax n 3 72 line spacing and Epson inch sent ignored on 5256 printer Coax Closest LPI selected for LPI commands set on front panel ESC 4 52 34 Select italic Epson Ignored not mode supported ESC 4 5 34 Set top of Proprinter Current vertical form format sent to establish new top of form 5 5 35 Cancel italic Epson Ignored not mode supported ESC 5 53 35 Turn auto Proprinter If following para matic line meter is 1 01h or feed on off 31h LF added to each CR If following parame ter is O 00h or 30h function is canceled 2 3 ESC 6 54 36 Printable Ignored not sup code area ported only Code expansion Page 437 or 850 supported not duplicate control
52. codes ESC 6 54 36 Select inter Proprinter Ignored not sup national char ported only Code acter set Page 437 or 850 supported APPENDIX ASCII Commands Command ESC 7 ESC 7 Select standard character set ESC 8 Disable paper out sensor Proprinter and Epson ESC 9 Enable paper out sensor Proprinter and Epson Select elite pitch Proprinter ESC lt Select uni directional mode 1 line Proprinter and Epson Copy ROM Epson Ignored not into RAM supported Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation Cancel Epson Ignored not ESC 6 supported Ignored not supported Ignored not supported on EBCDIC printers Ignored paper out always enabled on EBCDIC printers Twinax 12 CPI sent to 4214 and 5219 printers Ignored on 5256 printer 10 CPI sent to all other printers Coax 12 CPI sent if selected by front panel Ignored not supported ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Tre pp ASCII DEC ma Description Emulation Interpretation ESC Set MSB to O Epson Ignored not sup ported only Code Page 437 or 850 supported Define Proprinter Ignored not sup user defined ported characters Set MSB to 1 Proprinter Ignored not sup and Epson ported only Code Page 437 or 850 supported Reassign Proprinter Ignored not sup graphics and Epson _ ported mode Initialize Proprinter Commands to printer and Epson
53. cters A Z a z or 0 9 Spaces underscores slashes etc are not accepted E The first four characters should uniquely identify the device since the print server will automatically create printer devices on your AS 400 using the first four characters of the name you assigned to the print server followed by PRTXX 4 AS 400 TCP IP Address The AS 400 s TCP IP address can be retrieved by typing cfgtcp at the AS 400 command line and pressing lt Enter gt Then select option 1 Work with TCP IP interfaces The correct address for the AS400 will have a line type of ELAN 5 Print Server TCP IP Address Choose a unique IP address to assign to the print server At the AS400 command line type c gtcp and press lt Enter gt Choose option 10 Work with TCP IP host table entries Verify Host Name is in the following format Black BoxPrintServerName HostNetworkID SNA IBM COM For example 105450PS APPN SNA IBM COM 6 AnyNet Controller Name If you already have an AnyNet Controller defined on your AS 400 and plan to use the print server under this controller enter the AnyNet controller name in the worksheet space above To check for the name of the AnyNet controller type WRKCFGSTS at the command line then press F4 The type is CTL and the Configuration description should be APPC Press lt Enter gt twice and you ll see all the APPC controllers on your system If you are unsure of the name of the AnyNet controller you ll need to
54. de button twice The print server s left hand orange LED will light After the comprehensive self test prints the LED will go dark 9 3 The Print Server s Diagnostic Report The Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server is equipped with a diagnostic printer port You can attach any ASCII printer to this standard Centronics DB25 female parallel printer port and print out error conditions and documentation of the operation that caused the error To activate the diagnostic printer port press the Mode button three times Both orange LEDs should light when you are in this mode Then simply print the job from the host Both the twinax or 3270 coax printer and the ASCII printer will print out the job However a diagnostic report with more information will print on the ASCII printer The diagnostic report will include a list of statements documenting the sequence of the operation and conversions performed by the print server Use this printout to troubleshoot the printing process You might need to call Technical Support for assistance with this When you are finished printing diagnostic reports press the Mode button once more to turn off both orange LEDs and return the print server to normal operation MM ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 9 4 Restoring the Print Server s Factory Defaults Factory defaults can be restored for all of the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server s configuration options or selectively for individual 5250 print
55. desired host s IP address in the address field Leave this field as 0 0 0 0 if you do not want to select a specific host d The print server reports the success or failure of an attempt to communicate with the AS 400 by printing a brief connection status message on each attached printer For a description of the connection status message see Section 9 5 3 Printing of these status messages can be disabled in order to save paper or to preserve alignment of continuous forms Checking the box to the left of this option will turn this option off e After setting these options click on the Return button 10 Set up any other protocols desired then click on the Apply Changes button and exit the PrintControl utility ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 4 5 Configuring OS 400 for AnyNet AnyNet is an IBM gateway technology that allows any application to run over any networking protocol Black Box s implementation of AnyNet allows printing of SNA APPC data over TCP IP giving users the security and functionality of SNA APPC as well as the routability and ease of use of the popular TCP IP protocol Use this protocol for all SCS twinax printers This protocol may also be used with IPDS printers when PSF 400 is not installed on the AS 400 Proceed with the following steps to configure the print server and your AS 400 for AnyNet printing AnyNet Configuration Worksheet o ooooooo Section 4 5 1 Configuring the AS 400 for
56. display each controller To display a controller type an 8 in front of each controller and press lt Enter gt Then enter a 5 to display the controller and find the one with the link type of Anynw A ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER If there is not an AnyNet controller already configured on the AS 400 you will have to create one If you are not following Black Box s recommended method of using only one AnyNet controller for all your AnyNet devices including print servers the AnyNet controller name and the AnyNet remote control name must be different from the print server Name If your AS 400 is using more than 254 AnyNet devices you should configure one AnyNet controller for every print server In this case the name of the AnyNet controller and the AnyNet remote control point must be the same as the print server name The AnyNet controller name can be up to 10 characters long 7 AnyNet Remote Control Point Name If you already have an AnyNet Controller defined on your AS 400 and plan to use the print server under this controller do the following On the AS 400 command line type WRKCTLD and press lt Enter gt Locate the AnyNet Controller enter the value 5 in front of that controller and press lt Enter gt Locate the Remote Control Point and enter the value in the worksheet space above Otherwise if you are not following Black Box s recommended method of using only one AnyNet controller
57. e 2A If you are installing the utility on a Windows 3 x or Windows NT 3 x PC Click File in the Program Manager then select Run 2B If you are installing the utility on a Windows 95 98 2000 Windows XP or Windows NT 4 x PC If the autorun feature has been disabled click Start then select Run Otherwise the PC will automatically load the Black Box startup menu skip to step 4 3 Type d autorun then press Enter If d isn t the letter of the drive that the software CD ROM or floppy is in use the appropriate drive letter instead 4 Click the button on the menu and follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen during the installation process This installation creates a separate group for the print control utility The icon for the print control utility and a help file will appear in the group 3 3 Using the Print Control Software The print control utility is used to configure monitor and reset the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server Additional functions include downloading firmware upgrades to the print server and restoring its factory defaults By default the print control utility software uses the TCP IP protocol to communicate with the print server on the network Novell s IPX SPX can also be enabled through the Protocol Menu The PC running the print control utility has to support at least one of these protocols TCP IP or IPX SPX in order for the utility to function ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PR
58. e Type and the Queue Polling Time The Queue List and Notify List are for information only This information must be changed on the Novell NetWare server 3 In the left column of the print control screen click on the white circle in front of NDS 4 Then click the NDS button 5 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters Enter the name of the correct NDS Tree and NDS Context manually or using the Browse button nn ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 6 If you want to configure additional protocols refer to the respective section If your configuration of the print server is complete click on the Apply Changes button on the bottom of the configuration wndow Then Exit the utility 5 4 5 CLIENT CONFIGURATION To enable a client workstation to print to a NetWare queue a local port must be captured This can be accomplished using the NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows or through a capture command from the DOS prompt To capture a local port using NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows 1 Open NetWare User Tools from your desktop 2 Click on the printer icon on the top tool bar The client s available ports LPT1 LPT2 will be displayed on the left side of the screen The available queues resources will be displayed on the right 3 Click on the desired port then on the queue you want to capture and finally on the Capture button 4 Complete the c
59. e SNA APPC AnyNet PPR PPD TN5250e and TN3270e For AS 400 connectivity generally TN5250e is used to connect 3812 1 printers while AnyNet is used for all IBM dot matrix printers as well as page printers SNA APPC can be used for connecting all AS 400 printers if there are no routers in the LAN IPDS printers will be connected using PPR PPD an IBM proprietary TCP IP protocol in both the AS 400 and IBM mainframe environments Other IBM mainframe printers SCS DSC types are connected using TN3270e Choose the protocol that best fits your needs Here are the steps you ll take to set up the print server e Install the print server itself e Install the PrintControl utility e Configure the print server for the host connection e Configure the print server for the attached twinax or 3270 coax printer e Configure the AS 400 or IBM mainframe 2 2 The Complete Package When you receive the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server check the packaging for water or physical damage and notify the carrier immediately if any damage is evident If not keep the original packaging in case the print server needs to be moved or shipped At the time of this writing the following items are included in the package o MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER e 1 Print Server e 1 CD manual and software e 1 Twinax V cable DB9 female to two twinax female e 1 Power supply e 1 Power cord 2 3 The Print Server s External Compo
60. e desired print server 2 After performing the necessary protocol configurations if not already completed click on the Printer Ports Emulations button 3 Click on the radio button to the left of the Coax Port button to activate the 3270 coax port 4 Click on either the IPDS or SCS radio button to the right of the Coax Port button to indicate which type of printer is attached to the print server 5 Click on the Coax Port button to display the 3270 coax port configuration options s CHAPTER 7 Twinax Coax Configuration 6 Using the check boxes or drop down menus you can now customize how the attached 3270 coax printer will function a Print Configuration Report Check this option if you want to have the print server s configuration report printed on the printer attached to this port The configuration report is printed each time the print server is powered on or reset and it lists the current values of the unit s configuration parameters This report can be printed on as many of the attached printers as you wish b CPI Support Use this option to select the character per inch CPI capabilities of the 3270 coax printer This option must match the 3270 coax printer s capabilities c NLQ Support Use this option to select whether the 3270 coax printer is capable of printing text in standard draft or near letter quality NLQ mode This option must match the 3270 coax printer s capabilities 7 If there are
61. e shown below The DOWN position is achieved by moving the switches toward the bottom of the print server Setting Switch 1 Switch 2 Auto sensing default UP UP 100BASE T Only DOWN UP 10BASE T Only DOWN DOWN 5250 Twinax This DB9 port is where the twinax V cable is attached to the print server The twinax line is then attached to the V cable and the twinax printer The V cable is self terminating so only one connector is attached leaving the other open 3270 Coax This BNC port is where the 3270 coax cable is attached to the print server Diagnostic Port This DB25 connector is where a standard PC type parallel printer cable is attached for printing diagnostic reports MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 2 4 Network Connectivity The Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server acts as a node in the local area network with its own unique network address It receives data from across the network in the form of packets If the data is from an IBM AS 400 or mainframe the data package is passed on to the twinax or 3270 coax printer in its native format That format may be SCS IPDS or SCS DSC LU1 LU3 If the data is from an ASCII host UNIX Windows DOS OS 2 the ASCII data will be converted to EBCDIC and sent to the twinax or 3270 coax printers Note that only SCS or SCS DSC printers can support this function 2 5 Multiprotocol LAN Printing When printing from ASCII hosts PC UNIX the print server supports the following p
62. e success or failure of an attempt to communicate with the host by printing a brief connection status message on each attached printer The connection status message will look something like TN3270 Host Connection Status Connection attempt succeeded Host address 128 03 254 Printer name TNETPRT2 Status code I002 Session successfully started The message will show whether the connection succeeded or not the IP address of the host computer to which the print server has connected the printer name and the session status The status code 1002 shown in the above example is the normal code indicating successful host communication session started Here are some possible abnormal values of the status code and suggested actions to take for each of those values 0102 Host rejected connection to Telnet port This code simply means that the print server s attempt to start a Telnet session with the host failed This message usually indicates one of the following e The host is down 120 re CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting e No Telnet server is active on the host e Communication hardware for example router required for this connection is down e The host s IP address is incorrectly configured on the print server e The print server has not been correctly connected to the LAN 0111 Host Telnet session lost Usually means that the printer has been stopped on the host Also appears if the host goes down or if there is a communicat
63. een Resolution e Check the cabling and cable connectors e Restore factory defaults on the printer server e Set the 10 100 switch first to autosensing then either the 10 or 100 selection depending on the speed of the attached Ethernet segment Problem Both mode lights come on during active use of the print server Resolution e Power the print server off and then back on e Restore the factory defaults MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Problem After configuring the print server to use Novell and performing a reset the Power LED blinks for a time there is no self test report printed and the print server cannot be seen in the print control utility s List of Print Servers screen If the print server is left alone for a long time with the Power LED blinking eventually the startup process will bypass the Novell login process and will then print the self test Resolution The startup process has not been able to complete Generally this occurs when there is an incorrect Novell password On the List of Print Servers screen select Novell from the Protocol drop down menu Click on the Scan for Print Servers button If the print server appears on the list then an incorrect Novell password as been entered Correct the password We recommend that you not use a password It may be necessary to assign a new password at the Novell server as well as the print server 9 5 9 TN3270E PRINTING The print server reports th
64. elease 4 5769TC SF60281 5769999 MF23060 5769881 SF61082 Version 4 Release 3 Mod 0 SF53489 5769TC1 SF55398 5769999 MF21682 5769SS1 SF51877 Version 4 Release 2 Mod 0 SF53486 5769TC1 SF47715 SF49539 5769999 MF19784 5769581 SF49336 SF47792 SF47400 amp SF48804 Version 4 Release 1 Mod 0 SF53485 5769TC1 SF49568 amp SF47714 5769999 MF20046 5769SS1 SF49335 Version 3 Release 7 Mod 0 SF53483 5716TC1 SF47713 amp SF49569 5716999 MF19931 5716SS1 SF47406 amp SF49317 Version 3 Release 2 Mod 0 SF53481 5763TC1 SF50008 amp SF47712 5763999 MF19563 5763SS1 SF49121 amp SF50345 To determine what version of OS 400 is running on your AS 400 enter at the AS 400 command line either the DSPLICKEY or the GO LICPGM command then press F13 and take option 10 26 CHAPTER 4 TCP IP Printing To determine if your AS 400 has these P T Fs installed and actively running use the following steps 1 At the AS 400 command prompt type DSPPIF 2 Press F4 to provide the list 3 Type in the product number and press lt Enter gt 4 Scroll down to select the desired PTF The PTF status should be temporarily applied permanently applied or superceded In addition the AS 400 s system administrator will need to have done the following e Make certain that the AS 400 can create virtual devices and that there is a sufficient number of devices available to be created This is done using the AS 400 command CHGSYSVAL SYSVAL QAU
65. elect the desired print server from the displayed list The print servers are identified through their serial number and network address Both of these are unique to the specific print server and can be found on the bottom of the print server as well as on the self test print out Open the configuration dialog box by double clicking on the desired print server or by highlighting the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button in the tool bar Follow these simple steps to configure the print server as a Novell NetWare Remote Printer 1 Select NW Remote Printer by clicking on the white box in front of that selection A ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 2 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters a In the Print Server field enter then name of the Novell Print Server NLM b In the field next to the print server s local port that the target printer is attached to enter the Printer Number that was assigned in Section 5 5 3 or select the printer by name from the pop up menu 3 If you want to configure additional protocols refer to the respective section If your configuration of the print server is complete click on the Apply Changes button on the bottom of the configuration window Then Exit the utility 5 5 7 CLIENT CONFIGURATION To enable a client workstation to print to a NetWare queue a local port must be captured This can be accomplished using the
66. er s Print Queues list gt CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing 7 Press lt Esc gt several times until the Exit menu appears Select Yes and press lt Enter gt 8 If you are installing a new print server proceed to Section 5 4 4 Otherwise reset the print server by powering it OFF and back ON again or by using the Reset button in the print control utility 5 4 4 CONFIGURING THE PRINT SERVER After starting the print control utility select the desired print server from the displayed list The print servers are identified through their serial number and network address Both of these are unique to the specific print server and can be found on the bottom of the print server as well as on the self test print out Open the configuration dialog box by double clicking on the desired print server or by highlighting the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button in the tool bar Follow these simple steps to configure the print server as a Novell NetWare 4 x NDS Print Server 1 Select NW Print Server by clicking on the white box in front of that selection 2 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters a Replace the default Print Server Name the Black Box serial number with the Print Server Name assigned during Adding a Print Server Object see Section 5 4 1 b If necessary enter the Password for this print server object and change the Ethernet fram
67. er gt 5 6 4 RELOADING THE PRINT SERVER NLM 1 Go to the console of the file server where the print server NLM is running or will be running 2 If you already have a print server NLM loaded unload it now by typing unload pserver at the prompt Otherwise proceed directly to step 3 3 Reload the print server NLM by typing the following at the prompt load pserver pserver name pserver_name is the name of the existing print server NLM or of the print server created in Section 5 6 1 5 6 5 CONFIGURING THE PRINT SERVER After starting the print control utility select the desired print server from the displayed list The print servers are identified through their serial number and network address Both of these are unique to the specific print server and can be found on the bottom of the print server as well as on the self test print out Open the configuration dialog box by double clicking on the desired print server or by highlighting the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button in the tool bar Follow these simple steps to configure the print server as a Novell NetWare Remote Printer 1 Select NW Remote Printer by clicking on the white box in front of that selection 2 Click the NW Remote Printer button 3 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters 62 a CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing a In the Print Server field enter then name of the Nove
68. er of small data buffers It is recommended that you specify at least 256 small data buffers TINYDATABUFFERPOOLSIZE defines the number of tiny data buffers It is recommended that you specify at least 256 tiny data buffers ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER KEEPALIVEOPTIONS PSF relies on TCP to detect when a connection with a print server is no longer usable When no data has been exchanged between PSF MVS and the print server TCP periodically sends keep alive probes to the print server These periodic probes called keep alive transmissions enable TCP to discover when a connection is no longer usable even if the print server is abruptly powered off or is no longer accessible through the network The frequency of keep alive transmissions is controlled by the INTERVAL parameter on the KEEPALIVEOPTIONS statement The frequency applies to all TCP applications that direct TCP to send keep alive transmissions The default frequency is after about two hours of inactivity For printing on an print server it is recommended that you specify a shorter interval than the default such as 10 minutes for the interval between keep alive transmissions Also if any target host requires that the keep alive packet contain data include the statement SENDGARBAGETRUE GATEWAY The Packet_size parameter of the GATEWAY statement defines the maximum transmission unit MTU for the MVS host For network printers the MTU size is fixed at 1024 bytes The val
69. er session 9 4 1 RESTORING FACTORY DEFAULTS FOR THE PRINT SERVER USING THE PRINT CONTROL UTILITY 1 If you haven t already done so start the print control software 2 Select a print server from the displayed list 3 Click on the Options menu and select Restore Factory Defaults 4 Answer the next question with Yes 9 4 2 RESTORING FACTORY DEFAULTS FOR THE PRINT SERVER USING THE MODE BUTTON 1 Locate the Mode button in the bottom right hand corner of the print server s top panel 2 Hold down this button for about 20 seconds 3 Factory defaults were restored successfully when the orange indicator next to the Mode button goes dark 9 5 Problems Causes and Solutions 9 5 1 SNA APPC PRINTING Problem The Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server does not autoconfigure to the AS 400 Resolution 1 Double check that you have entered the correct parameters into the Print Control screen 2 Check the following AS 400 parameters A On the AS 400 command line type DSPSYSVAL SYS VAL QAUTOCFG then press lt Enter gt The Auto Configure device parameter should be set to 1 ON 102 CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting B On the AS 400 command line type DSPSYSVAL SYS VAL QAUTORMT then press lt Enter gt The Auto Configure Remote Controller parameter should be set to 1 ON C On the AS 400 command line type DSPSYSVAL SYS VAL QAUTORMT then press lt Enter gt The Number of devices to autoconfigure should be la
70. er the printer number 3 If you want to configure additional protocols refer to the respective section If your configuration of the print server is complete click on the Apply Changes button on the bottom of the configuration window Then Exit the utility 5 1 2 REMOTE LPR ON IP 1 If you haven t already done so assign an IP address to the print server Refer to Section 4 1 1 for more information 2 To turn off the printing of the banner page the trailer page or any possible blank pages configure the TCP IP logical port as TCP1 On the main Print Server Information screen click on Printer Ports Emulation and then on the respective TCP IP Logical Port 5 1 3 FORWARD JOBS TO A QUEUE If the print server isn t already configured for servicing a NDS queue refer to Section 4 1 for more information CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing 5 1 4 CLIENT CONFIGURATION Public Access printers can be configured from any client running the NetWare 5 client software The user does not have to be signed on to the Novell network To set up a Controlled Access printer the client has to be signed on to the Novell network 5 1 5 PUBLIC ACCESS PRINTERS 1 Double click on the Network Neighborhood icon on the Windows desktop 2 Double click on the Entire Network icon 3 Open the NDPS Public Access Printers folder 4 Double click on the desired Public Access printer 5 Follow the instructions given by the Windows Add Printer Wizard 5
71. ers e Do not use spaces in the print server name Use dashes or underscores instead PCONSOLE allows spaces in the print server name but the print server does not support this However you can use spaces in the names of the queues or printer objects After a moment PCONSOLE returns to the Print Servers list The new print server appears in the list 4 Press lt ESC gt to return to the Available Options menu 5 8 3 ADDING PRINTER OBJECTS ON THE NOVELL SERVER Perform the procedures below to associate NetWare printer objects with the printers connected to the print server s ports Do this when installing a new print server or when connecting a new printer to the print server to service NetWare print queues 1 From the Available Options menu select Print Server Information 2 In the Print Servers list select the desired Novell print server and press lt Enter gt 3 Select Print Server Configuration and press lt Enter gt 4 Select Printer Configuration and press lt Enter gt 5 For each of the print server ports to which you are connecting a printer select one of the Not Installed printers and press lt Enter gt Printer Attached to l O Printer Servers Physical Port Remote Parallel LPTI 6 Press lt ESC gt and select Save Changes Yes NetWare Printer Type 7 Press lt ESC gt again to return to the Print Server Configuration menu e a CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing 5 8 4 ASSOCIATING
72. erver If the value is set to zero PSF MSV does not end the session because there is no output IPADDR Specifies the IP address of the print server Replace the XXX XXX XXX xxx with the IP address you defined using the PrintControl utility see Section 4 1 PORTNO Specifies the TCP IP socket that is used for AFP IPDS printing This parameter must be 5001 nn ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER For more information on the PRINTDEV statement see the IBM publication PSF MSV System Programming Guide 8 2 8 USING THE PRINT SERVER WITH MVS In normal operation a session with the print server is maintained while there is output on the JES spool and the print server is available When there is no more output on the spool and the disconnect interval expires PSF MVS ends the session with the print server PSF MVS attempts to restart the session when there is more work on the spool for the print server After the session is restarted PSF MVS must reload the resources required for the print jobs To use an print server with your MVS system you use the following JES operator commands Starting a Print Server on MVS To start a print server on MVS do the following l Start TCP IP 2 Power on the printer 3 Start the printer FSA e For JES2 SSprinter name e For JES3 VARY printer name ON Stopping a Print Server on MVS You can stop an print server on MVS in the following ways The preferred method is to first stop the PSF FSA
73. etter with a maximum of 10 characters allowed 4 In the Device Class DEVCLS field enter LAN 5 In the Device Type TYPE field enter IPDS 6 In the Device Model MODEL field enter 0 7 In the LAN Attachment LANATTACH field enter IP 8 In the Advanced Function Printing field enter YES 9 In the Port Number PORT field enter 5001 10 In the Font FONT field enter an appropriate value such as 11 11 In the Form Feed FORMFEED field enter AUTOCUT If the printer is a dot matrix enter CONT 12 In the Activation Timer ACTTMR field enter NOMAX This will cause the AS 400 host to wait indefinitely for a response to an activation request 13 In the Remote Location RMTLOCNAME field enter the TCP IP address of the printer attached to the print server You may also enter the host name if you used the optional CFGTCP command to create a TCP IP Host Table entry 14 In the User Defined Object USRDFNOBJ field enter the name of the print server Leave the library blank unless you know its name Enter PSFCFG as the object type CHAPTER 8 IBM IPDS Printing 8 1 7 VERIFYING THE IPDS CONFIGURATION ON THE AS 400 To test that the AS 400 and the print server are connected and communicating ping the print server from an AS 400 workstation with the following command PING TCP IP ADDRESS or PING HOST NAME TCP IP Address is the address of the print server be sure to include the single quote marks around
74. f the print server is complete click on the Apply Changes button on the bottom of the configuration window and reset the print server Then Exit the PrintControl utility nn MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 7 The print server will now automatically create the following devices on your AS 400 e A 5494 Controller with the first five characters of the Interface Control Point name followed by the identifier RMT e A printer device for every printer that was attached to the print server at the time the new configuration was sent to the print server or when the print server was last reset Names for the printer devices are actually given by the AS 400 system and follow this format ABCDPRTXX where ABCD are the first four characters of the Interface Control Point PRT is a fixed identifier for printers XX identifies the printer s that was were actually attached to the print server at the time the SNA APPC configuration was applied to the print server or at the time the print server was last reset NOTE If the twinax attached printer is an IPDS printer you will need to change one parameter on the AS 400 Using the WRKDEVD command enter the name of the printer device just created Then change Advanced Function Printing value to YES 4 6 Configuring Windows NT V3 x Make sure your Windows NT workstation has the TCP IP protocol and the TCP IP Printing service active If you are unsure do the foll
75. for the print server by entering the following command from the MVS console e For JES2 SPprinter name e For JES3 VARY printer name OFF gt CHAPTER 8 IBM IPDS Printing CANCEL printer name where prinier name specifies the name of the printer FSA The print server and printer can then be turned off e To end the PSF FSA for the printer use the JES commands If you are unable to purge or cancel the printer using the JES commands enter the following command MODIFY FFSname FORCE printer name 9 Troubleshooting 9 1 Performing Software Firmware Updates The latest versions of the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server s bootcode and operating firmware there are two firmware files as well as the latest version of the printcontrol utility are posted on www blackbox com 1 Run your Internet browser and go to www blackbox com 2 The new software firmware is available as the following files Filename Description F5450xxx exe Operating firmware for the print server s Ethernet drivers FirmZxxx exe Operating firmware for the print server s twinax coax drivers B5450xxx exe Bootcode for the print server PCUxxx exe Print control utility 3 Follow the instructions in the readme txt file located in the print server s directory to download the files you need from the FTP site and install them on your PC the print control file or on the print server the bootcode and firmware files 9 2 The Print Se
76. ge Characters per inch CPI changes that occur in the middle of a line can result in overprinting or gaps in the text Use the Yes option to adjust the positioning of the text when a CPI change occurs Use the Yes 5 positions to correct an error of five print positions that can occur when printing from IBM PC Support or Client Access If No is selected the twinax or 3270 coax printer will recalculate the beginning position for the new CPI and start printing at that point For example if the original CPI was 12 and 48 characters had been printed then a 10 CPI command was received the printer would recalculate the beginning for the remainder of the text on that line at 4 9 inches in from the left margin This would leave a gap of 0 9 inches as the 12 CPI text would have stopped at 4 inches in from the left margin Likewise a change to 15 CPI would cause an overprint to occur of about 1 67 inches of text because the previous text ended at 4 inches in from the left margin and the new text began at 2 34 inches in from the left margin The available options are Yes Yes 5 Positions and No default o CHAPTER 7 Twinax Coax Configuration c Adjust MPP on CPI Change IBM twinax and 3270 coax printers maintain a Maximum Print Position MPP even when CPI changes MPP normally is associated with the CPI 10 CPI has a MPP of 132 associated with it 15 CPI has a MPP of 198 and so on Using this option will cause the print server to adjust the
77. gnments button 13 Select Add 14 Select Printer 15 Select OK 16 Select OK at the Print Server wndow 5 5 4 ADDING PRINT QUEUE OBJECTS 1 Using the right mouse button click the context in which the queue is to be created 2 Select Create from the displayed menu 3 Select Print Queue 4 At the Create Print Queue window enter the queue name in the Print Queue Name field 5 Select the volume from the Print Queue Volume pull down list on the Select Object wndow 6 Click OK 7 Click the Create button on the Create Print Queue window 5 CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing 8 Double click the Printer icon for the just created printer 9 Click the Assignments button 10 Click the Add button 11 Select the Queue name This name becomes the selected object The selected printer is automatically set as the default 12 Click OK 13 Click OK 5 5 5 RELOADING THE PRINT SERVER NLM 1 Go to the console of the file server where the print server NLM is running or will be running 2 If you already have a print server NLM loaded unload it now by typing unload pserver at the prompt Otherwise proceed directly to step 3 3 Reload the print server NLM by typing the following at the prompt load pserver pserver name pserver_name is the name of the existing print server NLM or of the print server created in Section 5 5 2 5 5 6 CONFIGURING THE PRINT SERVER After starting the print control utility s
78. he ASCII host a PC a LAN server or other ASCII host You need to make the same selection here as used on the ASCII host so that the print server can convert the incoming ASCII data stream into the appropriate EBCDIC data stream for the attached twinax or 3270 coax printer For example on the ASCII host such as a PC you have selected Epson FX as the type printer you want to print to you would also select Epson FX here Note that only text can be printed The options available are both dot matrix Epson FX or IBM Proprinter PPDS which is the default b ASCII Character Set Use this option to select the code page that is being used for the data stream coming from the ASCII host a PC a LAN server or other ASCII host The Code Page selected here must match the ASCII host s The print server needs to know this in order to convert the characters from ASCII to EBCDIC properly Code Page 850 or Code Page 437 also known as PC Set 2 are available Code Page 437 is the default 4 Click on the SCS Conversion button Using the drop down menus you will make selections about how character per inch line feed and carriage returns are handled a Sheet Feed Command Use this selection to indicate whether sheet feeder commands in the incoming ASCII data stream will be passed on to the twinax or 3270 coax printer in the form of bin commands The available options are Send Bin Commands and Not Supported default b Adjust Position on CPI Chan
79. he print server s printer port you want to assign queues to from the available options displayed in the field labeled Ports 13 Add a new queue by typing the name of the new queue into the field labeled New Queue Name 14 Click on the Add gt gt button it s next to the New Queue Name field 15 Repeat steps 12 through 14 to add additional queues Click OK 16 If you want to configure additional protocols refer to the respective section If your configuration of the print server is complete click on the Apply Changes button on the bottom of the configuration window Then Exit the utility 17 Print control will automatically create the following objects on the NetWare file server e a print server object e print queue object s and nn MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER e printer objects for all physical ports on the print server 5 7 2 CLIENT CONFIGURATION To enable a client workstation to print to a NetWare queue a local port must be captured This can be accomplished using the NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows or through a capture command from the DOS prompt To capture a local port using NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows 1 Open NetWare User Tools from your desktop 2 Click on the printer icon on the top tool bar The client s available ports LPT1 LPT2 will be displayed on the left side of the screen The available queues resources will be displayed on the righ
80. hile the print server is powered ON 3 Attach an appropriate printer cable not included to the print server and power ON the printer 4 Connect the power supply to the print server 5 The print server will generate its own self test and send a report of the results to the printer If the self test report does not print make sure that the printer s start button has been pressed After the self test page prints review it for more information regarding print server settings By default a print server self test page will print on the attached printer This default setting can be overridden through port specific selections made through the included print control utility This completes the hardware installation Proceed to install the included print control software in preparation for configuring the print server for the LAN protocols of your choice See Section 3 2 CHAPTER 3 Installation 3 2 Print Control Software Installation The print control software is a utility that runs under Windows 3 1 95 98 2000 Windows NT Windows XP or Windows Me Before you begin to install it make sure that the PC you want to put it on is attached to the same LAN segment as the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server and has at least 2 MB of disk space available Also the PC will have to be able to communicate with other network devices across TCP IP or IPX SPX 1 Insert the CD ROM containing the print control utility into your PC s CD ROM driv
81. hlighting the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button in the tool bar 5 Select NW Print Server by clicking on the white box in front of that selection 6 Then click the NW Print Server button 7 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters a Replace the default Print Server Name the Black Box serial number with a Print Server Name of your choice c a CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing IMPORTANT Observe the following points concerning the print server s name e Do not use more than 19 characters in the print server s name PCONSOLE allows you to enter print server names longer that this but the print server does not support names longer than 19 characters e Do not use spaces in the print server name Use dashes or underscores instead PCONSOLE allows spaces in the print server name but the print server does not support this However you can use spaces in the names of the queues or printer objects b If necessary enter the Password for this print server object and change the Ethernet frame Type and the Queue Polling Time 8 In the left column of the print control screen click on the white circle in front of bindery 9 Then click the bindery button 10 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters Enter the name of the Master File Server 11 Click on the Queues button 12 Select t
82. host by way of SNA AnyNet or TCP IP TN5250e or TN3270e for SCS printers For IPDS printers the print server communicates to the IBM host using TCP IP PPR PPD The print server then converts the incoming Ethernet protocol to either IBM twinax or 3270 coax protocols and sends the data on to the printer Printer messages are passed back to the IBM host through the same process The Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server also has the capability of accepting ASCII text data from Windows DOS or UNIX and converting it to print on the attached SCS twinax or SCS DSC coax printer Communication with these ASCII hosts is done using IPX SPX or TCP IP Black Box s TCP IP DirectPort print driver may also be used for Windows 95 98 printing Only ASCII text data can be converted from ASCII to EBCDIC and passed on to a SCS twinax or SCS DSC coax printer It is important to note that Windows print drivers generally output rasterized data which cannot be processed by IBM SCS printers Therefore for Windows printing choose the generic print driver and set the spool settings to pass on raw data The print server will also accept non rasterized Epson FX or IBM Proprinter PPDS dot matrix data streams which it converts into the appropriate twinax or 3270 coax printer data streams The table on the next page shows the association of the various connectivity protocols and data streams supported ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Ma Data Type I
83. ical ports LPT1 LPT2 and COM 1 specified as the Remote Output Queue _nb if you want to turn off the automatic printing of banner or header pages at the beginning of every TCP IP print job _nt if you want to turn off the automatic printing of trailer pages at the end of every TCP IP print job _nff if your printer sends a blank page at the end of every TCP IP print job and you want to suppress this 10 CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting Example Specifying a Remote Output Queue also Name of printer on that machine server in Windows NT of LPT2 nd ne nit would cause the banner header page the trailer page and a blank page to be suppressed when printing from this TCP IP host to a printer attached to the Print Server s LPT2 port 9 5 3 TN5250E PRINTING Problem The AS 400 assigns a 3812 printer device with a name of QPADEVnnnn where nnnn is a 4 digit number Resolution If the printer name is left blank when configuring the TN5250e object in the print control utility the AS 400 will create a 3812 device but will give the printer the name of QPADEVnnnn with nnnn being a 4digit number However each time the print server connects to the host the nann number for the printer may be different This may cause problems where specific printer name is used in specifying the location of printed output Black Box does not recommend that you let the AS 400 create the printer name Problem The AS 400 assigns a VI 100 di
84. in VARY ON PENDING mode 6 Reset the print server through the PrintControl utility R button on first screen or by cycling power on the print server MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 9 5 2 TCP IP PRINTING Problem Print jobs are preceded by a banner header page and or followed by a trailer page and or a blank page Resolution A Follow this procedure to select deselect banner and or trailer page options on the print server 1 Start the print control utility and open the device configuration window for the desired print server print server 2 Click on the button associated with the TCP IP logical port specified in the host s remote output queue TCP1 for LPT1 TCP2 for LPT2 TCP3 for COMI 3 From the available options check one or more of the following e No banner header page if you want to turn off the automatic printing of banner or header pages at the beginning of every TCP IP print job e No trailer page if you want to turn off the automatic printing of trailer pages at the end of every TCP IP print job e No blank page if your printer sends a blank page at the end of every TCP IP print job and you want to suppress this Resolution B Add one of the following appendices to the Remote Output Queue and or to the Name of printer on that machine server in Windows NT specified on your TCP IP host Note that these appendices can be added to TCP IP logical ports TCP1 TCP2 or TCP3 as well as phys
85. int job on a newly installed LANRPC connected to an IPDS dot matrix printer goes to pending status and the device is reported as not ready Releasing the job causes the print writer to end abnormally Resolution Prior to printing the host requests the printer to report its printer characteristics including the default page size of the the printer For LAN attached IPDS dot matrix printers a valid page size must be setup on the printer Problem When an IPDS dot matrix printer runs out of paper the host will display two messages Only one of those messages can be cleared Resolution The host seems to be clearing only one message in the queue Use the following sequence to clear the message 1 Respond to the out of paper message on the host before changing the paper 2 Press Stop on the printer 3 Change the paper 4 Press Start on the printer The host will change the message to an off line message and then automatically clear the message Printing will resume normally Problem A LAN attached IPDS dot matrix printer prints an entire page before the align forms message Resolution For LAN attached IPDS dot matrix printers the host uses a different page formatter than used with a direct attached twinax or coax printer This formatter will only send out an entire page instead of one line when the form alignment option is taken The only resolution here is to carefully align the form prior to printing 9 5 6 NETWARE PRINTING
86. int server b If necessary enter the IP address for the default router and the subnet mask If you intend to communicate remotely with the print server for printing or configuration the default router and subnet mask must be entered here 3 Click on the Apply Changes button on the bottom of the configuration window 4 1 2 VERIFY CORRECT INSTALLATION From the command line or DOS prompt of a TCP IP enabled host type Ping lt TCP IP address of print server gt If you receive a successful response to the ping command you have a TCP IP attached device To ensure this device is the Black Box PrintServer remove power from the PrintServer and again ping the same TCP IP address If the response is successful you have a duplicated TCP IP address and need to change the TCP IP address of the Black Box PrintServer If the response is negative you can be certain the TCP IP address of the Black Box PrintServer is correct Be certain to apply power to the Black Box PrintServer after pinging its TCP IP address CHAPTER 4 TCP IP Printing 4 1 3 CONFIGURING A PRINT SERVER ON A REMOTE TCP IP SUBNET The print control utility can also change the configuration of a print server that is located on a remote TCP IP subnet The print server must initially be configured with an IP address from a PC running PrintControl that is located within the same TCP IP subnet as the print server After this step is completed the print server may be moved to
87. inter Ignored not supported in channels and Epson Turn immediate Proprinter Ignored not supported mode on off and Epson ESC j 106 6A Perform n 216 Proprinter Ignored not supported inch reverse LF and Epson ESC 1 108 6C Set left margin Proprinter Ignored not supported and Epson ESC p 112 70 Turn propor Proprinter Proportional mode tional mode and Epson turned on or off on 5219 printer ignored on all other printers Turn half speed Proprinter Ignored not supported mode on off and Epson Proprinter Ignored not supported and Epson ESC x 120 78 Select NLQ or Proprinter Twinax NLQ or draft and Epson DRAFT set on 4214 00 or 30 selects draft 01 or 31 selects NLQ ignored on all other printers Coax Draft of NLQ is sent as selected on front panel lt BLACK BOX O Copyright 2003 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746
88. ion router etc failure while a Telnet session with the host is active E001 No Telnet printer support at host The operating system on the host computer supports only display not printer devices in Telnet sessions Verify that your operating system is at a release level that includes support for printing through Telnet sessions E003 TN3270 session negotiation failed Usually means that there is no printer defined on the host with the printer name that appears in the connection status message This code will also appear if there is a printer with the desired name but that printer is already active and therefore not available for use over this new connection Verify that a printer with the desired name is defined on the host and that the printer is available for use by this print server 9 6 LED Sequence During the normal power up process the LEDs on the top of the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server will turn on light turn off go dark and or flash in a specific sequence This sequence indicates the different stages of the power up process that the print server is progressing through ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Table 9 2 The power up LED sequence Key ON steadily lit Flash flashing blank dark Power Up Line Printer Printer Mode a Aey Error Both LEDs se et o See soa The Power LED may continue to flash while a NetWare connection is being established if that
89. ion on the AS 400 wiio icisasinsecavssensisieininasices 86 8 1 3 Configuring a TCP IP Host Table Entry seriada 86 SLA Contesta VORLO VIRO pisas aa Sapori 86 Sko Coni Unn Or ic nati ree ener 88 8 1 6 Configuring for V3R7 V4R1 and Above ocoooncccocccoocccocnconcnnancn ncnnnnos 89 8 1 7 Verifying the IPDS Configuration on the AS 400 eee 91 8 2 Configuring the IBM Mainframe for IPDS Printing cccocnnncnnnnnnnnonannnnnnn 91 SZ A o T 92 8 2 2 Define the Communications Control Unit to MVS eee 92 6 2 0 Modify the TCP IP Profile in MVS ssririierinsnriiseisisriiiasiiiiei 93 8 2 4 Verify the Print Connection Ping the Print Server nesses 94 8 29 Handlino MVS Connectivity ProbleniS berto 95 3 220 Demne tie Prater to JES riia E E 96 8 2 7 Define the Printer to PSF MVS ccooocccnncconncccnnnonnncnnnnononaconcnconanininnnnns 97 8 2 0 Using the Prnt Server with MV Sao 98 Chapter Page de Troup SOONE sopien E A T 100 9 1 Pertorming Soltware Firmware Updates isscsccocexvvecrsesenssesansncadostsennceseasnrtese 100 9 2 The Printservers Sell Fetisi aieiaa aa 100 9 2 1 Printing a Self Test Using the Print Control Utility 100 9 2 2 Printing a Self Test Using the Print Server s Mode Button 101 Uo The Printservers Diagnostic Repor coat 101 9 4 Restoring the Print Server s Factory Defaults ascii 102 9 4 1 Restoring Factory Defaults for the Print Server Using the Pee Control ER TEA 102 9 4 2 Restoring Factory Defa
90. ion parameters b Enter the print server IP address c If necessary enter the IP address for the default router and sub net mask You may need to get this from your system administrator 4 Select TN5250e by checking the white box in front of that selection in the left column of the print control configuration screen The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters 5 The print server supports up to 10 IBM hosts Enter the host IP address see your system administrator for this address A host may not be entered more than one time 6 In the Type field select the type of IBM host by clicking on the drop down arrow and highlighting the type of host 7 Click on the Printer button to display the Printer Device Names screen The print server supports an individual TN5250e printer session for each attached printer Click on the box for each printer that is attached and enter a printer name maximum of 8 characters When the print server is reset the AS 400 will automatically configure a printer device for each attached printer that has been selected and named here The printer must be in the ready mode for this auto configuration to occur If the printer name is left blank the host AS 400 will still automatically create a 3812 device but will give the printer the name of QPADEVnnnn with nnnn being a 4 digit number However each time the print server connects to the host the n
91. irectly to Section 5 3 3 Otherwise follow these steps 1 Using the right mouse button click the context to which the Novell print server is to be added 2 Select Create from the displayed menu 3 Select Print Server and type a new print server name Observe the following points concerning the print server s name e Do not use more than 19 characters in the print server s name NWAdmin allows you to enter print server names longer that this but the print server does not support names longer than 19 characters e Do not use spaces in the print server name Use dashes or underscores instead NWAdmin allows spaces in the print server name but the print server does not support this However you can use spaces in the names of the queues or printer objects 4 Click the Create button 5 5 3 ADDING PRINTER OBJECTS 1 Using the right mouse button click the context to which the printer is to be added 2 Select Create from the displayed menu MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 3 Select Printer Object 4 Enter a new Printer Name 5 Click the Create button 6 Double click the Printer icon for the just created printer 7 Click the Configuration button 8 At the Printer Type window select Other Unknown 9 Optionally set the IPX SPX network address 10 Click OK 11 At the main NWAdmin window double click the Novell print server that exists in the context 12 From the Print Server window click the Assi
92. is when installing a new print server or when adding a new queue to be serviced by an existing NetWare Printer object associated with the print server 1 Login to a NetWare file server as SUPERVISOR or as a user with SUPERVISOR security equivalence If there are more than one file server on your network log into the one you want to be the print server s master file server 2 If you haven t already done so start PCONSOLE 3 From the Available Options menu select Print Queue Information and press lt Enter gt 4 Press lt Insert gt to add a new queue to the list 5 Type a queue name and press lt Enter gt 6 If you want to add additional queues repeat steps 3 and 4 7 Press lt Esc gt until the Available Options menu appears 5 8 2 OPTIONAL DDING A PRINT SERVER OBJECT ON THE NOVELL SERVER If the print server NLM is already running on your Novell server skip this section and proceed directly to Section 5 8 3 Otherwise follow these steps 1 From PCONSOLE s Available Options menu select Print Server Information 2 Press lt Ins gt 3 Enter a name for the new print server and press lt Enter gt ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER IMPORTANT Observe the following points concerning the print server s name e Do not use more than 19 characters in the print server s name PCONSOLE allows you to enter print server names longer that this but the print server does not support names longer than 19 charact
93. lificado El aparato el ctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici n no interfiera su uso La colocaci n del aparato el ctrico sobre una cama sof alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilaci n no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilaci n El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros aparatos incluyendo amplificadores que producen calor El aparato el ctrico deber ser connectado a una fuente de poder s lo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operaci n o como se indique en el aparato D 12 Precauci n debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarizaci n del equipo no sea eliminada 13 Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos poniendo particular atenci n a los contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato 14 El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante 15 En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objetos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u o
94. list appears 5 Navigate the Object Class list to the context where the printer object resides or where you want to install a new printer object This should be the context where the majority of the printer s users reside 6 If the printer you want to add to the Serviced Printer list does not exist yet press lt Ins gt to add a new printer to the Object Class list PCONSOLE prompts you for a name then adds the new printer to the Object Class list 7 In the Object Class list select a printer to add to the print server s Serviced Printers list If you just added a new printer to the Object Class list select that new printer Then press lt Enter gt The new printer appears in the print server s Serviced Printers list A ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 8 In the Serviced Printers list select the printer you just added and press 10 lt Enter gt The Printer Configuration form appears NOTE Ignore the Printer Type Configuration Buffer Size and Sampling Interval items on the Printer Configuration form These items are not relevant to print server installations Select the Printer Number entry and enter a value from the table below to associate that printer with the print server s port If you are going to add a print queue to the new printer go to Section 5 4 3 Otherwise reset the print server by powering it OFF and back ON again or by using the Reset button in the print control utility 5 4
95. ll Print Server NLM b In the field next to the print server local port that the target printer is attached to enter the Printer Number that was assigned in Section 5 6 2 or select the printer by name from the pop up menu 4 If you want to configure additional protocols refer to the respective section If your configuration of the print server is complete click on the Apply Changes button on the bottom of the configuration window Then Exit the utility 5 6 6 CLIENT CONFIGURATION To enable a client workstation to print to a NetWare queue a local port must be captured This can be accomplished using the NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows or through a capture command from the DOS prompt To capture a local port using NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows 1 Open NetWare User Tools from your desktop 2 Click on the printer icon on the top tool bar The client s available ports LPT 1 will be displayed on the left side of the screen The available queues resources will be displayed on the right 3 Click on the desired port then on the queue you want to capture and finally on the Capture button 4 Complete the capture process by configuring the LPT Settings and making the capture Permanent if so desired Then Exit the program The same results can be obtained by using the Capture command from the DOS prompt by typing the following capture local n queue name where nis the number of the LPT port you wa
96. ll as the print server Problem Cannot print from NetWare 4 x or 5 x The print server self test page indicates there are no Novell queues available and or a error page prints on the printer that states that the print server Can Not Login as a Novell Print Server Resolution NetWare s print services has lost its association of the NetWare printer object and the NetWare print server object 1 Enter Novell NetWare Administrator 2 Locate the print server object on the Add button 3 Choose Assignment then click on the Add button 4 From the list of printer objects select the objects that represent the print server to be added 5 Exit the NetWare Administrator 6 Start the print control utility 7 From the List of Print Servers highlight the designated print server 1 CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting 8 Click on the R button to reset the print server Notes on NDPS Printing NDPS Novell Distributed Print Services uses a completely different approach to printing Central to NDPS printing is the Printer Agent A Printer Agent represents a physical printer Printers and Printer Agents are in a 1 1 relationship Printer Agents can be embedded in a printer or run on a server Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Servers utilize server based Printer Agents Server based Printer Agents run under the NDPS Manager If not already running the NDPS Manager will be automatically loaded when a Printer Agent is created through NetWa
97. ll not be able to reinstall the DirectPort print driver If the DirectPort folder has been deleted you must also delete the IOPMON DLL file from the Windows System directory CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing 5 Novell NetWare Printing Refer to this chapter for instructions on setting up the print server and NetWare fileserver Please note that only SCS twinax or SCS DSC coax printers attached to the print server can be printed to using a generic text Epson FX or IBM Proprinter print driver from the PC LAN host Rasterized data such as most Windows print drivers send out cannot be converted into EBCDIC text If you have not already installed the print control utility please go back to Section 3 2 and do so now Then skip to the section that applies to your NetWare setup Continuo the Print Server renta nana ceeds on iiia Section 5 1 Controlled or Public Access Printer Novell NetWare 5 x NDPS NWAdmin 0 0 0 0 cc eens Section 5 2 Print Server Novell NetWare 4 x NDS NWAdmin Section 5 3 Print Server Novell NetWare 4 x NDS PCONSOLE Section 5 4 Remote Printer Novell NetWare 4 x NDS NWAdmin Section 5 5 Remote Printer Novell NetWare 4 x NDS PCONSOLE Section 5 6 Print Server Novell NetWare 3 x and 2 x Section 5 7 Remote Printer Novell NetWare 3 x and 2 x PCONSOLE Section 5 8 After you have completed the configuration of these protocols go to Chapter 7 to
98. mote Location RMTLOCNAME field enter TCPIP AFP for V3R2 The following instructions are used to create a data area that is used by PSF 400 1 At the AS 400 command line enter the command CRTPSFCEFG 2 Press F11 to display the keywords then press F10 to display additional values 3 In the PSF Configuration PSFCFG field enter the name of the printer attached to the print server 4 In the Library field enter QGPL 5 In the IPDS Pass Through IPDSPASTHR field enter YES This causes PSF 400 to transform SCS into IPDS before printing CHAPTER 8 IBM IPDS Printing 6 In the Activation Release Timer ACTRLSTMR field enter NORDYF This will cause PSF 400 to print all spooled files with a status of RDY before releasing the session which does not terminate the writer 7 In the Release Timer RLSTMR field enter SEC15 This is parameter should be set to a value at least equal to the timeout value on the printer This is the time PSF 400 will maintain a session with the print server while there are no spooled files with a status of RDY 8 In the Remote Location Name or Address RMTLOCNAME field enter the TCP IP address of the printer attached to the print server You may also enter the host name if you used the optional CFGTCP command to create a TCP IP Host Table entry 9 In the Port PORT field enter 5001 10 In the TCP IP Activation Timer ACTTMR field enter NOMAX This will cause PSF 400 to wait indefinitel
99. n Network Protocols Data to Printer AS 400 SNA AnyNet TN5250e SCS AS 400 IPDS TCP IP PPR PPD IPDS AnyNet DOS ASCII Epson IPX SPX TCP IP Twinax PPDS Windows ASCII Generic IPX SPX TCP IP Twinax DirectPort UNIX NT ASCII Epson TCP IP LPR LPD Twinax other PPDS Printer Type Twinax Twinax 3270 Coax SCS DSC TCP IP TN3270e SCS DSC IPDS TCP IP PPR PPD IPDS DOS ASCII IPX SPX TCP IP SCS 3270 Coax Epson PPDS Windows ASCII Generic IPX SPX TCP IP SCS 3270 Coax DirectPort UNIX NT ASCII TCP IP Epson PPDS SCS LPR LPD 3270 Coax other When you use TN5250e for connection to the AS 400 only a 3812 1 page printer may be attached 3270 Coax Only the generic print driver that sends out text is supported Set the spool file s data stream to raw CHAPTER 7 Twinax Coax Configuration To setup the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server select which protocol you are using to communicate between the IBM host and the print server Designate whether the printer is attached using twinax or coax For 3270 coax printers you will also have to identify if the printer is an IPDS printer You may also need to customize how the twinax or 3270 coax printer treats some of the instructions coming from the IBM hosts If you have not already installed the print control utility please go back to Chapter 3 and do so now Then perform the LAN connectivity configuration
100. n the Apply Changes button and reset the print server to complete the process 7 4 Command Pass Through The Black Box Command Pass Thru CPT feature can be used to access all of the built in features of a SCS or SCS DSC printer even if those features are not normally available through the ASCII host software especially if you must use a generic print driver such as in Windows Printer specific command sequences are inserted into the data sent to the twinax or 3270 coax non IPDS printer from the host The Print Box recognizes these special sequences and passes the command through to the printer The steps below describe how to use Command Pass Thru l 2 3 Find the command for the print feature in the printer s manual Convert the printer command to EBCDIC hexadecimal Place the Command Pass Thru delimiter amp into the document at the point where the feature is to take effect This signals the start of the print feature Enter the printer command in EBCDIC hexadecimal code then enter the delimiter amp again You may enter a space between hexadecimal code pairs to make the command easier to read however do not put spaces between the delimiter and the hexadecimal characters To change the print feature back move the cursor to the point in the text where the print feature is to be changed Enter the delimiter the new printer command and then the delimiter again For example 2B D2 04 29 00 OF is the comma
101. nd in EBCDIC hexadecimal code for 15 CPI printing on printers supporting this feature 2B D2 04 29 00 0A is the command in hexadecimal for 10 CPI printing So to begin 15 CPI printing enter the command as follows gt CHAPTER 7 Twinax Coax Configuration amp 62B D2 04 29 00 OF amp Then to change printing back to 10 CPI enter amp 62B D2 04 29 00 OA amp S Only characters from 00 to FF are recognized alphabetical characters must be in upper case Errors in the Command Pass Thru sequence will cause the Print Box to ignore the command and printing will resume at the point the error occurred Command Pass Thru may invalidate horizontal spacing Although the command is displayed on the screen the Print Box treats it as a command and it is not printed If part of the sequence is printed an error has been made while entering the codes Check the document and make sure you are using the correct format and EBCDIC hexadecimal characters Avoid sending codes that would move the print position during Command Pass Thru Since the Print Box does not process these commands it cannot keep track of the print position changes and this may affect the position of following characters and page layout Black Box Command Pass Thru strings can also be sent to the printer by typing them on the ASCII or IBM host screen and pressing the print screen key 8 IBM IPDS Printing The Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server is designed to pass through
102. nents The Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server has labels on both the top and bottom panels that indicate what the switch and each of the connectors and LEDs are Please refer to these labels as you read the rest of this section 2 3 1 LED INDICATORS The Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server has these LEDs on its left side and top panel Link This green LED on the side of the print server indicates that the print server has established communication with an Ethernet hub and has verified link integrity Activity This green LED on the side of the print server indicates that the print server is detecting signals on the network Power This green LED on the top cover will light to indicate that the print server has successfully completed its internal self tests and is ready to operate If this light blinks slowly the print server is not in operating mode for example during flash upgrade A rapidly blinking light indicates a problem with the print server for example a failed self test faulty power supply etc Line Sync This green LED on the top cover will light to indicate that the print server is connected to a twinax or 3270 coax printer and that the printer is turned on During the power up cycle this LED will blink while the print server is connecting to the twinax or 3270 coax printer For twinax printers it will blink about two times per second For 3270 coax printers it will blink about four times per second The default se
103. nnn number for the printer may be different This may cause problems where a specific printer name is used in specifying the location of printed output Black Box does not recommend that you let the AS 400 create the printer name gt CHAPTER 4 TCP IP Printing 8 The print server will automatically restart a TN5250e printer session on the AS 400 whenever any of the attached printers are powered on However at times it may be advantageous to restart a TN5250e printer session while leaving other protocols uninterrupted This can be accomplished by clicking on the Restart Now button 9 To ensure continued communication with the AS 400 host the print server can be configured to periodically contact the host and attempt to re establish TN 5250e sessions if required Clicking on the Options button sets these options a The automatic restarting of a TN5250e session when a printer is powered on is checked by default and cannot be changed The print server will always restart TN5250 sessions when an attached printer is powered on b You may select to have the print server restart sessions every five minutes that have been terminated by the AS 400 by checking the box to the left of this option c You may also set the print server to restart sessions only upon receiving a TCP IP PING command by checking the box to the left of this option The PING can come from any other device with an IP address or from a specific AS 400 by entering the
104. not allow the original printer device name to be used until an IPL is performed at the AS 400 Problem The print server loses connection with the AS 400 host after a period of inactivity Resolution The AS 400 has a timeout value that can be set to terminate any Telnet display or printer session Setting this value to a longer timeout will allow the print server to remain connected for a longer period However this longer timeout will also allow an unattended Telnet display session to remain open for a longer period as well and may create a security issue To change the Telnet inactivity timer follow these steps 1 Using the AS 400 CFGTCP command select menu option 20 Configure TCP IP Applications 2 Select menu option 11 Configure Telnet 3 On the next screen select menu option 12 Inactive Job Time out 06 rr CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting 4 Change the QINACTTTV value to a longer value or use NONE to deactivate the inactivity timeout 9 5 4 TN5250E CONNECTION STATUS MESSAGE The print server reports the success or failure of an attempt to communicate with the host by printing a brief connection status message on each attached printer The connection status message will look somewhat like AS 400 Host Communication Status Connection attempt succeeded Host system S101256R Printer name TNPRTOO Status code 1902 Session successfully started The message will show whether the connection succeeded or n
105. nt Conima ee 63 5 7 Print Server Novell NetWare 3 x add YD Xooocccccconcccnccccnoccnnnnnnnnnccnnnnonanicinnnnns 64 slk Creatine NetWare EC eer meee ooo econ 64 Dl Glen CO aia 66 MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Contents continued Chapter Page 5 8 Remote Printer Novell NetWare 3 x and 2 x PCONSOLE ce 66 5 8 1 Adding Print Queue Objects on the Novell Server eee 67 5 8 2 Optional Adding a Print Server Object on the Novell Server 67 5 8 3 Adding Printer Objects on the Novell Server usesnsiicaonlitai 68 5 8 4 Associating Printer Objects with Print Queue Objects 69 5 8 0 Reloading the NetWare PServer NLM siii vt 69 0 0 OMe tI Me Print SENET nadia 69 5 8 7 Client CONSUL O rre 70 0 SNA APPO cas 1 1 12 na 71 OI Contorno the ne Cel omer ere erm en errr reer etree or rere terre are rte 71 6 2 Reming AS74200 Paranie te S nr 73 02 1 Adapter Address AS 400 ccscssoescecssedecertcsencreacdenccesonutisusecteceuedestnsiecs 13 6 2 2 Host Network ID and Host Control Point Name seee 13 02 3 ZA 7 FOU AAA anaa 14 Te Twinax Coax Config rado ooo 15 LL Twinax Port Con dotar eps 17 7 2 3270 Coax Port Configuration 0 OO PRPONPUUP UON UP00U0 O 78 a ASCI Panins Contorno 79 7 4 Command Pass Through ccesecssscesseesseeeseceesceeeaceesceceaceseeeeseeeseeseeeeeaeens 82 S IEM PPS er a aia 84 9 1 Conficaring the AS 400 for IPDS Printing ici 84 Plk RE N o me 85 8 1 2 Creating a Line Descript
106. nt to assign the queue to and name is the name of the queue you want to capture ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 5 7 Print Server Novell NetWare 3 x and 2 x Configuring the print server as a bindery print server under NetWare can be done from within the PrintControl utility This section contains the following two parts Creatina NetWare Objects arias erre paa Section 5 7 1 Ment Contra nod snoot ros qeda aro cad Section 5 7 2 5 7 1 CREATING NETWARE OBJECTS 1 Login to a NetWare file server as SUPERVISOR or as a user with SUPERVISOR security equivalence If there are more than one file server on your network log into the one you want to be the print server s master file server IMPORTANT When installed as NetWare Print Server the print server s master file server must have a name that is no longer than 19 characters If your file server has a longer name you must either choose a different file server as the print server s master file server or shorten the file servers name 2 If you haven t already done so start the print control utility 3 Select the desired print server from the displayed list The print servers are identified through their serial number and network address Both of these are unique to the specific print server and can be found on the bottom of the print server as well as on the self test print out 4 Open the configuration dialog box by double clicking on the desired print server or by hig
107. nter you want to add to the Serviced Printer list does not exist yet press lt Ins gt to add a new printer to the Object Class list After you have entered a new name PCONSOLE adds the new printer to the Object Class list 7 In the Object Class list select a printer to add to the print server s Serviced Printers list If you just added a new printer to the Object Class list select that new printer Then press lt Enter gt The new printer appears in the print server Serviced Printers list o CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing 8 In the Serviced Printers list select the printer you just added and press lt Enter gt The Printer Configuration form appears NOTE Ignore the Configuration Buffer Size and Sampling Interval items on the Printer Configuration form These items are not relevant to print server installations 9 We recommend that you use the default Printer Number If you do need to change the number make sure it uniquely identifies the printer among other printers associated with the Novell print server 10 In the Printer Type field select Other Unknown 11 Return to the Available Options menu by pressing lt Esc gt repeatedly 5 6 3 ADDING PRINT QUEUE OBJECTS Perform the procedure below to associate NetWare print queue objects with the print server s NetWare Printer objects see Section 4 6 2 Do this when installing a new print server or when adding a new queue to be serviced by an existing
108. of the print server using Chapters 4 5 or 6 Use this chapter to complete the configuration of the print server emulation function Twinax Port Contigua Oi lt 5 c006ct esas as RES oRS Section 7 1 3270 Coax Port Configuration 0 020 cece eee eee ee Section 7 2 ASCII Printing Configuration 6 lt 4 144 60413405042 2 aserbnana es Section 7 3 Command Pass hrough 20 qtiis vda ie pic ad Section 7 4 7 1 Twinax Port Configuration The twinax port is configured using the print control utility From the PC where the PrintControl utility is installed select the appropriate Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server you wish to configure 1 From the PrintControl utility s main window highlight the desired print server then click on the Configure button or double click on the desired print server 2 After performing the necessary protocol configurations if not already completed click on the Printer Ports Emulations button 3 Click on the radio button to the left of the Twinax Port button to activate the twinax port 4 Click on the Twinax Port button to display the twinax port configuration options 5 Using the check boxes or drop down menus you can now customize how the attached twinax printer will function MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER a Print Configuration Report Check this option if you want to have the print server s configuration report printed on the printer attached to this port The configura
109. of the queues or printer objects 4 Click the Create button 5 3 3 ADDING PRINTER OBJECTS 1 Using the right mouse button click the context to which the printer is to be added 2 Select Create from the displayed menu 3 Select Printer Object 4 Enter the new printer name 5 Click the Create button 6 At the main NWAdmin screen double click the icon for the just created print server 7 From the Print Server window click the Assignments button 8 Select Add 9 Select Printer 10 Select OK 11 Select OK at the Print Server window 5 3 4 ADDING PRINT QUEUE OBJECTS 1 Using the right mouse button click the context in which the queue is to be created 2 Select Create from the displayed menu 3 Select Print Queue MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 4 At the Create Print Queue window enter the queue name in the Print Queue Name field 5 Select the volume from the Print Queue Volume pull down list in the Select Object wndow 6 Click OK 7 Click the Create button on the Create Print Queue window 8 Double click the icon for the just created printer 9 Click the Assignments button 10 Click the Add button 11 Select the Queue name This name becomes the selected object NOTE The selected printer is automatically set as the default 12 Click OK 13 Click OK 5 3 5 CONFIGURING THE PRINT SERVER After starting the print control utility select the desired print server from
110. on Select pica pitch Begin or end proportional spacing ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Printer Emulation Proprinter and Epson Proprinter and Epson Proprinter and Epson Proprinter and Epson Proprinter Interpretation Ignored not sup ported Twinax 12 CPI sent to 4214 and 5219 printers Ignored on 5256 printer 10 CPI sent to all other printers Coax 12 CPI is sent if selected on front panel Ignored not sup ported Ignored not sup ported Twinax 10 CPI sent Ignored on 5256 printer Coax If 10 CPI only is sent it is ignored if not 10 CPI is sent Proportional spacing selected on 5219 printer ignored on all others 0131 begins propor tional spacing 0030 ends proportional spacing APPENDIX ASCII Commands Command Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation ESC Q ESC Q ESC R B MN ESC S 0 53 00 ESC S 1 ESC T ESC U Set right margin International character set Restore default tab settings Select super script mode Select sub script mode Cancel superscript s ubscript Turn uni directional mode on off Proprinter and Epson Proprinter and Epson Proprinter and Epson Proprinter and Epson Line length set as defined by follow ing parameter Deselect Proprinter Ignored not sup printer ported Ignored not sup ported only Code Page 437 or 850 supported Ignored
111. ored not character and Epson supported Master select Proprinter Ignored not and Epson supported Cancel MSB Proprinter Ignored not control and Epson supported F 19 Automatic Proprinter Twinax Epson sheet feeder and Epson command 2 or B on off selects back paper bin on 4214 and 5219 only otherwise front bin selected Coax As above but follow ing front panel setting 23 ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Command Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation ESC 36 24 Set absolute Proprinter Twinax print position and Epson EBCDIC SET ABSOLUTE HORIZONTAL POSITION command is sent Coax CR and space positioning sent ESC 37 25 Select user Proprinter Ignored not defined set and Epson supported ESC amp 38 26 Define Proprinter Ignored not user defined and Epson supported characters ESC 42 2A Select graph Proprinter Ignored not ics mode and Epson supported ESC 45 2D Turn under Proprinter Twinax lining on off and Epson EBCDIC START and END UNDERLINE command sent to 5219 SET ABSOLUTE HORIZONTAL POSITION and re strike with underline sent to all other printers Coax BS and re strike are activated Command ASCII DEC HEX APPENDIX ASCII Commands Printer Description Emulation Interpretation Select vertical tab channel Select 1 8 inch line spacing Select 7 72 inch line spacing Select 1 6 in
112. ort PORT field enter 5001 7 In the Activation Timer ACTTMR field enter NOMAX This will cause PSF 400 to wait indefinitely for a response to an activation request 8 In the Inactivity Timer INACTTMR field for V3R1 or Release Timer RLSTMR field for V3R6 enter SEC15 This is parameter should be set to a value at least equal to the timeout value on the printer This is the time PSF 400 will maintain a session with the print server while there are no spooled files with a status of RDY MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 8 1 5 CONFIGURING V3R2 PSF 400 for V3R2 The following instructions are used to create a printer device description 1 At the AS 400 command line enter the command CRTDEVPRT 2 Press the F11 key to display the keywords 3 In the Device Description DEVD field enter the name of the printer attached to the print server The name may comprise of the letters A Z and numerals 0 9 It must begin with a letter and a maximum of 10 characters are allowed 4 In the Device Class DEVCLS field enter RMT 5 In the Device Type TYPE field enter IPDS 6 In the Device Model MODEL field enter 0 7 In the Advanced Function Printing AFP field enter YES 8 In the AFP Attachment AFPATTACH field enter APPC 9 In the Font FONT field enter an appropriate value such as 11 10 In the Form Feed FORMFEED field enter AUTOCUT If the printer is a dot matrix enter CONT 11 In the Re
113. ot the name of the host AS 400 which this print server is connected to the printer name and the session status If there is no host or printer name in the message it s because the host AS 400 did not send that information with the status message The status code 1902 shown in the above example is the normal code indicating successful host communication The possible values of the status code and suggested actions to take for that status code are as follows 0101 Host not responding to pings This message usually indicates one of the following e TCP IP has not been started on the host e The host s IP address has not been correctly configured on the print server e The print server has not been correctly connected to the LAN 0102 Host rejected connect to Telnet port The host answers pings but rejects a TCP IP connect attempt probably because its Telnet server has not been started MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 0111 Host Telnet session lost Usually means that the printer has been varied off at the host Also if the host has gone down or if there is a communication for example router failure 2777 Damaged device description 8902 Device not available This code appears when the print server attempts to start a session for a printer whose name duplicates the name of a printer already active on the host In many cases this status code means that the print server has been powered off and then powered
114. owing 1 Go to the workstation s Main group and double click on the Control Panel icon 2 In the Control Panel double click on the Network icon 36 CHAPTER 4 TCP IP Printing 3 Review the Installed Network Software list If the TCP IP protocol and Microsoft TCP IP Printing service are not found you must add them before continuing with the instructions below Consult your Microsoft documentation for more information Follow the procedures below to create printers for the print server on a Windows NT workstation If there is more than one printer attached to the print server perform this procedure once for each attached printer 1 Go to the Main program group and open the Print Manager 2 Go to the Print Manager s Printer menu and choose Create Printer 3 In the Create Printer s Printer Name dialog box enter a name for the printer 4 Use the Driver pull down list to choose a printer driver that matches the type of printer that you are creating on the workstation 5 In the Description text box enter a description that helps you remember the printer 6 In the Print to pull down list go to the bottom of the list and choose Other 7 In the Print Destination dialog box s Available Print Monitors list click on LPR Port and choose OK 8 In the Name or Address of host providing Ipd text box enter the IP address you assigned to the print server see Section 4 1 1 9 In the Name of printer on th
115. printer DB9 to twinax autoterminating V barrel connector included Diagnostic port 1 DB25 female Indicators LEDs 1 Power 1 Line Sync 1 LAN Data 1 Printer Activity 1 Printer Error Dual LEDs for mode of operation Off Off Normal Operation Off On EBCDIC Self Test On Off ASCII Self Test On On Diagnostic Dump Operating Environment Temperature 40 to 100 F 4 to 38 C Humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing Power External power supply Input 110 240 VAC 47 63 Hz autosensing Output 5 VDC 3 amp Size 1 4 H x 8 4 W x 5 6 D 3 6 x 21 3 x 14 2 cm Weight 0 9 lb 0 4 kg CHAPTER 2 Introduction 2 Introduction 2 1 Overview The Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server connects an IBM or IBM compatible twinax or 3270 coax printer to an AS 400 or IBM mainframe across an Ethernet topology using SNA and TCP IP protocols It lets you retain your investment in expensive but reliable twinax or 3270 coax printers where you have converted from twinax or 3270 coax to Ethernet The print server also allows PCs and other ASCII hosts such as UNIX servers using Windows OS 2 or DOS to send text non rasterized print jobs across LAN WANs to SCS twinax or SCS DSC 3270 coax printers This increases the value of your twinax or 3270 coax printers by allowing them to be used for more than just a host printer The print server connects to the IBM host using any one of several protocols These includ
116. que to the specific print server and can be found on the bottom of the print server as well as on the self test print out 2 Open the configuration dialog box by double clicking on the desired print server or by highlighting the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button displayed in the tool bar 3 If the print server already has an IP address proceed directly with step 4 Otherwise follow these instructions a Select TCP IP by clicking on the white box in front of that selection The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters b Enter the print server IP address c If necessary enter the IP address for the default router and the subnet mask You may need to get this from the system administrator 4 Select AS 400 AnyNet by clicking on the white box in front of that selection in the left column of the print control configuration screen 5 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters a In the field titled AS 400 IP Address enter the AS 400 s TCP IP address Make sure to use the format specified in the field for example XXX XXX XXX XXX b Enter the Host Network ID c Enter the Host Control Point Name d In the field titled Interface Control Point Name enter the print server name 6 If you want to configure additional protocols refer to the respective section If your configuration o
117. r e Package it carefully We recommend that you use the original container e If you are returning the print server or shipping it for repair make sure you include everything that came in the original package Before you ship contact Black Box to get a Return Authorization RA number ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Appendix ASCII Commands This appendix lists ASCII commands and the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server s interpretation of them in relation to the capabilities of the twinax or coax printer All ASCII commands received on the parallel or serial port are either utilized or purged from the data stream sent to the EBCDIC printer APPENDIX ASCII Commands Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation BEL 7 07 Beeper Proprinter and Epson BS Backspace Proprinter and Epson HT Tab horizon Proprinter tally and Epson LF 10 OA Line feed Proprinter and Epson VT 11 Tab vertically Proprinter and Epson EBCDIC BEL command is sent which sounds the alarm and takes the printer off line For printers sup porting EBCDIC BACKSPACE command is sent for other printers the position is changed using SET ABSOLUTE HORIZONTAL POSITION command A blank space is printed TAB not supported EBCDIC LINE FEED command is sent Line feed is sent TAB not supported ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation
118. r other countries NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks of Novell Inc UL is a registered trademark of Underwriters Laboratories Incorporated UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories Inc Any other trademarks mentioned im this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 10 ll NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS NOM ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser le das antes de que el aparato el ctrico sea operado Las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser guardadas para referencia futura Todas las advertencias en el aparato el ctrico y en sus instrucciones de operaci n deben ser respetadas Todas las instrucciones de operaci n y uso deben ser seguidas El aparato el ctrico no deber ser usado cerca del agua por ejemplo cerca de la tina de ba o lavabo s tano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc El aparato el ctrico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operaci n Todo otro servicio deber ser referido a personal de servicio ca
119. ration dialog box by double clicking on the desired print server or by highlighting the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button displayed in the tool bar Follow these simple steps to configure the print server for SNA APPC printing 1 Select SNA APPC by clicking on the white box in front of that selection 2 The column titled Object Information will display the available configuration parameters a In the Adapter Address field enter the Local adapter address found in the AS 400 s line description If the print server is attached to a remote controller or gateway enter the address of the Ethernet adapter of that remote controller or gateway Make sure to use the format specified in the field XX XX XX XX XX XX Refer to Section 6 2 1 if you need help locating this address on your AS 400 b In the Host Network ID field enter the Local network ID found in the AS 400 s network attributes listing Refer to Section 6 2 2 if you need help locating this information c In the Host Control Point Name field enter the Local control point name found in the AS 400 s network attributes listing MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER d In the Interface Control Point Name field enter a name for the print server Make sure the name complies with the following requirements 1 The name must be exactly 8 characters 2 The name must start with a alphanumeric character i e AZ
120. re Administrator Alternately it can be loaded from the server console There appears to be no limit to how many Printer Agents an NDPS Manager supports NDPS Gateways are software programs that handle the communication between NDPS Printer Agents and non NDPS aware printers such as printers attached through an Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server The Broker provides network services used by NDPS and must be loaded prior to any NDPS printer configuration Under NDPS printers can be configured as public access or controlled access printers Public access printers are not associated with an NDS object and are available to anyone who is running the NetWare 5 client Controlled access printers are associated with an NDS object They can be managed through NDS and access to them can be restricted For more details please refer to Table 9 1 ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Table 9 1 NPDS printing NDPS NetWare 5 Public Access Printer Who Handles print Netware Printer Agent server functions Network Protocol TCP IP IPX SPX IPX SPX Novell Server Client Software Advantage Disadvantage Horrible print control paper out status Through the NW Administrator Windows Create NDPS printer Create Printer Agent Enter NDPS Manager name Select Novell Printer Gateway Select Printer Type Select Connection Type Remote LPR on IP Enter l O s Print Server s IP address and Printer Name TCP1 2 0r3
121. received by the printer The print server reports the error to the host and instructs the printer to clear the error It will continue printing The LED remains turned on during the rest of that print job as an indicator that an error was encountered If this condition continues you may need to preform a DataCapture process and print a diagnostic report These should be forwarded on to Black Box s Technical Support group for analysis ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Problem Error 28 appeaxs at the printer or the printer s line sync light comes on Resolution If this situation occurs when you have pushed the Mode button twice on the print server to generate a self test on the ASCII printer the printer is telling you that it has lost line sync with the print server This is normal The condition should clear itself when you return the print server to normal operating mode by continuing to press the Mode button until all the orange LEDs turn off Problem The AS 400 creates a different IPDS printer than is connected to the LANRPC Resolution IBM dot matrix IPDS printers will emulate either a 4224 2 or 4234 12 that is you have attached a 6400 12 shuttle matrix IPDS printer to the LAN RPC The AS 400 will see it as a 4234 12 a 4230 will appear as a 4224 2 etc Problem The Error LED flashed Resolution A number of conditions can cause the Error LED to flash An error will be printed on the attached twinax coax printer Revie
122. reset printer functions to defaults are sent ESC ESC gt ESC gt es es DN UN Select n 72 Epson Twinax n 72 inch inch line sent ignored on spacing 5256 printer Coax Closest LPI selected for LPI commands set on front panel Set n 72 inch Proprinter Twinax n 72 inch line spacing sent 1f selected by following ESC 32h command ignored on 5256 printer Coax Closest LPI selected for LPI commands set on front panel APPENDIX ASCII Commands Command Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation ESC B 42 Set vertical Proprinter Ignored not sup tabs and Epson ported LF sent ESC C 67 43 Set page Proprinter Page length set to length in and Epson number of lines lines defined by fol lowing parameter ESC C 0 67 00 43 Set page Proprinter Ignored not sup 00 length in and Epson ported inches ESC D 44 Set horizon Proprinter Ignored not sup tal tabs and Epson ported tabs treat ed as spaces ESC E 45 Select Proprinter Character sent emphasized and Epson SET ABSOLUTE mode bold HORIZONTAL POSITION sent to place print head over charac ter then character sent again ESC F 70 46 Cancel Proprinter Cancels empha emphasized and Epson sized mode mode commands Command ASCII ESC M ESC P ESC P Description Select double density graphics Select elite pitch Set skip over perfora tion Cancel skip over perfora ti
123. rge enough to account for all virtual APPC devices on your network If you are unsure you may want to increase this number D On the AS 400 command line type WRKLIND then press lt Enter gt Enter a 5 to display or 2 to change in front of the line that the print server is attached to Press lt Enter gt several times until Autocreate controller is displayed in the lower section of the menu options Verify that the Autocreate controller parameter is set to Yes 3 Display the OSYSOPR messages for additional information On the AS 400 command line type DSPMSG QSYSOPR then press lt Enter gt Problem When resetting the print server while an AnyNet session is even just partially established the RMT and or PRT devices generally do not come back into VARY ON mode Resolution Follow this procedure when resetting the print server in an AnyNet environment 1 End the Writer on the AS 400 command line type endwtr lt printer name gt then press lt ENTER gt 2 VARY OFF the PRT and RMT device wrkdevd lt printer names 8 2 for PRT device and 2 for RMT device lt Enter gt 3 End all TCP IP sessions associated with the Print Server wrk tcpsts 3 scroll to where the Print Server TCP IP address is displayed at least once select 4 lt Enter gt 4 VARY ON the RMT and then the PRT devices wrkdvd lt printer name gt 8 1 for PRT device and 1 for RMT device lt Enter gt 5 The RMT and PRT device are now
124. rificios de ventilaci n 18 Servicio por personal calificado deber ser provisto cuando A El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido da ado u B Objetos han ca do o l quido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato o C El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia o D El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su desempe o o E El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido da ada ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Contents Chapter Page Mi PECHOS sucia 8 A e E E E a 11 ET E EA nneee scent meer 11 22 The Complete Package src EA EEN il Zo Lie Prntocivers External COMPONCD S ssctitatutaiicsi e 12 Ped LEDO ICALOLS estoica ON 12 2 9 2 Connectors and ic 13 24 Network Connectivity cssssriinn tirsir on a pita 14 Zo NOA protocol PAM Cari 14 lle e A e O ornare aan uteantuneeeecnee 14 2 7 Multiprotocol IBM Host to LAN Printing coooccnncconncooncnnnconaconnconaconacnnnonnnons 15 2 1 1 AS57400 to LAN Prin ng ot 15 21 2 IBM Matame Poning roots 15 s D aai E E nome casnoets ereenarionrs 18 Sl Hardware MAATON intro dia 18 3 2 PrintGontrol Software Installatiori cssinssxessavepa ces cierren reis 19 3 Using the Print Control SoftWare nidad 19 3 4 Proceeding with System Configuration eseeeseeeeseeserrrrserererrrerererrereereeeresee 20 2 ANS 6 8 4 al chet sha UE E E 21 AL Contanos Print Ol Vel ato as 22 AE ASS TCL AdO S eras 2c EL verny Corect Ist all Oil arnein eini 22 4 1 3 Configuring a
125. rotocols e TCP IP LPR LPD Used by UNIX NetWare Windows 95 98 2000 Windows Me Windows NT Windows XP OS 2 e IPX SPX Used by NetWare NOTE Due to the limited ability of IBM SCS printers only non rasterized text can be printed from PCs LANs Windows UNIX and other non IBM EBCDIC hosts 2 6 Multi Host Printing The print server can support printing from several different types of hosts at the same time This expands the capability of a printer attached to a print server yet still provides the benefits of a dedicated host printer relationship For example in LAN printing you may have UNIX systems PCs and other ASCII type hosts all using various combinations of NetWare and TCP IP All systems can send their printed data to a single print server The print server is also capable of supporting up to 10 different IBM mainframe or AS 400 hosts for the twinax or 3270 coax attached printer when using TN5250e or TN3270e greatly expanding the number of hosts that can utilize the printer attached to the print server The twinax or 3270 coax printer settings must be configured the same way on each IBM host A CHAPTER 2 Introduction 2 7 Multi Protocol IBM Host to LAN Printing 2 7 1 AS 400 TO LAN PRINTING When printing from an AS 400 host the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server supports several protocols Which protocol to use depends on the type of printer being attached to the print server and whether the prin
126. rver and press lt Enter gt 50 CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing IMPORTANT Observe the following points concerning the print server s name e Do not use more than 19 characters in the print server s name PCONSOLE allows you to enter print server names longer that this but the print server does not support names longer than 19 characters e Do not use spaces in the print server name Use dashes or underscores instead PCONSOLE allows spaces in the print server name but the print server does not support this However you can use spaces in the names of the queues or printer objects After a moment PCONSOLE returns to the Print Servers list The new print server appears in the list 5 4 2 ADDING PRINTER OBJECTS Perform the procedures below to associate NetWare printer objects with the printers connected to the print server s ports Do this when installing a new print server or when connecting a new printer to the print server to service NetWare print queues 1 If you haven t already done so start PCONSOLE and change to the context where the print server is installed 2 In the Print Servers list select the print server and press lt Enter gt The Print Server Information menu appears 3 In the Print Server Information menu select Printers and press lt Enter gt The Serviced Printers list appears 4 Press lt Ins gt to insert a new printer into the print server s Serviced Printers list The Object Class
127. rver s Self Test The Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server can be configured to automatically generate a one page self test printout on the attached twinax or 3270 coax printer every time it is powered up or reset as described in the rest of this section 9 2 1 PRINTING A SELF TEST USING THE PRINT CONTROL UTILITY Select whether a twinax or 3270 coax attached printer will print the self test by doing the following steps 1 If you haven t already done so start the print control utility 2 Double click on the target print server from the displayed list oo CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting 3 Click on the Physical Port where you want the self test page to print Twinax Port or Coax Port depending on which type of printer you have attached to the print server 4 Check the Configuration Report box 5 Click on the Apply Changes button 9 2 2 PRINTING A SELF TEST USING THE PRINT SERVER S MODE BUTTON A more detailed self test showing the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server s various configuration parameters can be printed by pressing the print server s Mode button e To print the self test on a twinax or 3270 coax printer these are also known as EBCDIC printers press the print servers Mode button once The print server s right hand orange LED will light After the comprehensive self test prints the LED will go dark e To print the self test on the ASCII printer attached to the diagnostics port press the print servers Mo
128. s field You may view the last eight addresses entered in this field by clicking on the down arrow If the desired IP address is listed click on that entry nn ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER c Enter the remote TCP IP subnet mask in the Remote Subnet Mask field You may view the last eight subnet mask entries made in this field by clicking on the down arrow If the desired subnet mask is listed click on that entry d Click OK e To scan for all print servers located on the local subnet a Check the radio button to the left of the Scan the local subnet option b Click OK 3 Once you have made a selection of scanning the local subnet a remote TCP IP subnet or for a specific print server pressing the Scan button on the button bar will refresh the listing of print server s From here you can double click on the desired print server or clicking on the Configure button to view or change the highlighted print server s configuration 4 1 4 WHERE TO Now You are now ready to configure the host s From here go to the appropriate section for each host to be configured Conigurine the Print Server ssis bs tin een de ona a ees eaks Section 4 1 Configuring the IBM Mainframe for TN3270e Section 4 2 Comigurime tor TEDS Printings rs puras oros uses bs Section 4 3 Configuring O5 400 tor TN52506 2 s2avcecedetehaeceiw et ads Section 4 4 Configuring OS 400 for ANyNEete serisi tati rios ide eronniane
129. s Section 4 5 Configurng Windows NT V3 X us corborsoidb s esos baba oe Section 4 6 Configuring Windows NT V4 X 02 cee ee eee Section 4 7 TCP IP DirectPort Printing for Windows 95 98 isiraros Section 4 8 4 2 Configuring the IBM Mainframe for TN3270e The Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server communicates to the IBM mainframe with TCP IP using the TN3270e protocol TN3270e is an extension of the Telnet display protocol IBM has limited the types of printers that can be configured in gt re CHAPTER 4 TCP IP Printing TN3270e to type 3287 Connection to the IBM mainframe is accomplished through a TN3270e server The TN3270e server can be either internal to the IBM mainframe or externally attached such as a channel or LAN attached gateway The print server then accepts SCS DSC LU1 LU3 data from the IBM mainframe application through TCP IP TN3270e Printer messages are returned through the same TN3270e link In general configuring the IBM mainframe to print to the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server is the same as configuring for a new TN3270e printer The VTAM TCP IP profile is modified to include the Telnet device the printer group name the IP address group and the printer group JES is then modified to include the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server destination id and description Lastly the mainframe s print application such as JES23X or VPS is configured for the remote printer Refer to the appropriate IBM
130. s the cursor to the beginning of the current line but not the beginning of the next line The options are Yes and No default f Change LF to NL Some ASCII jobs primarily UNIX expect the printer to do a new line NL when a line feed LF is received A NL is defined as a carriage return CR and a LF which positions the cursor at the beginning of the next line With No selected the print server will send a LF to the printer when a LF is received from the ASCII host A LF simply moves the cursor to the next line but not the beginning of the next line The options are Yes and No default g PC Support 5 Fix With Yes selected the interface will correct an error of five print positions that can occur when printing from IBM PC Support now Client Access The options are Yes and No default nn A ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 5 h Command Pass Thru Command Pass Thru CPT is a useful feature that allows access to printer features that may not be available through the standard ASCII driver When using CPT printer specific commands are sent with the print data from the host The commands are in EBCDIC hex format and are flagged with the CPT identifiers amp When the print server receives CPT commands it will not attempt to interpret them but will pass the command through to the printer The options are No and Yes default If there are any other configuration changes you wish to make do so Then click o
131. solution This is a common condition when the print server is performing a diagnostic printout The twinax printer will return to its normal speed when the diagnostic function is complete CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting Problem When a 3270 coax printer is initially attached to the print server the Line Sync LED does stays off Resolution The print server is shipped from the factory with a default setting for a twinax printer Use the PrintControl utility to identify that the attached printer is a 3270 coax type of printer The LED will function properly afterwards Problem The twinax printer repeats its self test cycle Resolution Only one twinax cable should be attached to the printer and to one side of the v connector on the print server If you have two twinax cables attached gt to the printer and to both connectors on the v connector remove one Problem When attaching an IPDS printer using AnyNet the AS 400 will configure the printer device but won t start the print writer Resolution For LANRPCs with firmware version 1 43 or older IPDS printers must be connected to the AS 400 using PPR PPD and not AnyNet Newer LANRPC versions now support IPSD through AnyNet Following the directions in this manual for setting printing IPDS over TCP IP Problem The print server s Printer Error LED comes on but the printer continues to print Resolution This indicates that an invalid character or command has been
132. splay device with a name of QPADEVnnnn where nnnn is a 4 digit number Resolution The AS 400 Telnet server is not up to the most current version and does not support TN5250e printing Install the proper PTFs Also make certain to have installed the most recent version of Client Access Client Access for Windows 95 NT V3R1M3 or newer or Client Access Enhanced for Windows 3 1 V3R Problem The writer is in a writing status but no printing is occurring and there are no messages on the AS 400 This usually occurs when communication has been lost with the host Resolution 1 End the writer 2 Vary off the device MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 3 Reset the Black Box LAN Print Server This will re establish the connection and printing will resume Problem The printer device is in Vary On pending state Resolution 1 End the Telnet session by using the AS 400 TCPADM command At the command line type GO TCPADM take selection 7 then 3 find the IP address for the print server then execute option 4 End of Session 2 Restart the TN5250e session on the print server by using either one of the following alternatives a Ping the Black Box Printer Server or b Cycle power on the print server 3 If the connection status message does not indicate a successful Telnet session has been established you may need to change the name of the printer device on the print server This occurs because the AS 400 often does
133. ss all LEDs on the top cover turn on and do not turn off Resolution This indicates a hardware failure Contact Technical Support Problem During the normal power up process both Mode LEDs flash together Resolution This indicates a hardware failure Contact Technical Support Problem During the normal power up process the Line Sync LED continues to flash Resolution The twinax or 3270 coax printer is not attached not powered on not on line or has some other error condition that prevents the printer from accepting print jobs Check each of this conditions Problem The print server flashes the Printer Error LED and prints on the attached printer a description of the problem Resolution The LED will blink when a data mismatch has been received by the print server and a message about the error will print on the attached printer This condition requires the print server to be either reset from the PrintControl utility or have the power cycled off and back on Problem The Diagnostic Report indicates that the twinax printer is not busy when data is received Resolution The twinax protocol requires printers to report BUSY after a command is received Some faster IBM and compatible printers do not do this Using the PrintControl utility take the Printer Ports Emulations option then the Twinax Port and finally on the Busy on Commands selection choose No to disable checking for BUSY MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT
134. st begin with a letter and a maximum of 10 characters are allowed 4 In the Device Class DEVCLS field enter RMT 5 In the Device Type TYPE field enter IPDS 6 CHAPTER 8 IBM IPDS Printing 6 In the Device Model MODEL field enter 0 7 In the Advanced Function Printing AFP field enter YES 8 In the AFP Attachment AFPATTACH field enter APPC 9 In the Font FONT field enter an appropriate value such as 11 10 In the Form Feed FORMFEED field enter AUTOCUT If the printer is a dot matrix enter CONT 11 In the Remote Location RMTLOCNAME field enter TCPIP AFP for V3R1 or V3R6 The following instructions are used to create a data area that is used by PSF 400 1 At the AS 400 command line enter the command WRKAFP2 2 Press the F11 key to display the keywords then press F10 to display additional values 3 In the Printer Device Name DEVD field enter the name of the printer attached to the print server This name must be identical to the name entered for the device name in the DEVD field in the CRTDEVPRT command 4 In the IPDS Pass Through IPDSPASTHR field enter YES This causes PSF 400 to transform SCS into IPDS before printing 5 In the TCP IP Support TCPIP field enter YES 5 In the Remote System RMTSYS field enter the TCP IP address of the print server You may also enter the host name if you used the optional CFGTCP command to create a TCP IP Host Table entry 6 In the P
135. t 3 Click on the desired port then on the queue you want to capture and finally on the Capture button 4 Complete the capture process by configuring the LPT Settings and making the capture Permanent if so desired T hen Exit the program The same results can be obtained by using the Capture command from the DOS prompt by typing the following capture local n queue name where nis the number of the LPT port you want to assign the queue to and name is the name of the queue you want to capture 5 8 Remote Printer Novell NetWare 3 x and 2 x PCONSOLE Configuring the print server as a remote printer under NetWare requires the following steps Adding Print Queue Objects on the Novell Server seese Section 5 8 1 Optional Adding a Print Server Object on the Novell Server Section 5 8 2 Adding Printer Objects on the Novell Server sesccssssessessnaveszssancaceess Section 5 8 3 Associating Printer Objects with Print Queue Objects Section 5 8 4 Reloading the NetWare PServer NLM sssscacescosssemeieiagesescsogiacesondones Section 5 8 5 Conteurns the Print OEE essiens Section 5 8 6 e CHAPTER 5 Novell NetWare Printing ae iE A 0 APA e oo A Section 5 8 7 5 8 1 ADDING PRINT QUEUE OBJECTS ON THE NOVELL SERVER If you are going to set up the print server remote printer to use print queues that already exist skip this section Otherwise perform the procedure below to create NetWare print queue objects Do th
136. t Name is listed as the Local control point name 6 2 3 AS 400 AUTO CONFIGURATION Make certain that the AS 400 is set up for auto configuration of new devices by doing the following 1 On the AS 400 command line type DSPSYSVAL SYSVAL QAUTOCFG then press lt Enter gt The Auto Configure device parameter should be set to 1 ON 2 On the AS 400 command line type DSPSYSVAL SYSVAL QATORMT then press lt Enter gt The Auto Configure Remote Controller parameter should be set to 1 ON 3 On the AS 400 command line type DSPSYSVAL SYSVAL QAUTORMT then press lt Enter gt The Number of devices to autoconfigure should be large enough to account for all virtual APPC devices on your network If you are unsure you may want to increase this number 4 On the AS 400 command line type WRKLIND then press lt Enter gt Enter a 5 to display or 2 to change in front of the line that the print server is attached to Press lt Enter gt several times until Autocreate controller is displayed in the lower section of the menu options Verify that the Autocreate controller parameter is set to Yes CHAPTER 7 Twinax Coax Configuration 7 Twinax Coax Configuration The Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server connects 5250 type twinax or 3270 type coax printers to their respective IBM host such as an AS 400 or 3270 type mainframe using Ethernet wiring in lieu of twinax or 3270 coax cables The print server provides connection to the IBM
137. t server and printer are located within a local area network or remotely located using routers For SCS data streams e SNA Use with all local SCS printers when there is not a router between the AS 400 and the print server When using this protocol the AS 400 will automatically configure the printer device Very little configuration is required at the print server e AnyNet Use with all remote SCS printers when routers are used to connect the AS 400 and a remote LAN When using this TCP IP protocol the AS 400 will also automatically configure the printer device Very little configuration is required at the print server but much more extensive configuration is required at the AS 400 to set up the first AnyNet device After that adding new AnyNet devices is much easier e TN5250e Use with 3812 1 page printers This TCP IP protocol is self configuring on the AS 400 Be aware that the AS 400 will only configure a 3812 1 printer device so this protocol is limited to supporting only 3812 1 page printers Very little configuration of the print server is required and none at the host For IPDS data streams e PPR PPD Use this IBM proprietary TCP IP protocol with all IPDS printers whether located locally or remotely Configuration of the print server is minimal but extensive configuration is required at the AS 400 PSF 400 is required on the AS 400 e AnyNet May be used when PSF 400 is not installed on the AS 400 2 7 2 IBM MAINF
138. tion report is printed each time the print server is powered on or reset and it lists the current values of the unit s configuration parameters An unchecked box is the default setting b Busy on Commands The twinax protocol requires printers to report BUSY after a command is received Some faster IBM and compatible printers do not do this Choose No to disable checking for BUSY The default setting is Yes c Busy on Data The twinax protocol requires printers to report BUSY after data is received Some faster IBM and compatible printers do not do this Choose No to disable checking for BUSY The default setting is Yes d IBM 5256 Emulation A true IBM 5256 printer will halt and report an error when a LPI command is received However some printers such as the IBM 5262 emulate a 5256 printer and will receive LPI commands You may choose to Send LPI or Don t send LPI which is the default 6 If there are any other configuration changes you wish to make do so Then click on the Apply Changes button and reset the print server to complete the process 7 2 3270 Coax Port Configuration The 3270 type coax port is configured using the print control utility From the PC where the PrintControl utility is installed select the appropriate Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server you wish to configure 1 From the PrintControl utility s main window highlight the desired print server then click on the Configure button or double click on th
139. tting for the print server s printer connection is twinax LAN Data This green LED on the top cover will light when network data is received by the print server This light may seem to be blinking at times since the print server receives many small data packets in the form of status requests or other inquiries by servers in the network gt CHAPTER 2 Introduction Printer Activity This green LED on the top cover will light while data is being sent to the twinax or 3270 coax printer It will go dark when all data has been transmitted to the attached printer Printer Error This green LED on the top cover will go dark during print server operation If there is an error condition this LED will either light steadily or blink Mode These two orange LEDs on the top cover are associated with the mode button and indicate which print server function is currently active When both of these orange LEDs are dark the print server is in normal operating mode Other functions include the power up self test EBCDIC self test ASCII self test diagnostic dump mode and restoring factory defaults 2 3 2 CONNECTORS AND SWITCH Power This connector is used for the 5 VDC 2 5A power supply shipped with the print server 10 100BASE T This connector is used for attaching a 10BASE T or 1I00BASE T cable 10 100 This switch should only be used when the autosensing 10 100BASE T connector does not seem to function properly The possible settings ar
140. twinax or 3270 coax printer s MPP so that the maximum amount of text can be printed on a line For example if you had been printing at 10 CPI the MPP would have been 132 If you then change to 15 CPI part way through the line the IBM twinax or 3270 coax printer would not adjust the MPP but would start a new line when 132 characters had been printed On an IBM printer this would result in a line wrapping in the wrong place followed by a short line The entire page would be thrown out of alignment possibly even pushing a line or two onto the next page which would in itself be a short page The print server will adjust the MPP so that the entire line is used even though part of the characters are compressed The available options are No and Yes default d Send LF for ESC J ESC J is an ASCII command that can be used to move the printing down in increments of x 216 inches Since twinax printers cannot do this you have the option of simply ignoring such commands or sending a line feed LF to the system printer every time the print server receives an ESC command The options are Yes and No default e Change CR to NL Some ASCII jobs expect the printer to do a New Line NL when a Carriage Return CR is received A NL is defined as a CR and a Line Feed LF which positions the cursor at the beginning of the next line With No selected the print server will send a CR to the printer when a CR is received from the ASCII host A CR simply move
141. ue cannot be adjusted 8 2 4 VERIFY THE PRINTER CONNECTION PING THE PRINT SERVER To verify that the IBM MVS system can establish a connection with the print server ping the print server from the MVS system e From a TSO session enter the following TSO Ping ip address e In JES2 enter the following command from the System Display and Search Facility SDSF menu 6 ping ip address The ip_address specifies the IP address of the NIC The following shows examples of a successful ping and an unsuccessful ping Successful ping EZA04581 Ping V3R1 Pinging host 9 99 12 33 Use ATTN to interrupt EZA04631 PING Ping 1 response took 0 084 seconds Successes so far 1 94 CHAPTER 8 IBM IPDS Printing Unsuccessful ping EZA04581 Ping V3R1 Pinging host 9 99 12 33 Use ATTN to interrupt EZA04631 PING Ping 1 timed out 8 2 5 HANDLING MVS CONNECTIVITY PROBLEMS If you encounter problems when pinging the print server from MVS here s how to resolve them Ping is Not Successful If the ping is not successful verify the following e The print server and printer both are powered on e The IP address is unique in the TCP IP network If the IP address of the MVS system is not unique contact your system administrator e The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU size of the IP packet for the MVS system is equal to the MTU size of the network printer that is fixed at 1024 To change the MTU size for the MVS system change the G
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143. umulative tape or later SF45620 TCP IP for PSF 400 order cover letter only SF45624 IPDS pass through MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER Sockets SF30508 WRKAFP2 SF31461 PSF 400 APAR SA44304 OS 400 V3R7 PSF 400 APAR SA44304 8 1 2 CREATING A LINE DESCRIPTION ON THE AS 400 If the print server and the AS 400 host are not on the same LAN segment have the system administrator verify that there is a route defined in the TCP IP route List If there is not a route defined use the AS 400 ADDTCPRTE COMMAND to create a route definition Also verify if a line description has been created for the line to which the print server will be attached If there is not a line description have the system administrator use the AS 400 CRTLINETH to create an Ethernet line description 8 1 3 CONFIGURING A TCP IP Host TABLE ENTRY This step is optional IBM suggests that a host entry may be created in the TCP IP table Have the system administrator use the AS 400 CFGTCP command to add the host name and TCP IP address of the print server 8 1 4 CONFIGURING V3R1 OR V3R6 PSF 400 for V3R1 or V3R6 The following instructions are used to create a printer device description 1 At the AS 400 command line enter the command CRTDEVPRT 2 Press the F11 key to display the keywords 3 In the Device Description DEVD field enter the name of the printer attached to the print server The name may comprise of the letters A Z and numerals 0 9 It mu
144. us does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada It complies with ICES 003 Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe A prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique publi par Industrie Canada Se conforme ICES 003 ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER EUROPEAN UNION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council Directives 72 23 EEC and 89 336 EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to standards EN60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment EN50082 1 Generic Immunity Standard for Residential Commercial and Light Industrial Products and EN55022 Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference from Information Technology Equipment CAUTION This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate corrective measures TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL AnyNet AS 400 IBM OS 2 and OS 400 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and o
145. use for IBM mainframe printing en Data Type In Network Protocols Data to Printer Printer Type AS 400 IPDS TCPAP PPR PPD IPDS Twinax AnyNet DOS ASCII Epson IPX SPX TCP IP SCS Twinax PPDS Windows ASCII Generic IPX SPX TCP IP SCS Twinax DirectPort UNIX NT ASCII Epson TCP IP LPR LPD SCS Twinax other PPDS SCS DSC TCP IP TN3270e SCS DSC 3270 Coax IPDS TCP IP PPR PPD IPDS 3270 Coax DOS ASCII IPX SPX TCP IP SCS 3270 Coax Epson PPDS Windows ASCII Generic IPX SPX TCP IP SCS 3270 Coax DirectPort UNIX NT ASCII TCP IP Epson PPDS SCS LPR LPD 3270 Coax other When you use TN5250e for connection to the AS 400 only a 3812 1 page printer may be attached Only the generic print driver that sends out text is supported Set the spool file s data stream to raw ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER 3 Installation 3 1 Hardware Installation 1 Perform a self test of the printer you want to attach check the printer s manual Then power OFF the printer 2 Attach the LAN cable to the Ethernet to Twinax Coax Print Server s 10 100BASE T connector The print server will automatically sense which Ethernet data rate to use If the Link LED does not come on you will need to set the print server s 10 100 switch as follows Setting Switch 1 Switch 2 Auto sensing default UP UP 100BASE T only DOWN UP 10BASE T only DOWN DOWN NOTE Do not change this setting w
146. ver names longer that this but the print server does not support names longer than 19 characters e Do not use spaces in the print server name Use dashes or underscores instead PCONSOLE allows spaces in the print server name but the print server does not support this However you can use spaces in the names of the queues or printer objects After a moment PCONSOLE returns to the Print Servers list The new print server appears in the list 5 6 2 ADDING PRINTER OBJECTS Perform the procedures below to associate NetWare printer objects with the printers connected to the print server ports Do this when installing a new print server or when connecting a new printer to the print server to service NetWare print queues 1 If you haven t already done so start PCONSOLE and change to the context where the print server is installed 2 In the Print Servers list select the desired Novell print server and press lt Enter gt The Print Server Information menu appears 3 In the Print Server Information menu select Printers and press lt Enter gt The Serviced Printers list appears 4 Press lt Ins gt to insert a new printer into the print server s Serviced Printers list The Object Class list appears 5 Navigate the Object Class list to the context where the printer object resides or where you want to install a new printer object This should be the context where the majority of the printer s users reside 6 If the pri
147. w the report make adjustments as indicated or call Technical Support for assistance Problem The IBM 4224 IPDS printer will not print a self test from the print server Resolution This is generally caused by the page size on the printer having been set to a page size smaller than 13 2 x 11 Following the instructions in the manufacturer s users guide for the printer change the MPP to 132 and the MPL to 66 Problem The IPDS dot matrix printer is not using a correct page size Resolution For systems running V5R1 OS 400 and attaching a 4224 4230 4234 4247 6404 6408 or 6412 IPDS printer through the print server the page size control value needs to be changed Use the CRTPSFCFG command and change PAGSIZCTL from NO to YES e CHAPTER 9 Troubleshooting Problem When you use AnyNet to connect an IPDS printer the host will not release print jobs Resolution AnyNet will not completely configure an IPDS print device Use the WRKDEVD command and set the value of the Advanced Function Printing parameter to YES 9 5 8 HARDWARE PROBLEMS Problem The Line Link LED does not light Resolution e Check the cabling and cable connectors e Restore factory defaults on printer server e Set the 10 100 switch first to autosensing then either the 10 or 100 selection depending on the speed of the Ethernet cable attached Problem The print server does not appear in the printcontrol utility s List of Print Servers scr
148. x and SCS DSC coax printers can only accept text characters no graphics or rasterized data Therefore the generic windows print driver must be selected Also the spool settings must be set to raw data 4 8 1 TCP IP DIRECTPORT INSTALLATION To install the TCP IP DirectPort print driver for Windows 95 98 follow these simple steps 1 Insert the CD or floppy containing the TCP IP DirectPort utility in the PC s CD ROM or floppy drive 2 If installing from a CD and the autorun feature is active the CD will automatically load the Black Box Startup Menu If the autorun feature has been disabled click Start select Run type d autorun d represents the drive letter for your CD ROM drive then press Enter If installing from a floppy drive click Start select Run type a 1setup exe a represents the drive letter of your floppy drive then press Enter 3 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen during the installation process During this process you will be given the opportunity to either accept the suggested TCP IP DirectPort peer to peer printer port name IPPortl or enter a name of your choice Remember this name as you will need it to complete the configuration process 4 8 2 SELECTING DIRECTPORT PRINTING To access a printer attached to a print server using the TCP IP DirectPort print driver you may either add a new printer to your Windows 95 98 system or reconfigure an existing printer to use
149. y for a response to an activation request 8 1 6 CONFIGURING V3R7 V4R1 AND ABOVE AFP for V3R7 V4R1 and Above 1 At the AS 400 command line enter the command CRTPSFCFG 2 Press F11 to display the keywords 3 In the PSF Configuration PSFCFG field enter the name of the print server This must be the exact name used in the USRDFNOBJ field in the CRTDEVPRT command see Step 14 on the next page 4 In the IPDS Pass Through IPDSPASTHR field enter YES This causes PSF 400 to transform SCS into IPDS before printing 5 In the Activation Release Timer ACTRLSTMR field enter NORDYF This will cause PSF 400 to print all spooled files with a status of RDY before releasing the session which does not terminate the writer 6 In the Release Timer RLSTMR field enter SEC15 This is parameter should be set to a value at least equal to the timeout value on the printer This is the time PSF 400 will maintain a session with the print server while there are no spooled files with a status of RDY MAA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER PSF 400 for V3R7 V4R1 and Above The following instructions are used to create a printer device description 1 At the AS 400 command line enter the command CRTDEVPRT 2 Press the F11 key to display the keywords 3 In the Device Description DEVD field enter the name of the printer attached to the print server The name may be comprised of the letters A Z and numerals 0 9 must begin with a l
150. y or using the Browse button 6 If you want to configure additional protocols refer to the respective section If your configuration of the print server is complete click on the Apply Changes button on the bottom of the configuration window Then Exit the utility 5 3 6 CLIENT CONFIGURATION To enable a client workstation to print to a NetWare queue a local port must be captured This can be accomplished using the NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows or through a capture command from the DOS prompt To capture a local port using NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows 1 Open NetWare User Tools from your desktop 2 Click on the printer icon on the top tool bar The client s available ports LPT 1 will be displayed on the left side of the screen The available queues resources will be displayed on the right 3 Click on the desired port then on the queue you want to capture and finally on the Capture button 4 Complete the capture process by configuring the LPT Settings and making the capture Permanent if so desired Then Exit the program The same results can be obtained by using the Capture command from the DOS prompt At the DOS prompt type the following command capture local n queue name MA ETHERNET TO TWINAX COAX PRINT SERVER where nis the number of the LPT port you want to assign the queue to and name is the name of the queue you want to capture 5 4 Print Server Novell NetWare 4 x NDS PC
151. y to support TCP IP printing verifying that line descriptions and host TCP IP table entries are made configuring printer devices for use with PSF 400 and configuring the data area that is used by AFP ore CNS AN ee oo as eR rs oes GER aoe Section 8 1 1 Creating a Line Description on the AS 400 Section 8 1 2 CHAPTER 8 IBM IPDS Printing Configuring a TCP IP Host Table Entry Section 8 1 3 Contigurme VOR bor VORO owes nai oe ene potro ta Section 8 1 4 Congue VRZ anoto aaa bar bonita dedos Section 8 1 5 Configuring V3R7 V4R1 and Above ooooococoocoocmocmo Section 8 1 6 Verifying the IPDS Configuration on the AS 400 Section 8 1 7 8 1 1 REQUIREMENTS Make sure that the AS 400 host is running a version of OS 400 that supports TCP IP and that you have the most recent PTF installed and configured The PTF information presented below may have been superceded with more recent releases For versions not shown below check with IBM for the appropriate PTF information Additional information about PT Fs to use can be obtained from the IBM AS 400 service Web site http as400service rochester ibm com OS 400 V3R1 General C6198310 Cumulative tape or later SF35164 TCP IP for PSF 400 order cover letter only SF24140 IPDS pass through order cover letter only Sockets SF30018 WRKAFP2 SF40039 PSF 400 APAR SA44304 OS 400 V3R2 PSF 400 APAR SA44304 OS 400 V3R6 General C5346360 C

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