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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide - Table of Contents ABLE OF ONTENTS Notices ................................ 2 Table of Contents.............................. 3 Equipment Requirements and Specifications....................4 Customer Support............................. 5 1. AS/400 and iSeries LAN Printing Using the Printer Standard Network Port or MarkNet Internal Print Server ................................
MarkNet internal LAN print server (optional card providing Ethernet connection). • Lexmark wireless internal print server. To install the printer, determine the host, host software, and type of printer connection you will be using. Find the appropriate chapter in the Table of Contents and follow the steps to configure the host and printer.
IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide Equipment Requirements And Specifications Customer Support If you cannot find answers in this guide about using the IPDS emulation, or require firmware updates, please contact your point of purchase, your local Lexmark office, or check the Lexmark support web site at http://support.lexmark.com.
IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide AS/400 and iSeries LAN Printing Using the Printer Standard Network Port or MarkNet Internal Print Server AS/400 and iSeries LAN Printing Using the Printer Standard Network Port or MarkNet Internal Print Server With the optional Card for IPDS/SCS/TNe and a LAN print server installed, the printer can receive, process, and print AFP/IPDS print jobs over TCP/IP from the following IBM software: •...
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide AS/400 and iSeries LAN Printing Using the Printer Standard Network Port or MarkNet Internal Print Server bold Example PSFCFG with parameters to change shown in PSF configuration PSFCFG > IPDSPRT (Note: IPDSPRT is a user defined name.) Library.......
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide AS/400 and iSeries LAN Printing Using the Printer Standard Network Port or MarkNet Internal Print Server Note 4: Capture host fonts at printer must be set to *YES and fonts must be marked eligible to be captured before the host will send fonts which can be captured to the printer.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide AS/400 and iSeries LAN Printing Using the Printer Standard Network Port or MarkNet Internal Print Server bold. Example CRTDEVPRT with parameters to change shown in Inactivity timer...... INACTTMR *ATTACH SNA pass-through device desc..SNPTDEV *NONE SNA pass-through group name...
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide AS/400 and iSeries LAN Printing Using the Printer Standard Network Port or MarkNet Internal Print Server bold. Example CRTDEVPRT with parameters to change shown in Remote network identifier..... RMTNETID *NETATR Workstation customizing object..WSCST *NONE Library......
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide AS/400 and iSeries LAN Printing Using the Printer Standard Network Port or MarkNet Internal Print Server TCP/IP Settings Parameter Value Enable RARP On or Off (On, if you use a RARP server.) (Off, if you set the IP address another way.) Enable BOOTP On or Off (On, if you use a BOOTP server.)
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide AS/400 and iSeries LAN Printing Using the Printer Standard Network Port or MarkNet Internal Print Server If you are replacing a printer that used a 3812/3816 Emulation, select the "3812/3816" Emulation. This emulation only accepts 240 dpi resources (fonts, overlays, etc.) from the host and does not support DBCS printing.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide AS/400 and iSeries LAN Printing Using the Printer Standard Network Port or MarkNet Internal Print Server c) Change the Exception Ctrl setting to Sup Beyond VPA. Using the control panel MENU/Menus, select Option Card Menu > IPDS MENU > EMULATION > Exception Ctrl. The printer will not send a NACK to the host when printing outside the valid printable area.
IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/MVS LAN Printing Using the Standard Network Port or Internal Print Server PSF/MVS LAN Printing Using the Standard Network Port or Internal Print Server With the optional Card for IPDS/SCS/TNe and a LAN print server installed, the printer can receive, process, and print AFP/IPDS print jobs over TCP/IP directly from an MVS mainframe using the following IBM software: •...
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/MVS LAN Printing Using the Standard Network Port or Internal Print Server Steps The following steps must be completed to begin printing IPDS jobs. Choose a Printer Port for Printing IPDS Jobs Define the printer to JES Add the printer to the PSF STARTUP PROC Configure the Printer’s Print Server TCP/IP Settings Select the IPDS Emulation, Bar Code Size, Host Resolution, and Fax Interrupt Settings...
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/MVS LAN Printing Using the Standard Network Port or Internal Print Server Step 2 Define the printer to JES a) Example for JES2 FSS(FSS1) PROC=PSFPROC,HASPFSSM=HASPFSSM PRT7 FSS=FSS1,MODE=FSS, PRMODE=(LINE,PAGE,SOSI1,SOSI2), CLASS=C,UCS=0,SEP,NOSEPDS,CKPTPAGE=100, DRAIN,MARK,TRKCELL=YES b) Example for JES3 FFSDEF,TYPE=WTR,FSSNAME=FSS3,PNAME=SAMPLE01, SYSTEM=SYS1,TERM=NO, DEVICE,DTYPE=PRTAFP1,NAME=PRT7,...
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/MVS LAN Printing Using the Standard Network Port or Internal Print Server Example PSF STARTUP PROC - JCL and PRINTDEV. Example PSF STARTUP PROC SAMPLE PROC STEP01 EXEC PGM=APSPPIEP,REGION=4096K,TIME=1440 STEPLIB DD DSN=PSF.LINKLIB,DISP=SHR JOBHDR OUTPUT PAGEDEF=V06483, /* JOB HEADER FORMDEF=A10110,CHARS=GT12 JOBTLR OUTPUT PAGEDEF=V06483,...
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/MVS LAN Printing Using the Standard Network Port or Internal Print Server From a Ready state press the MENU button (printers) or touch (Menus on MFPs). Use the navigation buttons or icons to scroll to Network/Ports. Select Network/Ports.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/MVS LAN Printing Using the Standard Network Port or Internal Print Server Save/submit any changes and return to the Ready screen. To verify the new print server settings, print a Network Setup Page. Using the control panel MENU/Menus, select Reports >...
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/MVS LAN Printing Using the Standard Network Port or Internal Print Server Send an IPDS job from your host system. Observe the printer control panel. When the first job data is received, BUSY should be displayed in the printer control panel.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/MVS LAN Printing Using the Standard Network Port or Internal Print Server Once the job prints, refer to the IPDS Emulation User’s Guide for information on changing other IPDS MENU settings.
IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/2 LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server PSF/2 LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server With the optional Card for IPDS/SCS/TNe and an internal LAN print server installed, the printer can receive, process, and print AFP/IPDS print jobs over TCP/IP directly from PSF/2.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/2 LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server b) On the PSF/2 Control Panel select Profile and then New. The PSF/2 New Device menu appears. Enter the device name and the device description and select a Device Resolution of 300 pel. c) Select TCP/IP as Attachment Type and select Settings.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/2 LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server An OS/2 printer queue is now created and the printer is ready to print IPDS from OS/2 and a PSF/2 con- nected host. Note: You can check the connection using the PSF/2 Print Submitter. A number of AFP print files are delivered with the PSF/2 package.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/2 LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server b) On the PSF/2 Control Panel select Profile and then Change. c) Now select Tuning Options. The Job Interval Shutdown Timer indicates the number of seconds PSF/2 waits before shutting down when there are no jobs in the queue.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/2 LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server Step 4 Configure the Printer’s Print Server TCP/IP Settings To enable IPDS printing with a Standard Network port or a MarkNet internal LAN print server, several settings must be verified.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/2 LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server TCP/IP Settings Parameter Value WINS Server Address 157.184.100.20 (Address of your WINS Server) DNS Server Address 157.184.115.7 (Address of your DNS Server) Save/submit any changes and return to the Ready screen. To verify the new print server settings, print a Network Setup Page.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/2 LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server Step 6 Verify IPDS Printing If you have completed the steps above to configure the host and printer, you are ready to print your first IPDS job.
IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/AIX LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server PSF/AIX LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server With the optional Card for IPDS/SCS/TNe and an internal LAN print server installed, the printer can receive, process, and print AFP/IPDS print jobs over TCP/IP from PSF/AIX The information below will lead you through the steps for setting up PSF/AIX and the printer to print IPDS jobs over a LAN.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/AIX LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server PORT Number: 5001 (Port number selected in Step 1.) Number of QUEUE DEVICES: Leave this at the default value (4 devices) initially. You can tune this option later, according to the throughput of the printer.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/AIX LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server TCP/IP Settings Parameter Value Netmask 255.255.255.0 (Appropriate netmask for your network) Gateway 157.184.67.1 (IP address of your IP gateway) Enable DHCP On or Off (On, if you use a DHCP server.) (Off, if you set the IP address another way.) Enable RARP On or Off...
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/AIX LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server b) The recommended Host Resolution setting is "Auto". If you experience printing problems, set Host Resolution to "300". If you are replacing a printer that used a 43xx Emulation setting, choose the "Resident" Emulation and change the following settings: a) Set Bar Code Size to "43xx"...
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide PSF/AIX LAN Printing Using an Internal LAN Print Server b) Change your application to position the text within the printable area. Refer to Printable Area in the IPDS Emulation User’s Guide for more information. c) Change the Exception Ctrl setting to Sup Beyond VPA.
IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide Printer and Host Timeout Values Printer and Host Timeout Values Selecting compatible values of the printer IPDS Timeout value and host release timers is very important when printing IPDS jobs. Selection of some values will cause communication problems between the printer and the host.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide Printer and Host Timeout Values MVS host and Printer IPDS Timeout Values Printer STARTUP PROC STARTUP PROC Note IPDS Timeout Disconnect Interval (DISCINTV) Valid Port Number (PORTNO) Host Controlled Specific Number of Seconds 5001, 9600 Host Controlled None 15 sec to 10 Min...
IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide Printer Messages and Problems Printer Messages and Problems Review these problems and solutions for possible answers to your questions. Use the table below if you are searching for information on a printer message or for keywords for a problem. Message (bold) or Problem Problem Page...
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide Printer Messages and Problems Problem 1: Fatal error in print queue; incorrect Busy / Timeout The print queue stops with a fatal error which requires operator intervention or the printer displays Busy or IPDS even when no IPDS jobs are printing. Solution to Problem The host still has control of the printer.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide Printer Messages and Problems PSF/2 TCP/IP Settings: Connect Timeout Tuning Option: Job Interval Shutdown Timer 9999 PSF/AIX SMIT Printer Def: Connect Timeout Problem 2: IPDS memory exception Sometimes an IPDS memory exception is reported to the host. Solution to Problem You need to do one or more of the following: A.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide Printer Messages and Problems Problem 4: Remote output queue (name clash) I'm trying to set up a remote printer with the Standard Network port or a MarkNet internal LAN print server (named IPDSPRT) from my AS/400. When I try to print to it, I get an error message such as: •...
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide Printer Messages and Problems B. Select Continue and the job will be printed. Note: The host is notified of the paper change. Several jobs may print formatted for the wrong paper size before the host changes to the new paper size. Problem 9: Standard Network port not working I have a Standard Network port and a MarkNet internal LAN print server installed.
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IPDS Printer and Host Setup Guide Printer Messages and Problems Problem 12: The printer prints "smiley faces" or does not print anything When an IPDS job is released, the printer prints "smiley faces" or does not print anything and the job remains on the print queue.