Set Up The Host Computer; Configure The Printer On As/400 Systems; As A Local Ipds-Capable Printer - Printronix p4280 Setup Gudie

Set Up the Host Computer

This manual does not explain how to access the host computer configuration
menus. For additional setup information, refer to your IBM documentation.

Configure the Printer on AS/400 Systems

As a Local IPDS–capable Printer
At the host computer, enter the command CRTDEVPRT and set the
following parameters with the values listed below. Italicized values are ones
that you must set according to your system setup.
DEVD:
DEVCLS:
DEVTYPE:
MODEL:
PORT:
SWTSET:
CTL:
FONT:
FORMFEED:
AFP:
NOTE: 1) Set to *YES if using IBM's Advanced Function Printing
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work station printer name
*LCL
*IPDS
0000
x (port you have chosen)
y (device address on port)
name (system controller on AS/400, i.e., CTL01)
zzz
*CONT
*NO
Utilities–AF1, or equivalent third–party application software.
2) Setting system value QAUTOCFG to value "1" temporarily will
allow the AS/400 to auto configure the printer when it is
powered up.
Setting Up the Printer