Changing Printer Configuration Settings on iSeries
If you want to change the settings created by iSeries auto configuration, you
will need to use the following parameters:
Parameter
Description
Device description
Device class
Device type
Device type
Device model
Advance Function
Port number Printing
Switch setting
Online at IPL
Attached controller
Font identifier
Form feed
NOTE: AFP *Yes can be specified if the level of iSeries OS supports the
Changing Your iSeries Printer Configuration
Parameter
DEVD
Workstation printer name
DEVCLS
*LCL
TYPE
*IPDS (When printer is set to 4234-12 mode.)
TYPE
4234 (When printer is set to 4234-2 mode.)
MODEL
0000 (00 if IPDS (4234-12) and 02 if SCS (4234-2))
Type can be set to 6408 or 6412.
CTA for 6408 or 6412 model.
AFP
*NO (See Note)
PORT
x
SWTSET
y (Printer station address)
ONLINE
*YES
CTL
Twinaxial workstation controller name
FONT
zzz (Default font identifier)
FORMFEED
* Cont
printer as an AFP printer and PSF is installed.
Parameter Setting
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