Connecting The Printer To A Pc Parallel Port; Connecting Your Printer To A Network; Connecting The Printer To An As/400 - Intermec EasyCoder 3400 User Manual

Chapter 1— Getting Started

Connecting Your Printer to a Network

Connecting the Printer to an AS/400

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Connecting the Printer to a PC Parallel Port

If you are using a parallel port to communicate with your printer, you
need a parallel cable to run between the printer and the PC.
You can purchase a parallel cable from Intermec (P/N 051211) or from
your local computer store. See "Parallel Interface Pin Descriptions" on
page 80 for pin descriptions of the parallel cable connector.
To connect your printer to a PC parallel port
1 Turn the On/Off switch to the off position.
2 Plug the parallel interface connector into the parallel communications
port on the rear of the printer.
3 Plug the other end of the cable into a parallel port on the PC.
You can connect the printer to Novell NetWare networks, Token Ring
networks, or other TCP/IP networks. To connect the printer to a network,
you must have a network interface adapter (for example, Ethernet). For
more information about network interface adapters, see "Communication
Interface" on page 79. Your network must be able to use XON/XOFF
(software and hardware flow control) protocol.
If you need to change the printer's communications parameters, follow the
procedures in "Configuring the Serial Port for Communications" on
page 11.
To connect a printer directly to an AS/400 or midrange computer, you
need:
• a twinax adapter card.
• a twinaxial cable equivalent to IBM part number 7362267 or 7362062.
The maximum cable length for the twinax interface is 1,525 meters
(5,000 feet).
If you did not have the twinax card installed at the factory, a field service
technician can install the field installable option (P/N 056835) in the
optional I/O board port of your printer.
For help on cabling and communications, see the manual that comes with
the twinax adapter card.
Note: If you are using a midrange computer other than the AS/400, refer
to your system documentation for information on cabling and setting up
communications.
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