Configuring A Port For Direct-Access Printing - Digi PortServer TS 8 Configuration And Administration Manual

Configuring a Port for Direct-Access Printing

Direct access printing allows Telnet users on the LAN to access a port and to issue print commands
directly to the printer. This section describes the two ways users can access a printer directly and
explains how to configure the port to support each method.
Method 1: Specifying Port Numbers in the Telnet Command
This method allows users to issue telnet commands that identify the correct port by using TCP port
numbers. Users identify the type of connection and port number by specifying one of the following:
For this connection type...
Telnet
Raw
User Command Example 1
In this example, a user specifies a standard telnet connection on port 2 of a PortServer TS 8/16 using
IP address 199.250.38.15.
cat myfile | telnet 199.250.38.15 2002
User Command Example 2
In this example, a user specifies a raw telnet connection on port 2 of a PortServer TS 8/16 using IP
address 199.250.38.15.
cat myfile | telnet 199.250.38.15 2102
Note: To specify a hunt group in the command instead of an individual port, use the group number
specified on the group field of the set ports command that configured the port.
Method 1 Configuration
There is no special configuration required to set up a port for this type of direct access. Simply
configure the port for a printer. See "Configuring Printer Connections: Command Line" on page 4-3
for more information.
Method 2: Using Alternate IP Addresses
This method provides similar functions to method 1, except alternate IP addresses allow users to
identify a specific port by simply specifying an IP address.
Method 2 Configuration
To configure an alternate IP address, do the following:
• Configure the port for a printer. See Configuring Printer Connections: Command Line on page
4-3 for more information.
• Supply a set altip command that specifies the following:
set altip group=port-number ip=ip-address
where
— port-number is the number of a PortServer TS 8/16 port
— ip-address is the IP address of the PortServer TS 8/16
Command Line Example
set ports range=2 dev=prn
set line range=2 baud=9600 csize=8 stopb=1 parity=n
set flow range=2 cts=on rts=on ixon=off ixoff=off
set altip group=2 ip=199.250.38.17
Configuring Ports for Printers
Identify the port by specifying...
2000 plus the number of the port.
Example: 2002 for port 2.
2100 plus the number of the port.
Example: 2102 for port 2.
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