Verifying The Ipds Configuration On Iseries - InfoPrint 6500 Series User Manual

Verifying The IPDS Configuration On iSeries

To test IPDS printing:
1. If it is not already on, vary on the line description:
2. To start TCP/IP, enter STRTCP.
3. Verify that the iSeries TCP/IP interface is active. Use the command:
4. Turn the printer on and wait until the printer control panel displays
5. To verify the printer is connected to iSeries, ping the printer from an
6. To use PSF to send an IPDS file to the printer, enter:
7. If you have problems printing, do the following:
8. If you are still unable to print IPDS files, contact technical support.
Configuring PSF for IPDS On V5R4 And Above
VRYCFG CFGTYPE(*LIN)
WRKTCPSTS
and then select option 1.
"ETHERNET IS READY."
iSeries workstation with one of the following commands:
PING ip_address
or
PING hostname
where ip_address is the Internet address of the remote system printer
(the ethernet interface), and hostname is the hostname you defined for
the printer, if any.
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If the ping is not successful, refer to "Cannot PING The Printer" on
page 133.
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If the ping is successful, vary on the printer device description with
the command:
VRYCFG (printer_device) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)
STRPRTWTR DEV (printer_device)
where printer_device is the name of the printer.
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Print an ethernet test page. Refer to your InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix
Printers: User's Manual.
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Verify that port number 5001 is being used.
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