Twinax Printer Emulation; Ethernet Address - IBM Infoprint 6500 Quick Start Manual

Line matrix printers, cabinet and pedestal models
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Quick Setup Menu
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When Coax or Twinax is selected, a POR status is sent to the host. Selecting
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Autoswitching provides automatic interface switching among parallel, serial,
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and either Coax or Twinax communication. Only one interface can be enabled
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at a time. Configuration of the Auto Switching Hotport is done from the
corresponding interface menu, as shown in the following sections.
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Note: When used with serial, parallel, and Coax or Twinax non-IPDS
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Twinax Printer Emulation

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This parameter defines the printer emulation, as follows:
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v 4234-12 (the default)
v 5225
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v 4234-2
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The 4234-12 selection is only present if the IPDS feature is installed. The
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4234-12 selection is the default if the IPDS feature is installed, otherwise, the
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4234-2 is the default.
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After the emulation has been changed, a POR status is sent to the host.
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Ethernet Address

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v IP Address. A numeric address such as 123.45.61.23 which identifies a
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v Subnet Mask. A binary value used to divide IP networks into smaller
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v Gateway Address. A gateway address is the IP address of a hardware
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v MAC Address. This menu item is the Manufacturer's Assigned Number,
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v DHCP. You can enable/disable the DHCP protocol using this option, but
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emulations, Autoswitching does NOT save the state of each emulation
during interface switching. In this case, it is the responsibility of the
host application program to initialize the emulation to the desired state
as the beginning of each job. It is also the responsibility of the host
application program to correctly position the forms at "top of form"
and the end of each job. When used with Coax or Twinax IPDS,
Autoswitching does save the state of the IPDS emulation during
interface switching and will also correctly position the forms at "top of
form" at the end of each IPDS job.
printer or server in a LAN or WAN.
subnetworks or subnets. This mask is used to help determine whether IP
packets need to be forwarded to other subnets.
device (gateway) that translates data between two incompatible networks,
which can include protocol translation.
and is unique for each printer. It is read-only.
consult your administrator for the appropriate setting.

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