The NIC settings may be configured by using a
Web Browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer) to access the
printer's internal web page; set the browser’s URL to the
printer’s IP address.
IP Address = a fixed address (DHCP and other
dynamic addressing schemes are not recommended).
Gateway = IP address of nearest router on this
network segment.
Share Timeout must be increased from the default
setting of 20 seconds.
1. Select "Advanced Configuration", then
"General".
2. At the bottom of the "General Settings" page,
there are 3 Timeout values. Set the "Share" timeout to 180
seconds.
3. Click "Save & Continue", then "Restart
PrintServer" to make the new setting take effect.
Configuring IBM AS/400 LAN Attachment
The IBM Redbooks on AS/400 Printing (#SG24-2160
and SG24-6250) describe various methods of LAN-attaching
printers. LAN Attachment has job management features not
available with other methods of network printing, due to its use
of bidirectional host-printer interaction. There are four ways
to do LAN Attachment:
1. IPDS
2. WSCST/PJL (OS/400 V3R7 and later)
3. PCL/PJL (OS/400 V3R7 and later)
4. SNMP (OS/400 V4R5 and later)
The LAN-attach methods are described in more
detail below. All LAN-attach methods communicate over a raw TCP
port, using a protocol specific to that LAN-attach method. To
use any of these methods, you must first create a Device
Description (CRTDEVPRT) and PSF Configuration
Object (CRTPSFCFG) on the AS/400.
IPDS LAN-Attachment
IPDS attachment uses PPR/PPD protocol to utilize
IPDS datastream for job control and printing. Requires IPDS-over-Ethernet
option in printer. Recommended method for all TallyGenicom Line
Impact Dot Matrix IPDS printers.
Device settings:
Device Class = *LAN
Device Type = *IPDS
Device Model = 0
LAN Attachment = *IP
Advanced Function Printing = *YES
Port Number = (NIC's raw TCP port, 9100 for
LanPlex-3)
Online at IPL = *YES
Font Identifier = 11
Form Feed = *CONT (or *AUTOCUT for cut-sheet)
Activation timer = *NOMAX
Release timer = *SEC15
Remote Location = (printer’s IP address, in
single quote-marks)
WSCST/PJL LAN-Attachment
WSCST/PJL attachment uses PJL commands for job
control, and Tally ANSI emulation for printing. Requires PJL
support in printer (T62xx ver 2.2+, T60xx ver 9.3+), and Tally
Workstation Customization File. Recommended method for
TallyGenicom Line Impact Dot Matrix non-IPDS printers.
First, download the Workstation Customization
File (t6wscst.savf) from the TallyGenicom website, and unSave it
to your AS/400. Then create the Workstation Customization File (CRTWSCST)
in the QGPL Library.
Device settings:
Device Class = *LAN
Device Type = 3812
Device Model = 1
LAN Attachment = *IP
Port Number = (NIC's raw TCP port, 9100 for
LanPlex-3)
Online at IPL = *YES
Font Identifier = 11
Form Feed = *CONT (or *AUTOCUT for cut-sheet)
Activation timer = *NOMAX
Release timer = *SEC15
Host print transform = *YES
Manufacturer type and model = *WSCST
Workstation customizing object = MT660; Library
= QGPL
Remote location = (printer's IP address, in
single quote-marks)
System driver program = *HPPJLDRV
PCL/PJL LAN-Attachment
PCL/PJL attachment uses PJL commands for job
control, and PCL for printing. Requires PCL4/PCL5 + PJL support
in printer. Recommended method for all TallyGenicom cut-sheet
and continuous-form laser printers.
Device settings:
Device Class = *LAN
Device Type = 3812
Device Model = 1
LAN Attachment = *IP
Port Number = (NIC's raw TCP port, 9100 for
LanPlex-3)
Online at IPL = *YES
Font Identifier = 11
Form Feed = *CONT (or *AUTOCUT for cut-sheet)
Activation timer = *NOMAX
Release timer = *SEC15
Host print transform = *YES
Manufacturer type and model = (*HPLJ4, *HPLJ4SI,
or whichever most closely matches the printer's PCL emulation)
Remote location = (printer's IP address, in
single quote-marks)
System driver program = *HPPJLDRV
SNMP LAN-Attachment
SNMP attachment uses SNMP for job control, and
PCL or Proprinter emulation for printing. Requires SNMP in NIC;
NIC must support Host Resource MIB (RFC 1514), and ideally also
the Printer MIB (RFC 1759). Requires a recent version of OS/400.
Works with TallyGenicom Line Impact Dot Matrix/ Serial Impact
Dot Matrix printers equipped with TallyCom+.
Device settings:
Device Class = *LAN
Device Type = 3812
Device Model = 1
LAN Attachment = *IP
Port Number = 9100
Online at IPL = *YES
Font Identifier = 11
Form Feed = *CONT (or *AUTOCUT for cut-sheet)
Activation timer = *NOMAX
Inactivity timer = *SEC15
Host print transform = *YES
Manufacturer type and model = (*HPLJ4 for PCL
printers, *IBM6400EP for Line Impact Dot Matrix printers in
EpsonFX emulation, *EPSONLQ2550 for Serial Impact Dot Matrix
printers in Epson LQ2550 emulation)
Workstation customizing object = *NONE
Remote location = (printer's IP address, in
single quote-marks)
User-defined options = *IBMSHRCNN
System driver program = *IBMSNMPDRV
Configuring IBM AS/400 LPR/LPD Attachment
The IBM Redbooks on AS/400 Printing (#SG24-2160
and SG24-6250) describe the method of attaching printers using
LPR/LPD. Because LPR/LPD is a one-way protocol, it does not
support the job management features found in LAN Attachment.
Basic LPR/LPD printing is done via a Remote Output Queue, which
does not use the host’s native mode spooler/writer. However, the
addition of an LPR/LPD driver gives the user a more “direct”
connection, integrating the Remote Output Queue with the
spooler/writer system.
LPR/LPD Driver Configuration
To use the native-mode spooler/writer with a
Remote Output Queue, install the IBM TSPLPRD exit driver.
Recommended method for all network-attached
TallyGenicom Serial Impact Dot Matrix printers, and for
TallyGenicom Line Impact Dot Matrix printers with older non-PJL
firmware.
To install the TSPLPRD driver, follow the
“TSPLPRD Driver” instructions. Then setup a printer device
description as follows.
Device settings:
Device Description = (your device name)
Device Class = *LAN
Device Type = 3812
Device Model = 1
LAN Attachment = *USRDFN
Port Number = (NIC's raw TCP port, 9100 for
LanPlex-3)
Physical attachment = *DIRECT
Online at IPL = *YES
Font Identifier = 11
Form Feed = *CONT
Printer error message = *INFO
Activation timer = 170
Inactivity timer = *NOMAX
Release timer = *SEC15
Host print transform = *YES
Manufacturer type and model = (*IBM6400 for Line
Impact Dot Matrix printers in IBMPro emulation, *IBM42082 for
Serial Impact Dot Matrix printers in IBMPro emulation)
Workstation customizing object = *NONE
Remote location = (printer's IP address, in
single quote-marks)
System driver program = TSPLPRD; Library = QGPL
After generating the Device Description file,
enter the following command at the prompt:
“SETRMTPQ <device name> RMTPRTQ <device name>”
press ENTER.
Then VARY ON the printer, start the WRITER and
you’re ready to print.
Remote Output Queue Configuration
If you do not wish to install the LPR/LPD
driver, you may use the Remote Output Queue alone.
The Remote Output Queue method uses the LPR/LPD
protocol on TCP Port 515 for job control and printing.
If this method is to be used, set up the Output
Queue by typing the command “CRTOUTQ” and pressing “F4”.
Queue settings:
Output Queue = (name of queue to use for
printer)
Library = *QUSRSYS
Order of File on Queue = *FIFO
Remote System = *INTNETADR
Remote Printer Queue = ‘LPDPRT1’
Once the above selections have been made, press
“F10” to configure more parameters.
Go to the “Writers” line and type 1 to start the
“Writer”.
Connection Type = *IP
Destination Type = *OTHER if printer is offsite
from the Host; select OS400 if printer and Host are connected on
the same network segment.
Host Print Transform = *YES
Manufacturer Type and Model = (*IBM6400 for Line
Impact Dot Matrix printers in IBMPro emulation, *IBM42082 for
Serial Impact Dot Matrix printers in IBMPro emulation)
Internet Address = (printer’s IP address)
Configuring IBM S/390 LAN Attachment
1. See Chapter 11 of the Network Printer
Configuration Guide (IBM #G544-5240A), about attaching a
TallyGenicom IPDS-Ethernet printer. Pay close attention to the
instructions under "Configuring Network Printers as PSF TCP/IPAttached
Physical Printers".
2. PSF (Print Services Facility, IBM #G544-5625)
is the native printer driver for OS/390, and MVS. It controls
AFP (IPDS) printers that are attached via Coax or Ethernet, and
works with the JES spooler. The TallyGenicom printer must be
defined in PSF as a TCP/IP-attached IPDS printer. See the
“PSF Startup” instructions for configuration details.
3. InfoPrint Server / Infoprint Manager (see
Redbook #SG24-6234) is an optional feature of OS/390 and AIX
software that consolidates print jobs from many different types
of servers and applications onto a single central OS/390 print
server.
InfoPrint Server does this by integrating
various components:
PSF (to drive Coax- or Ethernet-attached IPDS
printers);
IP Printway (IBM #S544-5379) (to drive
Ethernet-attached printers via LPR/LPD, IPP, or direct socket
printing);
NetSpool (to redirect VTAM data to JES spool
for network printing);
InfoPrint Server Transforms (to convert
output formats: AFP to PCL/Postscript, or PCL/Postscript/PDF/SAP
to AFP).
Once a printer has been defined in PSF or IP
Printway, jobs may be printed to it via the InfoPrint Server
Print Interface.
4. VPS (VTAM Printer Support) from LRS (Levi Ray
& Shoup) is a third-party package widely used for printing
legacy applications on TCP/IP-Attached printers. It can be used
in place of PSF, and supports printing to both Coax and
Ethernet-attached printers. It accepts VTAM print data and
routes output from the JES spool to any TCP/IP-attached printer,
performing data conversions as needed.
With VPS, you can convert your print data to the
type of output datastream supported by your printers. VPS/PCL
converts AFP data to PCL; VPS/IPDS converts AFP data to IPDS.
If you are printing line data or other text
applications, you can use VPS/PCL and apply simple
EBCDIC-to-ASCII conversion to print these applications on your
TCP/IP-attached TallyGenicom line or serial-matrix printer.
If you are printing complex or graphic
applications, you can choose either VPS/PCL for output to laser
printers, or choose VPS/IPDS for output to a TallyGenicom line
printer equipped with IPDS-Ethernet.
The “VPS Config” file example shows how
to configure VPS for line data applications.
