Black Box PC435A manual

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4 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY ST A TEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para referencia futura. 3. T[...]

5 NOM ST A TEMENT 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde s[...]

6 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications ........................................................................................................8 2. Introduction ........................................................................................................11 2.1 Overview ............................[...]

7 CONTENTS Chapter Page 5. Novell NetWare Printing ......................................................................................41 5.1 Configuring the Print Server ........................................................................41 5.1.1 Remote (Printer on IPX) ..................................................................42 5.1[...]

8 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Contents (continued) Chapter Page 5.8 Remote Printer, Novell NetWare 3.x and 2.x, PCONSOLE ......................66 5.8.1 Adding Print Queue Objects on the Novell Server .........................67 5.8.2 Optional: Adding a Print Server Object on the Novell Server .......67 5.8.3 Adding Printer Objects on the [...]

9 CONTENTS Chapter Page 9. Troubleshooting ................................................................................................100 9.1 Performing Software/Firmware Updates ..................................................100 9.2 The Print Server’s Self-Test ........................................................................100 9[...]

10 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 1. Specifications Compliance: FCC: Part 15, Class A; UL ® : 8M28 E150854; cUL: E1550854 LAN Hosts Supported: IBM ® AS/400 ® , 3270 type mainframes, Novell ® NetWare ® , UNIX ® , Windows ® 95/98/Me, Windows 2000, Windows NT ® Host Systems: IBM AS/400 System, IBM 3270-type Mainframes, UNIX, Windows, No[...]

11 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2. Introduction 2.1 Overview The Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server connects an IBM ® or IBM compatible twinax or 3270-coax printer to an AS/400 ® or IBM mainframe across an Ethernet topology using SNA and TCP/IP protocols. It lets you retain your investment in expensive but reliable twinax or 3270-coax printers where[...]

12 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER • (1) Print Server • (1) CD (manual and software) • (1) Twinax “V” cable (DB9 female to two twinax female) • (1) Power supply • (1) Power cord 2.3 The Print Server’ s External Components The Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server has labels on both the top and bottom panels that indicate what t[...]

13 CHAPTER 2: Introduction Printer Activity: This green LED on the top cover will light while data is being sent to the twinax or 3270-coax printer. It will go dark when all data has been transmitted to the attached printer. Printer Error: This green LED on the top cover will go dark during print-server operation. If there is an error condition, th[...]

14 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 2.4 Network Connectivity The Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server acts as a node in the local area network with its own unique network address. It receives data from across the network in the form of packets. If the data is from an IBM AS/400 or mainframe, the data package is passed on to the twinax or 3270-[...]

15 CHAPTER 2: Introduction 2.7 Multi-Protocol IBM Host-to-LAN Printing 2.7.1 AS/400 TO LAN P RINTING When printing from an AS/400 host, the Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server supports several protocols. Which protocol to use depends on the type of printer being attached to the print server and whether the print server and printer are located with[...]

16 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER For SCS/DSC data streams: Use the TN3270e TCP/IP protocol for 3287 type SCS/DSC printers . Configuration of the print server is very simple. However, the mainframe will require much more extensive configuration, including the installation of a Telnet server. A brief overview is included later in this manual,[...]

17 CHAPTER 2: Introduction T able 2-1. Protocols to use for IBM mainframe printing. Host Data Type In Network Protocols Data to Printer Printer Type AS/400 SCS SNA, AnyNet, TN5250e* SCS Twinax AS/400 IPDS TCP/IP (PPR/PPD, IPDS Twinax AnyNet) DOS ASCII (Epson/ IPX/SPX, TCP/IP SCS Twinax PPDS) Windows ASCII (Generic) IPX/SPX, TCP/IP SCS Twinax (Direc[...]

18 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 3. Installation 3.1 Hardware Installation 1. Perform a self-test of the printer you want to attach (check the printer’s manual). Then power OFF the printer. 2. Attach the LAN cable to the Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server’s 10/100BASE-T connector. The print server will automatically sense which Ethern[...]

19 CHAPTER 3: Installation 3.2 Print-Control Software Installation The print-control software is a utility that runs under Windows 3.1/95/98/2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, or Windows Me. Before you begin to install it, make sure that the PC you want to put it on is attached to the same LAN segment as the Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server and has [...]

20 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 3.4 Proceeding with the System Configuration Once you’ve finished installing the Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server and its print-control utility, configure your print server, host computer(s), operating system(s), and/or printer for the appropriate protocols as described in Chapters 4 , 5 , and 6 . Then[...]

21 CHAPTER 4: TCP/IP Printing 4. TCP/IP Printing Refer to this chapter for instructions on setting up TCP/IP connectivity protocols to both the IBM mainframe and AS/400. If you have not already installed the print-control utility, please go back to Section 3.2 and do so now. Then proceed configuring the print server and the hosts that you will be p[...]

22 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 4.1 Configuring the Print Server 4.1.1 A SSIGN TCP/IP A DDRESS After starting the print-control utility, select the desired print server from the displayed list. The print servers are identified through their serial number and network address. Both of these are unique to the specific print server and can be [...]

23 CHAPTER 4: TCP/IP Printing 4.1.3 C ONFIGURING A P RINT S ERVER ON A R EMOTE TCP/IP S UBNET The print-control utility can also change the configuration of a print server that is located on a remote TCP/IP subnet. The print server must initially be configured with an IP address from a PC running PrintControl that is located within the same TCP/IP [...]

24 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER c. Enter the remote TCP/IP subnet mask in the “Remote Subnet Mask” field. You may view the last eight subnet mask entries made in this field by clicking on the down arrow. If the desired subnet mask is listed, click on that entry. d. Click OK . • To scan for all print servers located on the local subne[...]

25 CHAPTER 4: TCP/IP Printing TN3270e to type 3287. Connection to the IBM mainframe is accomplished through a TN3270e server. The TN3270e server can be either internal to the IBM mainframe or externally attached, such as a channel or LAN-attached gateway. The print server then accepts SCS/DSC (LU1/LU3) data from the IBM mainframe application throug[...]

26 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER • Have the most recent version of Client Access installed on the AS/400 (Client Access for Windows 95/NT V3R1M3 or newer, or Client Access Enhanced for Windows 3.1 V3R1), and • Have the most recent version of the Telnet server installed. The following is a list of the necessary PTFs that support TN5250e.[...]

27 CHAPTER 4: TCP/IP Printing To determine if your AS/400 has these PTFs installed and actively running, use the following steps: 1. At the AS/400 command prompt, type DSPPTF 2. Press F4 to provide the list. 3. Type in the product number and press <Enter>. 4. Scroll down to select the desired PTF. The PTF status should be temporarily applied,[...]

28 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 2. Open the configuration dialog box by double clicking on the desired print server or by highlighting the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button displayed in the tool bar. 3. If the print server already has an IP address, proceed directly with step 4. Otherwise, follow these instruction[...]

29 CHAPTER 4: TCP/IP Printing 8. The print server will automatically restart a TN5250e printer session on the AS/400 whenever any of the attached printers are powered on. However, at times it may be advantageous to restart a TN5250e printer session while leaving other protocols uninterrupted. This can be accomplished by clicking on the Restart Now [...]

30 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 4.5 Configuring OS/400 for AnyNet AnyNet is an IBM gateway technology that allows any application to run over any networking protocol. Black Box’s implementation of AnyNet allows printing of SNA (APPC) data over TCP/IP, giving users the security and functionality of SNA (APPC) as well as the routability an[...]

31 CHAPTER 4: TCP/IP Printing A. This name must be unique to the AS/400. B. The name must be no longer than 8 characters. C. The name must start with an alpha character (A–Z). D. The name must consist of the characters A–Z, a–z, or 0–9. Spaces, underscores, slashes, etc. are not accepted. E. The first four characters should uniquely identif[...]

32 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER If there is not an AnyNet controller already configured on the AS/400, you will have to create one. If you are not following Black Box’s recommended method of using only one AnyNet controller for all your AnyNet devices (including print servers), the AnyNet controller name and the AnyNet remote control nam[...]

33 CHAPTER 4: TCP/IP Printing Adding the Print Server to the AS/400 TCP/IP Host Table 1. On your AS/400’s command line, type cfgtcp to enter the configure TCP/IP menu. 2. Select 10 Work with TCP/IP host table entries . Scroll down and make sure there are no duplicate print server addresses. 3. Place a 1 in front of the blank line on top of the li[...]

34 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Press <Enter>. 3. Type a 1 in front of the APPC controller and press <Enter>. Alternate Method: Creating One AnyNet Controller for Each Print Server It is possible to create an individual AnyNet controller for every print server installed. However, this approach can be confusing since any program[...]

35 CHAPTER 4: TCP/IP Printing 4.5.3 C ONFIGURING THE P RINT S ERVER FOR A NY N ET P RINTING 1. After starting the print-control utility, select the desired print server from the displayed list. Print servers are identified through their serial number and network address. Both of these are unique to the specific print server and can be found on the [...]

36 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 7. The print server will now automatically create the following devices on your AS/400: • A 5494 Controller with the first five characters of the “Interface Control Point” name followed by the identifier RMT . • A printer device for every printer that was attached to the print server at the time the [...]

37 CHAPTER 4: TCP/IP Printing 3. Review the Installed Network Software list. If the TCP/IP protocol and Microsoft TCP/IP Printing service are not found, you must add them before continuing with the instructions below. Consult your Microsoft documentation for more information. Follow the procedures below to create printers for the print server on a [...]

38 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 4.7 Configuring Windows NT V4.x Make sure your Windows NT workstation has the TCP/IP protocol and the TCP/IP Printing service active. If you are unsure do the following: 1. Click on Start , then select Settings , and lastly Control Panel . 2. Double-click on the Network icon and review the lists under the Pr[...]

39 CHAPTER 4: TCP/IP Printing 11. Complete the remaining requests from the Windows NT Add Printer Wizard. The printer attached to the print server is now available. Simply select it from your application as you would any other printer. 4.8 TCP/IP DirectPort Printing for Windows 95/98 Print servers can be accessed directly from a PC running Windows [...]

40 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER To add a new printer, follow these steps: 1. Click on Start , select Settings , and then go to Printers . 2. Click on the Add Printer Wizard icon. Follow the normal Windows process to add a local printer. Select generic for the type of printer attached to the print server. 3. When the screen appears giving y[...]

41 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing 5. Novell NetW are Printing Refer to this chapter for instructions on setting up the print server and NetWare fileserver. Please note that only SCS twinax or SCS/DSC coax printers attached to the print server can be printed to using a “generic” text Epson FX, or IBM Proprinter print driver from the PC/LAN [...]

42 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Open the configuration dialog box by double-clicking on the desired print server or by highlighting the desired print server and then pressing the Configure button displayed in the tool bar. Follow these simple steps to configure the print server according to the Connection Type you chose previously. The opt[...]

43 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing 5.1.4 C LIENT C ONFIGURATION Public Access printers can be configured from any client running the NetWare 5 client software. The user does not have to be signed on to the Novell network. To set up a Controlled Access printer, the client has to be signed on to the Novell network. 5.1.5 P UBLIC A CCESS P RINTERS[...]

44 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 5.2.1 P REREQUISITES To create a Printer Agent under NDPS, the following requirements must be met: • The user must have at least Read, Write, Modify, and Create rights for the destination container where its associated Printer object will reside. This is not necessary when creating a Public Access printer.[...]

45 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing ii. Click New . iii. Enter a name of your choice in the Printer Agent (PA) Name field. 3. Click on the Novell Printer Gateway and then click OK . 4. If the NDPS Manager has not been loaded before, you will now be prompted to do so. Click OK , then respond with OK again. 5. Select the most appropriate Printer T[...]

46 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 9. Click Finish . (Note: If you have selected Remote [printer on IPX] your workstation will post an error message. Click OK . Once you have configured the print server, this error condition will be resolved.) 10. Select a printer driver for each client operating system. Click Continue and then OK . 11. Proce[...]

47 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing IMPOR T ANT Observe the following points concerning the print server’s name: • Do not use more than 19 characters in the print server’s name. NWAdmin allows you to enter print server names longer that this, but the print server does not support names longer than 19 characters. • Do not use spaces in th[...]

48 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 4. At the Create Print Queue window, enter the queue name in the Print Queue Name field. 5. Select the volume from the Print Queue Volume pull-down list in the Select Object window. 6. Click OK . 7. Click the Create button on the Create Print Queue window. 8. Double-click the icon for the just-created printe[...]

49 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing b. If necessary, enter the Password for this print server object and change the Ethernet [frame] Type and the Queue Polling Time. The Queue List and Notify List are for information only. This information must be changed on the Novell NetWare server. 3. In the left column of the print-control screen, click on t[...]

50 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER where n is the number of the LPT port you want to assign the queue to and name is the name of the queue you want to capture. 5.4 Print Server , Novell NetWare 4.x (NDS), PCONSOLE Configuring the print server as a NetWare print server under NDS requires the following steps: Adding a Print Server Object . . . [...]

51 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing IMPOR T ANT Observe the following points concerning the print server’s name: • Do not use more than 19 characters in the print server’s name. PCONSOLE allows you to enter print server names longer that this, but the print server does not support names longer than 19 characters. • Do not use spaces in t[...]

52 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 8. In the Serviced Printers list, select the printer you just added, and press <Enter> . The Printer Configuration form appears. NOTE Ignore the Printer Type, Configuration, Buffer Size, and Sampling Interval items on the Printer Configuration form. These items are not relevant to print server installa[...]

53 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing 7. Press <Esc> several times until the Exit? menu appears. Select Yes and press <Enter> . 8. If you are installing a new print server, proceed to Section 5.4.4 . Otherwise, reset the print server by powering it OFF and back ON again or by using the Reset button in the print-control utility. 5.4.4 C[...]

54 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 6. If you want to configure additional protocols, refer to the respective section. If your configuration of the print server is complete, click on the Apply Changes button on the bottom of the configuration window. Then Exit the utility. 5.4.5 C LIENT C ONFIGURATION To enable a client workstation to print to[...]

55 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing Reloading the Print Server NLM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 5.5.5 Configuring the Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 5.5.6 Client Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 5.5.7 5.5.1 E NTERING NWA DMIN 1[...]

56 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 3. Select Printer Object . 4. Enter a new Printer Name. 5. Click the Create button. 6. Double-click the Printer icon for the just-created printer. 7. Click the Configuration button. 8. At the Printer Type window, select Other/Unknown . 9. Optionally, set the IPX/SPX network address. 10. Click OK . 11. At the[...]

57 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing 8. Double-click the Printer icon for the just-created printer. 9. Click the Assignments button. 10. Click the Add... button. 11. Select the Queue name. This name becomes the selected object. The selected printer is automatically set as the default. 12. Click OK . 13. Click OK . 5.5.5 R ELOADING THE P RINT S ER[...]

58 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 2. The column titled “Object Information” will display the available configuration parameters. a. In the Print Server field, enter then name of the Novell Print Server NLM. b. In the field next to the print server’s local port that the target printer is attached to, enter the Printer Number that was as[...]

59 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing 5.6 Remote Printer , Novell NetW are 4.x (NDS), PCONSOLE Configuring the print server as a NetWare remote printer under NDS requires the following steps: Optional: Adding a Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 5.6.1 Adding Printer Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

60 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER IMPOR T ANT Observe the following points concerning the print server’s name: • Do not use more than 19 characters in the print server’s name. PCONSOLE allows you to enter print server names longer that this, but the print server does not support names longer than 19 characters. • Do not use spaces in[...]

61 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing 8. In the Serviced Printers list, select the printer you just added and press <Enter> . The Printer Configuration form appears. NOTE Ignore the Configuration, Buffer Size, and Sampling Interval items on the Printer Configuration form. These items are not relevant to print server installations. 9. We reco[...]

62 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 7. If you want to add another queue to the printer’s Print Queues list, repeat step 2 through 6 of this procedure. 8. Press <Esc> several times until the Exit? menu appears. Select Yes and press <Enter> . 5.6.4 R ELOADING THE P RINT S ERVER NLM 1. Go to the console of the file server where the [...]

63 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing a. In the Print Server field, enter then name of the Novell Print Server NLM. b. In the field next to the print server local port that the target printer is attached to, enter the Printer Number that was assigned in Section 5.6.2 , or select the printer by name from the pop-up menu. 4. If you want to configure[...]

64 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 5.7 Print Server , Novell NetWare 3.x and 2.x Configuring the print server as a bindery print server under NetWare can be done from within the PrintControl utility. This section contains the following two parts: Creating NetWare Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 5.7.1 Cl[...]

65 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing IMPOR T ANT Observe the following points concerning the print server’s name: • Do not use more than 19 characters in the print server’s name. PCONSOLE allows you to enter print server names longer that this, but the print server does not support names longer than 19 characters. • Do not use spaces in t[...]

66 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER • printer objects for all physical ports on the print server. 5.7.2 C LIENT C ONFIGURATION To enable a client workstation to print to a NetWare queue, a local port must be captured. This can be accomplished using the NetWare User Tools from within MS Windows or through a capture command from the DOS prompt[...]

67 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing Client Configuration ......................................................................... Section 5.8.7 5.8.1 A DDING P RINT Q UEUE O BJECTS ON THE N OVELL S ERVER If you are going to set up the print server remote printer to use print queues that already exist, skip this section. Otherwise, perform the p[...]

68 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER IMPOR T ANT Observe the following points concerning the print server’s name: • Do not use more than 19 characters in the print server’s name. PCONSOLE allows you to enter print server names longer that this, but the print server does not support names longer than 19 characters. • Do not use spaces in[...]

69 CHAPTER 5: Novell NetW are Printing 5.8.4 A SSOCIATING P RINTER O BJECTS WITH P RINT Q UEUE O BJECTS 1. From the Printer Server Configuration menu, select Queues Serviced by Printer and press <Enter> . 2. Select the printer you want to assign a print queue to and press <Enter> . 3. Press <Insert> to add a queue to the list. 4. [...]

70 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 2. The column titled “Object Information” will display the available configuration parameters. a. In the Print Server field, enter then name of the Novell Print Server NLM. b. In the field next to the print server’s local port that the target printer is attached to, enter the Printer Name assigned earl[...]

71 CHAPTER 6: SNA (APPC) Printing 6. SNA (APPC) Printing If you haven’t already installed the print-control utility, please go back and do so now. Then proceed with the following instructions. Configuring the Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 6.1 Retrieving AS/400 Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

72 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER d. In the “Interface Control Point Name” field, enter a name for the print server. Make sure the name complies with the following requirements: 1) The name must be exactly 8 characters. 2) The name must start with a alphanumeric character (i.e. A–Z). 3) The name must consist of alphanumeric (a–z, A?[...]

73 CHAPTER 6: SNA (APPC) Printing XX identifies the printer(s) that was (were) actually attached to the print server at the time the SNA (APPC) configuration was applied to the print server or at the time the print server was last reset. XX identifies the printer(s) attached to the print server in the following manner: 6.2 Retrieving AS/400 Paramet[...]

74 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 2. The Host Network ID is listed as the Local network ID and the Host Control Point Name is listed as the Local control point name. 6.2.3 AS/400 A UTO -C ONFIGURATION Make certain that the AS/400 is set up for auto-configuration of new devices by doing the following: 1. On the AS/400 command line, type DSPSY[...]

75 CHAPTER 7: T winax/Coax Configuration 7. T winax/Coax Configuration The Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server connects 5250-type twinax or 3270-type coax printers to their respective IBM host (such as an AS/400 or 3270-type mainframe) using Ethernet wiring in lieu of twinax or 3270-coax cables. The print server provides connection to the IBM host[...]

76 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Host Data Type In Network Protocols Data to Printer Printer Type AS/400 SCS SNA, AnyNet, TN5250e* SCS Twinax AS/400 IPDS TCP/IP (PPR/PPD, IPDS Twinax AnyNet) DOS ASCII (Epson/ IPX/SPX, TCP/IP SCS Twinax PPDS) Windows ASCII (Generic) IPX/SPX, TCP/IP SCS Twinax (DirectPort) UNIX, NT, ASCII (Epson/ TCP/IP (LPR/[...]

77 CHAPTER 7: T winax/Coax Configuration To setup the Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server, select which protocol you are using to communicate between the IBM host and the print server. Designate whether the printer is attached using twinax or coax. For 3270-coax printers, you will also have to identify if the printer is an IPDS printer. You may al[...]

78 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER a. Print Configuration Report : Check this option if you want to have the print server’s configuration report printed on the printer attached to this port. The configuration report is printed each time the print server is powered-on or reset, and it lists the current values of the unit’s configuration pa[...]

79 CHAPTER 7: T winax/Coax Configuration 6. Using the check boxes or drop-down menus, you can now customize how the attached 3270-coax printer will function. a. Print Configuration Report : Check this option if you want to have the print server’s configuration report printed on the printer attached to this port. The configuration report is printe[...]

80 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER a. ASCII Printer Emulation : Use this option to select the type of ASCII printer data stream that is being received by the print server from the ASCII host (a PC, a LAN server, or other ASCII host). You need to make the same selection here as used on the ASCII host so that the print server can convert the in[...]

81 CHAPTER 7: T winax/Coax Configuration c. Adjust MPP on CPI Change : IBM twinax and 3270-coax printers maintain a Maximum Print Position (MPP) even when CPI changes. MPP normally is associated with the CPI (10 CPI has a MPP of 132 associated with it, 15 CPI has a MPP of 198, and so on). Using this option will cause the print server to adjust the [...]

82 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER h. Command Pass-Thru : Command Pass-Thru (CPT) is a useful feature that allows access to printer features that may not be available through the standard ASCII driver. When using CPT, printer-specific commands are sent with the print data from the host. The commands are in EBCDIC hex format and are flagged wi[...]

83 CHAPTER 7: T winax/Coax Configuration &%2B D2 04 29 00 0F&% Then, to change printing back to 10 CPI, enter: &%2B D2 04 29 00 0A&% Only characters from 00 to FF are recognized (alphabetical characters must be in upper case). Errors in the Command Pass-Thru sequence will cause the Print Box to ignore the command and printing will r[...]

84 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 8. IBM IPDS Printing The Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server is designed to pass through all IPDS commands it receives from the IBM host. The print server uses IBM’s proprietary TCP/IP protocol, PPR/PPD, for connection between either the IBM mainframe or the AS/400. Configuring the print server is a simpl[...]

85 CHAPTER 8: IBM IPDS Printing Configuring a TCP/IP Host Table Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 8.1.3 Configuring V3R1 or V3R6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 8.1.4 Configuring V3R2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 8.1.5 Configuring V3R7, [...]

86 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Sockets SF30508 WRKAFP2 SF31461 PSF/400 APAR SA44304 OS/400 V3R7 PSF/400 APAR SA44304 8.1.2 C REATING A L INE D ESCRIPTION ON THE AS/400 If the print server and the AS/400 host are not on the same LAN segment, have the system administrator verify that there is a route defined in the TCP/IP route List. If the[...]

87 CHAPTER 8: IBM IPDS Printing 6. In the Device Model (MODEL) field, enter 0 . 7. In the Advanced Function Printing (AFP) field, enter *YES . 8. In the AFP Attachment (AFPATTACH) field, enter *APPC . 9. In the Font (FONT) field, enter an appropriate value such as 11 . 10. In the Form Feed (FORMFEED) field, enter *AUTOCUT . If the printer is a dot [...]

88 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 8.1.5 C ONFIGURING V3R2 PSF/400 for V3R2 The following instructions are used to create a printer device description: 1. At the AS/400 command line, enter the command CRTDEVPRT . 2. Press the F11 key to display the keywords. 3. In the Device Description (DEVD) field, enter the name of the printer attached to [...]

89 CHAPTER 8: IBM IPDS Printing 6. In the Activation Release Timer (ACTRLSTMR) field, enter *NORDYF . This will cause PSF/400 to print all spooled files with a status of RDY before releasing the session (which does not terminate the writer). 7. In the Release Timer (RLSTMR) field, enter *SEC15 . This is parameter should be set to a value at least e[...]

90 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER PSF/400 for V3R7, V4R1, and Above The following instructions are used to create a printer device description: 1. At the AS/400 command line, enter the command CRTDEVPRT . 2. Press the F11 key to display the keywords. 3. In the Device Description (DEVD) field, enter the name of the printer attached to the pri[...]

91 CHAPTER 8: IBM IPDS Printing 8.1.7 V ERIFYING THE IPDS C ONFIGURATION ON THE AS/400 To test that the AS/400 and the print server are connected and communicating, ping the print server from an AS/400 workstation with the following command: PING ‘TCP/IP ADDRESS’ or PING HOST NAME TCP/IP Address is the address of the print server (be sure to in[...]

92 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 8.2.1 Define the Communications Control Unit to MVS . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 8.2.2 Modify the TCP/IP Profile in MVS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 8.2.3 Verify the Printer[...]

93 CHAPTER 8: IBM IPDS Printing 8.2.3 M ODIFY THE TCP/IP P ROFILE IN MVS The TCP/IP profile contains system configuration statements used to initialize the TCP/IP address space. Some statements require special considerations when you are printing from PSF/MVS. The following example shows the specific statements that require consideration shown in b[...]

94 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER KEEPALIVEOPTIONS: PSF relies on TCP to detect when a connection with a print server is no longer usable. When no data has been exchanged between PSF/MVS and the print server, TCP periodically sends keep-alive probes to the print server. These periodic probes, called keep-alive transmissions, enable TCP to di[...]

95 CHAPTER 8: IBM IPDS Printing Unsuccessful ping: EZA04581 Ping V3R1: Pinging host 9.99.12.33 (Use ATTN to interrupt.) EZA04631 PING: Ping #1 timed out. 8.2.5 H ANDLING MVS C ONNECTIVITY P ROBLEMS If you encounter problems when pinging the print server from MVS, here’s how to resolve them: Ping is Not Successful If the ping is not successful, ve[...]

96 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 3. Enter the ping command again from the MVS system. If you receive a successful response to the ping command, there is a duplicate IP address. Consult your system administrator. 8.2.6 D EFINE THE P RINTER TO JES When an print server is used with JES, it must be defined for deferred printing mode with JES. ?[...]

97 CHAPTER 8: IBM IPDS Printing 8.2.7 D EFINE THE P RINTER TO PSF/MVS Each print server must be defined to PSF with a PRINTDEV statement in the PSF/MVS startup procedure. Currently, IBM does not supply a network printer-specific writer procedure. (Remember that the print server appears to the IBM mainframe as a network printer.) However, the APSWPR[...]

98 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER For more information on the PRINTDEV statement, see the IBM publication PSF/MSV System Programming Guide. 8.2.8 U SING THE P RINT S ERVER WITH MVS In normal operation, a session with the print server is maintained while there is output on the JES spool and the print server is available. When there is no more[...]

99 CHAPTER 8: IBM IPDS Printing CANCEL printer-name where printer-name specifies the name of the printer FSA. The print server and printer can then be turned off. • To end the PSF FSA for the printer, use the JES commands. If you are unable to purge or cancel the printer using the JES commands, enter the following command: MODIFY FFSname, FORCE, [...]

100 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 9. T roubleshooting 9.1 Performing Software/Firmware Updates The latest versions of the Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server’s bootcode and operating firmware (there are two firmware files), as well as the latest version of the print-control utility, are posted on www. blackbox.com . 1. Run your Internet [...]

101 CHAPTER 9: T roubleshooting 3. Click on the Physical Port where you want the self-test page to print ( Twinax Port or Coax Port depending on which type of printer you have attached to the print server). 4. Check the Configuration Report box. 5. Click on the Apply Changes button. 9.2.2 P RINTING A S ELF -T EST U SING THE P RINT S ERVER ’ S M O[...]

102 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 9.4 Restoring the Print Server’ s Factory Defaults Factory defaults can be restored for all of the Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server’s configuration options or selectively for individual 5250 printer session. 9.4.1 R ESTORING F ACTORY D EFAULTS FOR THE P RINT S ERVER U SING THE P RINT -C ONTROL U TIL[...]

103 CHAPTER 9: T roubleshooting B. On the AS/400 command line, type DSPSYSVAL SYS VAL(QAUTORMT) , then press <Enter> . The Auto Configure Remote Controller parameter should be set to 1=ON . C. On the AS/400 command line, type DSPSYSVAL SYS VAL(QAUTORMT) , then press <Enter> . The Number of devices to autoconfigure should be large enough[...]

104 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 9.5.2 TCP/IP P RINTING Problem: Print jobs are preceded by a banner (header) page and/or followed by a trailer page and/or a blank page. Resolution A: Follow this procedure to select/deselect banner and/or trailer page options on the print server: 1. Start the print-control utility and open the device confi[...]

105 CHAPTER 9: T roubleshooting Example: Specifying a Remote Output Queue (also Name of printer on that machine/server in Windows NT) of: LPT2_nb_nt_nff would cause the banner (header) page, the trailer page, and a blank page to be suppressed when printing from this TCP/IP host to a printer attached to the Print Server’s LPT2 port. 9.5.3 TN5250 E[...]

106 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 3. Reset the Black Box LAN Print Server. This will re-establish the connection and printing will resume. Problem: The printer device is in Vary On pending state. Resolution: 1. End the Telnet session by using the AS/400 TCPADM command. At the command line, type GO TCPADM , take selection 7 , then 3 , find t[...]

107 CHAPTER 9: T roubleshooting 4. Change the QINACTITV value to a longer value, or use *NONE to deactivate the inactivity timeout. 9.5.4 TN5250 E C ONNECTION S TATUS M ESSAGE The print server reports the success or failure of an attempt to communicate with the host by printing a brief connection status message on each attached printer. The connect[...]

108 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER 0111 = Host Telnet session lost Usually means that the printer has been varied off at the host. Also, if the host has gone down, or if there is a communication (for example, router) failure. 2777 = Damaged device description 8902 = Device not available This code appears when the print server attempts to sta[...]

109 CHAPTER 9: T roubleshooting 8925 = Creation of device failed 8928 = Change of device failed 8930 = Message queue does not exist 8935 = Session rejected 8940 = Automatic configuration failed or not allowed E001 = No Telnet printer support at host The operating system on the AS/400 supports only display (not printer) devices in Telnet sessions. Y[...]

110 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER “ 15 ” means that PSF/400 timed out waiting for the printer’s response. You should check the value you entered for Activation Timer when using WRKAFP2 (V3R1 or V3R6), CRTPSFCFG (V3R2), or CRTDEVPRT (V3R7 or above). Codes “20–39” indicate a general communications failure. Make sure all of the com[...]

111 CHAPTER 9: T roubleshooting Problem: The first print job on a newly installed LANRPC connected to an IPDS dot-matrix printer goes to pending status, and the device is reported as not ready. Releasing the job causes the print writer to end abnormally. Resolution: Prior to printing, the host requests the printer to report its printer characterist[...]

112 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Resolution: Cycle power or reset the print server in order for the print server to automatically reconnect to the file server. The print server must be connected to the LAN while the file server is running. Then whenever the file server is brought down and then back up again, the print server will automatic[...]

113 CHAPTER 9: T roubleshooting 8. Click on the R button to reset the print server. Notes on NDPS Printing NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services) uses a completely different approach to printing. Central to NDPS printing is the Printer Agent. A Printer Agent represents a physical printer. Printers and Printer Agents are in a 1:1 relationship. Pri[...]

114 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Table 9-1. NPDS printing. Assume Print Server , Printer, Print Queue are already created; Through the NW Administrator (Windows); Create NDPS printer; Create Printer Agent; Enter NDPS Manager name; Select Novell Printer Gateway; Select Printer T ype; Select Connection T ype "Forward Job to a Queue"[...]

115 CHAPTER 9: T roubleshooting 9.5.7 P RINT -S ERVER O PERATION The following is a list of some other problems that you may run into when using the Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server: Problem: During the normal power up process, all LEDs on the top cover turn on and do not turn off. Resolution: This indicates a hardware failure. Contact Technica[...]

116 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Problem: When printing from an ASCII host, the vertical spacing of the print is not consistent. Resolution: The vertical spacing commands are too complex for the limited capabilities of your twinax or 3270-coax printer. Connect an ASCII printer to the diagnostics port and print the job again. The ASCII prin[...]

117 CHAPTER 9: T roubleshooting Problem: When a 3270-coax printer is initially attached to the print server, the Line Sync LED does stays off. Resolution: The print server is shipped from the factory with a default setting for a twinax printer. Use the PrintControl utility to identify that the attached printer is a 3270-coax type of printer. The LE[...]

118 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Problem: Error 28 appears at the printer or the printer’s line sync light comes on. Resolution: If this situation occurs when you have pushed the Mode button twice on the print server to generate a self-test on the ASCII printer, the printer is telling you that it has lost line sync with the print server.[...]

119 CHAPTER 9: T roubleshooting Problem: When you use AnyNet to connect an IPDS printer, the host will not release print jobs. Resolution: AnyNet will not completely configure an IPDS print device. Use the WRKDEVD command and set the value of the Advanced Function Printing parameter to *YES . 9.5.8 H ARDWARE P ROBLEMS Problem: The Line Link LED doe[...]

120 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Problem: After configuring the print server to use Novell and performing a reset, the Power LED blinks for a time, there is no self-test report printed, and the print server cannot be seen in the print-control utility’s “List of Print Servers” screen. If the print server is left alone for a long time [...]

121 CHAPTER 9: T roubleshooting • No Telnet server is active on the host. • Communication hardware (for example, router) required for this connection is down. • The host’s IP address is incorrectly configured on the print server. • The print server has not been correctly connected to the LAN. 0111 = Host Telnet session lost Usually means [...]

122 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Table 9-2. The power-up LED sequence. Key: “ON” = steadily lit, “Flash” = flashing, blank = dark Power-Up Power Line LAN Printer Printer Mode Stage Sync Data Activity Error (Both LEDs) 1 Flash 2O N O N O N 3 Flash ON Flash ON ON 4 Flash* ON ON ON 5 6 ON Flash 7 ON Flash 8 ON Flash** 9O N O N * The P[...]

123 CHAPTER 9: T roubleshooting Before you do, make a record of the history of the problem. We will be able to provide more efficient and accurate assistance if you have a complete description, including: • the nature and duration of the problem; • when the problem occurs; • the components involved in the problem; • any particular applicati[...]

124 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Appendix: ASCII Commands This appendix lists ASCII commands and the Ethernet to Twinax/Coax Print Server’s interpretation of them in relation to the capabilities of the twinax or coax printer. All ASCII commands received on the parallel or serial port are either utilized or purged from the data stream sen[...]

125 APPENDIX: ASCII Commands Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation BEL 7 07 Beeper Proprinter and Epson EBCDIC BEL command is sent which sounds the alarm and takes the printer off-line BS 8 08 Backspace Proprinter and Epson For printers sup- porting EBCDIC BACKSPACE, command is sent; for other printers the position is c[...]

126 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation FF 12 0C Form feed Proprinter and Epson EBCDIC FORM FEED command is sent CR 13 0D Carriage return Proprinter and Epson EBCDIC CAR- RIAGE RETURN command is sent SO 14 0E Select double-width (1 line) Proprinter and Epson 5 CPI sent to 4214M2 ([...]

127 APPENDIX: ASCII Commands Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation DEL 127 7F Delete character Proprinter and Epson Ignored (not supported) ESC SO 14 0E Select double-width (1 line) Proprinter and Epson 5 CPI sent to 4214M2 (Twinax), ignored on all other printers ESC SI 15 0F Select con- densed mode Proprinter and Epson[...]

128 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation ESC $ 36 24 Set absolute print position Proprinter and Epson Twinax: EBCDIC SET ABSOLUTE HORIZONTAL POSITION command is sent Coax: CR and space positioning sent ESC % 37 25 Select user- defined set Proprinter and Epson Ignored (not supported[...]

129 APPENDIX: ASCII Commands Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation ESC / 47 2F Select vertical tab channel Proprinter and Epson Ignored (not supported) ESC 0 48 30 Select 1/8- inch line spacing Proprinter and Epson 9/72-inch sent (ignored on 5256 printer) ESC 1 49 31 Select 7/72- inch line spacing Proprinter and Epson T[...]

130 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation ESC 3 51 33 Select n/216 line spacing Proprinter and Epson Twinax: (n/3)/72- inch sent (ignored on 5256 printer) Coax: Closest LPI selected for LPI commands set on front panel ESC 4 52 34 Select italic mode Epson Ignored (not supported) ESC [...]

131 APPENDIX: ASCII Commands Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation ESC 7 55 37 Cancel ESC 6 Epson Ignored (not supported) ESC 7 55 37 Select standard character set Proprinter Ignored not supported) ESC 8 56 38 Disable paper- out sensor Proprinter and Epson Ignored (not supported on EBCDIC printers) ESC 9 57 39 Enable pa[...]

132 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation ESC = 61 3D Set MSB to 0 Epson Ignored (not sup- ported only Code Page 437 or 850 supported) ESC = 61 3D Define user-defined characters Proprinter Ignored (not sup- ported) ESC > 62 3E Set MSB to 1 Proprinter and Epson Ignored (not sup- p[...]

133 APPENDIX: ASCII Commands Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation ESC B 66 42 Set vertical tabs Proprinter and Epson Ignored (not sup- ported LF sent) ESC C 67 43 Set page length in lines Proprinter and Epson Page length set to number of lines defined by fol- lowing parameter ESC C 0 67 00 43 00 Set page length in inch[...]

134 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Command Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation ESC L 76 4C Select double density graphics Proprinter and Epson Ignored (not sup- ported) ESC M 77 4D Select elite pitch Proprinter and Epson Twinax: 12 CPI sent to 4214 and 5219 printers. Ignored on 5256 printer 10 CPI; sent to all [...]

135 APPENDIX: ASCII Commands Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation ESC Q 81 51 Set right margin Epson Line length set as defined by follow- ing parameter ESC Q 81 51 Deselect printer Proprinter Ignored (not sup- ported) ESC R 82 52 International character set Epson Ignored (not sup- ported only Code Page 437 or 850 supp[...]

136 ETHERNET TO TWINAX/COAX PRINT SER VER Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation ESC W 87 57 Turn double- width on/off Proprinter and Epson Double-width command sent to 4214M2 (twinax) printer (01 or 31 selects 5 CPI; 00 or 30 returns to 10 CPI); ignored on all other printers ESC X 88 58 Set left and right margins Propri[...]

137 APPENDIX: ASCII Commands Command ASCII DEC HEX Description Printer Emulation Interpretation ESC b 98 62 Set vertical tabs in channels Proprinter and Epson Ignored (not supported) ESC i 105 69 Turn immediate mode on/off Proprinter and Epson Ignored (not supported) ESC j 106 6A Perform n/216- inch reverse LF Proprinter and Epson Ignored (not supp[...]

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