Management and Configuration
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AXIS 5570e User’s Manual
Printing Hexdumps
The Axis Network Print Server allows you to record a trace of the
communication between the Axis Network Print Server and the host.
The Axis Network Print Server supports hexdump printing for the SNA,
TN3270E, TN5250E, LPR/LPD and Raw TCP/IP printing protocols. Please
refer to
“Protocols and Datastreams”
on page 9 for details on the
supported protocols.
Follow the instructions below to perform a hexdump printout for the SNA
printing protocol:
1. Log in to the Axis Network Print Server by typing:
telnet <host name>
or
telnet <IP address>
in a DOS windows
(Windows and OS/2) or in a UNIX shell.
2. Enter the user id and the password. (The default entries are
root
and
pass
.)
3. Enable the Axis Network Print Server to hexdump mode by typing:
snahexdump
4. Select
Start Logging
from the
Terminal
menu in the Telnet window. Specify
a file name and select the folder where you want to save the file.
5. Start the print job.
6. When the print job is finished, select
Stop Logging
from the
Terminal
menu.
7. Enter the quit command
Replace the command in step 3 above with
tnehexdump
for the TN3270E
and TN5250E protocols,
lpdhexdump
for the LPR/LPD protocol, or
rtnhexdump
for the reverse Telnet protocol.
Telnet Help
By typing
help
in step 3 in any of the Telnet instruction sets above, a list
of all available commands will be displayed.
