SNA Parameter Overview
AXIS 5570e User’s Manual
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Parameter Summary
The following tables summarize SNA host communication parameters
that must be considered when installing the Axis Network Print Server.
The parameters are presented as:
•
Common Mainframe and AS/400 parameters
•
Mainframe specific parameters
•
AS/400 specific parameters
Common Mainframe &
AS/400 Parameters
Mainframe Specific
Parameters
AS/400 Specific
Parameters
Parameter
Name
Default
DEVICE_EMUL
Control Unit Device
Emulation
3174
Th DEVICE_EMUL parameter controls the Control Unit emulation mode. When set to 3174, the Print
Server will appear as a 3174 PU 2.0 node to the host. This mode may be used for both mainframe
and AS/400 environments.
When set to 5494, the Print Server will appear as a 5494 PU2.1 node to the host. This is the
recommended mode for the AS/400 environment. The 5494 mode cannot be used in the mainframe
environment.
H1_ADDR
Host MAC Address
FF FF FF FF FF FF
The H1_ADDR is the Host Ethernet/Token Ring MAC address. It is normally set to the MAC address of
the host.
When the Print Server is connected to the host through a gateway, this parameter should be set to
the MAC address of the gateway. For a directly attached AS/400 system, this value is found in the
"Line Description".
AUTODIAL
Automatic Link
Establishment
no
The AUTODIAL parameter controls whether the print server will automatically try to establish the
link when the print server is switched on, or if communication is lost.
When running 5494 CU mode, this parameter also controls whether Automatic Configuration should
be performed.
Parameter
Name
Default
NODE_ID
Node ID
E07xxxxx, where "xxxxx" are the last five digits of the print
server’s MAC address.
This is the SNA PU identification.
The first 3 digits is the IDBLK and the last five is the IDNUM.
When defining a VTAM Switched Major Node, this parameter should match the IDBLK and IDNUM
values specified in the PU definition.
Only Hexadecimal characters (0-9 and A-F) allowed.
Parameter
Name
Default
Emulation
NWORK_NAME
Network Name
APPN
5494 only
Description - This is the Print Server Network Name.
The value of this parameter is normally the same as the "Host Network Name", indicating that both
the Print Server and the AS/400 system are located on the same APPN network.
The Network Name may comprise the letters A-Z and/or numerals 0-9, but must begin with a letter.
The letters used should all be in
UPPERCASE
and a maximum of 8 characters are allowed.
LU_NAME
LU Name
Axxxxxxx
5494 only
