Setting Up - IBM Mainframe (zSeries)
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AXIS 5570e User’s Manual
Configuring for TN3270E printing is described in four separate stages:
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Configuring the IBM Mainframe Host system
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Configuring the Axis Network Print Server
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Configuring the TN3270E server
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Verifying the communication
Configuring the
Mainframe Host
Consult your TN3270E server documentation and make sure that the
appropriate VTAM host system definitions are set up for
mainframe-to-TN3270E server SNA communication.
Configuring the
Axis Network Print
Server
Follow instructions below to configure the Axis Network Print Server
using a Web browser:
1. Start a Web browser, e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
2. Enter the IP address or the host name of the Axis Network Print Server in
the location field and press the
Enter
key on your keyboard. The internal Web
pages of the Axis Network Print Server will appear.
Important:
3. Click the
Configuration Wizard for IBM sessions
button.
4. Click the
Add Session
button. This will start the
Configuration Wizard
which is a step-by-step guide through the required configuration settings.
Notes for SCS printing:
Note for IPDS printing:
To protect the Admin pages and the Configuration Wizard from unauthorized use, enter a
password (default Pass) in the Root Password field under
Admin | General Settings.
• In the Configuration Wizard, Non-IPDS Printer Emulation uses value structure 38xx for
LaserWriter printers. All other values can be used for matrix printers.
• In the Configuration Wizard’s Printer Driver window, PCL is used for LaserWriter printers, all
other values apply to matrix printers.
• The AXIS 5570e supports eight concurrent TN3270E host sessions.
• In the Configuration Wizard, you can choose between PCL or PostScript printing. Choose the
printer language that corresponds to your printer.
