Setting Up - IBM Mainframe (zSeries)
AXIS 5570e User’s Manual
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Configuring the
TN3270E server
The TN3270E server may be implemented as a software package running
on the mainframe itself, a router or other server hardware.
Configuration examples for two popular TN3270E-capable servers are
described below, namely:
•
Microsoft SNA Server
•
Novell NetWare for SAA.
Typical Axis Network Print Server TCP/IP TN3270E Network Configuration
Note:
Microsoft SNA Server
Communication is established in two separate stages, SNA Server-to-Host
connection and SNA Server to Axis Network Print Server connection, as
described below:
SNA Server-to-Host Connection
Follow the steps below to set-up a SNA Server-to-Host connection for the
Axis Network Print Server:
1. Start Microsoft SNA Server Manager and click the Servers folder. The
Main SNA Server Manager Window is featured in the illustration below.
2. Insert a new Connection to the host under Connections. Refer to the online
help for assistance on how to configure the connection.
3. Select the new connection and Insert a 3270 Application LU (LUA) to this
connection.
4. Set the LU Number to the LU Number specified in the host.
5. Set the LU Name to the name you want to use for the printer device. This
is the same name that you specify in the TN3270E Printer Name parameter
of the Axis Network Print Server.
Print server
AXIS
• Configuration procedures can differ from other TN3270E servers.
• For additional information about configuring other TN3270E servers, refer to the Support
pages on www.axis.com
