Axis 5570e, Installation Manual

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AXIS 5570e Installation Guide Page 15
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Proceed to
Print Server Management and Configuration
for information on supported management and
configuration tools.
AS/400 or Mainframe IPDS over PPR/PPD Printing
Note:
To establish communication with the TCP/IP network, you must first assign an IP address to your AXIS 5570e print
server. Refer to
Assign an IP address .
Follow these instructions to configure your AS/400 or Mainframe and AXIS 5570e for IPDS over PPR/PPD printing:
Configuring the AS/400 Host System
When configuring the AS/400 host system you must create a printer device description as described below:
1. Issue the command
CRTDEVPRT
.
2. Select a name for the printer device and enter it on the
Device Description (DEVD)
line. The name may
comprise the letters A-Z and the numerals 0-9, but must begin with a letter. A maximum of 10 characters are
allowed. In the following instructions, the printer device name will be referred to as
AXISPR1 .
3. Enter
*LAN
at the
Device class (DEVCLS)
line.
4. Enter
*IPDS
at the
Device type (TYPE)
line.
5. Enter
0
on the
Device model (MODEL)
line.
6. Enter
*IP
at the
LAN attachment (LANATTACH)
line.
7. Enter a port number at the
Port number (PORT)
line. The Axis print server is pre-configured with the port
number 5001 for IPDS printing.
8. Enter a FGID number at the
Font Identifier (FONT)
line, e.g. 11 (Courier).
9. Enter the
Remote location (RMTLOCNAME)
. Use the IP address of the AXIS 5570e. Press Enter on your
keyboard to create the printer device description.
Configuring the Mainframe Host
1. Specify the TCP/IP address space name.
2. Define the
Communication Control Unit
, e.g. 3172, to MVS.
3. Modify the TCP/IP profile on your MVS system, if necessary.
• (AS/400 only) Make sure that the AS/400 host is running OS/400 V3R6 or higher, with TCP/IP support installed and con-
figured.
• (AS/400 only) PSF must be installed on your AS/400
• (AS/400 only) Make sure that the latest PTFs are installed. Information about which PTFs to use can be obtained from
http://as400service.rochester.ibm.com/
• Some AXIS 5570e models are not available with IPDS. Please refer to Model Summary .
Step Action Described in
1. Configuring the AS/400 host system Configuring the AS/400 Host System
Configuring the Mainframe host system Configuring the Mainframe Host
2. Configuring the AXIS 5570e Configuring the AXIS 5570e
3. Completing the installation Verifying the Communication Link (AS/400)