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Chapter 2

Installation

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Figure 2. Physical Setup

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Summary of Contents for 5525B/31/32

Page 1: ...PrintNet User s Manual 5525B 31 32 Line Matrix Printer...

Page 2: ...NTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY ARE EXCLUDED Compaq does not warrant that the functions contained in the Software will meet your requirements or that the operation of the...

Page 3: ...5525B 31 32 Line Matrix Printer PrintNet User s Manual P N 422720 001...

Page 4: ...ions or warranties of any kind regarding this material including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Compaq shall not be held responsible for...

Page 5: ...are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell Inc PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc Ethernet is a trademark of Xero...

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Page 7: ...the Network 15 Configuration Tools 17 IPAssign 17 HTML Forms 18 Configuration Alternatives 20 3 Windows Configuration 21 Overview 21 Windows Environment Description 21 Windows PrintNet Configuration 2...

Page 8: ...the PrintNet on the Network 44 Printer Errors when Printing or No Output 44 TCP IP Access Problem 45 Web Browser HTTP Problem 47 Windows NT 4 0 Host Setup Problems 47 4 Unix Configuration 49 Overview...

Page 9: ...re Version 3 x RPRINTER Setup 72 NetWare Version 4 x PSERVER Setup 74 NetWare Version 4 x RPRINTER Setup 77 Novell Troubleshooting Tips 79 NetWare 3 x No PSERVER Connection 79 NetWare 4 x No PSERVER C...

Page 10: ...Command List 101 store Commands 101 set Commands 105 list Commands 113 debug Commands 115 Miscellaneous Commands 116 9 Extra Features 119 PrintNet Security 119 Users and Passwords 119 TCP Access Lists...

Page 11: ...be simultaneously shared with users on the network whether you are using TCP IP NetBIOS over TCP IP or IPX Novell The PrintNet package contains a network interface card to attach itself and the printe...

Page 12: ...s for versatile printer manipulation and distinct print setups header and trailer strings to instruct printers on font pitch printing etc flexible naming conventions automatic network connection and f...

Page 13: ...ROM EEPROM parallel ports and network interface The STAT ERR and NET LEDs indicate which test is currently in progress Table 1 LED Pattern Indications STAT ERR NET Mode ON OFF ON RAM Test ON OFF OFF...

Page 14: ...and examples are formatted as follows The Courier font in boldface indicates commands that you type ping ftp Printronix com Regular Courier font indicates displayed results ftp Printronix com is alive...

Page 15: ...J 45 connector for 10Base T UTP networks A 10Base2 version of the adapter is also available Connecting to the Network To attach the PrintNet to a network as illustrated in Figure 2 plug the network ca...

Page 16: ...Chapter 2 Installation 16 Figure 2 Physical Setup Network Connector...

Page 17: ...not mean you can automatically print to it A host has to be told where to send the data NOTE Some network environments do not require any network settings to be configured on the PrintNet However all...

Page 18: ...erver has an IP address and subnet mask so it is recognizable on your TCP IP network 2 Make sure your network station can successfully ping the PrintNet over the network 3 Direct your Web browser to t...

Page 19: ...atus Screen Using the printer IPAddress and any standard web browser you can check the status of the printer Figure 5 shows the exact state of the printer by showing the printer LCD message Figure 5 W...

Page 20: ...et 192 75 11 9 Remote Shell A TCP IP command that helps configure print server settings remotely A TCP IP host uses this command to remotely execute a single command on the PrintNet Example rsh spike...

Page 21: ...the Windows station Windows Environment Description The PrintNet supports network printing under Windows environments by using TCP IP In a Windows NT setup pure TCP IP is used as the network protocol...

Page 22: ...here are also additional settings which are optional This section offers alternative methods for configuring your PrintNet in a Windows environment and mentions some of the more common optional settin...

Page 23: ...ress is given here as an example Use the same procedure for the other required parameters To change the IP Address parameter 1 Make sure the printer is on and raise the printer cover 2 Press the ONLIN...

Page 24: ...e labeled IPAssign into the floppy drive 2 Load the File Manager or WinFile and look under the floppy drive for an IPAssign self extracting file 3 Double click on the IPAssign file to launch the insta...

Page 25: ...ays next fill in the IP address and subnet mask for this PrintNet NOTE You can also assign a default router gateway entry within this dialogue box allowing your PrintNet to communicate across subnets...

Page 26: ...15 Once your Web browser is loaded and you are prompted for a User ID type root 16 At the Password prompt press ENTER since there is no default password configured and click OK 17 At the Network Confi...

Page 27: ...Configuration Using IP Assign 27 Figure 8 Network Configuration HTML Form...

Page 28: ...on the same subnet as the PrintNet 2 Find the Ethernet address for the PrintNet on the configuration printout It must be entered as part of this procedure 3 Use the arp command to add an entry into th...

Page 29: ...networkConf html NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 2 At the Network Configuration HTM...

Page 30: ...ter automatically The router or series of routers can then take over ensuring the packets get to their final destination on another subnet on your network To configure a default router gateway within...

Page 31: ...t the password prompt since there is no password by default 2 At the Network Configuration HTML form that displays search for the Windows NetBIOS TCP IP section and highlight the Workgroup Name field...

Page 32: ...onf html NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 2 At the Print Path Configuration HTML f...

Page 33: ...tation 1 Open the Control Panel 2 Double click on Printers 3 Select Create a Printer from the Printer menu to display the dialogue box in Figure 10 Figure 10 Create a Printer Dialogue Box 4 Define a n...

Page 34: ...d1prn 9 Click OK when done specifying these two fields You now have a new network printer which relies on the standard TCP IP print protocol LPD to print remotely to a printer with the PrintNet Window...

Page 35: ...Windows NT 4 0 Host Setup 35 3 Select My Computer 4 At the next window click on Add Port...

Page 36: ...Port If LPR Port is not listed it means that Microsoft TCP IP Printing service is not installed 6 In the Name or address of server providing lpd box enter the IP address of the PrintNet adapter In the...

Page 37: ...ntronix P5000 series driver from the Printronix web page at www printronix com The generic driver is good for troubleshooting installation problems The network administrator can always go back and ins...

Page 38: ...he printer is shared with other network users If it is shared the share name and the operating system must be selected 10 Print a Windows test page 11 If there are any problems during or after install...

Page 39: ...ouble click on it to display a list of pre defined destinations queues to choose from 8 Select a destination queue that will use d1prn 9 Click OK once you have selected a destination 10 Back at the ne...

Page 40: ...ur existing printers NOTE PPS will only work with an existing printer Therefore if you do not have an existing printer that you can alter create one now using any port settings you would like These wi...

Page 41: ...Windows station since TCP IP support did not automatically come with Windows until the introduction of Windows NT and Windows 95 You may also be running a third party stack if you decided not to use...

Page 42: ...ps to determine what the problem may be with your PrintNet configuration IPAssign Cannot Find the PrintNet Have you loaded IPAssign onto a Windows station on the same subnet as the PrintNet IPAssign c...

Page 43: ...the configuration process again Have you confirmed that the network connection to the PrintNet is working correctly Trying different network cables and locations will help narrow down the problem HTM...

Page 44: ...inting or No Output Is there a large job currently printing taking up all of the printer resources Usually when printing from Windows 95 stations a busy printer can cause Windows to display a printer...

Page 45: ...menu information From the DIAGNOSTICS Printer Tests menu choose the E net Test Page When the page prints look under the TCP ACCESS TABLE section for the TCP access list entries To add delete a TCP ac...

Page 46: ...ntry was created 8 Telnet into the PrintNet using the same IP address as above Log in as root with no password 9 At the system prompt enter store tcpip from default config http on reset NOTE This will...

Page 47: ...seconds point your browser to the PrintNet IP address The printer web pages should now be accessible If you are still experiencing difficulty accessing or browsing the printer contact technical suppo...

Page 48: ...tion failure between the NT server and the PrintNet card Check cabling IP address settings gateway etc Test page does not print or prints garbage 1 Is the printer online Re send test page 2 The print...

Page 49: ...ettings i e IP address and subnet mask 2 Configuring the Unix host station with a new printer Unix Environment Description The PrintNet supports network printing under various TCP IP environments incl...

Page 50: ...Chapter 4 Unix Environment Description 50 Figure 12 Unix Integration XTerm PC PC PC XTerm SparcStation SunOS 4 1 1 SCO HP UX IP Router IRIX Ultrix Linux Solaris OSF 1...

Page 51: ...ntNet must be configured at a minimum with an IP address and subnet mask before it can be seen on the network Optional Additional settings like routing entries can be configured allowing for communica...

Page 52: ...the LCD displays ETHERNET PARAMS 5 Press the DOWN arrow key to access the IP Address parameter 6 Press the DOWN arrow key to view the current IP Address 7 Press the DOWN arrow key 8 Press the LEFT or...

Page 53: ...ion or reading it from the control panel It must be entered as part of this procedure 3 Use the arp command to add an entry into the Unix station ARP table for this PrintNet Here is the most common sy...

Page 54: ...nf html NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no default password 2 At the Network Configuration HTML form tha...

Page 55: ...e RARP daemon 3 Power on the PrintNet so that it immediately sends out an RARP request Wait one minute to allow the address assignment process to complete You should see the STAT LED on the PrintNet i...

Page 56: ...sk hd homedirectory bf null gw defaultgateway ht ethernet ha ethernetaddress ip ipaddress ts timeserver to timezone Example spike sm 255 255 255 0 hd usr null bf null gw 192 75 11 1 ht ethernet ha 008...

Page 57: ...teway within the print server so that any packets destined for another subnet get forwarded to this router automatically The router or series of routers can then take over ensuring the packets get to...

Page 58: ...e of any System V print setup involving a PrintNet the RSHD protocol is used to transfer data from the host to the print server To manually configure a new System V printer on a Unix station create a...

Page 59: ...st or IP name of the print server and PrintNetdestination is one of the pre defined destinations queues on the device Example P5000 sh pw 80 mx 0 rm spike rp d1prn lp sd usr spool lpd P5000 lf usr spo...

Page 60: ...for network printing This means to set up a new printer under this operating system you only need to define these two parameters 1 PrintNet IP address The IP address or host name of the print server...

Page 61: ...t and graphics select binary using the bin command 9 Place the file to be printed within this directory on the PrintNet so it can be spooled and printed Syntax put filename 10 Close the FTP session un...

Page 62: ...What is your host operating system 4 Give a detailed description of the problem 5 How often and when does the problem occur 6 Give a detailed description of your network and the components attached Pl...

Page 63: ...ute stop prn right after starting the test This test will send the same text line over and over to the attached printer Is the job getting stuck in the Unix host queue If so check that the printer is...

Page 64: ...n must be enabled somewhere in the print setup The easiest and most common location is on the PrintNet itself within the appropriate model The feature is called onlcr and the command syntax is set mod...

Page 65: ...from the TCP list to grant all workstations hosts access to the above TCP services To view the current access list Use the printer control panel to access the configuration menu see the User s Manual...

Page 66: ...ce does not respond verify you are on the same network segment as the printer and that the ARP entry was created 8 Telnet into the PrintNet using the same IP address as above Log in as root with no pa...

Page 67: ...PrintNet with its mandatory print setup settings 3 Configuring a new print queue on the file server Novell Environment Description The PrintNet supports network printing under Novell environments by...

Page 68: ...network settings to make it visible on the network Simply plug it in to your network and power it on However with a new print queue setup on a Novell file server there can be some mandatory settings...

Page 69: ...n a network station that can communicate with the print server over TCP IP The command to change the print server name is Syntax store pserver name newname Example to change the name to micro1 store p...

Page 70: ...n Menu 4 Press INSERT to add a new queue to the list of currently defined queues showing 5 Type in the name of this new queue when prompted and press ENTER This can be any name you would like 6 Press...

Page 71: ...R 21 At the empty queue list that displays press INSERT 22 Select the queue created in step 5 and press ENTER 23 When prompted for the priority press ENTER to select the default or select a priority 2...

Page 72: ...onf html and look under the Novell section The settings in the following step are found there If using a Telnet session you will need to manually execute the commands listed in the next step 2 Store t...

Page 73: ...n item from the list i e either an existing printer name or a Not Installed one to display the printer configuration window 16 Assign a name if not an existing printer to this printer 17 At the Type f...

Page 74: ...entry The PrintNet can be used in a NetWare 4 environment with either of the following options Set the PrintNet up as a PSERVER replacing a dedicated printer Set the PrintNet up as an RPRINTER intera...

Page 75: ...verify the print server is active 22 Press ESCAPE until you are out of the PCONSOLE Even though the entire print set up is done through PCONSOLE you may want to communicate directly with the print se...

Page 76: ...root access to the unit type supervisor A standard login screen is displayed prompting you for the login name and password 3 Login to the unit as root user root NOTE Root users require the use of a p...

Page 77: ...the bindery PrintServer on the 4 1x server reboot PrintNet and use the debug Novell pserver command via a Telnet or npsh session or print the E net Test Page out to make sure there is a successful se...

Page 78: ...ation d4prn as the RPRINTER 2 service path For PrintNet entries case does not have to be observed Also if you want to change the destination names from dxprn do so first with the set dest dest name ne...

Page 79: ...were completed This will make the print server boot up and realize which print queue and file server it needs to service Is the PrintNet already servicing a queue on another file server If so it can n...

Page 80: ...d you use the correct name for the PrintNet e g M_071C1A By default it only recognizes itself as M_xxxxxx where xxxxxx equals the last six digits of its Ethernet address found on the configuration pri...

Page 81: ...and be configured with the correct IP parameters See OS 2 documentation help and your network administrator Configuring the PrintNet Interface TCP IP Settings There are mandatory TCP IP settings i e...

Page 82: ...ameters from the control panel These parameters are located in the Ethernet Parameters menu The available parameters are IP Address Gateway Address Subnet Mask The procedure for changing any of the pa...

Page 83: ...ER key Refer to your printer s User s Manual for details Test the setting by performing a ping command from an OS 2 command prompt as follows ping ip_address where the ip_address is the IP address of...

Page 84: ...1 Find the Printer template icon It may be in the Printers folder or the Templates folder 2 Right click on the icon then select Install The Create a printer dialog box is displayed 3 Enter any desired...

Page 85: ...field type the name of the defined destination queue on the PrintNet NOTE This name must be the name of an existing destination queue on the PrintNet and it must be lowercase by default You will most...

Page 86: ...hanges 9 At the OS 2 command prompt enter tcpstart to restart TCP Troubleshooting Check the IP information on both the PrintNet and OS 2 station for correctness Make sure the value in step 8 is actual...

Page 87: ...P values to the factory defaults when access is impossible 1 Obtain a printer configuration printout using the control panel See the User s Manual for configuration menu information 2 Power off the pr...

Page 88: ...set the PrintNet 10 Power the printer off and then back on 11 Set the IP address subnet mask and default gateway parameters to the desired values 12 If Web browser access does not work Telnet into the...

Page 89: ...y considering the nature of the data you wish to print ASCII for example dictates the need to establish the printer emulation to set on the printer and the choice of SCS to ASCII conversion References...

Page 90: ...n create a custom named server destination 3 Enter the IP address in the HOSTS table along with any device name you wish For example 192 192 192 100 main_prt might be such an entry The name is for you...

Page 91: ...ulation should be set to P Series Serial Matrix Epson FX or Proprinter If you wish to use Office 400 to create Documents for printing set the printer emulation to Epson FX or Proprinter Often what is...

Page 92: ...101 3151 Manufacturer type and model Source member Name Source file QTXTSRC Name Library LIBL Name CURLIB LIBL Text description BLANK Specify Value for Parameter MFRTYPMDL Type choices press Enter Typ...

Page 93: ...facturer type and model IBM6404 Source member SRC6404 Name Source file QTXTSRC Name Library LIBL Name CURLIB LIBL Text description BLANK Start Source Entry Utility STRSEU Type choices press Enter Sour...

Page 94: ...a 0000 01 WSCST DEVCLASS TRANSFORM 0000 02 0000 03 TRNSFRMTBL 0000 04 PRTDTASTRM 0000 05 DATASTREAM IBMPPDS1 0000 06 INITPRT 0000 07 DATA 11180D12141B461B481B4F1B541B55001B57001B35001B5F001B2D001B 000...

Page 95: ...Create the WSCST object using the CRTWSCST command This object will be called for either LPR or Queue print use Columns 1 71 Edit QGPL QTXTSRC SEU PTXPGL FMT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Beginning of data 0001 00 W...

Page 96: ...tNet and that we will autostart one Writer This Writer is a Remote Writer since it is networked Create Output Queue CRTOUTQ Type choices press Enter Output queue IP_P5000 Name Library LIBL Name LIBL C...

Page 97: ...ote writers The command to start our example remote writer is STRRMTWTR IP_P5000 The ENDWTR command works as usual At this point test the results by doing a print screen and ensure that the output is...

Page 98: ...Chapter 7 AS 400 Configuration 98...

Page 99: ...host Main npsh Command Prefixes All configurable commands either start with store or set troubleshooting commands usually start with debug and view commands start with list NOTE If the store prefix i...

Page 100: ...include Command Typing when logged in to the command shell will produce a full listing of all commands available Command Prefixes Typing in the first portion of a command will produce an error message...

Page 101: ...c 1 utp li Modify the physical UTP interface properties where li enables link integrity and rx enables the increased receive threshold store ifc from default Set all UTP settings back to factory defau...

Page 102: ...word for the PrintNet to use when logging in to a Novell file server This password would have to match one set on the file server store pserver novell user name username store pserver novell user name...

Page 103: ...re rprinter add pserver1 0 d1prn Add or delete the RPRINTER settings on the PrintNet for a Novell environment The printservername must be the name of an existing PSERVER NLM on your Novell file server...

Page 104: ...so the PrintNet knows how to communicate with it Normally one entry for a default router gateway is all that is needed for communications between different subnets Please see the next command for det...

Page 105: ...e list has an entry only this host can print to and remotely interact with the print server store tcpip proxy add del targetIPaddress store tcpip from default Set all TCP IP network settings back to f...

Page 106: ...ate a model with a destination Jobs sent to the named destination are processed according to the options defined in the named model set dest destination logpath logpathname set dest d1prn logpath l4 A...

Page 107: ...set logpath logpath type job user pgcnt cksum printer ioport set logpath l2 type job user printer pgcnt Establish the type of printer and print job logging to be done within this logpath The options a...

Page 108: ...del model type raw set model m2 type raw Set the model type to raw so that it does not process the data passing through it in any way set model model banner ps text auto after set model m2 banner text...

Page 109: ...t Set all model settings back to factory defaults set model from stored Set all current model settings to the values stored in flash memory set prn autofd set prn autofd Assert or do not assert the AU...

Page 110: ...1 through 16 spaces set prn from default Set all parallel port settings back to factory defaults set prn from stored Set all current parallel port settings to the values stored in flash memory set sy...

Page 111: ...nning a SYSLOG daemon To set this host use the command set sysinfo syslog hostIPaddress set sysinfo email emailname IPaddress set sysinfo email joe 192 75 11 5 Define the user email address to receive...

Page 112: ...set time 10 30 Set the current time noting the hours based on the 24 hour system and the minutes and seconds ranging from 0 through 59 If the PrintNet is reset this value will be lost so you will need...

Page 113: ...variable counts as one element within header and trailer strings NOTE Defined variables are referenced in strings by placing a before the variable name e g set model m1 trailer FF set var from defaul...

Page 114: ...g mode list sysinfo List the current PrintNet system information e g contact name and protocol stacks enabled list ifc List the current UTP interface settings e g link integrity list user List the cu...

Page 115: ...hese values to match so issue a save command followed by a reset debug Commands The debug set of commands help troubleshoot problems that may occur on the PrintNet Some of the output may be cryptic bu...

Page 116: ...t Perform a warm boot or hardware reset simulating a power on reset Restores current settings to those stored in flash memory since the flash memory settings will be read and loaded into memory upon b...

Page 117: ...pb Loopback test Any input characters from the device attached to the I O port is echoed back stop prn stop prn Stop an output test on an I O port disable ioport destination disable prn Disable an I O...

Page 118: ...192 75 11 35 Start a Telnet session with another TCP IP host specified by hostIPaddress on the PrintNet network If escapecharacter is used it resets the key sequence used to exit the Telnet session It...

Page 119: ...bility to list settings only Passwords can be set for each user type However most often you would just set a password for the root user to protect the PrintNet configuration Guest users can not alter...

Page 120: ...next step without typing anything in this field 5 Within the Root Password section click within the New field and enter the new root password 6 Within the Root Password section click within the Confir...

Page 121: ...ntNet Syntax telnet PrintNetIPaddress 2 Log in as root and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default or your password for your home set 3 List the current access list Sy...

Page 122: ...omputing environment is monitoring printer status and logging this information to useful places The PrintNet allows this through its built in HTML forms command set and logpaths Printer and Print Job...

Page 123: ...e messages per job pgcnt for total pages printed in a job cksum for file checksums printer for special printer feedback and ioport for parallel printer status messages Port Where this log information...

Page 124: ...html e g http 192 75 11 9 destConf html NOTE If prompted for a User ID and password first type in root for the ID and press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no password by default 3 At the...

Page 125: ...printer configuration 2 Set the printer power switch to O off 3 On the printer control panel press and hold down the ONLINE PAPER ADVANCE keys Without releasing the keys power the printer on Continue...

Page 126: ...te 10 Make the download directory the active directory at the DOS prompt type c download Return 11 Decompress the executable file on the hard drive at the DOS prompt type FILENAME EXE Return This will...

Page 127: ...ram shows the progress as a percentage Once the download is complete exit out of the FTP program by typing quit Return 16 When the new program has successfully loaded into flash memory and the printer...

Page 128: ...Chapter 9 PrintNet Naming Schemes 128 PrintNet Naming Schemes Figure 14 PrintNet Default Names I O PORT DESTINATION MODEL LOGPATH d1prn d4prn d3prn d2prn m1 m2 m3 m4 l1 l2 l3 l4 PRN...

Page 129: ...e PrintNet which hosts send their print jobs to There are eight destinations two per I O port by default DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Allows a network device to discover its IP address dyn...

Page 130: ...errors address errors and illegal instructions force the PrintNet into this non operational mode HTML HyperText Markup Language Format used for documents viewable on the World Wide Web ifnum Interfac...

Page 131: ...Script conversion as it passes through the PrintNet One model is associated with every destination NetBIOS Network Basic Input Output System Common interface among PC networks Monitor Mode Refers to t...

Page 132: ...m Access Memory Volatile memory within the PrintNet that contains current working settings Settings are lost once the power is removed RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol Allows a network device...

Page 133: ...cols that act as the base protocol for the Internet TCP port A logical connection point in the software of a TCP host or device When two IP devices talk they establish a socket which consists of a sou...

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Page 135: ...ess 18 Commands debug 115 list 113 miscellaneous 116 npsh 99 set 105 store 101 Communicating Unix 57 Windows 30 Configuration available tools 17 control panel 23 51 description 17 Configuring the TCP...

Page 136: ...cators 12 Installation steps 15 IP Address control panel configuration 23 51 82 IPAssign how to use 24 overview 17 troubleshooting 42 L LED status 43 List Commands 113 Logging 122 through logpaths 123...

Page 137: ...S Printronix Printing System 40 Prefixes Command 100 Printer logging 122 monitoring 122 Printing AIx 60 direct socket 61 FTP 60 PrintNet Configuration Windows 22 PrintNet Name changing 69 PrintNet Nam...

Page 138: ...CP IP access problem 65 using APR 53 using ARPR 55 using BOOTP 56 URL home page 18 network configuration form 26 Users 119 Using APR Unix 53 Using ARP Windows 28 Using ARPR Unix 55 Using BOOTP Unix 56...

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