DT-6XXX IP-SPOOL Application User’s Manual – Build 12.0
04/13/06
Datatek Applications Inc.
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In the preceding diagram, the PC-based 3270 clients are accessing the host via the TN-
3270 application of the DT-6061
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. To allow them to issue print requests, the cluster printer
is being emulated by the IP-B2APRT application of the DT-6061 driving a dedicated ASCII
printer. The printer itself is deployed as a BNS endpoint on a DT-4000. The connection
between the IP-B2APRT application and the printer is permanent.
The NE devices generate output for remote ASCII printers (one dedicated to each device).
A DT-4000 is used to provide IP-network access to the NE printer interfaces, while another
DT-4000 connects the printers to the BNS network. The connections between the two DT-
4000s traverse the UMI for mediation between the BNS and IP networks.
While these two printing applications are independent of each other, they have one
significant characteristic in common. The connection to each print device is dedicated. This
maintains the legacy interface, but precludes sharing a print device by multiple users.
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Throughout this document, the reference is to the DT-6160 and DT-4000. For the DT-6160, the DT-6160
and DT-6260 can be used interchangeable. The IP-SPOOL and other applications will run on all three
platforms. The DT-6160 and DT-6260 are the next generation of the DT-6061. They have faster processors
and more memory. The DT-6160 supports up to 30 instances of up to 5 different applications, and the DT-
6260 supports 48 instances. The family of DT-6… processors will be referred to generically as DT-6XXX.
With respect to the DT-4000 in this document, the DT-9480, DT-4180, DT-4280, and DT-4284 can be used in
addition to the DT-4000. The whole family will be referred to as the DT-4XXX. For the purposes of this
document, the differences between the various members of the DT-4XXX family are the number of ports each
has.
