
Installation and Configuration Considerations for
FASTPTCP
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FASTCNFG DEVICE Attributes for Supported TTAP
Printers Connected Through AWAN Servers or
TTAP printers use a CONTYPE value of TCP/IP-TELNET and a PROTOCOL value of
TTAP. The minimal FASTCNFG entry needed for a TTAP printer connected though an
AWAN server or other TELNET terminal server is as follows:
DEVICE
device-name
CONTYPE = TCP/IP-TELNET
PROTOCOL = TTAP
ADDRESS =
ip-address
PORT =
ip-port
where
ip-port
specifies the decimal port number assigned to the physical printer port. Although
the definition of this value can vary based on the terminal server, it is generally
associated with a specific asynchronous port on the terminal server. For AWAN
devices, the port number is specified as a value in the range 2001-2064,
corresponding to asynchronous ports 1-64.
Optional DEVICE Attributes for Supported TTAP Printers
Connected Through AWAN Servers or Other TELNET
Terminal Servers
In addition, the DEVICE entry can contain any of the optional attributes (except
BLOCK) for all TCP/IP-connected devices as described in
Optional DEVICE Attributes
for All FASTPTCP Devices
on page 3-18 and the following optional attributes. (Allow
BLOCK to default; FASTPTCP uses a block size appropriate to the printer.)
SLOWPACE =
slow-interval
specifies the time (in 10-millisecond units) that FASTPTCP should wait at job end
before reporting to the Spooler supervisor that the job is complete. Values can be
up to 12000 (2 minutes). The SLOWPACE specification is optional and can
adversely affect performance so use it with caution.
Normally, FASTPTCP spools jobs as rapidly as TCP/IP allows. The SLOWPACE
delay can be useful in network situations where slow printers that have small
buffers are not receiving all data before the network is reset at device close.
SLOWPACE can prevent jobs from being lost, while allowing devices to be set as
EXCLUSIVE OFF in Spoolcom.
Note that SLOWPACE is not recommended with TTAP printers.
POLLINT =
interval
specifies the time (in 10-millisecond units) that FASTPTCP should wait between
successive polls to clear device busy. The default value is 800 (8 seconds).