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Upgrade Components: Configuration Files

28.4.2. .IDB

The IBM Host Print Options for SCS/TNe operate with collec-
tions of settings known as “IDBs”.

At any one time, the print server’s FTP directory can hold one
TN3270e IDB and up to 8 TN5250e IDBs.

And again, you can use FTP directly or use the

IMCU.

Note

that the

IMCU

can be used to update several print servers at

once - provided that all the servers involved are based on the
same software component and that they all have the same
password.

For detailed information on TN5250E, see the Printing Environ-
ment Guide for IBM OS/400 Systems.

For detailed information on TN3270E, see the Printing Environ-
ment Guide for IBM Main-frame Hosts.

Summary of Contents for Intermate 100

Page 1: ...s to the following firmware code components Intermate100 Main code G22 Boot code G21 Intermate101 Maincode G32 Bootcode G31 Rescue Main G33 Intermate101 JScribe Maincode G34 Bootcode G31 Rescue Main G...

Page 2: ...nge without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of LCI Intermate A S Trademarks Intermate is a registered trademark of LCI Intermate A S AFP AIX AS 400 IBM IPDS LAN Server OS 2 OS 4...

Page 3: ...Intermate100 and Intermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 3 INTRODUCTION...

Page 4: ...File Names Mean page 198 if you need help to understand the component and firmware level codes Everything in our documentation is applicable to the Intermate1xx meaning all variants of the Intermate10...

Page 5: ...print support for Bindery and NDS modes 2021 January 2002 IPX SPX removed IPX SPX based Novell NetWare print support for Bindery and NDS modes is not included in print servers purchased after 4 Januar...

Page 6: ...2251 higher June 2002 This is the first fully public release of G32 based print servers G32 based print servers include NDO at no extra charge On G32 based print servers ThinPrint users can now direct...

Page 7: ...printing services Raw Socket LPR FTP Print IPP and ThinPrint It also describes tools you can use for monitoring managing troubleshooting and maintenance Note All information on license keys firmware u...

Page 8: ...ption and use it to print SCS jobs without having a license key the last line on each printed page will be overwritten with a demo mode message 1 2 2 Other Types of Documentation There are three other...

Page 9: ...tion Input Control LPR is an example of Group Sub Group Item Many of the items open a configuration page In descriptions of how to do the configuration the name of a configuration page is put into squ...

Page 10: ...X Note Descriptions of printer definitions in the various environments assume that you have already established initial contact with the print server and set a host name the IP address subnet mask and...

Page 11: ...ing Standard TCP IP Port page 24 LPR page 27 native or using the Intermate Print Port note 1 Internet Print Protocol page 30 Windows NT 4 0 page 32 Using an Intermate Print Port for Raw Socket or LPR...

Page 12: ...vironments 1 4 2 About Tools for Management and Configuration Chapter 9 HTTP Browser page 67 Descriptive Framework The Intermate1xx has an HTTP server in it which you attach to using a browser Because...

Page 13: ...page count These possibilities are also introduced in Chapter 11 in the section Device List Available Agents page 83 As a firmware upgrade tool the IMCU can be used not only for upgrading single units...

Page 14: ...enu where the least frequently used pages are at the bottom of the Configurations group The Basic sub group has three configuration pages TCP IP page 103 Besides IP address subnet mask default gateway...

Page 15: ...erm for protocols and printing methods In connection with the IBM Host Print Options HPOs there are a great many possible settings The HPOs are AFP IPDS SCS TN5250E and SCS TN3270E Target printer The...

Page 16: ...y seem abstract until you have tried your hand at configuring so you may well return to this chapter many times Configuration Pages for Output and Input The rest of the chapters within Configuring Ser...

Page 17: ...on Processing Facilities page 117 The Logical Dimension of Output The practical details of configuration are covered in Logical Printers 1 8 page 151 Substitution Strings page 157 The information nee...

Page 18: ...uide for IBM Mainframe Hosts IPDS Option Sub Group is covered fully in each of the separate IBM Printing Environment Guides Note that printer definitions for IPDS under OS 2 and AIX are covered in thi...

Page 19: ...Main Status Pages Configurable Monitoring Tools page 178 tells you How to enable create an IMCUagent How to enable and configure e mail notification about what is happening with printer s served by an...

Page 20: ...Maintenance related items on the HTTP menu The Actions group on the HTTP menu has three items deal ing with maintenance two kinds of reboots for information on these see Activating New Values By Reboo...

Page 21: ...Ds and from the TEST Button page 234 This repeats and greatly expands the information included in the Getting Started brochure and in the Quick Guide txt file US ASCII 7 bit Character Set Decimal Valu...

Page 22: ...Intermate100 and Intermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 22 PRINTING ENVIRONMENTS...

Page 23: ...ard TCP IP port should be used in most cases A network connected printer must have a card that supports LPD for TCP IP printing to work properly Internet Print Protocol See page 30 What is a printer I...

Page 24: ...e local printer yes local even though the print server is attached to the LAN and not directly to your PC work station Clear the Automatically detect my printer check box before going on to click Next...

Page 25: ...ble on the list 6 If you already have a printer definition for this printer type you will be asked whether or not you want to keep the existing driver We advise your doing so Note Should you want to u...

Page 26: ...tings Window Change what is entered in the Port Number field in the Raw Settings block for example to 29100 a setting which must also exist in the print server This explains the logic in the naming ex...

Page 27: ...Port The Print Port is a native 32 bit application included on the Inter mate Documentation and Utilities CD You need administrative rights to install this utility on NT 2000 or XP After you execute...

Page 28: ...rt Name When you click on this field a name will be generated according to this syntax print queue name ip address You can change this name Finish by clicking OK 5 The little window will close 6 The m...

Page 29: ...The rest of the instructions here assume that you do not share the printer 10 Decide whether or not you want a test page printed Click Next The test page will not print until after the next step is c...

Page 30: ...xed printer Example http 192 168 0 227 631 printer Click Next 4 On Windows 2000 this will bring up a warning message box telling you that server does not have the correct driver Click OK to configure...

Page 31: ...t a test page in Step 8 you will be presented with a window explaining what is going on If the printout is ok click OK If you should need to choose Troubleshoot follow the on line help instructions If...

Page 32: ...ave a card that supports LPD Note that the LPR port is best suited to servers that need to communicate with host computers such as UNIX or VAX machines by way of RFC 1179 For computers that need to su...

Page 33: ...e of port when you install or modify the properties of a printer definition 3 2 2 Define Printer and Port Note If you already have a printer definition installed and wish to use it for printing via Ra...

Page 34: ...ompting you for a port Click the Add Port button 6 The Printer Ports dialog box opens Select the Intermate Print Port and click New Port 7 A small window will appear for configuring an Intermate Print...

Page 35: ...vices on your print server and they cannot all be on the actual printer port 9100 Correspondingly you can type in any valid port number in the TCP IP Port field The Port Name generated will look somet...

Page 36: ...can choose another alternative Port Name When you click on this field a name will be generated according to this syntax print queue name ip address You can change this name 11 Finish by clicking OK T...

Page 37: ...d to Name Your Printer If you have several different printer definitions for the same physical printer in your network choose a name which will help to keep track of them On the same window you will b...

Page 38: ...rt Settings Control Panel Network and choosing the Services tab If the service is not installed then install it by clicking the Add button and following the on screen instructions Setting up an LPR pr...

Page 39: ...0 Native LPR 4 Choose My Computer not Network printer server and then Next 5 This will bring up a window prompting you for a port Click the Add Port button 6 In the Printer Ports dialog box select the...

Page 40: ...your operating system is installed and the name given to the top level folder A typical systemroot is C winnt In the same box enter a name for Print Queue If you have no special requirements type in...

Page 41: ...NT 4 0 Native LPR 10 After a bit of a wait you will be returned to the Add Printer Wizard where you will indicate the manufacturer and type of printer You may have to take a detour to fetch a type no...

Page 42: ...mputers the standard TCP IP port such as Raw Socket should be used in most cases The the installation process is split up like this New Printer page 44 this can be skipped if you already have a printe...

Page 43: ...e Print Port is a native 32 bit application included on the Inter mate Documentation and Utilities CD You need administrative rights to install this utility on NT 2000 or XP After you execute the file...

Page 44: ...nter 4 3 New Printer 1 Open the Control Panel by choosing Start Settings Control Panel Double click the Printers icon 2 Double click the Add Printer icon This launches the Add Printer Wizard Click the...

Page 45: ...and insert the media e g the printer driver CD a floppy disk a directory path etc which holds your printer driver information Click Next 5 Highlight the LPT1 printer port in the list of available port...

Page 46: ...Wait for the printer driver to be copied to your PC The new printer is created in the Printers window The printer driver is now installed on your system Continue with the procedure below 4 4 Add the I...

Page 47: ...lick OK 6 Now you will be presented with a small window for entering the relevant values for the type of port selected 7 For both types of ports you will type the IP address of the Intermate100 8 Conf...

Page 48: ...ctional Communication page 162 Setting up an LPR port Print Queue A default name PAR_B is shown This is a binary queue type which will print to Logical Printer 0 See LPR Print Queues LPD Protocol page...

Page 49: ...mate101 Print Server Administration Manual 49 Windows 95 98 Add the Intermate Port 9100 or LPR printer port 12 Make a test print out from a Windows application Check the page is okay This completes th...

Page 50: ...d with NetWare 5 thus providing a controlled bi direc tional print method Consult your NetWare documentation for help in setting up a printer agent and setting up the printer in the Novell Print Man a...

Page 51: ...requires the LaserWriter 8 5 1 printing software installed on the com puter from which print jobs are sent The LaserWriter software is available on Mac OS 8 1 Mac OS 7 5 through Mac OS 7 6 1 require s...

Page 52: ...lect the PPD for your printer 5 In the Internet Printer section click Change 6 Printer Address Enter the IP address of the print server 7 Queue Name This name must be known to the print server see LPR...

Page 53: ...systems a LPR client has to be installed LPR clients are available as freeware and as com mercial programs from third party vendors Look for example at the below addresses on the Internet http www tuc...

Page 54: ...a license key for this Host Print Option HPO IPDS prints in Demo Test mode with a banner printed across each printed page IPDS with PSF 6000 page 57 For settings on the print server please consult th...

Page 55: ...ny name that complies with syntax requirements will do Destination Host 192 168 0 227 The IP address you have assigned to the print server Name of remote queue Typed in You can use one of the pre conf...

Page 56: ...FTP We do not recommend using FTP for printing over this print server because using it can only be done by giving a command manually from the command line The required steps for each job are described...

Page 57: ...ter definition Field Comments Printer Name IMA100 Enter a name for the IPDS printer This name is also used for the print queue associated with the printer Internet Address 192 168 0 227 Enter the Host...

Page 58: ...listed in Troubleshooting page 245 have not helped 1 Check the BOOTP setup in the etc bootptab file Did the print server receive a host name and IP address 2 Try to refresh or stop and start the Inetd...

Page 59: ...tion on FTP printing please see FTP Print page 164 IPDS Unless you have a license key for this Host Print Option HPO IPDS prints in Demo Test mode with a banner printed across each printed page The se...

Page 60: ...3 In the Create Printer dialog enter the printer name and select the Default printer driver to use with the printer Tip If you need to install a new printer driver then click on the Install new printe...

Page 61: ...direct the output to Logical Printer 0 PAR_A ASCII transfer LF LF CR conversion PAR_B Binary transfer no conversion PAR_AF Same as ASCII transfer but with Form Feed PAR_BF Same as binary but with For...

Page 62: ...3 Print from WIN OS 2 using the LPRMON command The LPRMON command is used to monitor one of the parallel ports LPT1 LPT3 and to redirect print data from the parallel port to the TCP IP LPD port If yo...

Page 63: ...erver p queue 8 2 5 Troubleshooting Sending a print job to an LPR print queue when the lprportd program is not running results in an error indication To solve the problem the print job has to be delet...

Page 64: ...6401 or newer To create a new printer 1 Start the PSF 2 control panel by selecting PSF 2 Folder PSF 2 Control Panel icon 2 In the Control Panel select Profile New The PSF 2 New Device dialog box appea...

Page 65: ...ready to print IPDS from OS 2 and a PSF 2 connected host Note You can check the connection using the PSF 2 Print Submitter A number of AFP print files are delivered with the PSF 2 package Any of these...

Page 66: ...Intermate100 and Intermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 66 TOOLS FOR MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION...

Page 67: ...the instructions in the brochure Getting Started or the on board Quick Guide haven t met your needs refer to Chapter 13 TCP IP page 103 where there are supplemen tary explanations and instructions fo...

Page 68: ...ample http 192 168 0 227 The browser s Title Bar will show the print server name and brand followed by a hardware address in parentheses the name of the browser usually concludes the information on th...

Page 69: ...ter login you may need to scroll down to find them Status includes several partial or specialized types of status which are displayed on screen We will return to these in the chapter on Monitoring sta...

Page 70: ...is admin It can be changed after a successful login Tip If the Intermate1xx has been accessed before from the computer running the web browser you should use the browser s Refresh or equivalent butto...

Page 71: ...oting page 73 Print Main Status Pages These pages show configuration i e all currently active settings for all parameters on the print server except for certain configurations for the SCS HPOs In addi...

Page 72: ...eter in question You can save some mouse clicks by using the Tab key to move from one parameter to another At the bottom of each configuration page are three buttons Save Cont validates and saves the...

Page 73: ...ooting 9 7 Activating New Values By Rebooting New values can be activated remotely by clicking one of the two Reboot items in the Main Group Actions Reboot immediate reboots the Intermate1xx immediate...

Page 74: ...nt Server Administration Manual 74 HTTP Browser Logout 9 8 Logout Log out from the Intermate1xx by closing the browser window Changing to another web address while running the same browser instance do...

Page 75: ...the entries The Buffer size should also be checked as some values otherwise can disappear from the screen A value of 50 or more is recommended Logging On A line based Telnet client connects like this...

Page 76: ...ing the Enter key Configuration Menus When you have chosen an item on the main menu you will be presented with a sub menu with a heading a numbered list of parameters and the message R Return to main...

Page 77: ...he text string Press Return is added to the default prompt This means that Enter has to be pressed to view the next screen of items 10 3 Activating New Values By Rebooting New settings are saved and a...

Page 78: ...m another network attached PC or even from a remote connection via the Internet Thus it is possible for the system network or printer administrator to gain access to all printers from his or her home...

Page 79: ...presented in other places in the documentation directly in connection with the specific contexts in which it can be used These uses are as follows Configuration Initial contact as explained in Static...

Page 80: ...int servers in large segmented IP networks Note that TCP IP must be installed You can configure the kind of information you want displayed An agent must be installed on a host on each IP segment hav i...

Page 81: ...program files and starts the IMCU service The installation program will give you the possibility of installing a server an agent or both It is a good idea to choose both especially if the machine is...

Page 82: ...0 0 1 default port http 127 0 0 1 81 alternative port When you are attached you will be presented with the login dialog On a previously unused IMCU server the user name account is admin and cannot be...

Page 83: ...in the top toolbar You will be presented with a two col umn list showing Agent and Devices however the Devices will be empty Use the Expand icon to bring forth a list of the devices discovered on tha...

Page 84: ...Intermate100 and Intermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 84 The Intermate Management and Configuration Utility IMCU Device List Available Agents Figure 2 Device List...

Page 85: ...host The agent can be hosted on a PC or on an Intermate print server 11 7 1 Remote Installation of an Agent from the IMCU server If both the IMCU server and the PC which is to host the agent are runni...

Page 86: ...l for your administration Port contains the port number the agent uses for communication with the IMCU server Default is 8888 Do not change this without a very good reason You will probably not want t...

Page 87: ...Intermate100 and Intermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 87 INITIAL CONTACT...

Page 88: ...t the Intermate1xx supports classless routing The methods available for setting the IP address vary depend ing on how your LAN environment is administered When we discuss choosing a method we are talk...

Page 89: ...on the Main Status Pages In most of the exam ples we will use 00c0a200801e Host Name You should choose a host name which will identify the unit in the LAN environment and you must do so if you will u...

Page 90: ...be using a method for initial contact which does not work across routers you must do the follow ing Find the IP address for your the PC or terminal from which you will be configuring the Intermate1xx...

Page 91: ...can be entered in a DNS table If you are required by your network administration to let a DHCP server assign an address to the unit you will need to use a static assignment method see below to make i...

Page 92: ...make sure that only the method you use is enabled while all other possibilities are disabled because the unit uses a fixed boot sequence The order of look up is DHCP BOOTP and RARP There will be a tim...

Page 93: ...e and you can usually use backslash at the end of each line to indicate that the definition continues host name ht hardware type ha hardware address hn ip IP address sm subnet mask gw gateway field Ex...

Page 94: ...Assignment Using BOOTP 7 Disable RARP and check to be sure that DHCP is still disabled Note that the BOOTP delivers not only the IP address but also the subnet mask and the default gateway 8 Save your...

Page 95: ...name syntax 00 c0 a2 00 80 1e ima101 a example Or etc rarpd cf file IP address Hardware address syntax 192 168 0 227 00 c0 a2 00 80 1e example c Update your host table and alias name data bases d Star...

Page 96: ...ermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 96 IP Assignments for Initial Contact Assignment Using RARP 6 Save your work and reboot You can of course wait to reboot until finishing other configuratio...

Page 97: ...f your choice 3 Choose TCP IP a Disable BOOTP and RARP Enable DHCP b If it is not possible for Intermate1xx to obtain the mask from the network you must type in a Subnet Mask c If automatic routing RI...

Page 98: ...ructions see Restore Factory Defaults TEST Button page 223 4 Insert the relationship between the IP address and the hardware adapter MAC address in the ARP cache The syntax varies according to your sy...

Page 99: ...nect and Login to the unit with the tool of your choice a Choose TCP IP b Check to see that the BOOTP and RARP protocols are disabled this should happen automatically when you use the ARP PING method...

Page 100: ...erver must be running you may have to ask another administrator or super user about this There must be an agent enabled on the net segment your Intermate1xx is connected to If you are unsure about thi...

Page 101: ...the IP address as a stepping stone to DHCP enable DHCP 10 Conclude your work by clicking Save and reboot You will receive a confirmation message If you will be continuing your configuration without de...

Page 102: ...Intermate100 and Intermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 102 CONFIGURING THE BASIC AND PERMISSIONS SUB GROUPS...

Page 103: ...n This chapter tells you about the individual parameters within the TCP IP Configurations sub group This item is at the bot tom of the Configuration Basic sub group but should be done before continuin...

Page 104: ...Information Needed Before Starting page 89 If you create and use a host name you must of course have it registered in a DNS server available to the all of the printers in the various printing environm...

Page 105: ...nt to use names make sure that they can be looked up on a DNS server and enter the IP of this DNS server here Syntax Four address bytes separated by periods Each address byte must be a number in the i...

Page 106: ...14 General 14 1 Introduction to the Chapter Each section in this chapter discusses a single parameter on the General configuration page in the Configurations Basic sub group In order to aid understand...

Page 107: ...printed on E mail and SNMP notifications should you implement them 14 2 3 Device s location Maximum 47 ASCII characters within the decimal range 32 126 see the table on page 237 Use this parameter to...

Page 108: ...em Target Printer is the Local Printer that is the printer where the print server is attached If you enable the Network Destination Option NDO you can choose another printer instead Network Destinatio...

Page 109: ...139 in the print server to Yes on the Local Printer Parallel Port page The printer must be able to understand PJL but it need not be able to send PJL messages Tip PJL message and commands especially P...

Page 110: ...iscusses a single parameter on the Network configuration page in the Configurations Basic sub group 15 1 Media speed and duplex Do not change this value without consulting with the responsi ble system...

Page 111: ...s delivered with the Intermate1xx for administration of devices according to a corporate strategy Default is No Important When you enable a Local MAC address this will be shown in the browser s title...

Page 112: ...Local MAC addresses to the network may result in faulty network behaviour that can affect other devices in the network In addition setting a Local MAC Address outside the range indicated below can res...

Page 113: ...es 16 1 Password Change Select User Name This field will always show the user name admin unless you are an OEM user Enter New Password The default password for the admin account is admin A password co...

Page 114: ...ey includes one or more options The following list is an example please consult your point of purchase for the correct part numbers Network Destination NDO license not required for products based on G...

Page 115: ...License Key Entry The license key you order will be generated uniquely for the MAC address for your Intermate1xx The key consists of four digit groups separated by periods When it is generated each g...

Page 116: ...Intermate100 and Intermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 116 CONFIGURING PRINT SERVICES AND HOST SESSIONS...

Page 117: ...page 118 Physical Printers Target Printers page 122 Use Logical Printer Output To page 124 Processing Layers page 123 Logical Printers page 125 Data Manipulation in the Logical Printer Layer page 127...

Page 118: ...m 4 services in all Configurable printer port number for example 9100 LPR queue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 maximum 8 configurable services in all Configurable queue name and queue type There are 4 additional...

Page 119: ...ferent host sessions SCS Features Supported SCS and SCS DCA L2 data streams 3 bin paper input and duplex COR APO IBM font selection IBM virtual ASSCII transparency Multiple Code pages and box drawing...

Page 120: ...host session on IBM Mainframe host typically S 390 or S 370 SCS Features Supported SCS LU1 data stream GDDM COR APO EAB APL2 RPQs for 3287 3268 and 4214 Structured fields and query Draft NLQ and LQ mo...

Page 121: ...O Image Graphics Bar Code Resource Towers Page Segment Overlay Loaded Font IPDS Exception Available for the following platforms IBM Main frame IBM MVS with TCP P and PSF V2 2 IBM OS 400 Systems with P...

Page 122: ...es defined in the Printer MIB RFC1759 and some host information nodes of the Host Resources MIB RFC1518 Printers without this support can be used but no useful moni toring information will be provided...

Page 123: ...to give the job exclusive rights to use the specified target printer It makes sure that the job waits until its turn in the print queue and keeps the following jobs at bay until it is their turn HPO...

Page 124: ...group PR1 PR2 PR3 PR4 PR5 PR6 PR7 PR8 Logical Printer 1 Logical Printer 2 Logical Printer 3 Logical Printer 4 Logical Printer 5 Logical Printer 6 Logical Printer 7 Logical Printer 8 Select one of thes...

Page 125: ...print servers as PR1 to and including PR8 and on newer print servers as Logical Printer 1 to and including Logical Printer 8 Following are the parameters you can set for each logical printer you want...

Page 126: ...mands b String Substitution A substitution string actually consists of a pair a set of strings one input and one output You can define up to16 substitution strings assigning any of them to any of the...

Page 127: ...inters using every day descriptions instead of a printer control language Even if you only need a few logi cal printers it can be inspiring to consider the examples of how the different processing cap...

Page 128: ...t and staple restore these settings to what they were before 1 5 10 14 3 input tray 5 output bin 4 sort and staple restore these settings to what they were before 3 5 8 9 14 15 16 4 input tray 5 outpu...

Page 129: ...ing occur you can prevent and troubleshoot problems which might arise from combining dif ferent kinds of processing PR0 always uses a one step process This is illustrated in Figure 9 and in Figure 10...

Page 130: ...ester must now keep track of three steps even though it might not use all three of them Figure 11 shows a job sent off with a service configured to use a logical printer which uses pre and post proces...

Page 131: ...ample below in Figure 12 is a bit unusual because our TN5250 E gives so many configuration possibilities within the data stream The point is however that the Intermate1xx can handle any combination Fi...

Page 132: ...and Netw2 2 are identical printer type A and that Netw3 3 and Netw4 4 are identical printer type B This means that you can potentially define the following load balancing pools and note that for examp...

Page 133: ...Post Processing Substitution Strings 0 zero 4 3 not possible not possible not possible 1 4 3 input tray 5 output bin 4 sort and staple restore these settings to what they were before none 2 not a pool...

Page 134: ...ious figures Figure 14 Simpler example services and logical printers Types of input configured to Logical Printer Load Balancin g Pool Pre Processing String Before Post Processing String After Substit...

Page 135: ...f the printer does not support ECP and cannot perform bi directional communication 3 Nibble can be used to activate bi directional communica tion for printers that would otherwise use Compatible Mode...

Page 136: ...lt negotiation mode is something else entirely Consult the manual for your printer You may not always be sure about the printer s capabilities Therefore the settings you can choose for the Parallel Po...

Page 137: ...ibble If no support for Nibble is detected the print server will fall back to Compatible Mode A pre requisite for Nibble support is that the printer is capable of the true bi directional communication...

Page 138: ...print seems to be caused by this kind of a timing problem The System Log will also include a suggested solution Sometimes the suggestion will be to try the job again with the timing log switched off...

Page 139: ...ssages on the front panel see Enable Front Panel Messages PJL page 109 Disable this option if the Local printer does not support PJL commands This typically applies to matrix printers Tip If you are n...

Page 140: ...otification or error reporting media to an IBM host 18 5 2 Report Compatible Mode ERROR as This parameter controls how a general printer error is reported to whatever monitoring aids you use such as t...

Page 141: ...t server s target printer informa tion SNMP e mail notification or error reporting media to an IBM host which may only handle the report while the job is printing 18 6 2 Check for Pending Printer Data...

Page 142: ...or paper jam occurs in the middle of a printing job Before release level 1491 no error messages could be sent Starting with release level 1491 error messages are sent However if the printer sends a P...

Page 143: ...ther or not you want the print server to reboot automatically if the local printer is powered On Tip Disable this if you are using NDO But otherwise we recommend that you keep the option at its defaul...

Page 144: ...the configurations for up to four Network Destinations G22 based print servers You will not be prevented from saving NDO configurations if you have no NDO key However all printed output will be routed...

Page 145: ...labelled Network Destination and lines are used on the configuration page to separate the sets from each other The parameters to be set on this page are Hostname Mandatory Print Method Mandatory Raw...

Page 146: ...f its LAN connection Default is blank If the field is left blank the particular network destination is regarded as disabled Values Comments IP address or 4 dot separated bytes each within the range 0...

Page 147: ...cannot do this Therefore if you want the kind of messages and feedback status from a Network Destination printer as described in Local Printer Parallel Port page 135 the print method chosen must be Ra...

Page 148: ...t TCP Port 19 5 Raw Socket TCP Port This parameter specifies the Raw Socket TCP port number used on the target printer at destination It will be ignored if you choose LPR as Netw Print Method Value Co...

Page 149: ...mon Because the print server does not have the ability to spool the job in order to verify the total length it is necessary to specify a Receive Data File byte count in MBytes for the LPR job Valid va...

Page 150: ...tion page 143 19 7 2 System Target Printer in a Stand Alone Setup The print server does not need to be physically attached to a Local Printer When thus used as stand alone only four tar get printers c...

Page 151: ...ally mandatory and three optional fields Target Printer 1 2 mandatory fields You must choose a target printer from the drop down list for that field If you use the NDO and choose pool instead of a sin...

Page 152: ...e Intermate1xx is physically attached If you choose a Network Destination which has not been defined in Network Destination Option page 144 and then send a job to the logical printer in question the j...

Page 153: ...nctionality Listed network destinations not having a valid IP host address configured will be excluded from the pool If none of the network destinations listed in the pool have been configured with a...

Page 154: ...s NDO only page 132 and Work ing with NDO Load Balancing Pools and Data Manipulation page 133 for examples of what you need to think about when you plan pools Example Comments 4 0 3 2 Network Destinat...

Page 155: ...umber of Encoded Bytes you can use in String Before and String After depends on the identification number of the logical printer involved as shown below See the appendix on String Syntax page 239 for...

Page 156: ...he Output Control sub group Substitution Strings page 157 If you want the logical printer you are configuring to use one or more of these strings enter all the relevant string numbers in the String Su...

Page 157: ...n Logical Printers 1 8 page 151 Each input string or output string can fill up to 100 encoded Bytes see Basic Rules and Encoded Bytes page 239 in the appendix on string syntax String sets entered in t...

Page 158: ...e following substitution strings in logical printer x where the input strings encode like this Input String 1 trs98 Input String 5 trs98563 Input String 8 98 Input String 8 is a subset of Input String...

Page 159: ...eave the output setting at the default value of Logical Printer 0 Advanced Settings The other possible settings are Logical Printer 1 Logical Printer 8 inclusive If you choose one of them be sure that...

Page 160: ...Print ISPP Yes No introduced with release level 2252 applies only to printing from IBM mainframe hosts running VPS Secure from Levi Ray Shoup Inc www lrs com There is also a special ISPP port see page...

Page 161: ...o the Sys tem Target Printer System Target Printer page 108 Example TCP Port 2 set to 29100 In the older print servers it is not possible to choose a network destination printer directly The example a...

Page 162: ...suring Bidirectional Communication If you want to exploit the potential for bidirectional communica tion you need to check a page in the Configurations Output Control Section the choice of pages depen...

Page 163: ...ueues have been filled out with defaults LPQ1 LPQ8 If you want to change a queue name note that it must consist of maximum 8 ASCII characters Check the documentation for your host systems for syntacti...

Page 164: ...fore release level 1071 it was only possible to direct output to PR0 Logical Printer 0 2 Remember to Save Cont and then Reboot to activate 22 4 2 Using FTP Print These are the steps required for each...

Page 165: ...r with an accessible IP address The user has full control over print jobs and can even cancel print jobs after they have been submitted 22 5 2 Print server configuration The port is fixed 631 and the...

Page 166: ...d ThinPrint work together The term RDP or WTSC on the figure below left refers to the fact that either a Citrix Client RDP not ICA or a Windows Terminal Services Client can be used The ThinPrint confi...

Page 167: ...ver there will be nine valid choices Logical Printer 0 to and including Logical Printer 8 You will not be able to direct ThinPrint to a network destination even if you have purchased an NDO key If you...

Page 168: ...ting with the digit 1 allow the user to choose a network printer without having to go through the logical printer layer These values only work on G32 Used on G22 they will cause the print job to be di...

Page 169: ...Intermate100 and Intermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 169 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AND MONITORING POSSIBILITIES...

Page 170: ...Log since the last reboot Initiate the print remotely by using Actions Print Main Sta tus Pages on the HTTP menu the HTTP menu is the only configuration and management tool that can do this Alterna ti...

Page 171: ...ual 171 Printed Information Available Other Printouts in the Actions Group 23 2 Other Printouts in the Actions Group Users of TN5250E are provided with three extra kinds of printed configuration infor...

Page 172: ...ick Guide 23 3 Help Quick Guide This is the same mini manual that you can get printed out by using the TEST Button as explained in the Getting Started brochure and in this guide TEST Button to Print M...

Page 173: ...any other kinds of messages for example in connection with upgrades in real time The following items are always available in the Status group Target Printer Info see page 174 System Log see page 176 T...

Page 174: ...ry Page Counter 0 Total Page Counter 8058 Duplex Print Off Job Queue No Job in Queue Target Name Network Destination 1 Target Communication Protocol Network RAW Socket Printer Name FS 3800 Bidirection...

Page 175: ...om mended Features for Network Target Printers page 144 The effect of Local Printer Negotiation Modes In the example above the local printer negotiates in ECP mode and PJL is enabled Nibble plus PJL w...

Page 176: ...System Log 24 3 Status System Log The System Log lives from reboot to reboot When you choose Status System Log the current informa tion is displayed on screen labelled Status System Log Note that the...

Page 177: ...logical printer is set up to use NDO Sorry no license key found Using LOCAL System target set up to use NDO Sorry no license key found Using LOCAL 24 4 2 Messages about things you can fix yourself Lo...

Page 178: ...ess you can activate the embedded agent on it Log in to the Intermate1xx Browser users choose the IMCU Agent configuration page in the Status Monitoring sub group Telnet users choose the IMCU menu ite...

Page 179: ...ing Comments Enable E Mail Notification No Enable the function using the radio button SMTP Server Address Blank Enter the IP address of the mail server Alternatively you can enter a name if this name...

Page 180: ...program HP OpenView which is used in this manual version D 03 02 for Windows The operations and settings referred to should be easily recog nizable in case another program is used However it is always...

Page 181: ...up a connection 1 Start HP OpenView 2 Create an icon for the printer to be configured Open the Add menu by choosing Edit Add in the menus Set the type of connection to Computer and choose the Printer...

Page 182: ...e IP and MAC addresses on the Main Status Pages which you can print either from the TEST Button see TEST Button to Print Main Status Pages or Quick Guide page 236 or from the HTTP menu Action Print Ma...

Page 183: ...Configure SNMP Set Up a Connection With Your SNMP Tool okay a message starting with the words Reply from appears If no message appears check the connection Intermate1xx and printer 5 Once the connecti...

Page 184: ...uery and edit variables 1 Start HP OpenView and choose the connection you wish to work with 2 On the main screen choose Control SNMP Manager Define Query 3 Choose the variables you wish to view from t...

Page 185: ...MIB 1 Start HP OpenView and choose the connection you wish to work with 2 In the main screen choose the Control SNMP Manager Manage Database This opens the Manage Database window 3 Choose the file na...

Page 186: ...d by clicking iso org dod internet private enterprises intermate imaPs1 This brings up a list of all available option groups each corresponding to a configuration page Double clicking an option group...

Page 187: ...dmin Alternatively power the Intermate1xx Off and On but wait 10 seconds after saving the options before powering Off 12 Ping the Intermate1xx to verify that it is ready This can be done by right clic...

Page 188: ...community is set with Trap Community Default setting public The traps that can be generated based on printer events are listed below Figure 18 SNMP Printer Trap Numbers In addition to these come trap...

Page 189: ...ned select the Device Class Name called 1 3 6 1 4 1 1527 with the enterprise number 1 3 6 1 4 1 1527 Note It is NOT necessary to add any extra device classes in order to receive traps from the Interma...

Page 190: ...ers of traps are specified by their IP addresses IP addresses must be entered with the ASCII character one as lead in e g 1192 168 4 186 For Novell Netware under IPX SPX only in G22 based servers purc...

Page 191: ...Intermate100 and Intermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 191 Configure SNMP Traps 9 Reboot the Intermate1xx Trap on Printer Error Yes Parameter Default Setting Comments...

Page 192: ...he established connection on the main screen turns red The traps can be tested by generat ing some printer events Try for example to open the cover and then view the trap 1 Right click the connection...

Page 193: ...Intermate100 and Intermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 193 Configure SNMP Using and Viewing Traps page 188 The number 128 of the received trap indicates that the cover of the printer is open...

Page 194: ...print server Firmware Version Name Host Name page 104 not Device Name page 107 Printer Type Printer Job Status up to three queued jobs Printer Status NDO users must remember that the system target pr...

Page 195: ...192 168 0 227 Reply 192 168 0 227 Interface Type Intermate101 Ver G32_2041 Name ima101a Printer Type LASERJET 4000 Printer Job Status RAW Socket 0 192 168 1 188 Printer Status Ready Printer Job Status...

Page 196: ...Intermate100 and Intermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 196 UPGRADES AND MAINTENANCE...

Page 197: ...es are made available on our web site Partners are notified by e mail when there are new releases 28 1 2 How to See Which Firmware is Currently Loaded The version numbers of the firmware currently loa...

Page 198: ...se date is often at least a week later than the week number in the firmware name and the date displayed in Status Code Revisions Sometimes the documentation is finished on the basis of spec ifications...

Page 199: ...ppens G32 Intermate101 has a supplemental Rescue Main Code which is used in conjunction with the Boot Firmware Main Firmware and API codes Fonts for Host Print Options SCS and IPDS The firmware file n...

Page 200: ...ral print servers at once File Name Files Included Boot and Main Components for the Intermate100 G21 xxxx zip G21 xxxx ffs Boot G22 xxxx zip G22 xxxx ffs Main File Name Files Included Boot and Main Co...

Page 201: ...only factory defaults Each time you save your own settings they will replace the original values in ima_cfg bin And each time you restore factory defaults the original values replace your own values i...

Page 202: ...TN3270e IDB and up to 8 TN5250e IDBs And again you can use FTP directly or use the IMCU Note that the IMCU can be used to update several print servers at once provided that all the servers involved ar...

Page 203: ...lists below only the libraries which could be important for you to know about are shown and a colon separates the library name from the file name s The versions indicated are just examples and reflec...

Page 204: ...1491 FFS RescueMain G33_1501 FFS Maincode G32_2041 ffs User Misc The Misc library has sub libraries IPDSFont FONT300 FFS TN5250font K66 0151 FFS NclBackup netscfg bin OEM blank RescueNcl netcfg bin TN...

Page 205: ...he print server sample IP address ftp 192 168 0 227 2 You will be asked to give your user name admin and the password case sensitive 3 Change to the correct library The library name is case sensitive...

Page 206: ...ou can then extract G22_2021 ffs to an accessible place on your PC or other host This could for example be C PrintServerUpdates 3 Start an FTP session to your Intermate100 ftp 192 168 0 227 4 Give the...

Page 207: ...f you have more upgrading to do repeat steps 5 8 Important Before attempting to move to a new directory you must first go up to the root again cd 10 If you want to activate the settings from the HTTP...

Page 208: ...ve object to place the file on an accessible drive This replaces steps 1 and 2 above When you get to step 7 you can choose another name for the target than that in the source and in this case of cours...

Page 209: ...rary you use could for example be C PrintServerConfigs When a configuration file is retrieved the settings activated on the last reboot or start up are copied Changes made after a reboot are not conta...

Page 210: ...print server 3 Change to the CONFIG library cd Config case sensitive in G32 4 Change to binary transfer mode binary 5 Store the binary configuration file Syntax put source target The file name in the...

Page 211: ...in the print server s FTP directory However in order to find appropriate information in the documentation you still need to be aware of the different file types as listed on page 213 It allows you to...

Page 212: ...egment where the print server you want to update or transfer settings to is located 4 Make sure that you have the Links column displayed If there are many columns displayed you may have to scroll to t...

Page 213: ...Code only Intermate101 are FFS files See Upgrades of Firmware and Fonts FFS files page 206 The two kinds of IDBs are briefly described in Upgrades of IDBs page 208 which also refers you to where you c...

Page 214: ...in a folder called Firmware located in the library where the IMCU server has been installed See the radio button on the top half of the screen shot above If you want to select a different file you mus...

Page 215: ...ion will bring you to a dialog in which you must specify the user name and password for the server in question 13 You will then be asked whether or not you want the IMCU to reboot your Intermate1xx af...

Page 216: ...you want to do other things with your browser while waiting for the update you can either open a new instance or continue in the same instance by typing a new URL in the address box If you continue i...

Page 217: ...ing on page 212 click on the Bulk Firmware Upgrade icon located in the top row of icons Your click will bring up a dialog like this Note the following things about this dialog The devices displayed ar...

Page 218: ...given agent segment But do so only if they all are the same type of print server interface firmware component such as G22 G32 or K92 and all have the same password This European minus sign deselects...

Page 219: ...S files To use it you need a suitable cable and the Intermate Down load Utility Program p16 xxxx 31 1 The Cable Files are downloaded via an RJ45 DB9upgrade cable described in the Product Overview to t...

Page 220: ...utility to the Intermate1xx via the serial upgrade cable The Intermate1xx must be powered Off before it is connected to the PC Do NOT power it On until asked to by the Download Utility The Download me...

Page 221: ...s added to the job queue The reboot is carried out when there are no more jobs known to the Intermate1xx Both types of reboot can be achieved remotely through HTTP menu a Telnet client or an FTP sessi...

Page 222: ...group on the left menu All Defaults includes both the contents of the configuration file and specific identifying information such as IP address host name and license key Note for users of SCS TN5250...

Page 223: ...can be quite useful Intermate100 If you are not good at counting seconds you should make sure you can see a watch or clock that shows seconds a Turn the unit off by pulling the power supply jack out o...

Page 224: ...the length of holding by following the LED lighting sequence so you don t need a watch or clock g Reboot A hardware reboot is easiest use the power supply jack to power the print server Off and then O...

Page 225: ...keep your eyes on the LEDs c Put the jack back in d Both LEDs will light up e After a few seconds both LEDS will go off Let go of the Button immediately f If all is well the Line LED green will light...

Page 226: ...Intermate100 and Intermate101 Print Server Administration Manual 226 APPENDICES...

Page 227: ...ort LCI Intermate A S provides full technical support for this prod uct If you encounter problems or have questions on how to use the Intermate1xx however please start by contacting your point of purc...

Page 228: ...e printer s status pages refer to your printer documentation 3 Note the release levels of the print server s firmware main software LAN boot code etc and of the printer s firmware Check our web site t...

Page 229: ...Ethernet LAN this is an RJ 45 connector including auto detection of 10BaseT and 100BaseTX In units sold before 4 January 2002 up to and including G22_1491 there is also auto detection of Ethernet II...

Page 230: ...nit MAC Address IEEE address universal hardware adapter address for IP network devices This serves as the serial number for your unit If the label has been damaged or is missing attach the unit to a p...

Page 231: ...ou enable the Network Destination Option NDO up to four network printers attached to the LAN with any kind of print server you wish can be made known to the Intermate1xx thus making the facilities of...

Page 232: ...Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the i...

Page 233: ...rt connector you wish to install the unit on Be sure to check that this is OK with the network administrator 3 Snap the print server on to the parallel port connector Secure its position by flipping b...

Page 234: ...It is lit when data is received and turned off when no data is present Bottom LED is green Line It is lit when the print server has established a link with the LAN If the link is lost the LED is turn...

Page 235: ...from LEDs and from the TEST Button LED Patterns in Various Modes Programming Flash Memory This mode occurs during the first reboot after download of new firmware file etc Both On programming in progre...

Page 236: ...at the Unit is Ready The Main Status Pages describe all current configurations firmware release level and the content of the System Log errors etc since the last reboot The same Main Status Pages can...

Page 237: ...nd 123 126 decimal are not quite as uni versal as is the case with the others in the able Each group of three columns is to be read downward through two pages Decimal Hex ASCII Decimal Hex ASCII Decim...

Page 238: ...q 50 32 2 82 52 R 114 72 r 51 33 3 83 53 S 115 73 s 52 34 4 84 54 T 116 74 t 53 35 5 85 55 U 117 75 u 54 36 6 86 56 V 118 76 v 55 37 7 87 57 W 119 77 w 56 38 8 88 58 X 120 78 x 57 39 9 89 59 Y 121 79...

Page 239: ...e of the permissible range for inclusion in character strings In order to enter these characters you must type in the decimal or hexadecimal values directly Decimal numbers are written without any spe...

Page 240: ...Valid Strings continued abc 41 65 41 abc 65 41 41 65 abc def 41 1B a abcdef 41 1b a abc 65 66 32 1B 1B def 1B 65 abc def 127 27 65 1B 34 65 Invalid Strings Why abc 65 quotes are missing around abc 41...

Page 241: ...xx known to an NT environment 4 Configure the General settings and Network settings If you use the NDO in a stand alone setup i e you do not want to use a local printer be sure to change the System Ta...

Page 242: ...se from among e mail notification SNMP and enabling of the embedded IMCU agent 10 Configure the services you want to use from among the following possibilities and use the Checklist for Each Service o...

Page 243: ...different for each type of service But the following things are common to all 1 Each configuration page must be saved before leaving it 2 No configuration pages are activated until you reboot You wil...

Page 244: ...appropriate order Are string before and or string after if any correctly defined Are substitution string s if any correctly listed And have they been properly entered in the String Substitutions conf...

Page 245: ...irst steps but still can t print a real job continue by checking the physical cabling 5 Can you ping the printer and get a reply If so the firmware LAN connection and address should be okay If not see...

Page 246: ...here is something wrong with the mapping between the MAC hardware address and the chosen IP address 5 The print server has not received its configuration information through use of BOOTP This can happ...

Page 247: ...onventions Used in the Manual and Guides 9 1 4 Topics in This Manual 10 1 4 1 About the Supported Printing Environments 11 About the FTP Print protocol 12 1 4 2 About Tools for Management and Configur...

Page 248: ...ows NT 4 0 32 3 1 Introduction 32 3 2 Using an Intermate Print Port for Raw Socket or LPR 33 3 2 1 Install the Print Port Program 33 3 2 2 Define Printer and Port 33 3 3 Native LPR 38 4 Windows 95 98...

Page 249: ...2 8 2 3 Print from WIN OS 2 using the LPRMON command 62 8 2 4 To obtain status from the TCP IP LPD connected printer 63 8 2 5 Troubleshooting 63 8 3 IPDS from PSF 2 64 Tools for Management and Configu...

Page 250: ...Column Selection 83 Figure 2 Device List 84 11 7 Installing Agents 85 11 7 1 Remote Installation of an Agent from the IMCU server 85 11 7 2 Direct Installation of an Agent on a PC 86 11 7 3 Troublesh...

Page 251: ...Settings 105 13 3 1 DNS Server for Look Ups 105 13 3 2 WINS Server 105 14 General 106 14 1 Introduction to the Chapter 106 14 2 Administrative Parameters 107 14 2 1 Model 107 14 2 2 SysAdmin contact 1...

Page 252: ...Configurable Logical Printers 1 8 125 17 7 Data Manipulation in the Logical Printer Layer 127 17 7 1 Examples of Logical Printer Definitions 127 Figure 8 Mixed complex environment but only one printer...

Page 253: ...19 1 Requirements 144 Recommended Features for Network Target Printers 144 19 2 Configurations for Each Network Destination 145 19 3 Hostname Mandatory 146 19 4 Print Method Mandatory 147 Figure 15 S...

Page 254: ...Print 164 22 5 IPP Print Internet Printing Protocol 165 22 5 1 Included Features 165 22 5 2 Print server configuration 165 22 6 ThinPrint 166 Management Information and Monitoring Possibilities 23 Pri...

Page 255: ...al Tool 194 27 1 Purposes and Limitations 194 27 2 How to Use It 195 Upgrades and Maintenance 28 Upgrade Components 197 28 1 What and How 197 28 1 1 How to Get Upgrades 197 28 1 2 How to See Which Fir...

Page 256: ...le Print Server 212 30 3 Bulk Upgrade 217 31 Upgrade of Main Code or Boot Code Using a Serial Cable 219 31 1 The Cable 219 31 2 The Intermate Download Utility Program 220 32 Overview of Types of Reset...

Page 257: ...tices and Approvals 232 C Hardware Installation 233 D Information from LEDs and from the TEST Button 234 D 1 LED Patterns in Various Modes 234 D 2 TEST Button to Print Main Status Pages or Quick Guide...

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