Microplex M204, Installation And Configuration Manual

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GETTING TO KNOW THE M204: Overview of Print Server Architecture 9
Summary
When you are doing a print setup, you must direct print jobs to a particular destination
which is mapped to an I/O port to which the printer(s) is attached. The destination’s
associated model is then used for any extra processing of the data, if required. Each
I/O port has an internal queuing mechanism that automatically queues print jobs on a
first-come, first-serve basis.
For more information on I/O ports, destinations, and models, please see M204 INTER-
NAL ARCHITECTURE on page 77.
Figure 1: Print Server Operating Logic
Destination
PRN1 I/O port
COM1 I/O port
COM2 I/O port
Model
M204 Print Server
PRN2 I/O port
banner/trailer page
header string
trailer string
CR insertion (onlcr)
tab expansion (xtab)
ASCII to PostScript
descrambling
TCP/IP
host
Novell
host
Mac
host
printer
printer
printer
printer
NT
host
WfW
host
d1prn1
printer switching
This example follows a print job sent to destination d1prn1.
d1prn1 is associated with model m1 and the I/O port prn1.
When the data is passed through the associated model, any job
processing specified by the model is performed on the data.
If no additional processing is specified, the data is passed
through to the I/O port untouched.
d2prn2
d8com2 m8
m2
m1
..
.
..
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