Printronix PrintNet P8000 Line, User Manual

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Chapter 8
Verifying the IPDS Configuration on AS/400
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Verifying the IPDS Configuration on AS/400
To test IPDS printing:
1. If it is not already on, vary on the line description:
VRYCFG CFGTYPE(*LIN)
2. To start TCP/IP, enter
STRTCP
.
3. Verify that the AS/400 TCP/IP interface is active. Use the
command:
WRKTCPSTS
and then select option 1.
4. Turn the printer on and wait until the printer control panel
displays “ETHERNET IS READY.”
5. To verify the printer is connected to AS/400,
ping
the printer
from an AS/400 workstation with one of the following
commands:
PING ip_address
or
PING hostname
where
ip_address
is the Internet address of the remote
system printer (the PrintNet), and
hostname
is the hostname
you defined for the printer, if any.
•
If the
ping
is not successful, refer to “Cannot PING the
Printer” on page 143.
•
If the
ping
is successful, vary on the printer device
description with the command:
VRYCFG ( printer_device ) CFGTYPE(*DEV)
STATUS(*ON)
6. To use PSF/400 to send an IPDS file to the printer, enter:
STRPRTWTR DEV ( printer_device )
where
printer_device
is the name of the printer.