IP Communication Questions

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    1. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE in an IP network ? 
      1. In Order to configure the OnePrint SE as an IP node in an IP network, the following parameters have to be configured: 
        1. Sub menu "INET" in menu "INTERFACE" - Here are located the basic IP definition for each NIC (Network interface Card). Since the OnePrint SE can have up to 4 NICs ,each OnePrint SE server can have up to 4 different IP definition. There are 4 inputs in the INET table, those inputs correspond with the card table located in the menu "Adapters". 
        2. Sub menu "SERVICE" in menu "INTERFACE" 
          1. Gateway - Definition of a default gateway or a static gateway. 
          2. DNS - Domain Name Service, A definition for using a DNS in order to resolved names to IP address. In order to define a DNS it is necessary to define a Domain name and at least one IP address for a server which contain this DOMAIN. 
    2. What IP printing protocols are supported by the OnePrint SE ? 
      1. The IP printing protocols supported by the OnePrint SE are as follow. 
        1. LPD - Basic BSD UNIX protocol which is supported by most of the UNIX system, OS/2 warp, WINDOWS NT. 
          1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
            1. SERVER name - LPD SERVER name. 
            2. SERVER TYPE - LPD . 
            3. SERVER IP address - LPD SERVER IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
            4. Queue name - The queue name in the LPD SERVER to direct the printout to. 
        2. LPD peer to peer - Subset of the LPD protocol mostly used for LPD printer server card such as HP JetDirect, AXIS, INTEL netport, MarkNet. 
          1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
            1. SERVER name - LPD SERVER name. 
            2. SERVER TYPE - LPD PeertoPeer 
            3. SERVER IP address - LPD SERVER IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
            4. Queue name - The queue name in the LPD SERVER to direct the printout to (This parameter is used only for printer server emulate several printers in the same time ,Please see printer server user manual for more information). 
        3. IPDS Encapsulated (PPD/PPR) - A new protocol which enables to send IPDS data stream encapsulated with IP mostly used for printing IPDS on IBM 31XX, Intermate adapters, I_DATA adapters. 
          1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
            1. SERVER name - IPDS Encapsulated (PPD/PPR) SERVER name. 
            2. SERVER TYPE - IPDS Encapsulated. 
            3. SERVER IP address - IPDS Encapsulated (PPD/PPR) SERVER IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
        4. SMB/IP - WINDOWS protocol which is supported by OS/2 LAN SERVER, WINDOWS NT, WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUP, LAN MANAGER, WINDOWS NT. 
          1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
            1. SERVER name - SMB SERVER name. 
            2. SERVER TYPE - SMB. 
            3. SERVER IP address - SMB SERVER IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
            4. Queue name - The queue name in the SMB SERVER to direct the printout to . 
    3. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE to print to JetDirect configured as an LPD server ? 
      1. HP Jetdirect is a multiprotocol printserver which can be configure to work as an LPD server, the HP Jetdirect TCP/IP parameters can be view from a "self test" printout. 
        1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
          1. SERVER IP address - HP Jetdirect IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
          2. SERVER TYPE - LPD PeertoPeer 
          3. Printer language - the format the OnePrint SE is sending it's jobs - mostly PCL5. 
          4. PJL support - If the printer support PCL and POSTSCRIPT it is necessary to mark the PJL support as well. 
    4. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE to print to AXIS LPD server ? 
      1. AXIS is a multiprotocol printserver which can be configure to work as an LPD server, the AXIS TCP/IP parameters can be view from the AXIS "test" printout. 
        1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
          1. SERVER IP address - AXIS IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
          2. SERVER TYPE - LPD PeertoPeer 
          3. Printer language - the format the OnePrint SE is sending it's jobs. 
          4. PJL support - If the printer support PCL and POSTSCRIPT it is necessary to mark the PJL support as well. 
          5. Queue name - The queue name in AXIS printserver (pr1-pr8). 
    5. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE to print to MarkNet configured as an LPD server ? 
      1. MarkNet (Lexmark network printing solution, Lexmark network printers includes a build in MarkNet printserver) is multiprotocol printserver which can be configure to work as an LPD server. 
        1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
          1. SERVER IP address - MarkNet IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
          2. SERVER TYPE - LPD PeertoPeer 
          3. Printer language - the format the OnePrint SE is sending it's jobs - mostly PCL5. 
    6. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE to print to OS/2 configured as an LPD server ? 
      1. The OS/2 warp connect version 3 and up has the ability to defined an LPD process. 
        1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
          1. SERVER IP address - OS/2 IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
          2. SERVER TYPE - LPD 
          3. Printer language - the format the OnePrint SE is sending it's jobs. 
          4. Queue name - The queue(spool) name in OS/2. 
    7. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE to print to a UNIX system configured as an LPD server ? 
      1. UNIX systems are divided into three major categories: 
        1. BSD UNIX - BSD UNIX Support LPD as it's natprinting system. Printing parameters have to be defined in the BSD UNIX "printcap" file. 
        2. SYSTEM V -SYSTEM V uses LPD as an add on, check the SYSTEM V user manual for LPD configuration. 
        3. AIX - IBM AIX Support LPD as it's native printing system. OnePrint SE IP address should be added in the IBM AIX host list, No filter should be assigned to the OnePrint SE printing queue. 
        4. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
          1. SERVER IP address - IBM AIX IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
          2. SERVER TYPE - LPD 
          3. Printer language - the format the OnePrint SE is sending it's jobs. 
          4. Queue name - The queue(spool) name in UNIX. 
    8. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE to print to WINDOWS NT configured as an LPD server ? 
      1. Currently WINDOWS NT can not be use as an LPD server. In order to work with WINDOWS NT, the WINDOWS NT has to be configured to work as an SMB/IP server. 
    9. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE to print to WINDOWS NT configured as an SMB/IP server ? 
        1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
          1. SERVER IP address - WINDOWS NT IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
          2. SERVER TYPE - SMB 
          3. NAME - WINDOWS NT name 
          4. USER and PASSWORD - user and password for OnePrint SE to login to the WINDOWS NT, This user should have the ability to print the desired QUEUE. 
          5. Queue name - The queue name in WINDOWS NT. 
          6. Printer language - The format the OnePrint SE is sending it's jobs. 
        2. The necessary WINDOWS NT parameters are: 
          1. User definition for the OnePrint SE that enable it to print to the desired QUEUE. 
    10. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE to print to WINDOWS 95 configured as an SMB/IP server? 
        1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
          1. SERVER IP address - WINDOWS 95 IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
          2. SERVER TYPE - SMB 
          3. NAME - WINDOWS 95 computer name 
          4. Queue name - The Printer Shared name in WINDOWS 95. 
          5. Printer language - The format the OnePrint SE is sending it's jobs. 
        2. The necessary WINDOWS 95 parameters are: 
          1. "Client for Microsoft Networks" defined in the network properties. 
          2. "TCP/IP" defined in the network properties. 
          3. "Printers and Files sharing" defined in the network properties. 
          4. The desired PRINTER should be mark as shared. the sharing name is the queue name for the OnePrint SE. 
    11. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE to print to WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUP configured as an SMB/IP server ? 
        1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
          1. SERVER IP address - WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUP IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
          2. SERVER TYPE - SMB 
          3. NAME - WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUP computer name 
          4. Queue name - The Printer Shared name in WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUP. 
          5. Printer language - The format the OnePrint SE is sending it's jobs. 
        2. The necessary WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUP parameters are: 
          1. "Microsoft Networks" defined in the network setup. 
          2. "TCP/IP support" defined in the network setup. 
          3. "Printers and Files sharing" defined in the network setup. 
          4. The desired PRINTER should be mark as shared. the sharing name is the queue name for the OnePrint SE. 
    12. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE to print to OS/2 LAN SERVER configured as an SMB/IP server? 
        1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
          1. SERVER IP address - LAN SERVER IP address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
          2. SERVER TYPE - SMB 
          3. NAME - LAN SERVER name 
          4. Queue name - The queue name in LAN SERVER. 
          5. Printer language - The format the OnePrint SE is sending it's jobs. 
        2. The necessary LAN SERVER parameters are: 
          1. "NETBIOS over TCP/IP" defined in the LAPS (note: on one NIC it is not allowed to defined both NETBIOS over TCP/IP and NETBIOS) . 
          2. "TCP/IP support" defined in the LAPS. 
          3. OnePrint SE user privilege that allow it to print to the desired printer. 
    13. What is the PPD/PPR (Encapsulated IPDS) protocol ? 
      1. The PPD/PPR protocol introduced by IBM with the release MVS PSF version 2.2 and AS400 version 3.1. This protocol enable to configure a TCP/IP attached IPDS printer to the PSF via TCP/IP port (PPD/PPR printer). It enables sending IPDS printout via the IP network from the PSF to a TCP/IP attached IPDS printer or an IP OnePrint SE port. The OnePrint SE port is compatible with IBM printers that can accept the PPD/PPR protocol - 31XX Series emulation. PPD/PPR printers accept IPDS over IP data stream (Encapsulate IPDS). 

          A OnePrint SE port configured as a TCP/IP port, will identify itself as a PPD/PPR printer to the host and will accept jobs from the PSF in that format. 

    14. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE to print to INTERMATE print server configured as a PPD/PPR server ? 
        1. The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
          1. SERVER IP address - INTERMATE print server address. (if DNS is used this parameter can be avoided) 
          2. SERVER TYPE - IPDS Encapsulated 
          3. NAME - INTERMATE name 
          4. Printer language - The format the OnePrint SE is sending it's jobs. 
        2. The necessary INTERMATE parameters are: 
          1. An IP address. 
          2. A TFTP Server (the OnePrint SE server can be use as a TFTP server). 
    15. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OnePrint SE to accept a PPD/PPR data stream ? 
      1. In order to accept a PPD/PPR data stream The necessary OnePrint SE parameters are: 
        1. OnePrint SE INET parameters set for the desired card (host name, IP address, subnet mask, optional default gateway and DNS server) 
        2. In the sub menu "port definition" the input should be set to TCP/IP. 
        3. In case all the port are set to TCP/IP input. The SNA stack can be disable by erasing the X in the box "SNA link" under sub menu "HOST parameters". 
        4. The printout should be sent to the OnePrint SE IP address to port number 5000+LU number. For example : to send printout to LU 2, the IP port assignment in the HOST should be to port 5002. 
    16. What parameters do I need in order to configure the AS/400 and PSF/400 to send PPD/PPR data stream to the OnePrint SE ? 
      1. IBM AS400 (OS/400 V3R1, PSF/400, PTF/FIX SF27170 or newer, TCP/IP configured and loaded) 
        1. Create a new printer using the CL command CRTDEVPRT. 
        2. Modify the device description, using WRKAFP2 command. (set IP as OnePrint SE IP and the port as 5000+OnePrint SE port number example: OnePrint SE port 3 will be 5003 in the WRKAFP2 port definition). 
        3. Vary ON the printer by using the CL command VRYCFG. 
        4. Start the printer by using the CL command STRPRTWTR. 
    17. What parameters do I need in order to configure the AS/400 and PSF/400 to send PPD/PPR data stream to the OnePrint SE ? 
      1. IBM MVS (PSF/MVS V2R2 with APAR OW15599, MVS Scheduler APAR OW12236 to support two new PRINTDEV keywords: IPADDR and PORTNO, TCP/IP V1R3 or higher installed and configure on MVS) 
        1. Define the MVS communications control unit to MVS. 
        2. Modify the TCP/IP profile on your MVS system, if necessary. 
        3. Ping the printer. 
        4. Define the printer as a writer controlled printer to JES. 
        5. Define the printer to PSF with a PRINTDEV statement including the IP-address and PORT number (5000+ OnePrint SE port number). 
        6. For an installation description please refer to IBM publication: 

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    1. What parameters do I need in order to configure the OS/2 and PSF/2 to send PPD/PPR data stream to the OnePrint SE ? 
      1. IBM OS/2 (OS/2 V3.0 or higher, IBM PSF/2) 
        1. Create a new IPDS printer definition in the PSF/2 (240 or 300 dpi resolution). 
        2. Select TCP/IP as attachment type. 
        3. Modify the TCP/IP setting, set IP as OnePrint SE IP and the port as 5000+OnePrint SE port number example: OnePrint SE port 3 will be 5003 in the PORT Number parameter. 
        4. Add a queue name and set it to the new printer. 
        5. For more detailed please refer to the "PSF/2 Print Administration manual". 
    2. What parameters do I need in order to configure the RS6000 and PSF6000 to send PPD/PPR data stream to the OnePrint SE ? 
      1. IBM AIX (PSF/6000 V1.2.0 or higher) 
        1. Create a new IPDS printer definition in the PSF/6000. 
        2. Create a new printer. 
        3. Modify the device description, set IP as OnePrint SE IP and the port as 5000+OnePrint SE port number example: OnePrint SE port 3 will be 5003 in the PORT Number parameter. 
        4. For more detailed see also the chapter "Installing a TCP/IP- attached IPDS printer in the PSF/6000" PrinAdministration manual. 
    3. How can I check the IP connection between the OnePrint SE and another IP station ? 
      1. The utility "SERVER CHECK" under "INET Communications" menu under "MONITOR" menu In the OnePrint SE console can be used to check the IP communication between the OnePrint SE console and any other IP node, This utility enable the user to send check packets to an IP node, if a reply is accepted, the answer is that the unit is "alive". It is equal to the PING utility in common TCP/IP packages. 

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