Document Outline

• 1 Introduction
  • Overview
    • What Is The NIC?
    • What Special Features Are Available?
  • Logical Printer Architecture
    • Destinations/Queues
    • Models
  • Interfaces
    • 10/100Base-T
    • Speed Setting for 10/100Base-T
  • Conventions Used In This Manual
  • Notes And Notices
  • Printronix Customer Support Center
• 2 Installation And Configuration
  • Installation
    • Connecting To The Network
  • Configuration Tools
    • Configuration Using The Control Panel
    • NIC Verification
    • Wireless NIC Configuration Using The Control Panel
    • Kerberos Enabled Wireless NIC Configuration
    • HTML Forms
    • Configuration Alternatives
• 3 Embedded NIC Web Page
  • Overview
  • Configuration
  • Network Configuration
    • TCP/IP Network
    • 802.11b
    • Windows Network (NetBIOS TCP/IP)
    • Novell Network
  • Print Path Configuration
    • Destination Settings
    • Current Model Settings
    • Current Log Path Settings
  • Print Model Configuration
  • Log Path Configuration
  • TN5250/3270 Configuration
  • SNMP Configuration
  • Administration Configuration
    • System Information
    • Passwords
  • System Configuration
  • Security Configuration
    • Kerberos Configuration
    • Credentials Information
  • Status
  • Status - I/O Port
  • Status - Network
• 4 Windows Configuration
  • Overview
  • Windows Environment Description
  • Windows NIC Configuration
    • Mandatory
    • Optional
    • Configuration Using ARP
    • Communicating Across Routers
    • Changing Workgroup Names
    • Changing Destination Names
  • Windows Host Configuration
    • Windows NT 4.0 Host Setup
    • Windows XP/2000 Host Setup
    • Windows NT 3.51 Host Setup
    • Windows Me or 9x Host Setup
    • Printronix Printing System (PPS) Host Setup
    • Windows 3.1 Host Setup
  • Windows Troubleshooting Tips
    • Technical Support
    • NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network
    • HTML Configuration Forms Will Not Display
    • Errors Occur When Defining An LPR Printer
    • Cannot Browse The NIC On The Network
    • Printer Errors When Printing Or No Output
    • TCP/IP Access Problem
    • Web Browser/HTTP Problem
    • Windows NT 4.0 Or 2000 Host Setup Problems
• 5 Unix Configuration
  • Overview
  • Unix Environment Description
  • Unix NIC Configuration
    • Mandatory
    • Optional
    • Using ARP
    • Using RARP
    • Using BOOTP
    • Communicating Across Routers
  • Unix Host Configuration
    • Manual System V Host Setup
  • NIC Installation on HP-UX
  • Solaris 2.6 – 7 NIC Setup
  • SCO Setup
    • Manual LPR/LPD Host Setup
    • NIC Configuration for AIX 4
    • AIX Remote Queue Time–Out Setting
    • Printing From AIX
    • Printing With FTP
    • Direct Socket Printing
  • Unix Troubleshooting Tips
    • NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network
    • Nothing Prints
    • Stair-Stepped Output
    • No Form Feed Or Extra Page Comes Out
    • TCP/IP Access Problem
    • Front Panel Message – Dynamically Set Params Read Only
• 6 Novell Configuration
  • Overview
  • Novell Environment Description
  • Novell NIC Configuration
    • Using HTML Forms
  • Novell Host Configuration
    • NetWare Version 3.x PSERVER Setup
    • NetWare Version 3.x RPRINTER Setup
    • NetWare Version 4.x and 5.x PSERVER Setup
    • NetWare Version 4.x and 5.x RPRINTER Setup
  • Novell Troubleshooting Tips
    • NetWare 3.x – No PSERVER Connection
    • NetWare 4.x and 5.x- No PSERVER Connection
• 7 Novell Configuration For 10/100Base-T Interfaces
  • Overview
  • Novell NIC Configuration (10/100Base-T)
    • Preferred File Server (NDS and Bindery Setups)
    • Setting Password Security (NDS And Bindery Setups)
    • Adjusting Polling Time (NDS And Bindery Setups)
    • Changing The NIC Name (NDS And Bindery Setups)
    • Changing The NIC Frame Type (NDS And Bindery Setups)
    • Changing The NIC Mode (NDS And Bindery Setups)
    • Setting The NIC NDS Context (NDS Setups)
    • Setting The NIC Preferred NDS Tree (NDS Setups)
  • Novell Host Configuration (10/100Base-T)
    • NDS PSERVER Setup (Netware 4.x/5.x)
    • Bindery PSERVER Setup (Netware 3.x, Netware 4.x, And Netware 5.x)
    • Referencing A Bindery Queue In NDS (Netware 3.x, Netware 4.x, And Netware 5.x)
    • RPRINTER/NPRINTER Setup (Netware 3.x, Netware 4.x, And Netware 5.x)
    • NDPS Configuration (Netware 4.11 And Above)
  • Troubleshooting (10/100Base-T)
    • PSERVER Setup
    • RPRINTER/NPRINTER Setup
    • Printing Related
• 8 OS/2 Configuration
  • Overview
  • Configuring The NIC TCP/IP Settings
    • Mandatory Settings
    • Optional Settings
  • OS/2 Workstation Configuration
    • Using The LPR Command
    • Using An OS/2 LPR Print Queue
    • TCP/IP Access Problem
• 9 z/OS Configuration, IPDS Printer
  • Overview
    • Requirements
    • Configuration Checklist
  • Configuring PSF for z/OS to Print IPDS Files
    • Configuration Procedure
    • Verifying a TCP/IP-Attached Printer on z/OS
  • Sharing Line Matrix Printers on z/OS
    • JES Spool Printer Sharing
    • Port Switching Printer Sharing
  • Handling z/OS Connectivity Problems
    • Ping is Not Successful
    • Ping is Successful
• 10 AS/400 Configuration, ASCII Printer
  • Overview
  • Configuring AS/400 For ASCII Using TCP/IP
    • Configuring With ADDTCPIFC
    • Configuring A Router Definition With ADDTCPRTE
    • Configuring A Local Domain And Hostname
    • Configuring A TCP/IP Host Table Entry
  • Configuring The AS/400 For Printing
    • Setting Up Printing For ASCII Files
  • Verify Printing On AS/400
  • AS/400 ASCII Troubleshooting
    • TCP/IP Access Problem
    • Web Browser/HTTP Problem
• 11 AS/400 Configuration, IPDS Printer
  • Configuring On AS/400 As An IPDS Printer
    • Printing AFP, IPDS, And SCS Files
    • Requirements
    • Configuration Checklist
    • Configuring An AS/400 TCP/IP Interface With ADDTCPIFC
    • Configuring PSF/400 For IPDS On V3R2
    • Configuring PSF/400 For IPDS On V3R7 And Above
    • Configuring PSF for IPDS On V4R2 And Above
    • Configuring AFP with CRTPSFCFG on V4R3 and Above (Optional)
    • Configuring PSF with CRTDEVPRT On V4R2 and Above
  • Verifying The IPDS Configuration On AS/400
  • Sharing The AS/400 Printer On The Network
    • Printer Sharing Parameters
  • AS/400 Troubleshooting
    • Cannot PING The Printer
    • PSF/400 Terminates When Initialized
    • Spooled Print File Remains In PND Status
    • Spooled Files Disappear Without Printing
    • Data Is Being Clipped
• 12 z/OS Configuration, TN3270E
  • z/OS Configuration For A TN3270E Printer
  • Coax Printer Support FMID
  • Program Materials
    • VTAM Definitions For SCS and DSE TN3270E
    • TCPIP Configuration With TN3270E
    • Printer Inventory Manager As Defined With TN3270E
  • Configuration Screens
• 13 AS/400 Configuration, TN5250
  • Setting Up TN5250 Print Queues On AS/400
  • Setting Up A TN5250 Connection/Device Via A Telnet Session
    • User Supplied Values
  • Using Telnet Commands for TN5250
    • Command List
    • Getting Started
  • TN5250 Job Formatting
  • Font Identifier (FONT) - Help
• 14 Monitoring Printers
  • Implementing Printer Management
    • Agent/Manager Model
    • MIB
    • SNMP
  • Monitoring Tools
    • OS/2 TCP/IP
    • Monitoring With AIX NetView/6000
    • The Remote Management Software
    • Setting The SNMP Community Name
• 15 Commands
  • Command Shell Overview
    • npsh Access Methods
    • Main npsh Command Prefixes
    • Getting Command Help
  • Complete Command List
    • Store Commands
    • Set Commands
    • List Commands
    • Miscellaneous Commands
• 16 Extra Features
  • NIC Security
    • Users And Passwords
    • Reset The NIC Password
    • TCP Access Lists
  • Printer Monitoring And Logging
    • Printer And Print Job Monitoring
    • Printer Logging Through Logpaths
  • Downloading Software Through The Network Interface Card (NIC)
  • NIC Naming Schemes
  • Periodic Ping
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