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Integrated Network Interface Card
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Integrated Network Interface Card
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction .............................................. 11
Overview ...............................................................................11
What Is The NIC?.............................................................11
What Special Features Are Available?.............................12
Logical Printer Architecture ...................................................13
Destinations/Queues........................................................15
Models..............................................................................15
Interfaces...............................................................................17
Speed Setting for 10/100Base-T......................................18
Conventions Used In This Manual ........................................19
Notes And Notices.................................................................20
2 Installation And Configuration .................. 21
Installation .............................................................................21
Connecting To The Network ............................................21
Configuration Tools ...............................................................21
Printing A NIC Test Page .................................................22
Configuration Using The Control Panel............................24
NIC Verification ................................................................25
Wireless NIC Configuration Using The Control Panel......26
HTML Forms ....................................................................36
Configuration Alternatives ................................................39

Table of Contents
3 NIC Web Server ....................................... 41
Overview ...............................................................................41
Configuration.........................................................................42
Network Configuration...........................................................43
TCP/IP Network ...............................................................43
Wireless ...........................................................................47
Windows Network (NetBIOS TCP/IP) ..............................53
Print Path Configuration ........................................................54
Destination Settings .........................................................54
Current Model Settings ....................................................56
Print Model Configuration......................................................59
Log Path Configuration .........................................................62
TN5250/3270 Configuration ..................................................64
SNMP Configuration .............................................................68
Administration Configuration .................................................76
System Information ..........................................................76
Passwords .......................................................................79
System Configuration............................................................80
Security Configuration...........................................................80
Kerberos Configuration ....................................................80
Credentials Information....................................................82
Status ....................................................................................82
Status - I/O Port ....................................................................82
Status - Network....................................................................83

Table of Contents
4 Windows Configuration ............................ 85
Overview ...............................................................................85
Windows Environment Description........................................85
Windows NIC Configuration ..................................................86
Mandatory ........................................................................86
Optional............................................................................86
Configuration Using ARP .................................................86
Communicating Across Routers.......................................88
Changing Workgroup Names...........................................89
Changing Destination Names ..........................................90
Windows Host Configuration .................................................92
Windows Vista Setup .......................................................92
Windows XP/2000/2003 Server Host Setup ....................98
5 Unix Configuration.................................. 109
Overview .............................................................................109
Unix Environment Description .............................................109
Unix NIC Configuration........................................................110
Mandatory ......................................................................110
Optional..........................................................................110
Using ARP......................................................................110
Using RARP ...................................................................112
Using BOOTP ................................................................113
Communicating Across Routers.....................................114
Unix Host Configuration ......................................................115
Manual System V Host Setup ........................................115
NIC Installation on HP-UX...................................................116
Solaris 2.6 – 7 NIC Setup....................................................117
Manual LPR/LPD Host Setup.........................................118
NIC Configuration for AIX 4............................................120
AIX Remote Queue Time–Out Setting ...........................122
Printing From AIX...........................................................122

Table of Contents
Printing With FTP...........................................................123
Direct Socket Printing.....................................................124
6 z/OS Configuration, IPDS Printer ........... 125
Overview .............................................................................125
Requirements.................................................................125
Configuration Checklist ..................................................126
Configuring PSF for z/OS to Print IPDS Files .....................127
Configuration Procedure ................................................127
Verifying a TCP/IP-Attached Printer on z/OS.................137
Sharing Line Matrix Printers on z/OS..................................138
JES Spool Printer Sharing .............................................138
Port Switching Printer Sharing .......................................140
Handling z/OS Connectivity Problems ................................140
Ping is Not Successful ...................................................140
Ping is Successful ..........................................................141
7 AS/400 Configuration, ASCII Printer ...... 143
Overview .............................................................................143
Configuring AS/400 For ASCII Using TCP/IP .....................145
Configuring With ADDTCPIFC .......................................145
Configuring A Router Definition With ADDTCPRTE ......147
Configuring A Local Domain And Hostname..................147
Configuring A TCP/IP Host Table Entry.........................147
Configuring The AS/400 For Printing ..................................148
Setting Up Printing For ASCII Files................................148
Verify Printing On AS/400 ...................................................155
AS/400 ASCII Troubleshooting ...........................................156

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8 AS/400 Configuration, IPDS Printer ....... 157
Configuring On AS/400 As An IPDS Printer........................157
Printing AFP, IPDS, And SCS Files ...............................157
Requirements.................................................................158
Configuration Checklist ..................................................158
Configuring An AS/400 TCP/IP Interface With
ADDTCPIFC...................................................................160
Configuring PSF/400 For IPDS On V3R2 ......................162
Configuring PSF/400 For IPDS On V3R7 And Above....168
Configuring PSF for IPDS On V4R2 And Above............173
Configuring AFP with CRTPSFCFG on V4R3 and Above
(Optional) .......................................................................174
Configuring PSF with CRTDEVPRT On V4R2 and
Above .............................................................................176
Verifying The IPDS Configuration On AS/400.....................180
Sharing The AS/400 Printer On The Network .....................181
Printer Sharing Parameters............................................182
AS/400 Troubleshooting......................................................185
Cannot PING The Printer ...............................................185
PSF/400 Terminates When Initialized............................185
Spooled Print File Remains In PND Status....................186
Spooled Files Disappear Without Printing......................186
Data Is Being Clipped ....................................................186
9 z/OS Configuration, TN3270E................ 187
z/OS Configuration For A TN3270E Printer ........................187
Coax Printer Support FMID .................................................187
Program Materials ...............................................................188
VTAM Definitions For SCS and DSE TN3270E .............189
TCPIP Configuration With TN3270E..............................191
Printer Inventory Manager As Defined With TN3270E...192
Configuration Screens.........................................................201

Table of Contents
10 AS/400 Configuration, TN5250 .............. 205
Setting Up TN5250 Print Queues On AS/400 .....................205
Setting Up A TN5250 Connection/Device Via A
Telnet Session ....................................................................206
User Supplied Values ....................................................207
Using Telnet Commands for TN5250..................................207
Command List................................................................207
Getting Started...............................................................208
TN5250 Job Formatting ......................................................209
Font Identifier (FONT) - Help ..............................................211
11 Monitoring Printers ................................. 213
Implementing Printer Management .....................................213
Agent/Manager Model....................................................213
MIB.................................................................................214
SNMP.............................................................................215
Monitoring Tools..................................................................215
Monitoring With AIX NetView/6000 ................................215
PrintNet Enterprise Suite................................................216
Setting The SNMP Community Name............................216
12 Commands ............................................. 217
Command Shell Overview...................................................217
npsh Access Methods ....................................................217
Main npsh Command Prefixes.......................................218
Getting Command Help..................................................218
Complete Command List.....................................................219
Store Commands ...........................................................219
Set Commands ..............................................................235
List Commands ..............................................................248
Miscellaneous Commands.............................................253

Table of Contents
13 Extra Features........................................ 257
NIC Security ........................................................................257
Users And Passwords....................................................257
Reset The NIC Password...............................................259
TCP Access Lists ...........................................................259
Printer Monitoring And Logging...........................................261
Printer And Print Job Monitoring ....................................261
Printer Logging Through Logpaths.................................262
Downloading Software Through The
Network Interface Card (NIC)..............................................263
NIC Naming Schemes.........................................................266
Periodic Ping .......................................................................266
A Troubleshooting Tips.............................. 269
Windows Troubleshooting Tips ...........................................269
Technical Support ..........................................................269
NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network.........................270
HTML Configuration Forms Will Not Display..................270
Errors Occur When Defining An LPR Printer .................271
Cannot Browse The NIC On The Network .....................271
Printer Errors When Printing Or No Output....................272
TCP/IP Access Problem.................................................272
Web Browser/HTTP Problem.........................................273
Windows NT 4.0 Or 2000 Host Setup Problems............274
Unix Troubleshooting Tips...................................................276
NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network.........................276
Nothing Prints.................................................................277
Stair-Stepped Output .....................................................278
No Form Feed Or Extra Page Comes Out .....................279
TCP/IP Access Problem.................................................279
Front Panel Message – Dynamically Set Params
Read Only ......................................................................280

Table of Contents
TCP/IP Access Problem......................................................281
Web Browser/HTTP Problem..............................................282
B Kerberos ................................................. 283
Kerberos Enabled Wireless NIC Configuration ...................283
Configuring the Print Server for Kerberos
Authentication ................................................................284
C Customer Support .................................. 287
Printronix Customer Support Center ...................................287
Printronix Supplies Department ..........................................288
Corporate Offices ................................................................288
D Glossary ................................................. 289

11
1Introduction
Overview
This chapter introduces you to the Network Interface Card (NIC)
architecture and special features, as well as providing information
on installation and configuration tools.
What Is The NIC?
The NIC allows you to attach printers on a local area network (LAN)
rather than attaching them directly to a host system. Following
simple configuration steps, these peripherals can be
simultaneously shared with users on the network whether you are
using TCP/IP or NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
The NIC package contains an Ethernet Interface to attach itself and
the printer to the network. The NIC is supplied in one of two forms:
•an integrated Ethernet card
•an integrated wireless Ethernet card.

Chapter 1 Overview
12
What Special Features Are Available?
The NIC offers an extensive list of features including:
•built-in HTML forms for easy cross-platform configuration
•availability of PrintNet®Enterprise, a remote management
software utility
•a detailed and easy-to-use command shell built-in to the
firmware
•multi-level configuration security through passwords,
permission levels, and access lists
•WAN-wide communication access
•numerous printer logging methods (e.g., automatic email) to
record printer errors and usage
•remote management through HTML forms, Telnet sessions,
rsh/rcmd/remsh commands, SNMP, and pre-defined log
methods
•extensive built-in troubleshooting tools
•built-in telnet and ping clients
•configurable memory usage by disabling protocols and
destination services
•multiple destinations/queues for versatile printer manipulation
and distinct print setups
•header and trailer strings to instruct printers on font, pitch,
printing, etc.
•flexible naming conventions
•automatic network connection and frame type sensing
•simultaneous printing across all I/O ports and all supported
protocols
•multiple network protocol support

What Special Features Are Available?
13
Logical Printer Architecture
The NIC implements a logical printer architecture which gives the
system administrator the possibility to configure the print server to
handle and act upon the print data in several ways. When a print
job comes through the print server, there is a certain logical print
path that it follows before it gets to the printer. Each logical print
path consists of a sequence of logical steps where extra processing
may be performed on the print data before it is sent to the printer.
This ability to preprocess the print data before it is sent to the
printer allows elimination of certain printing problems, or
implementation of printer enhancements that may be difficult and
time consuming to solve or introduce at the system, spool or queue
level. The preprocess ability is also simplistic to perform at the print
server level.
The logical print path for a print job going through NIC consists of
three different phases:
•Phase 1 - the host sends the job to a destination or queue on
NIC (e.g. d1prn).
•Phase 2 - the print job passes through the associated “model”
(e.g. model “m1”) on NIC for any extra processing associated
with the model.
•Phase 3 - the processed print job is directed to the printer for
output.
Logical Printer Architecture

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Figure 1. Print Path
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
Host
Destination 4
(d4prn)
Destination 2
(d2prn)
Destination 3
(d3prn)
Destination 1
(d1prn)
Model 1
(m1)
Model 2
(m2)
Model 3
(m3)
Model 4
(m4)
Printer
Destination 8
(d8prn)
Destination 6
(d6prn)
Destination 7
(d7prn)
Destination 5
(d5prn)
Model 5
(m5)
Model 6
(m6)
Model 7
(m7)
Model 8
(m8)

Destinations/Queues
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Destinations/Queues
For every I/O port on NIC, there is at least one pre-defined logical
print queue or destination to accept print jobs destined for it. This
includes print jobs that are sent directly to the I/O port, such as port
9100. These queue or destination names are pre-defined but can
be changed by the user.
Models
For every destination or queue, there is a pre-defined model
associated with it. The model defines how the print job will be
processed as it passes through to the printer. Models are a set of
mini filters that can be used to modify the print data stream. The
functions available for each model are as follows:
1. Insert carriage return after line feed
2. Insert a banner page before or after each print job
3. Insert header strings to
•Print using upper tray’s paper
•Printer using lower tray's paper
•Print in landscape mode
•Print in portrait mode
4. Insert trailer strings to
•Reset the printer once the print job completes
•Force the end of the job
•Perform a form feed at the end of the data

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5. Log one or all of the following information as each print job
passes through the model
•Job ID and username
•User ID and three messages per job about the start and
finish
•Checksum value of the data transferred
•Miscellaneous messages from the printer
•Status of the printer based on the port interface signals
6. Load a specific printer configuration before processing a print
job
•Specify a printer configuration to be associated with a print
queue.
•When a job is set to that print queue, the associated printer
configuration will be loaded before the job is processed.
•Feature allows you to define up to eight unique and
independent printer personalities in a single printer.
•Allows you to effectively have eight different printers in one.