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Network Interface Card
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction .............................................. 17
Overview ...............................................................................17
What Is The NIC?.............................................................17
What Special Features Are Available?.............................18
Logical Printer Architecture ...................................................19
Destinations/Queues........................................................21
Models..............................................................................21
Interfaces...............................................................................23
10/100Base-T...................................................................24
Speed Setting for 10/100Base-T......................................29
Conventions Used In This Manual ........................................30
Notes And Notices.................................................................31
Printronix Customer Support Center .....................................31
2 Installation And Configuration .................. 33
Installation .............................................................................33
Connecting To The Network ............................................33
Configuration Tools ...............................................................34
Configuration Using The Control Panel............................34
NIC Verification ................................................................39
Wireless NIC Configuration Using
The Control Panel ............................................................40
Kerberos Enabled Wireless NIC Configuration ................49
HTML Forms ....................................................................51
Configuration Alternatives ................................................54

Table of Contents
3 Embedded NIC Web Page ....................... 55
Overview ...............................................................................55
Configuration.........................................................................56
Network Configuration...........................................................57
TCP/IP Network ...............................................................57
802.11b ............................................................................59
Windows Network (NetBIOS TCP/IP) ..............................61
Novell Network.................................................................62
Print Path Configuration ........................................................64
Destination Settings .........................................................64
Current Model Settings ....................................................66
Current Log Path Settings................................................67
Print Model Configuration......................................................68
Log Path Configuration .........................................................71
TN5250/3270 Configuration ..................................................73
SNMP Configuration .............................................................77
Administration Configuration .................................................85
System Information ..........................................................85
Passwords .......................................................................88
System Configuration............................................................89
Security Configuration...........................................................89
Kerberos Configuration ....................................................89
Credentials Information....................................................91
Status ....................................................................................91
Status - I/O Port ....................................................................91
Status - Network....................................................................92

Table of Contents
4 Windows Configuration ............................ 93
Overview ...............................................................................93
Windows Environment Description........................................93
Windows NIC Configuration ..................................................94
Mandatory ........................................................................94
Optional............................................................................94
Configuration Using ARP .................................................94
Communicating Across Routers.......................................96
Changing Workgroup Names...........................................97
Changing Destination Names ..........................................98
Windows Host Configuration ...............................................100
Windows NT 4.0 Host Setup ..........................................100
Windows XP/2000 Host Setup .......................................104
Windows NT 3.51 Host Setup ........................................114
Windows Me or 9x Host Setup.......................................116
Printronix Printing System (PPS) Host Setup ................117
Windows 3.1 Host Setup................................................118
Windows Troubleshooting Tips ...........................................119
Technical Support ..........................................................119
NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network.........................120
HTML Configuration Forms Will Not Display..................120
Errors Occur When Defining An LPR Printer .................121
Cannot Browse The NIC On The Network .....................121
Printer Errors When Printing Or No Output....................122
TCP/IP Access Problem.................................................122
Web Browser/HTTP Problem.........................................124
Windows NT 4.0 Or 2000 Host Setup Problems............125

Table of Contents
5 Unix Configuration .................................. 127
Overview .............................................................................127
Unix Environment Description .............................................127
Unix NIC Configuration .......................................................128
Mandatory ......................................................................128
Optional..........................................................................128
Using ARP .....................................................................128
Using RARP ...................................................................130
Using BOOTP ................................................................131
Communicating Across Routers.....................................132
Unix Host Configuration ......................................................133
Manual System V Host Setup ........................................133
NIC Installation on HP-UX...................................................134
Solaris 2.6 – 7 NIC Setup....................................................135
SCO Setup ..........................................................................136
Manual LPR/LPD Host Setup.........................................143
NIC Configuration for AIX 4............................................144
AIX Remote Queue Time–Out Setting ...........................146
Printing From AIX...........................................................147
Printing With FTP...........................................................147
Direct Socket Printing.....................................................148
Unix Troubleshooting Tips ..................................................149
NIC Cannot Be Found On The Network.........................149
Nothing Prints ................................................................150
Stair-Stepped Output .....................................................151
No Form Feed Or Extra Page Comes Out .....................152
TCP/IP Access Problem.................................................152
Front Panel Message – Dynamically Set Params
Read Only ......................................................................154

Table of Contents
6 Novell Configuration............................... 155
Overview .............................................................................155
Novell Environment Description ..........................................155
Novell NIC Configuration.....................................................156
Using HTML Forms ........................................................157
Novell Host Configuration....................................................158
NetWare Version 3.x PSERVER Setup .........................158
NetWare Version 3.x RPRINTER Setup ........................160
NetWare Version 4.x and 5.x PSERVER Setup.............163
NetWare Version 4.x and 5.x RPRINTER Setup ...........166
Novell Troubleshooting Tips................................................168
NetWare 3.x – No PSERVER Connection .....................169
NetWare 4.x and 5.x- No PSERVER Connection ..........170
7 Novell Configuration For
10/100Base-T IntT6(ll)-80(ion)7.5(uia)-6.3(s)-2m......................... 5

Table of Contents
Referencing A Bindery Queue In NDS
(Netware 3.x, Netware 4.x, And Netware 5.x)................188
RPRINTER/NPRINTER Setup
(Netware 3.x, Netware 4.x, And Netware 5.x)................188
NDPS Configuration (Netware 4.11 And Above) ...........191
Troubleshooting (10/100Base-T) ........................................194
PSERVER Setup ...........................................................194
RPRINTER/NPRINTER Setup .......................................197
Printing Related .............................................................199
8 OS/2 Configuration................................. 203
Overview .............................................................................203
Configuring The NIC TCP/IP Settings.................................203
Mandatory Settings ........................................................204
Optional Settings............................................................204
OS/2 Workstation Configuration..........................................204
Using The LPR Command .............................................204
Using An OS/2 LPR Print Queue ...................................205
TCP/IP Access Problem.................................................208
9 z/OS Configuration, IPDS Printer ........... 211
Overview .............................................................................211
Requirements.................................................................211
Configuration Checklist ..................................................212
Configuring PSF for z/OS to Print IPDS Files .....................213
Configuration Procedure ................................................213
Verifying a TCP/IP-Attached Printer on z/OS.................223
Sharing Line Matrix Printers on z/OS..................................224
JES Spool Printer Sharing .............................................224
Port Switching Printer Sharing .......................................226
Handling z/OS Connectivity Problems ................................226
Ping is Not Successful ...................................................226
Ping is Successful ..........................................................227

Table of Contents
10 AS/400 Configuration, ASCII Printer ...... 229
Overview .............................................................................229
Configuring AS/400 For ASCII Using TCP/IP......................231
Configuring With ADDTCPIFC .......................................231
Configuring A Router Definition With ADDTCPRTE ......233
Configuring A Local Domain And Hostname..................233
Configuring A TCP/IP Host Table Entry .........................233
Configuring The AS/400 For Printing ..................................234
Setting Up Printing For ASCII Files................................234
Verify Printing On AS/400 ...................................................240
AS/400 ASCII Troubleshooting ...........................................241
TCP/IP Access Problem.................................................242
Web Browser/HTTP Problem.........................................244
11 AS/400 Configuration, IPDS Printer ....... 245
Configuring On AS/400 As An IPDS Printer........................245
Printing AFP, IPDS, And SCS Files ...............................245
Requirements.................................................................246
Configuration Checklist ..................................................246
Configuring An AS/400 TCP/IP Interface With
ADDTCPIFC...................................................................248
Configuring PSF/400 For IPDS On V3R2 ......................250
Configuring PSF/400 For IPDS On V3R7 And Above....256
Configuring PSF for IPDS On V4R2 And Above............261
Configuring AFP with CRTPSFCFG on V4R3 and
Above (Optional) ............................................................262
Configuring PSF with CRTDEVPRT On V4R2 and
Above .............................................................................264
Verifying The IPDS Configuration On AS/400.....................268
Sharing The AS/400 Printer On The Network .....................269
Printer Sharing Parameters............................................270

Table of Contents
AS/400 Troubleshooting......................................................273
Cannot PING The Printer...............................................273
PSF/400 Terminates When Initialized............................273
Spooled Print File Remains In PND Status....................274
Spooled Files Disappear Without Printing......................274
Data Is Being Clipped ....................................................274
12 z/OS Configuration, TN3270E................ 275
z/OS Configuration For A TN3270E Printer ........................275
Coax Printer Support FMID .................................................275
Program Materials ...............................................................276
VTAM Definitions For SCS and DSE TN3270E.............277
TCPIP Configuration With TN3270E..............................279
Printer Inventory Manager As Defined With TN3270E...280
Configuration Screens.........................................................289
13 AS/400 Configuration, TN5250 .............. 293
Setting Up TN5250 Print Queues On AS/400 .....................293
Setting Up A TN5250 Connection/Device Via A
Telnet Session ....................................................................294
User Supplied Values ....................................................295
Using Telnet Commands for TN5250..................................295
Command List................................................................295
Getting Started...............................................................296
TN5250 Job Formatting ......................................................297
Font Identifier (FONT) - Help ..............................................299

Table of Contents
14 Monitoring Printers ................................. 301
Implementing Printer Management .....................................301
Agent/Manager Model....................................................301
MIB.................................................................................302
SNMP.............................................................................303
Monitoring Tools..................................................................303
OS/2 TCP/IP ..................................................................303
Monitoring With AIX NetView/6000 ................................304
The Remote Management Software ..............................304
Setting The SNMP Community Name............................304
15 Commands............................................. 305
Command Shell Overview...................................................305
npsh Access Methods ....................................................305
Main npsh Command Prefixes .......................................305
Getting Command Help..................................................306
Complete Command List.....................................................307
Store Commands ...........................................................307
Set Commands ..............................................................322
List Commands ..............................................................335
Miscellaneous Commands .............................................339
16 Extra Features........................................ 343
NIC Security ........................................................................343
Users And Passwords....................................................343
Reset The NIC Password...............................................345
TCP Access Lists ...........................................................347
Printer Monitoring And Logging...........................................349
Printer And Print Job Monitoring ....................................349
Printer Logging Through Logpaths.................................350

Table of Contents
Downloading Software Through The
Network Interface Card (NIC)..............................................351
NIC Naming Schemes.........................................................354
Periodic Ping .......................................................................355
Glossary ................................................. 357

17
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, NetBIOS over TCP/IP, or IPX (Novell
®
).
The NIC package contains an Ethernet Interface to attach itself and
the printer to the network. The NIC is supplied in one of four forms:
•an Ethernet adapter attached to the printer parallel port
•a wireless Ethernet adapter
•an integrated Ethernet card
•an integrated wireless Ethernet card.
Throughout this manual, features specific to each NIC type will be
indicated by the sideheads ADAPTER, WLAN ADAPTER,
ETHERNET, and WLAN.

Chapter 1 Overview
18
What Special Features Are Available?
NIC offers an extensive list of features including:
•built-in HTML forms for easy cross-platform configuration
•availability of remote management software
•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?
19
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

Chapter 1 Logical Printer Architecture
20
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)