User`s guide

The AXEL Proprietary Network Servers
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TCP/IP AXEL Platine Terminal 75
For DAEMON Monitoring (options 3, 4, 5 and 6) refer to the previous chapter.
PIOBE monitoring associates a Platine terminal with a printer (not with a
device). The main benefit of this method is that the AXEL server is not a
daemon (a background process) but a simple printer interface program.
By selecting option 7 in the configuration menu, a Platine/Printer Association
can be created. Three parameters are needed:
- AXEL Platine:
Enter the name of the target Platine. If this name is not listed in the
/etc/hosts file, the axconf utility adds its name to the associated IP
address.
- TCP Port Number:
Enter the TCP port number for the auxiliary port to be used. This is the
number entered through the Platine terminal Set-Up .
Note: the chosen port must be controlled by the printd service.
- Logfile:
This optional file is used to record all AXEL server events. Enter the
logfile name or press <RETURN> if logging is not required.
- Printer:
Enter the characteristics of the new printer:
- the name,
- the model (the default value is 4201-3).
- the type (the default value is asc).
Note: to discover all available printer types and printer models on your system,
study the files in the /usr/lpd/pio/predef directory.
Printers controlled by the AXEL server are addressed with the lp and
associated commands, like any system printer:
$ lp -d printer_name file
Note: use option 8 to remove a Platine/Printer Association.