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AXIS 5470e/570/670e User’s Manual Section 5: Setting Up - IBM Mainframe
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SNA Printing
The AXIS 5470e/570/670e supports printing of SCS, 3270 and IPDS
data streams via the SNA transport protocol.
Important!
Notes:
Configuring for SNA printing in 3174 CU Mode is described in three
separate stages:
• Configuring the IBM Mainframe Host system
• Configuring the AXIS 5470e/570/670e
• Verifying the communication
Configuring the
Mainframe
Host System
These procedures are compulsory for printing in the IBM Mainframe
environment.
Configuring the host system requires you to do the following:
• Make sure that a VTAM Logon-mode entry is available for your
AXIS 5470e/570/670e.
• Create the VTAM Definition for the Major Node where the Print
Server definition is to be placed.
The AXIS 5470e/570/670e must be set up to emulate an IBM 3174 (3174 CU
mode) in the Mainframe/VTAM environment.
• IPDS is only available for the AXIS 670e and the AXIS 5470e units with the
IPDS option installed. Please refer to Product Model Summary on page
10.
• SNA is only available for AXIS 5470e/570/670e units with the SNA option
installed. Please refer to Product Model Summary on page 10.