User`s guide

AXIS 570/670 User’s Guide TN3270E Printing in the Mainframe environment 19
IBM Mainframe
TN3270E Printing in the Mainframe environment
Communication between the AXIS 570/670 and Mainframe host is achieved via a TN3270E
server using the TCP/IP transport protocol for the supported data streams, as illustrated below:
The configuration procedures defined within this section are consequently presented in the
following three stages:
Configuring the Mainframe host
Consult your TN3270E server documentation and make sure that the appropriate VTAM host
system definitions are set up for mainframe-to-TN3270E server SNA communication.
Configuring the AXIS 570/670
Follow instructions below to configure the AXIS 570/670 using a Web browser:
1. Start a Web browser, e.g. Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
2. Enter the IP address or the host name of the AXIS 570/670 in the location field and press the
Enter key on your keyboard. The internal Web pages of the AXIS 570/670 appear. You may be
asked to enter a user name and a password. The default values are root and pass, respectively.
3. Click the Configuration button.
4. Select TN3270E from the header.
5. Enter the IP address of your TN3270E server in the Server IP Address field.
6. Enter the printer device name in the Printer name field. The name may comprise the letters
A-Z and the numerals 0-9, but must begin with a letter. A maximum of 8 characters are
allowed. This name must correspond to the configured printer name in the TN3270E server.
7. Enter the TN3270E server’s Telnet port number in the Port field. The default port number
(23) can be used in most environments.
8. Select which logical printer to use from the Logical Printer drop-down list.
9. AXIS 570e/670e only: Select your IPDS printer emulation from the IPDS printer emulation
drop-down list.
10. Set Auto Connect to ON.