User`s guide

AXIS 570/670 User’s Guide TN3270E Printing in the Mainframe environment 21
Setting up the TN3270E server
This section describes how to configure Microsoft’s SNA Server.
Note:
Communication is established in two separate stages, SNA Server-to-Host connection and SNA
Server to AXIS 570/670 connection, described below:
Stage 1: SNA Server-to-Host Connection
Follow the steps below to set-up a SNA Server-to-Host connection for the AXIS 570/670:
1. Start Microsoft SNA Server Manager and click the Servers folder. The Main SNA Server
Manager Window is featured in the illustration below.
2. Insert a new Connection to the host under Connections. Refer to the online help for assistance
on how to configure the connection.
3. Select the new connection and Insert a 3270 Application LU (LUA) to this connection.
4. Set the LU Number to the LU Number specified in the host.
5. Set the LU Name to the name you want to use for the printer device. This is the same name
that you specify in the TN3270E Printer Name parameter of the AXIS 570/670.
6. Click OK.
SNA Server Manager Main Window
For information on how to configure other TN3270E-capable servers, please refer to the AXIS 570/670 User’s
Manual, supplied on the AXIS Online CD or the Technical Notes featured on the AXIS Website
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