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SNA Printing in the AS/400 environment AXIS 570/670 User’s Guide
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SNA Printing in the AS/400 environment
Important!
Configuring the AS/400 Host System
Follow the instructions below to verify that the AS/400 host is correctly configured for SNA
printing:
1. Type DSPNETA on the AS/400 command line. For your future reference, note the values of
the Local network ID and Default local location parameters. Press F3.
2. Type DSPLIND xxxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxxxx is the name given to your LAN Line
Description used with the AXIS 570/670. If you do not know the name of the Line
Description, type WRKCFGSTS *LIN to get a list of all line descriptions on the system.
3. Press F11 to display keywords.
4. For your future reference, note the values of the Local adapter address(ADPTADR)
and Maximum Controllers (MAXCTL)parameters. Press return to view the active
switched controllers display and verify that the number of controllers does not exceed
MAXCTL.
5. Press ENTER repeatedly to display the SSAP list. Make sure there is at least one SSAP entry
dedicated for SNA. For your future reference, note the SSAP value for this entry.
6. Press ENTER repeatedly to display the Autocreate controller (AUTOCRTCTL)
parameter. Ensure that the AUTOCRTCTL parameter is set to *YES. Press F3 to return to the
command line.
7. Type WRKSYSVAL. Find the QAUTOCFG and QAUTORMT parameters and check that both
are ON(1). Press F3.
8. Type DSPMODD QRMTWSC on the command line to check that the mode description exists
on the system. Press F3. Refer to the AXIS 570/670 User’s Manual for information regarding
the QRMTWSC mode.
9. Type DSPUSRPRF QUSER. Make sure that the QUSER Status is *ENABLED and has its
Maximum Storage Allowed parameter set to *NOMAX. Press F3.
If you are using OS/400 Version 3 Release 1 or above, the AS/400 host in 5494 CU Mode will be configured
automatically. The information provided in this section describes this automated configuration procedure.
For information regarding manual configuration, refer to the AXIS Network Print Servers technical reference that is
supplied on the AXIS Online CD or see the Technical Notes that are available on the Axis Web site.
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