User`s guide

AXIS 5470e User’s Guide
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AS/400 SNA Printing
To establish communication with the TCP/IP network, you must assign an IP address to
your AXIS 5470e Print Server. Refer to Assigning an IP address on page 10.
Follow these instructions to configure your AS/400 and AXIS 5470e for SNA printing:
Important!
The AS/400 Host System Checklist
Note:
1. Type DSPNETA on the AS/400 command line. For future reference, note the values of
the Local network ID and Default local location parameters. Press F3.
2. Type WRKLIND *ELAN to get a list of all line descriptions on the system. Type 5 in
front of the line description and press Enter.
3. Press F11 to display keywords.
4. For your future reference, note the values of the following parameters:
Local adapter address(ADPTADR) -and-
Maximum Controllers (MAXCTL)
Press Enter 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 DSPSYSVAL QCHRID and press Enter. Note the code page for future reference.
Press F3.
Step Action Described in
1.
Configuring the AS/400 host system The AS/400 Host System Checklist on page 14
2.
Configuring the AXIS 5470e Configuring the AXIS 5470e on page 16
3.
Completing the installation Verifying the Communication Link on page 17
SNA is not available for all AXIS 5470e models. Please refer to Product Model Summary on page 6.
If you are using OS/400 Version 3 Release 1 or higher, the AS/400 host in 5494 CU Mode will be configured
automatically. The information provided in this section describes this automated configuration procedure.
For future reference, enter the values below in the The AS/400 and Mainframe Parameter Checklist on
page 50.