User`s guide

AXIS 5470e User’s Guide
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Mainframe TN3270E 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 Mainframe and AXIS 5470e for TN3270E
printing:
Communication between the AXIS 5470e and Mainframe host is achieved via a TN3270E
server using the TCP/IP transport protocol for the supported data streams, as illustrated
below:
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.
Step Action Described in
1.
Configuring the Mainframe host system Configuring the Mainframe host on page 30
2.
Configuring the AXIS 5470e Configuring the AXIS 5470e on page 31
3.
Setting up the TN3270E server Setting up the TN3270E server on page 32
4.
Completing the installation Verifying the Communication Link on page 34