User`s manual
Setting Up - AS/400 (iSeries)
30 AXIS 5570e / AXIS 5670e User’s Manual
1. Type WRKCTLD *VWS on the AS/400 command line and press Enter to
determine the number of auto-configured virtual devices on your AS/400
system. Press F3.
2. Type
DSPSYSVAL QAUTOVRT and press Enter. Make sure that the value of
the
QAUTOVRT parameter is greater than the number of auto-configured
virtual devices. Press F3.
3. Type
DSPSYSVAL QCHRID and press Enter. Note the system language (code
page) for future reference. Press F3.
4. Type
WRKTCPSTS OPTION *IFC and press Enter to determine the IP address
of the AS/400 server. Press F3.
Configuring the
Axis Network Print
Server
Follow the instructions below to configure the Axis Network Print Server
for TN5250E printing 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 Network Print Server in
the location field and press the Enter key on your keyboard. The internal Web
pages of the Axis Network Print Server will appear.
Important:
3. Click the Configuration Wizard for IBM sessions button.
4. Click the Add Session button. This takes you to the Configuration Wizard
which is a step-by-step guide through the required configuration settings.
Notes:
Verifying the
Communication Link
1. Type
WRKCFGSTS *DEV xxxx*, where xxxx are the first four characters of
the printer device name, on the AS/400 command line and press Enter. A
list of printer devices will be displayed. Make sure that a virtual printer
device is active.
2. Direct a printout to this printer device to check the integrity of the
communication link.
3. Press the test button on the Axis Network Print Server once to print a test
page. Make sure that the TN5250E status is defined on the test page as
Idle, Actv or LU-1.
To protect the admin pages and the Configuration Wizard from unauthorized use, enter a
password (default Pass) in the Root Password field under Admin | General Settings.
• In the Configuration Wizard, you must choose a new and unused name for the printer (in
the ‘Printer Name’ field) when in the ‘TN5250E Protocol Configuration’ window.
• In the Configuration Wizard’s ‘Printer Driver’ window, PCL is used for LaserWriter printers,
all other values apply to matrix printers.