Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices (32022-90051)

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Terminal and Printer Profiles
Printer Switching Configuration Screen
Number of
hosts sharing
printer Specifies the number of hosts that can share the
printer. If the port is being accessed by one system, and
a second system attempts to access the port, the second
system will be put in a queue and will be allowed to
access the port when the first system is done. If more
than the specified number of hosts attempt to access
the port, the spooler will be stopped on error on the
systems that exceeds the limit. The maximum allowed
is 5 hosts and the default value is 1.
Enable
port? Specifies whether communication can be established to
the port. Enter an N to disable the port. The default
is Y. If disabled, no connections can be established to
the port.
Dedicated
printer? Specifies whether the printer can be accessed by a
single system or multiple systems. If enabled, the
printer can only be accessed by the host specified in the
“Default destination” field. You must enter a
valid host name in the “Default destination” field
if the “Dedicated printer?” field is enabled. Enter
an N to allow the printer to be shared by more than one
system. The default is Y.
Automatic
connection? Specifies whether a connection is automatically
established to the system specified in the “Default
destination” field. If enabled, the DTC senses the
modem signal's rise and automatically connects the
device to the value of “Default destination”. Field
is valid for modem ports only (“Modem behavior”
field on Printer Profile screen must be set to 1, 2, or 3).
Enable keep
alive? Specifies whether “keep alive” mechanism is to be
activated. When there is no data transfer between the
DTC and system, then the “keep alive” mechanism is
used to detect if the connection is still there. The
default value is Y (enable). Enter and N to disable the
field. Not applicable for DTC 48 without the memory
extension.
Save port
config in
binary? Specifies whether the port configuration parameters
data length and parity settings will be maintained
when a binary mode is selected. If set to Y, then the