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Section 1
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1 Introduction
This section describes IPDS supported features, networking features and intended application of
the IntelliBar AS Net printer.
1.1 INTELLIBAR AS NET PRINTER SUMMARY
IntelliBar AS Net printers are specifically designed to support IBM’s AS/400, iSeries and
mainframe AFP/IPDS printing services over TCP/IP networks for IPDS bar code label printing.
IntelliBar AS Net printers feature an integrated Ethernet 10BaseT print server and an IPDS
interpreter with an IBM 4028 laser printer emulation. The print server and interpreter consist of
individual PCBs mounted on the main controller. The main controller consists of an HP PLC5
interpreter with an HP LJIII emulation and the printer engine controller.
In active IPDS operation, the IntelliBar AS Net print server receives IPDS communications from
the host and passes the data to a buffer in the IPDS interpreter. The interpreter then processes
and transforms the IPDS data into HP PCL protocol. The PCL data stream is then passed to
main printer controller for raster image processing and printing.
When in non-IPDS operation, the IntelliBar AS Net can receive PCL5 commands and ASCII
data via the network. The non-IPDS data is passed through the IPDS interpreter to the main
controller. The IPDS interpreter in this mode performs no operations.
The dual emulations and multiprotocol network support featured in all IntelliBar AS Net printers
allow multiple host computers to share an IntelliBar AS Net printer in mixed IBM/ASCII
networks. Almost any host can share an IntelliBar AS Net printer on virtually any network.
1.1.1 IntelliBar AS Net printers Features and Benefits
IntelliBar AS Net printers offer IPDS LAN bar code label printing with web browser-based
management in one integrated solution. There are no external hardware devices or additional
power supplies required to integrate an IntelliBar AS Net printer into an AS/400 or iSeries
TCP/IP network.
IntelliBar AS Net printers support most network protocols, network operating systems in any
Ethernet network environment and can be used over the Internet.
IntelliBar AS Net printers feature multiprotocol network support for all of the popular ASCII
network protocols including TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, Direct Mode IPX, DLC/LLC, NetBEUI, Apple
TCP/IP, Novell Netware ® NEST ® protocol stack for full Novell Directory Services (NDS)
support, Direct Mode IP (Windows (TM) 95/98 TCP/IP Peer-to-Peer), DLC/LLC protocols,
SMTP, and POP3/SNMP for use with Unix, Linux, Microsoft Windows.