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Setting up Printing for ASCII Files
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Manufacturer type (MFRTYPMDL)
Select a manufacturer type and model. This is the name of the WSCO.
Select *IBM6400EP for Epson emulation or *IBM6400PR or *IBM42023
for Proprinter Emulation.
Internet address (INTNETADR)
Specify the IP address of the printer.
Verify Printing on AS/400
This section verifies that the printer is capable of printing ASCII files and
that the printer can be pinged on the network.
To test ASCII printing:
1. Start TCP/IP, if it is not already running, by entering the command
STRTCP
.
2. Verify that the AS/400 TCP/IP interface is active.
3. Ping the printer from an AS/400 workstation with the command:
ping
ip_address
.
Where
ip_address
is the Internet address of the remote system
printer (the NIC) or the hostname of the printer (if you put the
hostname in the host entry table as directed in “Configuring a TCP/IP
Host Table Entry” on page 39).
4. If the printer cannot be pinged, proceed to “AS/400 ASCII
Troubleshooting” on page 46.
5. Use one of the following methods to send a spooled file to the printer:
• Enter the LPR command on the AS/400 command line with the
appropriate parameters. See “To use LPR manually:” on page 40.
• Enter
STRRMTWTR
name
on the AS/400 command line, where
name
is the name of the AS/400 remote output queue (not the printer
internet queue, as described in “To create an Automatic Remote
Output Queue:” on page 43).
• Use the
WRKOUTQ
command to send jobs.