Axis 27980R1 User Manual

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Setting Up - IBM Mainframe (zSeries)40 AXIS 5570e User’s ManualNote:Configuring theAxis Network PrintServerTo perform the instructions presented in this section, you should firstassign an IP address to your Axis Network Print Server using one of themethods presented in Setting the IP Address, on page 15.The purpose of the configuration of the Axis Network Print Server is toemulate a LAN attached IBM 3174 Control Unit running SNA PU2.0.Follow the instructions below to configure the Axis Network Print Serverusing 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 inthe location field and press the Enter key on your keyboard. The internal Webpages 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 will start the Configuration Wizardwhich is a step-by-step guide through the required configuration settings.Notes for SCS printing:If the LAN media at the remote (Print Server) location differs from that at the host location(e.g. Remote LAN = Ethernet and Host LAN = Token Ring), the MAC address definitions mustbe modified, as outlined below:Print Server Modifications:The Axis Network Print Server Host MAC address (H1_MAC_ADDR) must be bit-order reversedfor each byte,e.g. if the host address is 08005AB77D49 the converted address will be 10005AEDBE92Host Modifications:The required Host modifications are dependent upon the VTAM definition for the Major Nodewhere the Print Server definition is placed.Case 1:VTAM Major Node definition is a Switched Major Node.The MAC address of the Axis Network Print Server must be bit-order reversed in the PATHentry. An Axis Network Print Server with a MAC/node address of 00408C1B06D4 will bedefined using the MAC/node address 000231D8602B as follows:Case 2:VTAM Major Node definition is a Local Major Node.When using a channel attached controller as gateway to the host, the MAC address of theAxis Network Print Server is configured in the gateway. The address must be reversed, as incase 1 above.To protect the Admin pages and the Configuration Wizard from unauthorized use, enter apassword (default Pass) in the Root Password field under Admin | General Settings.• In the Configuration Wizard’s IBM Printer Emulation window, 38xx is the value used forLaserWriter printers and all other values are used for matrix printers.• In the Configuration Wizard Printer Driver window, PCL is used for LaserWriter printers, allother values apply to matrix printers.