Chapter 8 Verifying the IPDS Configuration on AS/400132Verifying the IPDS Configuration on AS/400To test IPDS printing:1. If it is not already on, vary on the line description:VRYCFG CFGTYPE(*LIN)2. To start TCP/IP, enter STRTCP.3. Verify that the AS/400 TCP/IP interface is active. Use thecommand:WRKTCPSTSand then select option 1.4. Turn the printer on and wait until the printer control paneldisplays “ETHERNET IS READY.”5. To verify the printer is connected to AS/400, ping the printerfrom an AS/400 workstation with one of the followingcommands:PING ip_addressorPING hostnamewhere ip_address is the Internet address of the remotesystem printer (the PrintNet), and hostname is the hostnameyou defined for the printer, if any.• If the ping is not successful, refer to “Cannot PING thePrinter” on page 137.• If the ping is successful, vary on the printer devicedescription with the command:VRYCFG (printer_device) CFGTYPE(*DEV)STATUS(*ON)6. To use PSF/400 to send an IPDS file to the printer, enter:STRPRTWTR DEV (printer_device)where printer_device is the name of the printer.
