Printronix Network Interface Card 11 AS/400 Configuration, IPDS Printer, Printing AFP, IPDS, And SCS Files

11 AS/400 Configuration,

IPDS Printer

Configuring On AS/400 As An IPDS Printer

NOTE: The IPDS emulation is not supported on the T4204 printer.

Use this chapter to configure your printer on AS/400 as an IPDS printer. To print IPDS, you must install the IPDS option on your printer. Once configured as an IPDS printer, the printer can also print AFP™ and SCS, but these datastreams must be converted to IPDS first.

NOTE: Do not cancel IPDS print jobs by using WebPage cancel.

Printing AFP, IPDS, And SCS Files

Printers configured as IPDS only print IPDS files. AFP and SCS files can be printed, but they must be transformed to IPDS before printing.

•APF files are transformed directly by Print Services Facility™ (PSF/400, an integrated feature of OS/400), which then sends the transformed file to the printer.

•SCS files are transformed into IPDS by setting the IPDSPASTHR parameter to YES (see Figure 32 on page 254 or Figure 33 on page 257). This path yields the best performance by sending IPDS files directly to the printer with no transform.

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