Xerox 180 IPS AS/400 parameters, Software prerequisites – AS/400, Network configurations – AS/400

DEFINING THE PRINTER TO THE HOST: TCP/IP ATTACHMENT

AS/400 parameters

This section describes the process of configuring an AS/400 system to communicate and print on an IPS using TCP/IP. This process is applicable to either a Token Ring or an Ethernet LAN.

This information applies to all AS/400 RISC models with OS/400

V3R7 (or higher) installed. Some references are made to OS/400

V3R2 installed CISC models.

Software prerequisites – AS/400

The following prerequisite software packages must be installed on your host system before you begin the configuration process described in the following pages. Ensure that you are using the manuals for the proper software releases.

Table E-13.AS/400 software prerequisites

OS/400	Licensed	Description	Product
	program		option
V3R7	5716TC1	TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities for AS/400	*BASE
V3R7	5716SS1	OS/400—Print Services Facility/400	N/A
V3R2	5763TC11	TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities/400	N/A
V3R2	5763AF1	Advanced Function Printing Utilities/400	N/A
V3R2	5763SS1	OS/400—Print Services Facility/400	N/A

Network configurations – AS/400

The IPS printer is supported in all the following types of AS/400 configurations, provided that the software prerequisites are installed.

•Basic configuration in which the AS/400 is attached to a LAN using either a Token Ring or Ethernet network adapter card

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Remote LAN environment in which there are data communication links between the AS/400 and the LAN- attached controller

Configurations in which the LAN with the printer attached is connected to the host-attached controller using LAN devices such as routers.

Note: There may be printer performance and throughput implications with some of these configurations. It is recommended that your network management group be involved with planning this installation.

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