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L If you are installing DECprint Supervisor for the first time, or installing G new printers, read this chapter. You may also find this chapter useful D if you are changing the setup of an existing printer. The following O sections describe how to set up your printers to work with DECprint Supervisor software.
B If you are changing the setup of a printer for which a DCPS queue B already exists, you must first stop the associated queue using the STOP /QUEUE /NEXT or STOP /QUEUE /RESET command. |
C The devices that can be used with DECprint Supervisor software are 1 listed in the Software Product Description (SPD). Q 2.1 Networked Printers
B Your printer may contain a network interface card (NIC) or may be B accessable to the network via a print server of a terminal server.
2 Printers can be configured as network printers if:
0 Network printing has the following implications:
H Except for LPD connections, DCPS requires that the entire communication E path between your OpenVMS system and your printer be bi-directional. > For a networked printer, this communication path includes the E connection between the printer and the network device as well as the > connection between the network device and your OpenVMS system.
B LAT and AppleTalk network devices, and serial interfaces, usually F provide bi-directional communication. Raw TCP/IP network devices, and G parallel ports on a printer, terminal server, or print server, may not H satisfy this requirement. Except for LPD connections, the DCPS software H will not work with a connection that does not allow status messages and E other information to be sent from the printer to your OpenVMS system. = 2.1.1 TCP/IP Printers
F Printer protocols that layer upon TCP/IP are Raw TCP, LPD, Telnet and G CPAP. DCPS uses CPAP to communicate with DIGITAL PrintServer printers. * DCPS does not support the Telnet protocol.
B Before you can communicate with your printer via TCP/IP, you must H define an IP address for it. You may also assign a name to the address. B Refer to the printer documentation for information on setting the G printer's IP address. Refer to HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS, Process ; Software MultiNet for OpenVMS, or Process Software TCPware C documentation for information on configuring your OpenVMS system's TCP/IP environment.
H If your printer is connected through a print server or terminal server, B you must configure the IP address of the server. You also need to A configure the connection between the printer and the server (for G example, you may need to perform actions similar to those described in w Section 2.1.2.2 for LAT printers). Refer to documentation for your E terminal server or printer server for information on configuring its network and printer interfaces. D 2.1.1.1 Raw TCP/IP Printers
C Raw TCP/IP is a network protocol that utilizes the TCP/IP protocol G directly without any additional interpretation of the TCP data stream. F It is supported by many printer Network Interface Cards (NICs), print C servers, terminal servers and other systems with remote LPD queues.
B To communicate with your printer using Raw TCP/IP, the NIC, print F server or terminal server that you use to connect your printer to the F network must provide a Raw TCP/IP port. Further, this Raw TCP/IP port G must support bi-directional communication between the printer and your B OpenVMS system. DCPS does not work with unidirectional Raw TCP/IP F ports, such as those found on the NICs for the DEClaser 3500 and 5100 G printers, the RapidPrint 200, and Hewlett-Packard JetDirect cards that 9 interface with the printer via its XIO (versus MIO) slot. : 2.1.1.2 LPD Printers
D LPD is a network protocol that is supported by many printer Network H Interface Cards (NICs), print servers, terminal servers and PrintServer @ printers. Unlike the other protocols that DCPS supports, LPD is E unidirectional. This provides support for more printers but provides H fewer features that rely on information returned from the printer, such as error and status messages. < 2.1.1.3 CPAP Printers
D CPAP (Common Printer Access Protocol) is a network protocol that is A supported by DIGITAL PrintServer printers. CPAP is the preferred B protocol for printing to PrintServer printers over TCP/IP and the required protocol for DECnet. 8 2.1.2 LAT Printers
V 2.1.2.1 Configuring the Printer for LAT Access
? To configure serial printers as network printers through a LAT 1 connection to the Ethernet, change the following:
A You can also change the printer password and printer name. These ³ changes are optional and explained in Section 2.3.3 and Section 2.3.4. W 2.1.2.2 Setting DECserver LAT Port Characteristics
G The process for configuring non-DECserver LAT devices is not described E here, but many LAT devices use the same commands used by a DECserver F device. Refer to the online help or other documentation for your NIC, > terminal server, or print server for more information. |
H To change DECserver port characteristics, you need privileged status on F the DECserver device. Once you have privileged status, use the DEFINE PORT and SET PORT commands.
F The DEFINE command changes the port's characteristics in the server's D permanent database. These changes do not take effect until the next login for the port.
@ SET commands take effect immediately, but only alter the port's D characteristics for the current session. For example, to change the B INPUT SPEED and OUTPUT SPEED values on PORT_6 to 19200 baud (on a E DECserver 200), issue the following commands from the console server manager:
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" ) LOCAL> SET PRIVILEGED & PASSWORD> password 1 LOCAL> SET PORT 6 SPEED 19200 4 LOCAL> DEFINE PORT 6 SPEED 19200 |
N DECprint Supervisor supplies a sample command file for this purpose, if using E LAT. This command file sets the characteristics for a DECserver with H the Terminal Server Manager (TSM) software, and records data in the TSM H database. (TSM is a software product available separately from HP.) The command file is:
E This command file provides examples of characteristics for DECserver 5 100, DECserver 200 and DECserver 500 devices. |
E For information about the commands and procedures for your DECserver 1 device, refer to your DECserver management guide.
H Make sure the DECserver port characteristics match the settings on your ¤ printer. Table 2-1 and Table 2-2 list DECserver port A characteristics that must match the settings on your printer.
| Character size | 8 |
| Parity | None |
| Input speed | 9600 |
| Output speed | 9600 |
F Make sure the queue limit is not set to 0, which disables queuing.
| Characteristic | +Default Settings |
|---|---|
| ACCESS | REMOTE |
| AUTOBAUD | DISABLED |
| AUTOCONNECT | DISABLED |
| AUTOPROMPT | DISABLED |
| BREAK | DISABLED |
| BROADCAST | DISABLED |
| FLOW CONTROL | XON |
| INPUT FLOW CONTROL 1 | ENABLED |
| OUTPUT FLOW CONTROL 1 | ENABLED |
| INACTIVITY LOGOUT | DISABLED |
| LOSS NOTIFICATION | DISABLED |
| MESSAGE CODES | DISABLED |
| QUEUING | ENABLED |
| VERIFICATION | DISABLED |
= On many versions of DECserver devices, QUEUING is not a port @ characteristic, but is a server characteristic whose default is ENABLED. |
H The LAT configuration file (SYS$STARTUP:LAT$SYSTARTUP.COM) defines host F node service characteristics. Before you start the print queues, make 7 sure the LAT driver is running and ports are available.
A Commands referenced in this section are LATCP commands. For more u information on LATCP commands, refer to the HP OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual. |
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" / $ CREATE PORT LTAd:/NOLOG/APPLICATION |
E LTA devices are not always dedicated to printers; they may be shared A with other devices. Connections to the LTA device from the other F devices are established dynamically among the lowest available ports. G If you assign a higher port number to the printer, you can help secure F the port for the printer and prevent interference from connections to other devices. |
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" ^ $ SET PORT LTAd:/NODE=server_name/PORT=port_name/QUEUE/APPLICATION |
| LTAd: | " Name of the application port |
| server_name | % Name assigned to the LAT device |
| port_name | LAT device's port name |
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" ? $ SET PORT LTA9000:/NODE=LN03RDS/PORT=PORT_7/QUEUE/APPLICATION |
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" ' %DCPS-E-LRJACCESSDENIED, Access denied |
F This information is not required for the DECserver 90L device. |
H Make sure the serial printer communications speed is set to the default F (9600 baud). If you want the printer to run at a different baud rate, use the following procedure.
A If the printer is on a DECserver device, use the following steps:
@ DCPS uses CPAP over DECnet only to print to DIGITAL PrintServer printers.
E Before you can communicate with your DIGITAL PrintServer printer via G DECnet, you must assign a DECnet address to it. You may also associate a name with the address.
F Refer to the PrintServer documentation for information on setting the printer's DECnet address.
H To associate a DECnet node name name with the printer's DECnet address, H use the NCP command if you are running DECnet Phase IV software, or the A DECNET_REGISTER command if you are running DECnet-Plus (formerly A DECnet/OSI) software. Refer to the DECnet documentation for more 0 information about node names and these commands. D 2.1.4 AppleTalk Printers
D If you use your printer in an AppleTalk network, the address of the F printer in the AppleTalk network is normally the printer's PostScript H printername. If two or more printers have the same printer name and are E on the same zone of the AppleTalk network, the actual node names for E these printers will be depend on the order in which the printers are A powered up. Printers of the same product type will have the same F printername until it is explicity changed. Therefore, it is necessary E to change a printer's printer name to ensure the printer is uniquely H and consistently identified on the network. Use the tools provided with G your printer, and/or your Macintosh to change the name of your printer. i 2.2 Directly-Connected Serial Printers
H For your printer and OpenVMS system to be able to communicate, you must H set the baud rate of your printer and system's serial interfaces to the G same values. Also, your printer should be set for eight-bit characters with no parity.
H When choosing a baud rate other than the default of 9600 baud, consider the following limitations:
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G Refer to your printer's hardware installation guide for information on D configuring its serial interface. After you have made the necessary F changes, turn the printer off and back on. Then manually print a test : page and verify that the reported settings are as desired.
? Set the baud rate of your OpenVMS system's serial interface by ? specifying a value for P6 when setting up the x corresponding DCPS print queue, as described in Section 3.3.6.
F CSA0: (printer port 0 on VAXstation II and VAXstation II/GPX systems) 1 is not a supported interface for serial printers. E DEClaser printers may require an H8571--E adapter if you are using a F DECconnect serial cable. Refer to your printer installation guide for more information. |
H You can use DCPS with many PostScript printers. Consult the SPD for the C list of supported printers. You may also be able to use DCPS in an = unsupported fashion with printers not listed in the SPD (see G Section 7.12).
3 Before installing a printer, perform the following:
G Printing legal size paper or printing duplex requires more memory than E the base configuration. Consult your printer manual for your minimum
requirements. P 2.3.2 Setting the printer timeout
D The printer may abort a print job if it does not receive data for a D specified period of time. HP recommends that you change the timeout * value to zero (0), which means no timeout.
E You may be able to set the timeout value through the front panel, as 4 documented in the operator's guide for your printer.
7 You can also change the printer timeout value with the D setdefaulttimeouts PostScript operator. Modify the E standard file SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP.EXAMPLES.DCPS]LPS$SET_TIMEOUT.PS to 8 change the timeout value to 0. Print the file using the B DATA_TYPE=POSTSCRIPT parameter to change the timeout value in the F printer's nonvolatile memory to 0, thus preventing timeout conditions on the printer.
G To submit the file for printing as a PostScript job, use the following command:
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" Z $ PRINT /QUEUE=queue-name /PARAMETERS=(DATA_TYPE=POSTSCRIPT)* _$ LPS$SET_TIMEOUT.PS |
H When the print job is processed, a page is printed to indicate that the ! timeout was successfully changed. N 2.3.3 Changing the Printer Password
C PostScript printers have passwords that restrict access to certain A functions. You can change the password for your printer from the E default value. For serial printers, submit a print job that includes ? the current password as well as the new password. Refer to the m PostScript Printers Programmer's Supplement for information about changing your printer's password.
= The default password for ScriptPrinters is (LN03R), with the F parentheses required. The default password for DEClaser printers is 0 B (the number zero), without parentheses. If you change the printer H password from the default, print jobs may take longer to print, because A the printer password is required to persistently load PostScript . prologues for ANSI files and separation pages. B 2.3.4 Setting the Printer Name
E Some system messages include the printer name. If you have not set a F unique printer name, these messages contain the default printer name. H The default printer name is the model name of the printer. For example, H on an HP LaserJet 9000 printer where the name has not been changed, the 4 following message reflects the default printer name:
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" Q %DCPS-I-TRAYSUBST, Output will be delivered to the only tray on HP LaserJet 9000 |
G If you change the DEClaser printer name to "Office Printer", < the same error message reflects the unique new printer name:
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" S %DCPS-I-TRAYSUBST, Output will be delivered to the only tray on Office Printer |
@ For non-PrintServer printers, the printer name is stored in the F printer's nonvolatile memory. To set the printer name, edit a copy of * the file LPS$SET_PRINTER_NAME.PS found in C SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP.EXAMPLES.DCPS]) to include the desired name and 9 password. Select a printer name of 31 characters or less.
6 Then submit the file for printing as a PostScript job:
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" ] $ PRINT /QUEUE=queue-name /PARAMETERS=(DATA_TYPE=POSTSCRIPT) - / _$ LPS$SET_PRINTER_NAME.PS |
H Edit and submit a copy of LPS$SET_PRINTER_NAME.PS for each printer that requires a unique name.
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