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NetPrint

NetPrint. What is NetPrint?. A program that allows a Windows PC to process print requests coming over the internet. Internet Printing. Printer. LPD. LPR. NetPrint is an LPD. Terminal. Mainframe ( LPR ). NetPrint ( LPD ). Printer. What alternatives are there?.

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NetPrint

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  1. NetPrint 1

  2. What is NetPrint? A program that allows a Windows PC to process print requests coming over the internet. 2

  3. Internet Printing Printer LPD LPR 3

  4. NetPrint is an LPD Terminal Mainframe (LPR) NetPrint (LPD) Printer 4

  5. What alternatives are there? • 3270 printer emulators (e.g. Extra!) • NetPrint equivalents • Windows NT LPD • LPD installed in printer 5

  6. Why NetPrint? • Deals with EBCDIC/ASCII issues • Gives users greater control over printing • Multiple queue support • Easy to troubleshoot • Locally customizable • On-site support 6

  7. Print Job Types • Text Printing • Preformatted printing 7

  8. Capturing Output • View before printing • Accumulate on one page • Text prints only! 8

  9. Text Job Options • Fonts • Margins • Suppress Form Feeds • Overprinting support 9

  10. Formatted Printing • &&??x establishes escape character • |1b is PCL escape • |X 1b04200300 04999dff 00000000| (e.g. UofC logo) • |* This is a comment| • ¬ (not sign) shortcut for PCL escape 10

  11. Mainframe Setup VTAM ASNP001P CICS ASP1 NPF (LPR) TCP/IP 136.159.213.7 Queue=ASP1 Static IP addresses only! 11

  12. Installing NetPrint • Get NetPrint.zip file • Unzip all files into desired directory (usually c:\uofctcp\tcp3270) • Create desktop shortcut icon • Generic printer driver no longer required(since version 2.07) • Define printer queue(s) 12

  13. Printer Connections Mainframe NetPrint Server Print Server JetDirect Printer 13

  14. Flexible Configuration ASP1 136.159.213.7 ASP1 136.159.213.7 ASP2 136.159.213.7 ASP3 ASP2 & ASP3 Mainframe NetPrint 14

  15. Troubleshooting • NetPrint active? (not NIPrint!) • Capture off? • PC LPR works? • Printer ‘in service’ in CICS ? • NPF active? 15

  16. NetPrint Logging • Log stored in Windows TEMP directory(usually c:\temp) • Truncated when Netprint starts • Various levels of detail available • Keep Files • Print to file • Status messages 16

  17. Where to get NetPrint The latest version can be found at: • http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~mortis • \\dassrv1\public\temp\jmortis\NetPrint.zip • WinLPR can be found at: • \\dassrv1\public\internet\zipapps\wlpr20.zip 17

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