Connection Configuration dialog box

Use this dialog box to add or modify IPDS connections. You can access this dialog box by selecting Connection | Add or Modify on the menu bar.

You must be a member of the local Administrators group to add or modify connections.

You must stop the connection before it can be modified. You should not, however, stop a connection when data is being received from the host. This would stop the data stream The uninterrupted transfer of information over an interface to achieve high data transfer rates and cause an error to occur at the host.

Click an option you want to learn more about.

What do you want to do?

• Get started

• Configure IPDS connections

• Learn about the window

Connection properties

• Name – Displays as the connection name in the BARR/PRINT CHANNEL for IPDS window. This is a required field.

• Startup – Determines if the connection will start manually or automatically.

You must be a member of the local Administrators group to start connections. If the operator is not a member of the local Administrators group, select Automatic so the connection will start automatically with Windows startup.

Manual – Requires you to start the connection manually from the BARR/PRINT CHANNEL for IPDS window. This option is selected by default.

Automatic – Starts the connection automatically with Windows startup.

Channel properties

• Adapter – Displays the adapter associated with the printer. ESCON adapters are labeled with (ES). Bus & Tag adapters are labeled with (BT). Supports up to four adapters.

• Image number – The value that was configured on the host for an ESCON connection. You can get this number from your printer vendor. The number must be in the valid hexadecimal range (0-F). The default value is 0.

This option is only active if you are using an ESCON connection.

• Channel address – The channel address of the printer you are adding. You can get this hexadecimal number from your host systems programmer. The default address is 1E. This is a required field.

Network properties

• IP address – Specifies where the physical printer is located on the IP network. This can also be a string that a DNS server Acronym for Domain Name System. The hierarchical system by which hosts on the Internet have both domain name addresses and IP addresses. can resolve into an IP address. This is a required field.

• IP port number – The IP port number of the physical printer defined at the IP address. The default value is 5001, which is the default for most physical printers. This is a required field.

• Advanced button – Opens the Advanced Properties dialog box for setting advanced properties such as polling and tracing.