Adding HP 2800 to AS400
Thanks for your help.....
Joe
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How is this printer connected, to the user’s computer or on the network?
If it is connected to the user’s computer you need to create a printer session within iSeries Access on the computer itself. This will automatically create the dev on the AS400.
If it is network-connected then this IBM webpage gives information for setting up all sorts of printers as AS400 printers:
<a href="http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas1b44a2cf4ba778d83862568250053649f&rs=110" rel="nofollow">http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas1b44a2cf4ba778d83862568250053649f&rs=110</a>
It suggests you use the *HP1600C WSCST object.
WoodEngineer | Apr 30 2008 4:38PM GMT
For years we have used the technique shown below. It serves us very well. We have a variety of HP printers attached to our network as TCP/IP devices. We tried the CRTDEV route but found it less reliabel the using the method shown below.
CRTOUTQ OUTQ(&OUTQLIB/&OUTQ) RMTSYS(&OUTQ) +
??RMTPRTQ(&OUTQ) AUTOSTRWTR(1) +
CNNTYPE(*IP) DESTTYPE(*OTHER) +
TRANSFORM(*YES) ??MFRTYPMDL(&TYPMDL) +
DESTOPT(’XAIX’) SEPPAGE(*NO) +
??TEXT(&TEXT) DSPDTA(*YES) JOBSEP(00) /* +
DestOpt(’XAIX’) allows printing of +
multiple copies. */
As you can guess from all the CLP variables, this is from a command we wrote to add printers to our network. Notice “MFRTYPMDL”. The AS/400 give an amazing number of printer models to select. When in doubt, we just select a good old HP IV LaserJet.
The key is the TCP/IP connection.
Leah Rosin | Apr 30 2008 10:03PM GMT
IBM has a document that includes what capabilities are supported on HP printers with the iSeries.
Connecting an HP LaserJet to the iSeries, whcih includes helpful tips about the CRTDEVPRT command and port connection specifications.
Leah Rosin | Apr 30 2008 10:05PM GMT
Sorry, link coding got messed up. Chip Milosch has published a helpful tip on search400.com Connecting an HP LaserJet to the iSeries which has helpful tips about the CRTDEVPRT command and port connection specifications.