Configure printers on the LAN

You also need to provide print services to your users by allowing them to share a common printer attached to the office LAN. The printer in your network is compatible with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). You will use your iSeries™ system as a print server to manage print jobs and to send them to this printer on your LAN. This printer is attached to the LAN with a network adaptor.

To set up the iSeries server as a print server that manages print jobs, complete the following steps:

Configure printers
1. Ensure that all cabling is complete.
2. Ensure the printer is set up using the printer's instructions manual.
3. On the control panel of the printer, set the Port Timeout to 300 (5 minutes). This timer controls the amount of time in seconds (5 to 300) that the printer waits before printing the last page. The timer does not end with a command to print the page.
Create the printer device description
1. From a character-based interface, type CRTDEVPRT to create a printer device description. A printer device description should be created when your printer is directly attached to LAN.
2. On the Create Device Description (Printer) display, enter the following parameters:
  Tip: At times, you might need to press F10 and Enter to view all parameters. You can accept the default values for parameters that you see on the display that are not included in the following list. For a detailed description of each parameter, use the CL command finder in the iSeries Information Center. Search by name for the CRTDEVPRT command and select Create Device Desc (Printer) (CRTDEVPRT) command.
  - Device description: PRINTER1
  - Device class: *LAN
  - Device type: 3812
  - Device model: 1
  - LAN attachment: *IP
  - Port number: 2501
  - Form feed: *AUTOCUT
  - Printer error message: *INFO
  - Manufacturer type and model: *IBM4340
  - Paper source 1: *LETTER
  - Paper source 2: *LETTER
  - Envelope source: *NONE
  - Name or address: 192.168.1.7
  - User-defined options: *IBMSHRCNN
  - System driver program: *IBMSNMPDRV
  - Text description: *LAN 3812 SNMP Device Description for IBM^® IP40
3. From the command line, type VRYCFG to vary on the configuration for PRINTER1.
4. On the Vary Configuration (VRYCFG) display, enter the following information:
  - Configuration object: PRINTER1
  - Type: *DEV
  - Status: *ON
5. After completing these fields, press Enter.
6. On the command line, type STRPRTWTR to start the printer writer.
7. On the Start Printer Writer (STRPRTWTR) display, enter PRINTER1 in the Printer field. Press Enter.
Test the printer connection
1. Ensure that the printer is turned on and ready.
2. Type WRKWTR (Work will all printers command) to verify that the printer device status is STR.
3. Verify that iSeries A can communicate with the printer by typing ping 192.168.1.7. You receive confirmation that the system is connected to the printer.