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<title>3270 printer emulation</title>
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<h4 id="rzalu3270pe">3270 printer emulation</h4>
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<p>When configuring 3270 printer emulation on i5/OS, you must decide which
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communications line protocol to use. The iSeries server supports both binary
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synchronous communication (BSC) and Systems Network Architecture (SNA) 3270
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printer emulation. Therefore, the choice is normally dictated by the protocol
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supported by the zSeries server communications software and controller.</p>
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<p><span class="bold">BSC 3270 printer emulation</span></p><blockquote>
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<p>BSC 3270 printer emulation can be used with any zSeries server that
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supports a 3274 control unit (Model 51C) in a BSC multipoint tributary network
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using a nonswitched line. BSC 3270 printer emulation supports the following
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features: </p>
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<ul>
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<li>Emulation on any line attached to an iSeries server.</li>
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<li>Ability to print information received from the host system on any printer
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normally supported by the iSeries server.</li>
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<li>Emulation of 3284, 3286, 3287, 3288, or 3289 printers.</li></ul></blockquote>
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<p><span class="bold">SNA 3270 printer emulation</span></p><blockquote>
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<p>SNA 3270 printer emulation enables the iSeries server to connect into
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any existing SNA 3270 network. Any printers attached to the system print information
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received from the zSeries server. The 3270 emulation session is linked to
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a printer file, which in turn is linked to a printer device. All 3270 printers
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are emulated as Logical Unit 3 printers with the exception of the 3287 and
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3289 printers, which can be emulated as either LU1 or LU3 printers.</p>
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<p>The difference between LU1 and LU3 printers is essentially the level of intelligence
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which the zSeries server expects to find at the printer device. If the printer
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is emulated as an LU1 printer, an LU-LU session can be established with the
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host. Depending on the host applications, such a printer would be able to
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fully support SNA character string (SCS) data streams sent to it. If the iSeries
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server printer emulates an LU3 printer, only an LU-PU session can be established
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between it and the zSeries server. This could cause unexpected results when
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using host print applications. For example, if the host application was expecting
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to communicate with an LU1 printer, the printed output would probably not
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be correctly formatted in terms of line spacing, page length, and so on.</p></blockquote>
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<p>For additional information about 3270 printer emulation, see <a href="../books/c4154080.pdf">3270 Device Emulation Support</a>
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