TABLE OF CONTENTS
Manuals for the IPDS card.................................................................................................................................4
Notice..................................................................................................................................................................5
Important.........................................................................................................................................................5
How to Read This Manual................................................................................................................................. 6
Symbols...........................................................................................................................................................6
1. Getting Started
Book at a Glance................................................................................................................................................7
Server-to-Printer Attachments Described in this Book......................................................................................8
Configuration Checklist...................................................................................................................................... 9
Default Parameter Values................................................................................................................................ 10
2. InfoPrint Manager for Windows
Requirements - InfoPrint Manager for Windows........................................................................................... 11
Configuration Checklist - InfoPrint Manager for Windows.......................................................................... 12
Choosing an InfoPrint Manager Destination Type....................................................................................12
3. Configuring System i for an IPDS Printer
Requirements - System i................................................................................................................................... 15
Printing AFP, IPDS, PDF, PCL, and PostScript Files........................................................................................ 16
Configuration Checklist - System i.................................................................................................................. 17
Configuring a System i TCP/IP Interface........................................................................................................18
Configuring the System i Interface with ADDTCPIFC................................................................................18
Configuring a TCP/IP Host Table Entry..................................................................................................... 18
Configuring TCP/IP Keep Alive......................................................................................................................20
Configuring PSF/400 for IPDS.......................................................................................................................21
Configuring PSF with CRTDEVPRT.............................................................................................................. 21
Configuring PSF/400 with CRTPSFCFG................................................................................................... 22
Verifying the IPDS Configuration on System i................................................................................................ 24
Sharing the PSF/400 Printer on the Network............................................................................................... 25
Sharing the printer with other non-IPDS host systems using MID.............................................................25
Sharing the printer with other IPDS host systems.......................................................................................25
Resolving System i Problems............................................................................................................................28
Printer Cannot be PINGed..........................................................................................................................28
If PSF/400 Terminates When Initialized................................................................................................... 28
Spooled Print File Remains in PND Status..................................................................................................28
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