Configuring a printer or plotter connected to a RAN

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A procedure for defining and configuring a printer or plotter attached to a 128-port asynchronous adapter RAN is provided.

  1. You must have root user authority.
  2. A 128-port asynchronous adapter must be installed, defined, and available.
  3. At least one RAN must be connected.
  4. Set the RAN's node ID.
    Note: To work properly with the Print Spooler Subsystem, serial printers and plotters should be attached to the RAN using 8- or 10-pin RJ-45 cabling.

The procedure is as follows:

  1. To add a printer/plotter device to a 128-port RAN, use the smit pdp fast path to access the Printer/Plotter Devices menu.
  2. Select Add a Printer/Plotter.
  3. Select the appropriate printer device from the list of printer and plotter types shown on the screen and press the Enter key. For this example, the following selection was made: 
    osp     Other serial printer
  4. Select rs232 or RS-422, as appropriate for the RAN type.
  5. Make a selection from the available RANs displayed on the screen. If no RANs are displayed or if they are shown in a defined state, check the RAN configuration, cabling, and setup again. For this example, the following selection was made: 
    sa4 Available 00-03-21 16-Port RAN EIA-232 for 128-Port Adapter
  6. In the displayed dialog fields, you can add or change the desired printer/plotter device attributes.
  7. When you have finished, select Do.