Changing the type of a printer definition or the IP PrintWay protocol type

Do these steps to change the type of the printer definition or to change the type of protocol that IP PrintWay™ uses to transmit data to the printer. The printer definition types are: IP PrintWay, PSF, or General. The IP PrintWay protocol types are: LPR, direct sockets, IPP, VTAM®, and email.

1. List the printer definition you want to change, as described in Listing printer definitions.

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2. On the Printer Definition List panel, type X in the A column in front of the printer definition you want to change and press Enter.

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3. On the Choose a Definition Type and Protocol panel, select the printer definition type and the protocol type. Press Enter.

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4. If you selected an IP PrintWay type, the Protocol panel is displayed. On the Protocol panel, specify the required fields for the type of protocol and save the printer definition.

   Before you save the printer definition, make sure that these fields are correct on the Processing panel:

   • Printer code page: For the LPR, direct sockets, and IPP protocols, specify an ASCII code page. For the VTAM and email protocols, specify an EBCDIC code page.
   • Filter field for the Text data format: For the LPR, direct sockets, and IPP protocols, specify either the aopfiltr.so or lpd_compat.so filter. For the VTAM and email protocols, do not specify either of these filters.

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5. If you selected either PSF or General type, the Printer Definition List panel is displayed. If you need to edit any fields in the printer definition, type E in the A column in front of the printer definition. If you changed the type from IP PrintWay to either PSF or General, make sure that these fields are correct on the Processing panel:
   • Printer code page: Specify an EBCDIC code page.
   • Filter field for the Text data format: Do not specify the aopfiltr.so filter.

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