Fwd: RE: RICOH Printers and the AS/400 -- MIDRANGE-L

Well, I said I was still tweaking things---

The RICOH printers do NOT handle IPDS data streams without a 
translator box to turn IPDS into PCL.

I apologize for any confusion.

The non-ipds configuration works just fine.

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.nospam.com




>Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 23:22:25 -0500
>To: "'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'" <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
>From: PaulMmn <PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com>
>Subject: Fwd: RE: RICOH Printers and the AS/400
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>>  We have 2 different RICOH printers at one of our locations: models
>>  AFICIO/180 and NIB450E.  Both can be configured to the AS/400 as *DEVD.  I
>>  don't know if your printers will be as nice to configure as these are or
>>  not.
>>
>>  Both of them emulate the HP5si.
>>
>>  I'm still tweaking these settings, but it does print as an AS/400 printer.
>>
>>  The configuration on the 400 is:
>>
>>  for IPDS / AFP:
>>
>>  CRTDEVPRT DEVD(printerafp) DEVCLS(*LAN) TYPE(*IPDS) MODEL(0) +  
>>            LANATTACH(*IP) AFP(*YES) PORT(9100) ONLINE(*YES) +     
>>            FONT(011 *NONE) FORMFEED(*AUTOCUT) SEPDRAWER(*FILE) +  
>>            PRTERRMSG(*INQ) MSGQ(*LIBL/printerafp) ACTTMR(170) +   
>>            IMGCFG(*NONE) MAXPNDRQS(2) PRTCVT(*YES) +              
>>            FORMDF(*LIBL/F1C10110) CHRID(*SYSVAL) +                
>>            RMTLOCNAME('10.6.7.55') USRDFNOBJ(utillib/IPDS *PSFCFG) +
>>            TEXT('10.6.7.55  RICOH AFICIO 180 Prtr') +    
>>            DEPLOCNAME(*NONE)
>>
>>      You also need a print file defined as an IPDS/AFP-capable file...
>>      Duplicate file QSYS/QSYSPRT into your library with a new name, and
>>      specify  DEVTYPE(*AFPDS).  Override your print file to this new file.
>>      Your override will also contain your overlay name(s) and offsets.
>>
>>      And you'll need a PSFCFG.  These are the non-default parms:
>>
>>              CRTPSFCFG PSFCFG(HQPGPEM/FRED) IPDSPASTHR(*YES)
>>                      RLSTMR(*SEC15) FNTSUBMSG(*NO)
>>
>>
>>
>>  for 'normal' printing:
>>
>>  CRTDEVPRT DEVD(printerscs) DEVCLS(*LAN) TYPE(3812) MODEL(1) +   
>>            LANATTACH(*IP) PORT(9100) ATTACH(*DIRECT) ONLINE(*YES) +
>>            FONT(011 *NONE) FORMFEED(*AUTOCUT) SEPDRAWER(*FILE) +  
>>            PRTERRMSG(*INQ) MSGQ(*LIBL/printerscs) ACTTMR(170) +   
>>            INACTTMR(*SEC15) LINESPEED(19200) WORDLEN(8) +         
>>            PARITY(*NONE) STOPBITS(1) TRANSFORM(*YES) +            
>>            MFRTYPMDL(*HP5SI) PPRSRC1(*LETTER) PPRSRC2(*LETTER) +  
>>            ENVELOPE(*NUMBER10) ASCII899(*NO) IMGCFG(*NONE) +      
>>            CHRID(*SYSVAL) RMTLOCNAME('10.6.7.55') +               
>>            WSCST(QUSRSYS/W11X85X133) SYSDRVPGM(*HPPJLDRV) +
>>            TEXT('10.6.7.55  RICOH AFICIO 180 Prtr')
>>
>>              The WSCST(QUSRSYS/W11X85X133) forces the printer to use a
>>              larger font so reports take up more of the paper.  It prints
>>              OK without it.
>>
>>      RTVWSCST DEVTYPE(*TRANSFORM) MFRTYPMDL(*HP5SI) SRCMBR(W11X85X133)
>>                      SRCFILE(yoursrclib/QTXTSRC)
>>
>>
>>              Here are the lines I changed:
>>
>>              0107.00     :CPICOR           
>>              0108.00       CPI=10          
>>              0109.00       ASCIIFNT=  204  
>>              0110.00       FNTWTH=    110  
>>              0111.00       FNTATR=    1    
>>              0112.00       DATA =''X.      
>>              0113.00     :CPICOR           
>>              0114.00       CPI=12          
>>              0115.00       ASCIIFNT=  223  
>>              0116.00       FNTWTH=    96   
>>              0117.00       FNTATR=    1    
>>              0118.00       DATA =''X.
>>              0119.00     :CPICOR             <------- section added
>>              0120.00       CPI=15          
>>              0121.00       ASCIIFNT=  281  
>>              0122.00       FNTWTH=    72   
>>              0123.00       FNTATR=    1    
>>              0124.00       DATA =''X.      
>>
>>              Then create the WSCST:
>>
>>      CRTWSCST WSCST(yourobjlib/W11X85X133) SRCFILE(yoursrclib/QTXTSRC)
>>
>>  Both of these printer configurations can co-exist. We use the 'printerafp'
>>  version to print forms overlays; the 'printerscs' version for stock
>>  reports.
>>
>>  There are  some settings on the RICOH that have to be made to enable
>>  them to work as an AS/400 device--
>>
>>  The configuration in the printers' NICs must be set to the proper port
>>  number.  To match the AS/400, the port should be set to  9099.  The 1st
>>  port used will actually be 9100, which matches the AS/400 configuration
>>  (ie default for net printers using IP)nicely.
>>
>>  I think the Aficio 180 printer port to 9100 is hard-wired to 9100.  I just
>>  looked, and I can't find a place to set the port.  To log on this printer
>>  via the web, the username is blank or no username and the password is
>>  password.
>>
>>  Both of these RICOH printers are Web-Enabled:  they can be accessed via
>>  The Internet using their IP address as the URL in your Web Browser.
>>
>>  For the NIB450e printer:
>>
>>      In your web browser, enter the IP address as the URL / Address
>>
>>      You should see the  NIB 450-E  screen. 
>>
>>              This shows the printer serial number and status.
>>
>>      Click on  NETWORK CONFIGURATION
>>
>>      Click on  SETUP TCP/IP
>>
>>              You should see the  TCP/IP CONFIGURATION MENU
>>
>>      Enter  9099  as the  BASE PORT NUMBER
>>
>>              The IP address of the printer should appear as the  IP ADDRESS
>>
>>              The box labeled  ENABLE DHCP  may be checked,
>>              but an entry in  IP ADDRESS  takes precedence.
>>
>>      Scroll down to the box under the phrase, 
>>              A PASSWORD IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS FUNCTION.
>>
>>      Enter the password for this printer in the box
>>
>>              Try  SYSADM; this may be the factory default...
>>
>>      If you are sure you want to make this change, click on 
>>ACCEPT SETTINGS.
>>
>>              You will be see a screen reflecting the results of 
>>your changes.
>>
>>      Click on  HOME
>>
>>      Click on  NETWORK CONFIGURATION
>>
>>      Click on  RESET
>>
>>              You will see the  RESET UNIT  screen
>>
>>      Click on  RESET UNIT
>>
>>              CAUTION!  This will momentarily break the connection 
>>to the printer!
>>
>>                              You will have to re-enter the IP address
>>                              to talk to this printer again. 
>>
>>                              Any AS/400 printer session will be interrupted!
>>
>>      ** End of Instructions **
>>
>>  --Paul E Musselman
>>  PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com
>>
>>
>>  >-------------------------- Original Message --------------------------
>>  >Hello,
>>  >
>>  >   My employer has procured several Ricoh multi-function printer/copier
>>  >devices and installed them on the network.  Model number is listed as 551.
>>  >Before I reinvent the wheel, has anyone defined AS/400 IP OUTQ or 
>>*LAN print
>>  >devices on the AS/400 to spool print jobs to a Ricoh 551?  We would want to
>>  >use TCP/IP protocol and the AS/400 is at V4R4M0.  Thanks, for any help.
>>  >
>>  >Jim Olliges
>>  >SSCC ITD Chicago
>>  >jolliges@smurfit.com

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