Installation and Configuration Considerations for
FASTPTCP
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TCP/IP to Lexmark printers with internal network adapter
Lexmark connected printers are printers attached to the network using the
Lexmark protocol. For these printers, FASTPTCP implements a job-completion
protocol for assured printing to a special TCP/IP port and uses UDP datagrams to
retrieve printer status from SNMP. The Lexmark protocol is run over a direct
TCP/IP connection and supports the Lexmark 5576/78 laser printers and other
Lexmark printers with an internal network adapter at firmware level x.52 or greater.
TCP/IP to Microplex connected printers
Microplex connected printers are printers that are attached to the network through
a Microplex M205/M206 print server. The print server has a parallel-port interface
and reports print-status information through an SNMP agent and the Microplex
MIB. Microplex connected printers include Printronix 552x/553x model printers with
built-in print servers and printers with external Microplex M205/M206 model print
servers.
TCP/IP to devices attached to Line Printer Daemons (LPDs)
LPD devices are typically spoolers running on UNIX systems that conform to RFC
1179. FASTPTCP establishes a connection and spools the job to the LPD spooler;
no direct communication with the printer itself is involved. Note that although
AWAN 3886 models support RFC 1179 protocol, the TCP-IP/TELNET protocol is
preferred.
This section describes the following installation and configuration considerations for the
FASTPTCP print process:
Installation Requirements
AWAN Servers and Other Terminal Servers and TCP/IP Direct and TCP/IP-
TELNET Configuration Considerations
Printer Installation and Configuration Considerations
FASTPTCP Installation and Configuration Considerations
Installation and Configuration Tasks for FASTPTCP
Spooler Configuration Considerations for FASTPTCP
FASTCNFG DEVICE, HOSTS, and POLLTYPE Configuration for FASTPTCP
Creating a FASTKCON Configuration File (Beginning with the G06 and D48 RVUs)
Spooler FONT Job Considerations for LPD Connections