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1. Target Printer EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 mi V Enable AFP and IPDS Printer Emulation Print Job in Queue Wizard Printer Emulation Settings Input Folder C MIPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 d Iw Delete AFP files from Input Folder without moving to Done Folder when printing completes CAIPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 Completed Jobs L Queue Depth 2 Iw Enable logging Iw Run this program on system startup Log Log File C Program Files Virtual IPDS Printer IPDS log IV Keep logfile less than 500 MB Iw Append date information to log file name M Delete log file older than 30 Days Start t Help About 3 1 Where to obtain IPDS Print Server software IPDS Print Server is included in the Virtual IPDS Printer software package as a courtesy to the Virtual IPDS Printer users However no shortcut for IPDS Print Server software is created on users Desktop To launch IPDS Print Server users need to click Start gt Programs gt Virtual IPDS Printer gt IPDS Print Server Some users want to emulate more than one printer for IPDS printing therefore IPDS Print Server standalone package is desired The standalone package software can always be obtained from IPDS Printing Solutions SV company website http www ipdsprinter com ipds print server html 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV 24 IPDS Print Server 3 2 Folder and Printer Association IPDS Print Ser2. 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Top Level Intro This page is printed before a new top level chapter starts 18 IPDS Print Server 2 1 2 2 2 3 Installing This chapter introduces the concept of software installation on Microsoft Windows how to adjust proxy settings in a corporate environment and how to deploy IPDS Print Server in a centralized business environment System Requirement Before installing the IPDS Print Server software please make sure that the following hardware requirements are met Intel or AMD processor 1 8GHz or better 300MB free disk space 1024x768 or higher resolution for display Microsoft Windows Server 2015 2012 2008 2003 2000 or Windows 10 8 1 8 7 Vista XP 2000 32bit or 64bit Before Install Before installing IPDS Print Server make sure that you have Windows Print Spooler service enabled This service is by default enabled by Microsoft Windows and it is required by IPDS Print Server as well as required by all Inkjet Laserjet printers and MFP devices To enable the Print Spooler service just click Start gt Run and type in the following command SC EXE start Spooler The file name of the installer for IPDS Print Server is PDSPrintServerSetup exe And the installer installs an evaluation copy of the IPDS Print Server software for users to try for up to 15 days To facilitate the installation you are required to log on Microsoft Windows as Administrator
3. Queue Depth decides how many IPDS print jobs a printer can accommodate at a time i e the maximum simultaneous jobs a printer can receive This value is 2 by default and if you find several print jobs get stuck in the print queue just decrease the value to 1 For a high performance Laserjet printer with adequate amount of memory you can increase the value to 3 or 4 or even more Delete AFP files from Input Folder without moving to Done Folder when printing completes is an option to determine the behavior of the IPDS Print Server When it is checked all completed print jobs will be removed from the Input Folder and get erased when it is unchecked completed print job will be moved from the Input Folder to the Done Folder one by one Enable AFP and IPDS Printer Emulation is the most important switch to turn on or turn off the IPDS printing emulation for a target non PDS printer When it is checked all the above settings are in effect after Start button is clicked Start is a button to start IPDS emulation for selected target printers Stop is a button to stop the IPDS emulation All printers lose the IPDS printing capabilities after the button is clicked Help is a button to launch this help file About is a button to show the copyright information Wizard is a button to pop up the Configuration Wizard Run this program on system startup is an option to launch IPDS Print Server on system startup and minimize its window NOTE
4. e Convert your IPDS AFPDS AFP data stream and SCS data into PDF for easy viewing archiving and distribution e Support IBM host printing from iSeries and zSeries systems with print data such as SCS DCA ICDS and PDS AFP e Support emulation of common IBM IPDS and SCS printers e Emulate IPDS printing for up to 255 non IPDS printers on a host computer e Associate one hot folder with each non IPDS printer as a virtual tray e Support for all IPDS data including overlays colors graphics bar codes page segments font handling etc e Supports all AFP I PDS Towers e Support for AFP IPDS printing over the LAN using TCP IP e Support for black and white printing and full color printing e Conversion of the IPDS data stream done by host resources and increases print speeds e Enable IPDS host printing and standard network printing in an Ethernet environment e Eliminate the expense of a dedicated host AFP IPDS printer e Supports Advanced Function Printing AFP using native IPDS protocol e Uncompromized support for barcode images electronic forms 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV 10 IPDS Print Server overlays resource management error recovery e Host controlled printing and page range printing e Flexible page positioning is provided without modifying the applications e Device tray mapping e Printer Activities Logging e Support for IPDS printing network e No need for IPDS printer drivers for IPDS print
5. 3816 IBM 3287 Infoprint 250 InfoPrint EMP156 InfoPrint SP 8200 DN1 Infoprint 20 Infoprint 21 Infoprint 32 Infoprint 40 Infoprint 45 Infoprint 60 Infoprint 70 Infoprint 70 Plus Infoprint 62 002 003 InfoPrint 75 InfoPrint 100 Infoprint 1120 Infoprint 1125 Infoprint 1130 Infoprint 1140 Infoprint 1145 Infoprint 1145 MFP Infoprint 1226 Infoprint 1332 Infoprint 1352 Infoprint 1372 Infoprint 1422 Infoprint 1532 Infoprint Infoprint InfoPrint InfoPrint InfoPrint InfoPrint InfoPrint Infoprint Infoprint Infoprint Infoprint Infoprint Infoprint 1540 MFP Infoprint 1552 InfoPrint 1552 MFP 1560 MFP Infoprint 1570 MFP Infoprint 1572 1572 MFP Infoprint 1580 MFP Infoprint 1585 1832 InfoPrint 1852 InfoPrint 1872 1850 MFP InfoPrint 1860 MFP 1870 MFP InfoPrint 1880 MFP 1930 MFP InfoPrint 1940 MFP 2000 I PDS AF1 AF2 2060ES Infoprint 2075ES 2090ES Infoprint 2105ES 2085 Infoprint 2105 Infoprint 2235 RPQ 2190 Infoprint 2210 3000 ED1 ED2 ES1 Infoprint 4000 DR1 DR2 1D1 1D2 1D3 1D4 1D5 1D6 1R1 1R2 1R3 1R4 1S1 1S2 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV 12 IPDS Print Server Infoprint 4100 HS1 HS2 HD1 HD2 HD3 HD4 PS1 PD1 PD2 Infoprint 4100 HS3 HD5 HD6 InfoPrint 4100 MS1 MD1 MD2 InfoPrint 4247 X03 Z03 InfoPrint 5000 Infoprint 6500 Infoprint 6700 Infoprint Color 100 Infoprint Color 130 Plus Infoprint Color 1220 Infoprint Color 1228 Infoprint Color 1354 Infoprint Color 13
6. IPDS Print Server configuration manager should NOT be closed when IPDS emulation is in progress otherwise no emulation for any 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Configuring IPDS Print Server 27 non printer would be in effect Target Printer EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 T V Enable AFP and IPDS Printer Emulation Print Job in Queue Wizard Printer Emulation Settings Input Folder C IPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 d Iw Delete AFP files from Input Folder without moving to Done Folder when printing completes C IPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 Completed Jobs i Queue Depth 2 Iw Enable logging Iw Run this program on system startup Log Log File C Program Files Virtual IPDS Printer IPDS log E Iw Keep log file lessthan 500 MB V Append date information to log file name V Delete log file older than 30 Days Start top Help About 3 4 Configuration Wizard An input folder and a non IPDS printer comprise an association for IPDS printing emulation You can create as many associations as you want However you might probably need to configure a base folder and each sub folder names after the emulated printer like C IPDSEmulation is the base folder C IPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 is the sub folder for EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 printer Once a AFP IPDS file comes into this folder and it get printed out on EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 printer It can be said that 2
7. Print Server Purchase Why to buy The evaluation copy of IPDS Print Server expires after 15 days You can purchase the full version of the software through our channels worldwide For more information on purchasing http www ipdsprinter com order ipds print server html Billing amp Payment Billing currency USD EUR GBP AUD CAD JPY CHF Payment options Credit card Debt card PayPal Wire Transfer Bank Check Purchase Order etc NOTE The simplest and fastest way to buy our software is to order it Online Benefits of Purchase amp Registration After you purchase the full version you will receive Use of the software beyond the 15 day trial period No registration reminders or trial version watermarks on AFP IPDS files Free updates amp upgrades to the latest version amp future versions Product support by e mail totally free Delivery Options You can choose either of the following delivery methods 1 Download You will receive a download link to the full version immediately after your order is processed 2 Download CD You will receive a download link to the full version and the full version software will also be mailed to you on one CD ROM 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Top Level Intro This page is printed before a new top level chapter starts 38 IPDS Print Server Registration How to register your copy of IPDS Print Server Before regi
8. or a Power User with the rights to install software After you download PDSPrintServerSetup exe from the web or obtain the file from a 3rd party source you need to right click on the file and choose Run As Administrator on Microsoft Windows 7 and later operating systems to ensure that the installer is executed with elevated privilege so that installation won t fail The file name IPDSPrintServerSetup exe is for the trial version of the IPDS Print Server and the one for the full retail version differs Silent Install IPDS Print Server can be installed in a completely silent way without any user interaction 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Installing 19 To start a silent installation start the installer with the following switches PDSPrintServerSetup exe SP VERYSI LENT Sometimes a certain driver file might be in use by an application and the file has to be replaced during next reboot In this case the installer might prompt user to restart the computer To suppress the information just use the following switches to initiate a silent install PDSPrintServerSetup exe SP VERYSILENT NORESTART If you need MSI package for installation feel free to contact Support ipdsprinter com 2 4 Proxy Settings The installer of IPDS Print Server always perform a check to see if a newer version of the IPDS print driver is available on the web and therefore an active Internet connection is stro
9. the Virtual IPDS Printer in your client logon script or have your client users to double click the shared Virtual IPDS Printer installed on your server and create a local printer connection to this printer so that all your client computers would benefit from the IPDS printing capabilities For more information read this page http www ipdsprinter com virtual ipds printer html 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Top Level Intro This page is printed before a new top level chapter starts 22 IPDS Print Server Configuring IPDS Print Server This chapter introduces how to set up IPDS Print Server software and associate one hot folder with each non IPDS printer Unlike Virtual IPDS Printer software that only turns one non IPDS printer into an IPDS printer IPDS Print Server software can emulate IPDS printing for up to 255 non IPDS printers on a host computer The host computer can be a Windows server or a high performance Windows workstation Six sub topics are included in this chapter Where to obtain IPDS Print Server software Folder and Printer Association IPDS Printing Emulation Configuration Wizard Printer Activities Logging Auto Launch on System Startup Before covering the above topics users need to get familiar with the user interface of the configuration manager of the IPDS Print Server software 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Configuring IPDS Print Server 23
10. 014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV IPDS Print Server this folder is assigned to the EPSON Sylus Pro 7910 printer and this folder can be deemed as a tray of the printer 5 o mg Configuration Wizard Welcome to the IPDS Printer Server Configuration Wizard This wizard will help you tum your printers into IPDS enabled printers with just a few clicks To make a printer IPDS capable you need to specify a hot folder to receive the drop in AFP files to be printed Base Hot Folder CA PDSEmulatior D The base hot folder is a network location in UNC path like docserver HotFolder or 410 20 30 6 HotFolder Once an AFP file is dropped into the docserver HotFolder Microsoft XPS Document Writer folder it will be printed to the Microsoft XPS Document Writer printer Select the printers that you want to turn into IPDS capable printers Supported Printer M EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 AFP file dropped into C IPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 folder will be sent to EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 printer Next gt Cancel The Configuration Wizard automates the boring work of association creation for IPDS emulation You can select one or more printers in the drop down list of Supported Printer and click Next button to proceed to the following screen 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Configuring IPDS Print Server 29 Goen eer O The following associations between printer and hot fold
11. 57 Infoprint Color 1454 Infoprint Color 1464 Infoprint Color 1567 Infoprint Color 1654 Express Infoprint Color 1664 InfoPrint Color 1754 Express InfoPrint Color 1764 InfoPrint Color 1764 MFP InfoPrint Color 1767 InfoPrint Color 1759 MFP InfoPrint Color 1769 MFP List of HP printers with expansion DIMM card for IPDS The following Laserjet and MFP printer can support monochrome IPDS printing once a DIMM Slot Expansion Card or Compact Flash or USB Thumbnail is inserted into the printer for monochrome IPDS emulation HP Laser et M4345mfp HP Laser et M3035mfp HP Laser et M5035mfp HP Laser et M9040mfp HP Laser et M9050mfp HP Laserjet P3005 HP Laserjet P3015 HP Laserjet P4014 HP LaserJet P4015 HP Laserjet P4515 HP LaserJet 2410 HP LaserJet 2420 HP LaserJet 2430 HP LaserJet 4240 HP LaserJet 4250 HP Laserjet 4345mfp HP LaserJet 4350 HP Laserjet 9050 HP Laserjet 9050mfp HP LaserJet 5200 HP Laserjet 9040 HP Laserjet 9040mfp The following Laserjet and MFP printer can support full support IPDS 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Introduction 13 printing once a DIMM Slot Expansion Card or Compact Flash or USB Thumbnail is inserted into the printer for full color IPDS emulation HP Color Laser et 3800 HP Color Laser et 3000 HP Color Laser et CP6015 HP Color Laser et CP3505 HP Color Laser et CP3525 HP Color Laser et CP4025 HP Color Laser et CP4525 HP Color Laser et CM3530mfp
12. HP Color Laser et CM6030mfp HP Color Laser et CM6040mfp HP Color Laser et 4700 HP Color Laser et 4730mfp HP Color Laser et 4650 HP Color Laser et 5550 HP Color Laser et 9500mfp HP Color Laser et CM4730mfp 1 14 Whatis non IPDS Printer IPDS printer is a printer that doesn t recognize the IPDS data stream or refused to receive print jobs in IPDS AFP format Most IBM HP Lexmark Epson Canon Lexmark Kodak Ricoh Sharp Xerox Konica Kyocera Mita InfoPrint printers in the market are non IPDS printer Generally these printers recognize at least one PDL Page Description Language among PCL5 PCL6 PostScript PostScript and PDF but IPDS These non IPDS printers can be further categorized into host based printers and non host based printers Host based printer is a printer that relies heavily on the host computer s processor to generate printable pages Most host based printers on the market today use the GDI interface built into Microsoft Windows and that s why they are called GDI printer as well Simply because they don t need a powerful processor of their own host based printers tend to be less expensive than conventional printers They share the host computer s processor and therefore they may be slow and slow down the host computer How fast these printers operate depends on how powerful the host computer is and how occupied it is with other operations Non host based printer features their own processor and the fr
13. IPDS Print Server 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV TA ni o z Note To change the product logo for your own print manual or PDF click Tools gt Manual Designer and modify the print manual template Title page 1 Use this page to introduce the product by IPDS Printing Solutions SV This is Title Page 1 you may use this page to introduce your product show title author copyright company logos etc This page intentionally starts on an odd page so that it is on the right half of an open book from the readers point of view This is the reason why the previous page was blank the previous page is the back side of the cover IPDS Print Server 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV All rights reserved No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may acc
14. PDS Print Server runs on a Windows based PC and could replace any IPDS printer in the way it receives IPDS print data generated on AS400 iSeries and zSeries computers by monitoring drop in folders saves the data in AFP format or PDF more commonly prints the documents to non I PDS network printers IPDS Print Server dramatically lower your IPDS printing costs thanks to IPDS emulation IPDS emulation helps you archive or electronically distribute IPDS print jobs or use an existing local or networked printer to do more with your AFP data IPDS Print Server can save IT managers and network administrators both time and money to maintain an AFP IPDS print environment and explore the potentials of AFP IPDS data 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV 16 IPDS Print Server Document ae Inkjet printer In the above illustration three hot folders are created for three different types of printers separately Once an AFP file or a spooled IPDS data file is dropped into a hot folder and it will be printed out on the corresponding printer For example after you drop in an AFP file into the folder for Inkjet printer and you will get the printout from the Inkjet printer associated with the folder This Inkjet printer is obviously a non IPDS printer and it can be said that IPDS Print Server software acts as a virtual tray of this printer and provides the printer with full IPDS printing capabilities
15. ble of contents and topics 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Top Level Intro This page is printed before a new top level chapter starts Introduction 7 1 Introduction User s Manual for IPDS Print Server Target Printer JEPSON Stylus Pro 7910 kd Iw Enable AFP and IPDS Printer Emulation Print Job in Queue Wizard Printer Emulation Settings Input Folder C IPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 D V Delete AFP files from Input Folder without moving to Done Folder when printing completes Done Folder C IPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 Completed Jobs 2 Queue Depth F2 Iw Enable logging Iw Run this program on system startup Log Log File C Program Files Virtual IPDS Printer IPDS log F Iw Keep log file less than 500 MB Iw Append date information to log file name V Delete log file older than 30 Days Start Stop Help About C Copyright 2010 2015 IPDS Printing Solutions S V All Rights 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV IPDS Print Server 1 1 Reserved Designed for Windows Server 2015 2012 2008 2003 2000 and Windows 10 8 1 8 7 Vista XP 2000 Overview IT managers and system administrators have long struggled to make IBM AS400 based data and Mainframe spooled files available in Windows environments With IPDS Print Server software AS400 host data and Mainframe spooled files can be sent to Windo
16. equency of the processor varies greatly We therefore have a variety of printers to choose on the market low end high mid ranged and high end printers 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV 14 IPDS Print Server Non I PDS printers can well interpret IPDS print jobs and or IPDS spooled files sent from IBM AS400 AIX zSeries iSeries and Mainframe thanks to the contribution of IPDS emulation For more informaiton on IPDS Emulation read the next topic What is IPDS Emulation Your enterprise might probably manage its business with legacy mainframe and midrange computer systems You can also take advantage of distributing printing for workgroups without adding costly IPDS AFP Advanced Function Printing compatible printers or replacing software applications An example of IPDS emulation is software IPDS simulation that is to use a software package without additional investment on hardware to turn your existing laser printers or multi function printer MFP devices into IPDS printers easily and reliably The IPDS Print Server software emulates your existing or new printers as IPDS printers in the way they process AFP files and IPDS spooled files and print jobs sent directly from your IBM AS400 iSeries or Mainframe zSeries hosts IPDS Print Server and Virtual I PDS Printer are two software products that enable laser printers or multi function printer MFP devices to print AFP files IPDS spooled files AFP IPDS
17. er have been established CMIPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 9800 gt EPSON Stylus Pro 9800 C AIPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 gt EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 This summary dialog allows you to verify the associations If nothing goes wrong just click OK button to quit the Wizard and all the settings will be exported from the Wizard to the following user interface 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV 30 IPDS Print Server 3 5 Target Printer EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 z W Enable AFP and IPDS Printer Emulation Print Job in Queue Wizard Printer Emulation Settings Input Folder C IPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 d Iw Delete AFP files from Input Folder without moving to Done Folder when printing completes C IPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 Completed Jobs FA Queue Depth 2 Iw Enable logging Iw Run this program on system startup Log Log File C Program Files Virtual IPDS Printer IPDS log IV Keep logfile less than 500 MB Iw Append date information to log file name Iw Delete log file older than 30 Days Start top Help About Printer Activities Logging It is vital to enable logging to track the way IPDS Print Server works and whether it is working as expected You can simply check the Enable logging option and provide a log file By default it is IPDS log located in the install folder You can always keep the log file small by setting up
18. ing e No changes to host applications or printers e Auto Launch on System Startup e Configuration Wizard for quicker and easier setup e Configuration via software control panel e Support for traditional coax or twinax printing e Using AFP IPDS and PSF capture fonts to hard disk or flash memory resulting in reduced network traffic over LAN coax or twinax connections e Support for multiple output destinations e Archive IPDS print jobs and spooled files as AFP document page segment medium overlay and overlay from any Windows application that supports printing Print To File e Multiple Simultaneous Connections e Support a complete set of paper sizes e Define custom paper size e Paper type includes White Colored Transparent e Flexible page orientation such as Portrait Landscape Portrait 180 Landscape 270 e Automatic installation and configuration on Windows x86 and Windows x64 e Live update for new versions and plug in on Windows 32bit and Windows 64bit e Free upgrades in the future for registered users What is IPDS IPDS Intelligent Printer Data Stream is a host to printer data stream for AFP Advanced Function Presentation subsystems which provides an attachment independent interface for controlling and managing APA all points addressable printers that allows the presentation of pages containing an architecturally unlimited mixture of different data types such as text image graphics bar code and object contai
19. lder than 30 Days Start top Help About 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV 32 IPDS Print Server 3 6 Auto Launch on System Startup You can enable Run this program on system startup if you want IPDS Print Server to automatically load itself on system startup Important Note PDS Print Server would not work if you close the application however you can minimize it at any time Target Printer EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 J Enable AFP and IPDS Printer Emulation Print Job in Queue Wizard Printer Emulation Settings Input Folder C IPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 E Iw Delete AFP files from Input Folder without moving to Done Folder when printing completes Done Folder JC MPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 Completed Jobs xe Queue Depth 2 Iw Enable logging Iw Run this program on system startup Log Log File C Program Files Virtual IPDS PrinterPDS 10g me Iw Keep logfile less than 500 MB Iw Append date information to log file name IV Delete log file older than 30 Days Start Stop Help About 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Top Level Intro This page is printed before a new top level chapter starts 34 IPDS Print Server 4 1 Viewing IPDS AFP AFP document page segment medium overlay and overlay can all be viewed by IBM AFP Workbench Viewer a free program that help you view and p
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22. ner The IPDS architecture widely used by a variety of IBM InfoPrint and OEM print servers that drive APA page printers at medium and high end allows for both spooled data and print job management to flow bidirectionally between the print server or print driver and the Printer Controller Print job management controls can be printer resolution media jam storage usage duplexing capabilities paper tray capabilities Pre 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Introduction 11 processor and post processor exceptions Basic elements in spooled data are positioning information for locating objects within the page text images graphics bar code fonts inline forms electronic overlays IPDS data streams mainly binary encoded commands and parameters are purely used to carry print information and data above the network transport layer typically TCP IP or SNA and the supporting hardware LAN s FC Fiber Channels as well as network controllers IPDS carries data and instructions from the print server to the printer in structured fields The printer controller processes these IPDS commands and returns acknowledgment back to the print server What is IPDS Printer IPDS printer is a printer that handles IPDS spooled files from AS400 AIX zSeries iSeries Mainframe and prints them on paper sheets List of IBM and InfoPrint printers with native support for IPDS IBM 4028 4312 4317 4324 3112 3116 3812 and
23. ngly desired by the installer In a corporate environment the users have to specify a proxy server to have access to the Internet in the web browser The installer for IPDS Print Server is able to detect the proxy settings specified in Microsoft Internet Explorer If you haven t set up your proxy server you can click Start gt Run and then type in the following command Rundll32 Shell32 dll Control_ RunDLL Inetcpl cpl 4 and then specify the proxy server name or IP address and the proxy server port 2 5 Central Deployment IPDS Print Server can be installed on multiple servers with each server Supporting for up to 255 non IPDS printers If you are looking for a product that allows your client users to drop IPDS AFP files into certain folders and immediately get these files printed out to certain printers our IPDS Print Server software is the answer IPDS Print Server software creates a separate folder for each non IPDS printer users can copy or upload their IPDS AFP files to a folder and get these documents printed out on paper sheets via the corresponding printer 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV 20 IPDS Print Server We offer another product namely Virtual IPDS Printer which creates a virtual IPDS printer in your printer folder and associates one non IPDS printer with this virtual printer for all the available workstations and laptops across your organizations by printer sharing You can deploy
24. ompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for anyloss of profit or any other commercial damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document Printed December 2014 in whereever you are located Special thanks to Publisher All the people who contributed to this document to mum and dad enter name and grandpa to my sisters and brothers and mothers in law to our secretary Kathrin to the graphic artist who created this great product Managing Editor E logo on the cover page sorry don t remember your name at the enter name moment but you did a great work to the pizza service down the street your daily Capricciosas saved our lives to the copy shop Technical Editors where this document wil be duplicated and and and enter name antennae Last not least we want to thank EC Software who wrote this great help tool called HELP amp MANUAL which printed this document Cover Designer enter name Team Coordinator enter name Production enter name IPDS Print Server Table of Contents Part I Part Il a P Q N Part Ill oa fF QN a Part IV gt Part V Part VI Part VII Foreword 5 Introduction 7 OVE VIC Woo ugeet eu Ee EES ENEE DEENS Re Ee 8 Features EE 9 What is Te WEE 10 Vie ET RTE 11 Whats nNOn IPDS Printer 2 i2 sccccice ccccesendecesecenceessnceceve su coueuwesschecceivedcuedetsnacecusdadc
25. print jobs over an Ethernet LAN This winning combination provides high level AFP IPDS printing from an IBM AS400 and Mainframe system There might be hardware IPDS emulation solutions out there such as the DIMM Card Solution however it requires you to invest heavily on the DIMM card to be inserted into your printer s DIMM slot The disadvantages of IPDS DIMMs can be Expensive non scalable and very limited A specific DIMM card must be purchased for each type or brand of printer DIMMs require an additional firewall configuration that could possibly increase your security risks A DIMM does not have the capability to archive print jobs to AFP or PDF files IPDS Print Server and Virtual I PDS Printer software do not care the type of brand of printers that you are using and support variety of non IPDS printers from companies like IBM HP Lexmark Epson Canon Lexmark Kodak Ricoh Sharp Xerox Konica Kyocera Mita and InfoPrint 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Introduction 15 1 16 What is IPDS Print Server IPDS Print Server is software that allows users to print IPDS to existing or new Windows based printers and assures printouts will be the same regardless of printer Unlike other similar software IPDS Print Server software reduces the processor demand on the host system and allows print jobs to be converted to other formats such as Adobe PDF for electronic archiving or online delivery I
26. rint IPDS AFP documents There exist many 3rd party PDS AFP viewers but some of them can not interpret or present PDS AFP data stream correctly IBM AFP Workbench Viewer IBM AFP Workbench Viewer Plug in for Microsoft Internet Explorer ftp ftp infoprintsolutionscompany com frominfoprint Printers products workbench windows service gnsp32dm exe IBM AFP Workbench Viewer Standalone application ftp ftp software ibm com printers products workbench windows service ipsafpwb exe Both the plug in and the standalone application are able to view and print the AFP IPDS document page segment medium overlay and overlay with the following file extensions on Microsoft Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista 2008 2012 and later operating systems Document afp AFP Page Segment psg PSG Medium Overlay oly OLY Overlay oly OLY The following type of resources are also supported by the IBM AFP Workbench Viewers Form Definition fde FDE JFIF DOR jpg JPG jfif j peg GIF DOR gif GIF TIFF DOR tif TIF tiff TIFF CHARSET 240 300 OLN oln OIn fnt CODEPAGE fnt CODEDFONT FNT IBM AFP Workbench Viewers only allow you to view and print AFP I PDS document but does not create AFP IPDS document page segment medium overlay or overlay 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Top Level Intro This page is printed before a new top level chapter starts 36 IPDS
27. rint Job in Queue Wizard Printer Emulation Settings Input Folder C IPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 d Iw Delete AFP files from Input Folder without moving to Done Folder when printing completes C IPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 Completed Jobs FA Queue Depth 2 Iw Enable logging Iw Run this program on system startup Log Log File C Program Files Virtual IPDS Printer IPDS log RW IV Keep logfile less than 500 MB Iw Append date information to log file name Iw Delete log file older than 30 Days Start top Help About We recommend the done folder to be created as a sub folder of the input folder which would dramatically enhance the overall performance 3 3 IPDS Printing Emulation More details on IPDS printing emulation settings shall be given in this topic Input Folder is a hot folder await for incoming print jobs in AFP I PDS format The file extension can be anything among AFP Document afp AFP AFP Page Segment psg PSG 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV 26 IPDS Print Server AFP Medium Overlay oly OLY AFP Overlay oly OLY Form Definition fde FDE JFIF DOR jpg JPG jfif j peg GIF DOR gif GIF TIFF DOR tif TIF tiff TIFF CHARSET 240 300 OLN oln Oln fnt CODEPAGE fnt CODEDFONT FNT Done Folder is folder await for completed print jobs moved from Input Folder
28. stration you need to obtain a valid license code to turn your evaluation copy into full version copy If you don t have a license code you can purchase one from our store http www ipdsprinter com order ipds print server html To register IPDS Print Server with your license key you should provide your registration name as well in the Registration Reminder window Both the license key and the registration name can be found in the order confirmation email sent by our reseller If you have trouble in registering IPDS Print Server feel free to contact our support team at support ipdsprinter com 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Top Level Intro This page is printed before a new top level chapter starts 40 IPDS Print Server Support If you have any question feel free to contact us Contact Sales Representative sales ipdsprinter com Contact Technical Support Staff support ipdsprinter com Contact Reseller in North American Share it c o Digital River Inc 10380 Bren Road West Minnetonka MN 55343 USA Languages English Phone 1 952 646 5747 for calls from outside the U S or 1 800 903 4152 for calls within the U S Fax 1 952 646 4552 Contact Reseller in European Share it Digital River GmbH c o Digital River Ireland Ltd Unit 153 Shannon Free Zone West Shannon Co Clare Ireland Languages English German French Italian Spanish and Portuguese Pho
29. the upper bound value like 500 megabytes The Append date information to log file name option once checked will append date and time information to the end of the log file name 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Configuring IPDS Print Server 31 This feature is requested by some corporate IT Administrators The Delete log file older than N days option allows for the erase of outdated log files This option is only active when the Append date information to log file name option is checked After you change the cache folder or the option whether or not to delete print job when done you are required to click Start button to make the changes you have just made Changes made when Start button is grayed out would take effect only after Stop button is pressed followed by another click of Start button Target Printer EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 z V Enable AFP and IPDS Printer Emulation Print Job in Queue wizard Printer Emulation Settings Input Folder CMPDSEmulationtEPSON Stylus Pro 7910 D Iw Delete AFP files from Input Folder without moving to Done Folder when printing completes C IPDSEmulation EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 Completed Jobs D Queue Depth 2 Iw Enable logging Iw Run this program on system startup Log Log File C Program Files Virtual IPDS PrinterSIPDS log SS IV Keep logfile less than 500 MB Iw Append date information to log file name Iw Delete log file o
30. ulty thereby conserving bandwidth and promoting fast transmission of print documents for previewing printing and archiving Organizations using IPDS Print Server will gain the benefits of increased 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Introduction 9 efficiency productivity and reduced cost This User Guide supplements the standard reference documents on IPDS printing by providing more specific how to information such as diagrams screen captures and working examples It addresses the IPDS printing from Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Visio Microsoft Photo Wizard Adobe Photoshop and other print enabling software This document is intended for customers business partners and systems specialists who need to understand the fundamentals of IPDS printing and IPDS emulation on the Microsoft Windows systems It is designed to help you develop or advise others concerning the design and integration of IPDS solutions 1 1 1 Features IPDS Print Server is an affordable software emulation solution for AFP IPDS printing supporting the Intelligent Printer Data Stream IPDS protocol primarily used for printing large business reports bar code labels and invoices in high volumes Key features include e Spool IBM iSeries zSeries IPDS data to your Windows environment replacing IPDS printers e Bring the power of IBM AFP Advanced Function Presentation to your Windows environment
31. ver creates an association between an input folder and a target printer The input folder is used to receive drop in IPDS printing jobs stored in AFP format or AFP IPDS spooled format Once an incoming AFP IPDS file appears in the input folder IPDS Print Server software immediately moves the file process it and then send it to the target printer The target printer is a printer without IPDS printing support be it a Laserjet printer Inkjet printer Dot matrix printer or a MFP Multi function printer of any brand The association sometimes called mapping can also be expressed as an input folder being assigned to a non IPDS printer for receive incoming IPDS AFP files for printing An association consists of one input folder and one non IPDS printer Users can create as many associations as they want The limit is 255 associations per host computer IPDS Print Server bridges the gap between AFP IPDS files and printers without IPDS printing capabilities Steps to create an association 1 Choose a printer from the drop down list of Target Printer Check the Enable AFP and IPDS Printer Emulation option Specify an input folder a k a hot folder Specify a done folder to store completed jobs optional Specify the Queue Depth usually it s 2 or 1 U AUN 2014 IPDS Printing Solutions SV Configuring IPDS Print Server 25 Target Printer EPSON Stylus Pro 7910 z W Enable AFP and IPDS Printer Emulation P
32. ws based printers or accessed on Windows based systems This User Guide describes how to use IPDS Print Server to emulate your existing Laserjet Inkjet printers or MFP devices into IPDS capable printers that fully supports the IPDS protocol Using this software emulation solution for IPDS printing users can print reports of IBM IPDS data streams produced from a wide range of systems such as AS400 i series IBM power and mainframe systems with a resolution up to 600 dpi plus seamless emulation switching Users also get tray and bin mapping and integrated solution support features IPDS Print Server as its name indicates is a pure software emulation solution for IPDS printing which translates Intelligent Printer Data Stream directly into common printer languages eliminating the need for expensive investment on specialized hardware extra software and major reprogramming on the host side The IPDS Print Server software assigns a hot folder as a virtual tray to each of your non IPDS printers and it enables fast and flexible printing from mainframe midrange and other non Windows host systems such as UNIX AIX AS400 IBM Power Series System z and Linux to any Windows based printers Easy to install and integrate IPDS Print Server simplifies cross platform printing and central management of print jobs With the help of IPDS to PDF Portable Document Format converter plug in users can print AFP IPDS to PDF files without diffic
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