Spooler FASTP Network Print Processes Manual

Installing and Configuring FASTP Network Print

Processes

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Configuring a FASTP Network Print Process

A FASTP network print process and its devices can be configured:

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As part of cold starting a Spooler subsystem (starting a new Spooler subsystem).

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When a Spooler subsystem is active.

Configuration of a FASTP network print process involves two main t

asks:

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Configuration of the FASTP network print process in the Spooler subsystem.

FASTP network print processes and devices are configured for a Spooler

subsystem using the Spoolcom interface PRINT, DEV, and LOC commands.

Spoolcom commands can be entered:

Interactively

As part of a separate command file

As part of a Spooler cold start configuration file

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Configuration of a FASTCNFG file for the FASTP network print process.

In addition to configuring the FASTP network print process in the Spooler

environment, you also must provide network/protocol specific parameters for its

devices in an external configuration file known as FASTCNFG. This file contains

information that is used by the FASTP network print process to determine:

Which protocol the print process should use to communicate with the network

printer.

Which I/O process the print process should use to communicate with the

network printer.

How the print process should identify the network printer on the network.

Other configuration parameters specific to the communications protocol.

Note. Beginning with the G06 and D48 new product versions of FASTPTCP, you also can

convert one or more FASTCNFG files into a FASTKCON key-sequenced file.

The

FASTKCON file must be used for the FASTPTCP native mode version, FASTPTCN. Using

this feature is described in detail in

Creating a FASTKCON Configuration File (Beginning

with the G06 and D48 RVUs) on page 3-40.