AWAN 3883/4/5 Access Server Configuration and Management Manual

Configuring Asynchronous Terminal and Serial
Printer Connections
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Required Software
Tandem NonStop TCP/IP Subsystem
To communicate with the AWAN access server, you must configure a Telserv process to
run over a Tandem NonStop TCP/IP process. The Tandem NonStop TCP/IP process acts
as the transport process for the Telserv process.
For more information about the Tandem NonStop TCP/IP subsystem, refer to the
TCP/IP Configuration and Management Manual (for Himalaya S-series servers) or
Tandem NonStop TCP/IP Configuration and Management Manual (for Himalaya
K-series servers).
SLSA and TLAM Subsystems
On a Himalaya S-series server, Tandem NonStop TCP/IP processes interface to the
network through the SLSA subsystem. The SLSA subsystem provides QIO-based driver
and interrupt handlers (DIHs) that enable Tandem NonStop TCP/IP processes to connect
to Ethernet 4 ServerNet adapters (E4SAs). The SLSA subsystem is preconfigured and
started during the system load sequence.
On a Himalaya K-series server, Tandem NonStop TCP/IP processes can interface to the
network through the TLAM subsystem (QIO non-direct mode) or directly to a 3615
Ethernet controller using the QIO subsystem (QIO direct mode).
For more information about the SLSA subsystem, refer to the LAN Configuration and
Management Manual. For more information about the TLAM subsystem, refer to the
TLAM Configuration and Management Manual.
FASTPTCP LAN Print Spooler Product
The FASTPTCP LAN print spooler product enables the Tandem Spooler to print
documents on a printer attached to a LAN using TCP/IP.
Installing FASTPTCP is described in the Tandem LAN/WAN Print Spooler User’s
Guide, which is provided with the FASTPTCP software. Configuring FASTPTCP for
AWAN server-attached serial printers is explained in Configuring the FASTPTCP LAN
Print Spooler Product on page 8-17.
Note. Although serial printers interoperate with older versions of FASTPTCP LAN print spooler
product, newer FASTPTCP releases contain important improvements.