User's Manual

IPDS User Guide 1-3
Introduction
Printer Model Selection
The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server IPDS support allows the print
server to be defined to the host as one of the following IBM®
Advanced Function Printers: 3812, 3825, 3827, or 3935.
NOTE: In addition to the predefined values, the type-in field also
supports any user-defined four digit value.
Host Environments
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server IPDS supports the following
environments:
• InfoPrint® Manager with AIX 5L (TCP/IP connectivity only)
• InfoPrint® Manager for Windows®
• Print Services Facility for i5/OS® (OS/400®) (TCP/IP
connectivity only)
• Print Services Facility for z/OS® (MVS)
• Emtex VIP (NOTE: monochrome and highlight color printers
only)
• GMC PrintNet T (NOTE: monochrome printers only)
Host Connectivity Options
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server IPDS can receive data from a host in
one of two ways:
• Through a channel card with bus and tag connectivity
• Through a TCP/IP interface using Ethernet
Host Connectivity options depend on the print server and printer
configuration. If you require host connectivity using a channel
interface, contact your local Xerox representative to confirm that
this option is available for your device and to obtain the additional
hardware.
Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server IPS Manager
The IPS Manager is a feature of Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server
and is accessible through the main print server GUI System pull-
down menu.
The IPS Manager provides job setting, tray mappings, and stacker
mappings options. It also allows system configuration for TCP/IP
and channel connections. Additionally, it allows the user to