Printer Session Properties—General Tab

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Printer Session Properties—General Tab

Use this tab to set options relating to the host computer.

IP Host/Gateway—Specifies the IP address, machine name, or DNS name of the host (or the gateway to the host) from which reports are printed.

LU Name/Device Name—Specifies the logical unit (LU) name that the host is using to identify the host printer that the program is emulating. Called a device name on AS/400.

TCP Port—This box is enabled only when you select Telnet from the Connect By list. Specifies the port number of the host.

Connect Timeout—This box is enabled only when you select Telnet from the Connect By list. The number of seconds before the connection to the host times out.

Choose a Printer Type—Select one of the following two host printers that you want to emulate:

IBM-3287-1—Commonly used by MVS and other IBM mainframe operating systems.
IBM-3812-1—Commonly used by AS/400.

TN5250E Message Queue area—Lets you configure queue settings. This area is enabled only when you select IBM-3812-1 in the Choose a Printer Type list.

: Message Queue Name and Message Queue Library—Identifies the location (on the AS/400) to which status messages are spooled. These fields are enabled only if you select IBM-3812-1 in the Choose a Printer Type list.

TN3270E LU Request—This setting is enabled only when you select IBM-3287-1 from the Choose a Printer Type list. Specifies the format of the contents of the LU Name box. Select Connect or Associate.

: Associate—If you select this option, the LU Name box specifies the LU of the display session. In this case, the host system assigns the LU associated with the display LU (if available).