Setting up a printer
So you need to set up a printer?
Basically, you've got two choices:
The place to start is this IBM technical document #22393632 - Options to Configure a Printer on an IBM System i
Disregarding the twinax option as it's unlikely to be used for a new printer, the above document lays out 4 options for printing to a TCP/IP network attached printer.
- A *LAN *IPDS device description
- A *LAN 3812 SNMP device description
- A *LAN 3812 IPP device description
- A *LAN 3812 PJL device description
- A Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) (also known as LPD/[LPR]]
The list above as been reordered from the list shown in the IBM document based upon order of preference. A *LAN *IPDS device is the most preferred option for an IBM System i network printer; while a Remote Output Queue is the least preferred. The relative preference of SNMP, IPP, and PJL are subjective and based upon the SNMP vs IPP thread in the comp.sys.ibm.as400.misc newsgroup.
Note: You can't define a *LAN *IPDS device description unless the printer actually supports *IPDS
