>From dim memories of a conversion performed long ago:
We changed printers from IBM to HP. We had to get a special interface
circuit that handled EBCDIC, PSF/AFP, and carriage control characters in column
1. We also had to update a lot of pagedefs and formdefs to deal with the
differences in duplex printing. Since you are using the same printer,
hopefully this won't be an issue for you.
We defined new printers and new Functional Subsystem in the JES
initialization deck. The Bus and Tag printers used proc APSWPROA. The network
ones use APWSPROT (which is where you specify the IP address in the
CNTL-PRINTDEV-ENDCNTL sequence of JCL statements). Both procs obviously
customized.
We used the menu system built into the printer's little control display
to specify that the connection was TCPIP and what the address was.
Since we were producing documents delivered to the customers, we did
parallel testing of every type of product output (e.g., OGL, DCF, Waterloo,
SAS/GRAPH, etc) as well as the mundane MSGCLASS=A for JCL listings. The
samples produced on the two printers had to line up pretty much exact.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On
> Behalf Of venkat kulkarni
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 9:51 PM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Mainframe printer connectivity
>
> Hello Group,
>
> Currently we are using mainframe printer with bus and tag connectivity with
> Xerox printer via prism hardware, which help us to convert fcion to bus and
> tag.
>
> But now, we would like to use tcpip connectivity for mainframe connectivity
> with Xerox printer.
>
> Can you please guide that how this new connectivity can be establish and do
> we need to buy any additional piece of hardware or software . I was reading
> about info print but didn't get much detail .
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