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Configuring a *LAN 3812 LEXLINK Device Description

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Problem

This document provides information on configuring a *LAN 3812 LEXLINK device description for a LAN-attached Lexmark printer with either an internal or an external Lexmark MarkNet print server.

Resolving The Problem

Note: This document was previously entitled Configuring Internal and External *LEXLINK Device Descriptions. This document provides information on configuring a *LAN 3812 LEXLINK device description for a LAN-attached Lexmark printer with either an internal or an external Lexmark MarkNet print server.

Caution: The Lexlink protocol is not TCP/IP-compliant but rather is very similar to SNA. Therefore, Lexlink requires a network that will pass this non-TCP/IP protocol between the IBM System i products and the printer. Furthermore, newer Ethernet cards for the System i (including the Gigabit or 1Gb Ethernet adapter) are setup to pass TCP/IP-only data to the network, so *LAN 3812 LEXLINK device descriptions will not work when those network adapters are used.

If any of the network adapters, routers, switches or firewalls will not accept the Lexlink protocol, or if the *LAN 3812 LEXLINK device description does not work, then it is recommended that the printer be configured another way, such as using a *LAN 3812 PJL device description, a *LAN 3812 SNMP device description, a *LAN 3812 IPP device description, a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) or a *LAN 3812 device description that uses the LPR Print Driver Exit Program (TSPLPRD). For more instructions on the other ways to print to network attached printers, refer to the following Rochester Support Center knowledgebase documents:

N1010134: Configuring a *LAN 3812 PJL Device Description
N1019572: Configuring a *LAN 3812 SNMP Device Description
N1019375: Configuring a *LAN 3812 IPP Device Description
N1010090: Configuring a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ)
N1019586: Configuring a *LAN 3812 Device Description that Uses the LPR Print Driver (TSPLPRD) Exit Program


This document was last updated on 21 October 2012.



    The following hardware requirements must be met for printing using a *LAN 3812 LEXLINK printer device description:
    oThe printer must be connected to the network using a network interface card (NIC) or external print server that supports the LEXLINK protocol, such as an IBM 4033 LAN adapter device or a Lexmark MarkNet XLe print server.
    oThe NIC or external print server must be attached to a Token Ring network, an Ethernet IEEE 802.3 network, or an Ethernet network with all standards specified.
    oAny routers, hubs, or switches between the printer and the IBM i server must be set up to pass on the LEXLINK frames to the Lexmark printer or Lexmark MarkNet XLe print server.

    Configuring a *LAN 3812 LEXLINK Printer Device Description

    To configure a *LAN 3812 *LEXLINK printer device description for a printer that has an internal or external Lexmark MarkNet print server, do the following:
    1.On the operating system command line, type the following:

    CRTDEVPRT

    Press F4 to prompt.
    2.The screens expand as you fill in the requested fields and press the Enter key or press F10. The completed printer device description is similar to the following:

    Create Device Desc (Printer) (CRTDEVPRT)

    Device description . . . . . . . DEVD         > PRT01
    Device class . . . . . . . . . . DEVCLS       > *LAN      
    <== new to R370
    Device type  . . . . . . . . . . TYPE         > 3812
    Device model . . . . . . . . . . MODEL        > 1
    LAN attachment . . . . . . . . . LANATTACH    > *LEXLINK  
    <== ensure *LEXLINK
    Switched line list . . . . . . . SWTLINLST    > TRNLINE    
    <== defined by your token-ring line name
                             + for more values
    LAN remote adapter address . . . ADPTADR      > 121212121212
    <== defined by Lexmark MAC address on card or box
    Adapter type . . . . . . . . . . ADPTTYPE     > *INTERNAL    <== specify *INTERNAL for
                                                                     internal MARKNET card or *EXTERNAL MARKNET box.
    Adapter connection type  . . . . ADPTCNNTYP     *PARALLEL
    Emulated twinaxial device  . . . EMLDEV       >
    Advanced function printing . . . AFP          > *NO
    IBM® AFP™ attachment . . . . . . . . . AFPATTACH    > *WebSphere Commerce Suite
    Port number  . . . . . . . . . . PORT         > 1            
    <== specify port 1 or 2 for external box only.
                                                                     No port is specified for an internal card.
    Switch setting . . . . . . . . . SWTSET
    Local location address . . . . . LOCADR

    Auxiliary printer  . . . . . . . AUXPRT
    Emulating ASCII device . . . . . EMLASCII       *NO
    Physical attachment  . . . . . . ATTACH
    Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . ONLINE        > *YES
    Attached controller  . . . . . . CTL
    Language type  . . . . . . . . . LNGTYPE        *SYSVAL
    Print quality  . . . . . . . . . PRTQLTY        *STD
    Font:                            FONT         >
     Identifier . . . . . . . . . .                011
     Point size . . . . . . . . . .                *NONE
    Form feed  . . . . . . . . . . . FORMFEED       *AUTOCUT
    Separator drawer . . . . . . . . SEPDRAWER      *FILE
    Separator program  . . . . . . . SEPPGM         *NONE
     Library  . . . . . . . . . . .
    Number of drawers  . . . . . . . NBRDRAWER
    Printer error message  . . . . . PRTERRMSG      *INFO
    Message queue  . . . . . . . . . MSGQ           QSYSOPR
     Library  . . . . . . . . . . .                *LIBL
    Maximum length of request unit   MAXLENRU       *CALC
    Application type . . . . . . . . APPTYPE        *NONE
    Activation timer . . . . . . . . ACTTMR         170      
    <== Specify this value
    Inactivity timer . . . . . . . . INACTTMR       *SEC15  
    <== Specify this value
    SNA pass-through device desc . . SNPTDEV        *NONE
    SNA pass-through group name  . . SNPTGRP        *NONE
    Host signon/logon command  . . . LOGON          *NONE
    Pacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . PACING         7
    Line speed . . . . . . . . . . . LINESPEED      *TYPE
    Word length  . . . . . . . . . . WORDLEN        *TYPE
    Type of parity . . . . . . . . . PARITY         *TYPE

    Stop bits  . . . . . . . . . . . STOPBITS       *TYPE
    Host print transform . . . . . . TRANSFORM      *YES
    Manufacturer type and model  . . MFRTYPMDL      *LEXOPTRA  
    <== Defined by your specific
                                                                    printer and its emulation
    Paper source 1 . . . . . . . . . PPRSRC1        *LETTER
    Paper source 2 . . . . . . . . . PPRSRC2        *LETTER
    Envelope source  . . . . . . . . ENVELOPE       *NUMBER10
    ASCII code page 899 support  . . ASCII899       *NO
    Image configuration  . . . . . . IMGCFG         *NONE
    Maximum pending requests . . . . MAXPNDRQS      6
    Print while converting . . . . . PRTCVT         *YES
    Print request timer  . . . . . . PRTRQSTMR      *NOMAX
    Form definition  . . . . . . . . FORMDF         F1C10110
     Library  . . . . . . . . . . .                  *LIBL
    Character identifier:            CHRID
     Graphic character set  . . . .                *SYSVAL
     Code page  . . . . . . . . . .

     Remote location:                 RMTLOCNAME
      Name or address  . . . . . . .
    Local location . . . . . . . . . LCLLOCNAME     *NETATR
    Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MODE           QSPWTR
    User-defined options . . . . . . USRDFNOPT      *NONE
                              + for more values
    User-defined object:             USRDFNOBJ
      Object . . . . . . . . . . . .                *NONE
        Library  . . . . . . . . . .
      Object type  . . . . . . . . .
    Data transform program . . . . . USRDTATFM      *NONE
      Library  . . . . . . . . . . .

     User-defined driver program  . . USRDRVPGM      *NONE
      Library  . . . . . . . . . . .
    System driver program  . . . . . SYSDRVPGM
    Text 'description' . . . . . . . TEXT           *BLANK
    Dependent location name  . . . . DEPLOCNAME     *NONE


                              Additional Parameters


    Remote network identifier  . . . RMTNETID       *NETATR
    Workstation customizing object   WSCST          *NONE
     Library  . . . . . . . . . . .
    Authority  . . . . . . . . . . . AUT            *LIBCRTAUT

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    Historical Number

    17604455

    Document Information

    Modified date:
    18 December 2019

    UID

    nas8N1019606