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Netport(R) II Print Server: Instructions for Virtual Circuit Setup
NETPORT(R) II PRINT SERVER VIRTUAL CIRCUIT
1. Check that the Netport(R) Port Mode is "Available". This is done
through the NPADMIN from the Port-Status menu, Check all ports.
This can also be done from the command line with the NPLIST
command.
If the NetPort is not "Available", the Supervisor will need to be
involved to make the following changes. In NPADMIN, use the manual
option from the Configure menu and select the NetPort that will
have the virtual circuit. Select "Available" for the port mode.
Alternatively, this can also be accomplished from the command line
utilities:
NP2CON NPxxxxxx SERVERNAME=DEFAULT
NP2CON NPXXXXXX RESET
2. From the DOS prompt at the workstation that you want to print from,
type:
NPREDIR N <Enter>
where N is the number of concurrent connections (up to seven) you
want this NetPort to maintain from this workstation only. The ports
that can be redirected are COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, LPT1, LPT2 or
LPT3 ports. If you don't type a value for N, NetPort print server
will maintain one virtual circuit connection at a time.
Note: NPREDIR loads the NetPort's redirector into the computer's
RAM. To unload the redirector at any time, type:
NPREDIR OFF
3. Link to NetPort's parallel 1, parallel 2 or serial port.
* To link to the parallel port 1, type:
NPMAP PORT_NAME NP123456-P1
where PORT_NAME is the port to redirect: LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3
and NP123456 is default NetPort ID.
* To link to the parallel port 2, type:
NPMAP PORT_NAME NP123456-P2
where PORT_NAME is the port to redirect: LPT1, LPT2, or LPT3
and NP123456 is default NetPort ID.
* To link to the serial port, type:
NPMAP PORT_NAME NP123456-S=BAUD, PARITY,DATABITS,
STOPBIT,HANDSHAKE.
where PORT_NAME is the port to redirect: COM1, COM2, COM3, or
COM4 and NP123456 is default NetPort ID.
Example:
NPMAP COM3 NP200320-S=96,NONE,8,1,X
Refer to the NetPort manual or the user manual for your serial
device to check default configurations for baud, parity, databits,
stopbit, and handshake.
4. The NPMAP command can be used to list ports set up as virtual
circuits.
5. If you want to turn off the virtual circuit for a port, type:
NPMAP PORT_NAME DELETE
NPMAP * DELETE - unlinks all ports for the workstation
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