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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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