Using the protocols
PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments 2-19
TCP/IP
networks
Time-out period
The TFTP protocol used here includes a 30-second inactivity time-out.
If data is not received from the host for 30 seconds, then the adapter closes the
TFTP session and begins listening for a new session. The input/output port to
the printer and the print job are also closed. This time-out prevents incomplete
print jobs from hanging up in the printer and keeping other jobs from printing.
Using FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
You can use FTP to send a job to the printer just as you normally do. FTP
reliably sends files across the network.
The implementation of FTP used here accepts any username and does not
require a password.
Network Adapters default to /prt1 as the destination.
You may also use the cd command with a destination filename. For example,
you might type
ftp>cd /prt1
ftp>put <printfile>
where
<prt1>
is the name of the destination and <printfile>
is the name of the print job you’re sending.
Sending a file to the param directory
You may also FTP a file to a special destination: the param directory. This is a
special directory where you can set special TCP/IP-related parameters. The
format of this file is:
PASSWORD: 00000000
ADDRESS: 9.51.8.50
NETMASK: .
GATEWAY: 9.51.8.30
COMMUNITY: paul
END
You must put a space after the colon, and the headers must be capitalized. If
you want a parameter to remain unchanged, you should type a period for that
parameter (such as the NETMASK example above). The password can be up to
eight characters long. The community name must be less than 30 characters
long. You must send the file in ASCII mode (not binary).
