PAD Printer

In x25tool, the parameters for the PAD Printer can be accessed through the Services menu.

The parameter values are stored in the configuration file: /etc/opt/SUNWconn/x25/xtpmapconf.

You can install a printer over an X.25 network so that users logged in remotely can print to their local printer.

Before you can print through PAD, you must use admintool to set up the printer. Do this as you normally would, but make certain that you set it up as a Local Printer, and specify an X25 printer port that also includes a unique printer number, for example /dev/xtp7. See User Account, Printers and Mail Administration for more information about using admintool.

Printer Name

Enter the name of the printer.

Device Number

This is the printer port number. For example, if you entered /dev/xtp7 for the printer port in admintool, then the device number is 7.

Link Number

Specify the link to use for the outgoing printer connection. If you set this to 255, the link number will be selected automatically.

Remote X.121 Address

Enter the destination X.121 address to use for establishing the virtual connection.

Clear Flag

If Clear Flag is set to Yes, then a Clear Invitation packet will be sent at the end of the data transfer, and the connection will then be cleared by the remote PAD after all of the data is received. This ensures that all data have reached the remote PAD, but can lead to connection staying up if the remote does not support this feature.

If Clear Flag is set to No, then a Clear Invitation packet will not be sent at the end of the data transfer. If the remote PAD does not support Clear Invitation, you should set Clear Flag to No and enter a value for the Timeout.

Timeout

This is the amount of time, in seconds, that the X.25 server will keep the connection open after the last print packet has been sent. Setting a timeout value can help prevent loss of print data, however, you will have to use your own knowledge of the network to determine how long the connection needs to stay open.

You only need to set a timeout if Clear Flag is set to No.

Call User Data

This is the call user data used to establish the virtual connection. Before this information is included, it should have been agreed upon by both sides of the connection.