Use this tab to configure connections. You can access this tab by selecting Connection | Add or Modify on the menu bar. You can also right-click the connection and select Add or Modify.
You must be a member of the local Administrators
group to add or modify connections.
You must stop
the connection before it can be modified. You should not, however, stop
a connection when data is being received from the host. This would stop
the data stream The uninterrupted transfer of information
over an interface to achieve high data transfer rates
and cause an error to occur at the host.
Click an option you want to learn more about.
Name – Displays as the connection name in the BARR/CHANNEL Offload window. This is a required field.
Startup – Determines if the connection will start manually or automatically.
You must be a member of the local Administrators group to start connections.
If the operator is not a member of the local Administrators
group, select Automatic so the
connection will start automatically with Windows startup.
Manual – Requires you to start the connection manually from the BARR/CHANNEL Offload window. This option is selected by default.
Automatic – Starts the connection automatically with Windows startup.
Adapter – Displays the adapter associated with the device. ESCON adapters are labeled with (ES). Bus & Tag adapters are labeled with (BT). Supports up to four adapters.
Image number – Specifies the value that was configured on the host for an ESCON connection. You can get this number from your host systems programmer. The number must be in the valid hexadecimal range (0-F). The default value is 0.
This option is only active if you are
using an ESCON connection.
Channel address – Specifies the channel address of the device you are adding. Each device must have a unique address, which must match the subchannel address at the host. You can get this hexadecimal number from your host systems programmer. You can enter an address in the range from 00 to FF. The default address is 90. This is a required field.
IP address – Specifies where the Barr Enterprise Print Server computer is located on the IP network. This can also be a string that a DNS server can resolve into an IP address Short for Internet Protocol address. A 32-bit (4-byte) binary number that uniquely identifies a host (computer) connected to the Internet to other Internet hosts, for the purposes of communication through the transfer of packets. An IP address is expressed in "dotted quad" format, consisting of the decimal values of its 4 bytes, separated with periods; for example, 127.0.0.1.. This is a required field.
IP port number – Specifies the IP port number of the Barr Enterprise Print Server computer defined at the IP address. The default value is 2277. The valid range is from 1 to 65535. This is a required field.