Technical Memo: Xerox Printer Compatibility With ScriptServer





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XEROX PRINTER COMPATIBILITY WITH SCRIPTSERVER®

Revised: 13-Aug-2002

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Abstract

This document gives technical information on setting up Xerox printers to be fully compatible with ScriptServer for OpenVMS and the ScriptServer PAN Printing System.

For optimal functionality, we at GrayMatter recommend that whenever possible, set up a direct TCP/IP connection (with backchannel enabled) to the printer. Testing has shown that the following Xerox printers can be set up with this type of TCP/IP connection:

Xerox 4220
Xerox 4230
Xerox N32

Other models of Xerox printers may also use this same setup procedure, but again, this has not been tested. To find out if your different model of Xerox printer can be set up with a direct TCP/IP connection, please refer to the documentation that came with your printer or contact our technical support staff for further assistance.

Setting Up the TCP/IP Connection

Testing has shown that Xerox printers exhibit the following behavior:

Xerox printers do not respond to (CONTROL-T) status response queries
Xerox printers use the "Xerox" TCP/IP protocol.
TCP/IP connections are made on port 2000

ScriptServer® PAN Printing System

On the Properties page when creating or modifying a queue:

Communications style is XEROX

IP Port is 2000

ScriptServer® for OpenVMS

Once a TCP/IP queue has been created, you will need to customize Scriptserver by defining the following logicals:

1) To set the TCP/IP connection port to 2000:

$ DEFINE/SYSTEM "SSV$ tcpip-address_TCPIP_PORT" 2000

2) To set the TCP/IP protocol to Xerox:

$ DEFINE/SYSTEM "SSV$ tcpip-address_TCPIP_PROTOCOL" XEROX

3) and to have Control-T functionality disabled:

$ DEFINE/SYSTEM "SSV$ tcpip-address_CTRLT_SUPPORT" FALSE

NOTE: After defining these logicals, you will need to restart the queue for the new settings to take hold.