Configuring Printer Connections

This topic describes how to configure Digi One RealPort and Digi PortServer TS for printer connections.

Starting Point

This procedure assumes the following:

• That you are or will be logged in as the administrator
• That you know the attributes, such as baud rate and parity, of the printer

Command Line 

Procedure

1. Configure the port for a printer by supplying a set ports command that specifies the following:
• The port to which the printer is connected (on the range field)
• dev=prn
2. Configure line attributes with a set line command. The attributes you configure will depend on your printer's requirements. See the description of the set line command to determine which of the set line command fields you require.
3. Configure flow control attributes of the connection with the set flow command. The attributes you configure will depend on your printer's requirements. See the description of the set flow command to determine which  command fields you require.

Example

In this example, port 6 is configured for a printer that uses hardware flow control.

set ports range=6 dev=prn
set line range=6 baud=9600 csize=8 stopb=1 parity=n
set flow range=6 cts=on ixon=off ixoff=off

Web Interface

This feature can be configured with the web interface on PortServer TS 8/16 systems. Digi One RealPort and PortServer TS 2/4 devices do not support the web interface.