Associate Printer Group

Use this panel to select from a list of printer group names.

This function is unique to TN3270. A terminal client first connects to the TN3270 server and is assigned an LU from a defined LU group. A printer client then connects and request to be associated with the terminal LU name. The server understands this special request and knows to assign the printer client to the LU printer name that is associated with the terminal LU within the LU terminal group.

Before you begin, ensure the a printer group you want to associate with an terminal LU group contains the same number of LUs as the terminal LU group. This association links a terminal LU group with a printer LU group. The two LU group MUST have the same number of LUs defined so the LUs can be paired.

For example, a payroll application can automatically send print data to a certain printer set up to print payroll data, based on the terminal LU processing the request. If the requested device name is already in use, the connection request is rejected.

Only printer groups that contain the same number of LUs as the number of LUs in the terminal device group appear in the pull-down list.

Steps

  1. Select a printer group name from the pull-down list.

  2. "No selection" is the default, and the only choice if:
  3. Click OK when you are done.

You have completed this panel after you selected from the list provided.

Fields

Printer group

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