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Presentation Outline
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What is RPM?
What is RPM Remote Print Manager?
How is AS/400 and Mainframe printing
enhanced with RPM?
How does RPM work?
– Queue Management and Queue Types
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What are some typical environments where
RPM is needed?
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
Typical Situations
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What is RPM?
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What is RPM?
RPM Remote Print Manager (RPM) is a
complete LPD printing solution.
– RPM is designed for Windows® platforms
allowing Windows users to customize and
control the processing of print jobs received
over a TCP/IP network from host systems
including mainframes, AS/400s, UNIX and
Linux, and other Windows systems.
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
Typical Situations
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What is RPM?
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What is RPM?
RPM is the only complete LPD print server software
designed specifically for Windows® platforms.
RPM uses Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to receive
print jobs from local or remote locations.
RPM allows users to customize and control the
processing and output of print jobs.
RPM can accept print data from AS/400s,
mainframes, UNIX, Linux, and other Windows
systems.
RPM combines queue management functionality
and Windows resources to create an ideal printing
environment.
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
Typical Situations
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AS/400 and Mainframe Printing
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Transitioning from centralized, mainframe or midrange legacy-based document processing and
printing to on-demand documents at the point of
need.
Mainframe applications are hobbled by the print
codes that don’t work with newer network and PC
printers.
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The cost-effectiveness of off-loading mainframegenerated documents to network servers and remote
PC-compatible printers, the web, e-mail and content
management systems provides immediate measurable
paybacks. It is simply less expensive to print locally
than to ship pre-printed and packaged paper.
What is RPM?
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
Typical Situations
Information flows more freely if local printers are
capable of printing mainframe created documents
when and where they are required.
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AS/400 and Mainframe Printing
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Network and PC-based printers typically are multifunctional but don’t process mainframe generated
code unless it’s converted to readable print
languages.
Conversion of mainframe printer data streams is far
more economical than re-coding mainframe
applications or replacing the high-volume workhorse
printers.
Data conversion technology is necessary to
integrate and include IBM mainframe-generated
documents into the Client/Server Windows 2000
networks now being installed.
Furthermore, customers maintain greater control of
the document generation process. Implementing this
conversion capability with RPM is easy to do.
What is RPM?
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
Typical Situations
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How does RPM work?
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RPM is a PC-based TCP/IP print server application
for Windows® platforms expanding printing
capabilities by giving users more control, formatting
options, and file management advantages over
traditional network printing.
What is RPM?
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
RPM Work Flow
Queue Management
Typical Situations
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RPM Overview
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What is RPM?
RPM Remote Print Manager provides a variety of
options to meet the needs in any network printing
environment.
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One computer with RPM allows printing to many print
devices.
Remove excess equipment from the office (cables,
boxes, etc.).
Flexibility to change fonts and margins produces
legible reports.
Send printouts to the point of need.
Remove the need for confusing FTP processes.
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
Typical Situations
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Queue Management
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What is RPM?
Queue Management is an integral part of RPM.
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Understanding queue types and managing queues is
one of the many features that set RPM apart from
other LPD servers, hardware or software.
Each queue has its own setup information. Queues
operate independently of each other. Each queue
has its own printer setup and queue type . You can
configure separate queues for the same printer, each
with different characteristics.
RPM offers three types of print queues:
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AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
Typical Situations
Text Queue
Raw Queue
Filter Queue
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Queue Management Options
The TEXT QUEUE receives print data from a host system
and then modifies the data to print to any Windows print
device. The TEXT QUEUE can modify lines or characters
per inch, change fonts, suppress banner pages, inset
characters, and even add printer finishing functions.
The RAW QUEUE receives print jobs from the host system
and sends the data directly to the printer. The RAW QUEUE
includes enhanced features and translation options such as
converting EBCDIC, SCS and ASA to ASCII.
The FILTER QUEUE receives print data from a host system
then saves or writes the files to disk. The FILTER QUEUE
can integrate print data with third party software for user
customization.
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Text Queue
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What is RPM?
The RPM TEXT Queue allows RPM to adapt text to
any Windows® printer using the print driver. RPM
handles many text formats intelligently, while
providing a simple interface.
The formatting options
found in the TEXT
Queue are a key reason
network administrators
and other IT
professionals make the
switch from their existing
print server to RPM.
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
Typical Situations
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Text Queue
Features
Scales font & line
spacing appropriately
Scales font & character
width appropriately
Supports overprint
Select appropriate code
page for international
fonts
Choose from millimeters,
pica, inches, or point
Wrap lines instead of
dropping characters
Used with “fit lines per
page” to set form feed
No RPM banner page
generated
Eliminate blank pages
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Text Queue Font Selection
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The Text Queue also allows choices for font
selection, font style, and font size.
What is RPM?
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
Typical Situations
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Text Queue Output Control
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The Text Queue can also apply any of the
Windows® fancy print driver’s page finishing options
to the job.
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This includes
duplexing,
stapling, hole
punching,
water marks,
n-Up, and
much more.
What is RPM?
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
Typical Situations
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Raw Queue
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What is RPM?
RPM can send data directly to the printer using
pass-through printing. Few software print servers
can accomplish this without any modification of the
data.
The RAW queue acts as
if the printer is locally
attached to the
mainframe. Enhanced
features and translations
such as EBCDIC, SCS
and ASA to ASCII can be
performed if necessary.
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
Typical Situations
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Raw Queue Features
Resolves UNIX files not printing correctly by
converting “line feed” into “carriage
return/line feed”
Supports inserting a page separator
between jobs
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Filter Queue
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What is RPM?
Filter processing in RPM provides the means to
integrate print data with third party software and
custom processing, while continuing to use the
established printing services in your business
system.
Simply stated, the goal is
to save the print job on
disk and if needed, open
the file in another
software application.
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
Typical Situations
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Print Data Options
Removes all PCL / PJL codes
Converts ASA control characters to
appropriate new Line & Form Feeds
AS/400 SCS to ASCII & preserves
SCS formatting
EBCDIC to ASCII for specific
language
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Typical Scenarios/Situations
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Scenario 1: The user needs support of various PC
printer options on ASCII text file without
developing a specific OS filter.
What is RPM?
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
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Problem:
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Extensive cost and time associated with developing
an OS filter to support the PC printer functions.
Solution:
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Queue Management
Typical Situations
Use RPM Text queue.
Select the required paper handling functions.
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Typical Scenarios/Situations
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Scenario 2: University with 23 branches uses a
single mainframe. Reports are printed centrally
and distributed to each location by hand.
What is RPM?
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
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Problem:
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Cannot format data to support the wide variety of PC
printers.
User needs support for various PC printer options.
Queue Management
Typical Situations
Solution:
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RPM receives host data via TCP/IP through a Text
queue.
Use RPM to allow branch users to modify printer
options.
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Typical Scenarios/Situations
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Scenario 3: The largest independent PPO in the
US needs Internet technology to manage the
network and process transactions from an AS/400.
What is RPM?
AS/400 and Mainframe
How does RPM work?
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Problem:
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Must be able to support TCP/IP printing to a
Windows printer.
Solution:
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Queue Management
Typical Situations
The client connects to the AS/400 and
simultaneously uses RPM to receive and print the
requested information at the local printer.
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Contact Information
What is RPM?
AS/400 and Mainframe
• Website: http://www.brooksnet.com
• AS/400 Printing Domain:
How does RPM work?
Queue Management
http://www.as400tcpipprinting.com
• Online FAQs: http://www.brooksnet.com/faq/index.html
• Contact: http://www.brooksnet.com/contact.html
• Email: [email protected]
• 1 (800) 523-9175 or 1 (208) 523-6970
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