Add a New Output Destination Page
Field
Description
Number
Destination (printer) number, prefaced by the letters lp. EasySpooler displays the first available destination number. You may change it to any number from 0 through 2,147,483,647, as long as it does not already belong to an existing printer or violate your security settings. The printer number is the printer's primary address in the EasySpooler database.
Printer name
Name by which the EasySpooler database knows the destination. May be up to 50 characters in length and include any character, but must include at least one alphabetic character. We do not recommend using spaces or shell metacharacters; for example, a back slash (\), dollar sign ($), asterisk (*), period (.), exclamation point (!), or question mark (?).
You may use this name instead of the printer number whenever you spool a job or want to change its options. You may leave this field blank and the printer number (lpn) will also function as the printer name.
Device or host
Name of the device or host (node) that EasySpooler uses to connect to the destination and on which EasySpooler stores report data despooled to this destination. This field is not available if you are adding a Model script destination.
This can be a node name or IP address, however we recommend that you use the fully qualified host name (127 character maximum) rather than the IP address, so that EasySpooler can find the destination if you change its IP address.
EasySpooler accepts IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. To use IPv6 addressing, you must select IPv6 for the ipv_family parameter in the global turning parameters. If a host name resolves to more than one IP address, the ipv_family parameter is used to narrow down to a single address. If you select Prefer IPv4, and a lookup returns both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, the IPv4 address is used. If you select Prefer IPv6, the IPv6 address is used. For instructions on how to change the ipv_family parameter on the Network tab see global tuning.
Queue name
Name of the queue that the destination should use when EasySpooler sends a document to a remote host via lpr/lpd protocol. It must match exactly the queue name used by the device specified in the Device or host field above.
NOTE: This field is present only for lpr/lpd printers.
Location
Comments about the destination, usually describing the physical location of the destination. May be up to 50 characters in length. You may leave this field blank, but we recommend filling it in because your entry is displayed when you move your cursor over the destination icon on the Destination Map.
Configuration
Label that is related to the destination's capability type. Select the most appropriate from the drop-down list: HP LaserJet or compatible, HP LaserJet with PostScript, PostScript only, Generic, or Custom. If you are not sure of the printer's configuration, select Generic (line printer).
Data types
Data
types that this destination can process. The default setting is
based on your entry in the Configuration
field. If you want to change the default setting, click the select
icon 
to
display the Select Supported Data Types window. Select one or
more of the following data types:
ASCII — Regular, formatted ASCII print lines; readable text
PCL — HP Printer Control Language
PostScript — Adobe’s document formatting language
Restartable PCL — restartable HP Printer Control Language
Acrobat/PDF — Adobe Acrobat's Portable Document Format
PCL-XL — HP Printer Control Language, version 6
PSF/6000 EBCDIC — formatted print lines from a mainframe system
PSF/6000 ASCII— Print Services Facility regular, formatted ASCII print lines
EBCDIC — Print Services Facility, formatted print lines from a mainframe system
Binary— graphical or image files
I-Shell — ROC Software's emulator for NCR operating system command interpreter
IGP — Printronix's Intelligent Graphics Printing
FingerPrint — Intermec's dynamic application programming language
ZPL — Zebra Printing language for thermal transfer label printers
IBM AFP — IBM’s Advanced Function Presentation data stream
Undetermined — not identified as one of the other data types. Treated as formatted ASCII print lines.
Custom — You can enter a data type in this field
The entry in the Configuration field may change on the basis of your selection of data type(s). For example, if the entry in the Configuration field is HP LaserJet or compatible and you select Acrobat/PDF in the Data types field, the entry in the Configuration field changes to Custom.
Capability type
Capability
type of this destination. If you want to change the default setting,
click the select icon , the Choose Capability
Type page opens. The options available in the drop-down list in
the Standard type field correspond to the printer capability formats
shown on the Printer Capability Formats page when selecting the
option Pcap formats in
the Admin menu. The default options are PCLx
(any PCL-capable printer), PostScript,
IBMPro, or VT100slave.
You can select the capability type from the list or type in a
new capability type.
Default save time
Number of seconds for this destination to save the document on the Inactive Document list after processing. The default is blank, which equals 0 (zero).
The hierarchy is as follows: A document setting in the Save time field takes precedence over the Default save time setting for a destination. A Default save time setting for a destination takes precedence over the value of savetime in the global tuning parameters.
Default separator page
Sets the default for the page(s) that separate printed documents processed by this destination. Sometimes called a banner page or header page. Options are d: use default, 0: none, 1: before first copy, 2: before each copy, 3: 1 & 2 combo, 4: after last copy, 5: 1 & 4 combo, 6: 2 & 4 combo, 7: 1, 2 & 4 combo.
NOTE: If you select d: use default, the setting for separator_pages in the global tuning parameters determines the separator page used. See Global Tuning Parameters for more information. If you select another option, that setting overrides the global setting for this destination only. When submitting a document, the user can override the global setting and the setting for the destination.
Home network host
Name of the Windows or UNIX system on which this destination is defined, such as athena.rocsoftware.com. This is the server responsible for processing and storing the print files.
Port
Port number required by this destination if not locally managed; 0 (zero) if not applicable.
NOTE: For example, most HP JetDirect print servers use port 9100. For lpr/lpd printers this port is usually 515.
Fence
Sets the priority levels at which a document will not be processed by this destination. The Fence is a whole number that is either between 1 and 255, inclusive, with a default value of 255, or between 14 and 1, inclusive, with a default value of 1. The fence value range is dependent on the lpspriority setting in the global turning parameters. To change lpspriority, see Global Turning.
If lpspriority is set to default, the priority range and the fence value range are from 1-255, with 1 being the highest priority and 255 being the lowest priority. Then, if the Fence is 100, for example, the destination will not process any documents with a priority of 100 or more.
If lpspriority is set to mpe, the priority range is from 14-1, with 14 being the highest priority and 1 being the lowest priority. Then, if the Fence is 10, for example, the destination will not process any documents with a priority of 10 or less.
Auto move for backup
Whether or not to move the destination to the back up server automatically. If checked, when the server that manages the destination goes down, the destination is moved to the backup server. If not checked, the destination can only be moved to the backup server manually.
Retry attempts
Number of times to attempt to retry delivering the document to the destination. This field applies only to a remote printer, which is not controlled by EasySpooler. The default is blank, which equals 0 (zero).
The hierarchy is as follows: A Retry attempts setting for a destination takes precedence over the value of netretrytimes in the global tuning parameters.
Retry interval
Number of seconds between retry attempts to deliver the document to the destination before detaching the destination. This field applies only to a remote printer that is not controlled by EasySpooler. The default is blank, which equals 0 (zero).
The hierarchy is as follows: A Retry interval setting for a destination takes precedence over the value of netretryinterval in the global tuning parameters.
Detach after
Number of seconds to wait when a problem is encountered before detaching the printer (taking it offline to the spooler). Typically this condition occurs when a printer jams or runs out of paper. The default is blank, which equals 0 (zero).
The hierarchy is as follows: A Detach after setting for a destination takes precedence over the value of detachtime in the global tuning parameters.
Pause after
Number of seconds to wait after job completion before displaying a finished status for the document. This is a way to keep the connection open after all data has been sent. The default is blank, which equals 0 (zero).
The hierarchy is as follows: A Pause after setting for a destination takes precedence over the value of pausetime in the global tuning parameters.
Send alerts to
Person/group or X Window display to which to send alert information when an alert condition occurs.
Alert after
Number of seconds to wait after an alert condition occurs before sending an alert message. Default: 0
Queue alert after
Number of seconds to wait between alerts that a document remains in a ready status without processing. The default is blank, which equals 0 (zero).
The hierarchy is as follows: A document setting in the Status alert field takes precedence over a setting in the Queue alert after field for a destination. A Queue alert after setting for a destination takes precedence over the value of qalertime in the global tuning parameters.
Intervention after
Number of seconds to wait before taking action to address an alert. Default: 60