BARR/PRINT CHANNEL

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BARR/PRINT CHANNEL is a software and hardware module of the Barr Enterprise Print Server that allows you to physically connect your Windows-based computer to your mainframe channel. It emulates multiple mainframe-attached printers and is a relatively simple method of printing from the mainframe to your local network printers.

BARR/PRINT CHANNEL offers two options.

BARR/PRINT CHANNEL with ESCON - The computer connects to the mainframe through the Barr channel adapter. A thin, flexible, fiber-optic cable connects the adapter to the mainframe. You can also connect the cable to an ESCON director, which is connected to the mainframe. With an ESCON director, you can attach multiple adapters to the mainframe.

BARR/PRINT CHANNEL with Bus & Tag - The computer connects to the mainframe through the Barr channel adapter. Bus & Tag cables connect the adapter to the mainframe and to any other downstream channel-attached devices.

Using BARR/PRINT CHANNEL you can direct mainframe print jobs to the spool, and then from the spool you can direct the jobs to existing network print queues on a LAN. If you add the BARR/PRINT390 module, you can also share mainframe channel printers with the rest of your network.

Depending on the other Barr product options you install, BARR/PRINT CHANNEL also allows VAX, UNIX, and AS/400 hosts to share the mainframe channel printers (with the BARR/PRINT390 module) and network printers.

Because BARR/PRINT CHANNEL emulates a 3211-type channel printer, you must ask your host programmer to configure the mainframe to recognize and communicate with the BARR/PRINT CHANNEL device.

Features & Benefits

	Receives multiple jobs simultaneously on different channel addresses with independent banner page recognition for each channel address
	Supports FCBs and UCSBs
	Supports end-of-file detection options by using banner pages, FCBs, or timeouts
	Extracts banner page text to define BARR/SPOOL properties such as FORMNAME and JOBNAME
	Offers ESCON or Bus & Tag connectivity
	Supports up to four physical Barr channel adapters
	Supports multiple 3211 printer connections per adapter (the total number of 3211 printer connections depends on system resources)
	Allows remote printing without using SNA
	Sends mainframe output to any printer defined on your Windows network without changes to your JCL code
	Enables flexible and more efficient use of your printing resources
	Works as an intelligent channel switch for channel-attached printers with BARR/PRINT390

Requirements

Barr Enterprise Print Server

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