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Document Information

Document Number:	8983237
Functional Area:	Print
Subfunctional Area:	Network Print from iSeries
Sub-Subfunctional Area:	Remote Output Queues (RMTOUTQs)
OS/400 Release:	V5R2M0; V5R3M0; V5R4M0; V6R1M0
Product:	I5/OS (5761SS100) I5/OS PRINT/SPOOL (5761SS1SP) OS/400 BASE (5722SS100) OS/400 PRINT/SPOOL (5722SS1SP) TCP/IP CON UTIL (5722TC100) TCP/IP CONNECTIVITY UTIL I5OS (5761TC100)
Product Release:	N/A

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Document Title
Configuring a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ)

Document Description
Note: This document was previously entitled Creating TCP/IP LPR Remote Writer.

This document contains information on configuring a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) to send spooled files via TCP/IP to one of the following:

o	a printer that is attached to the LAN/WAN using an internal print server or NIC card,
o	a printer that is attached to the LAN/WAN using an external print server (typically attached via a parallel or USB port),
o	another IBM System i,
o	another logical partition or LPAR on the same IBM System i,
o	another output queue on the same IBM System i or LPAR,
o	a remote host other than an IBM System i, such as a Windows or Linux PC, a Mac OS X system, a UNIX server, or an IBM System z or IBM S/390 mainframe.

Requirements for using a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) include the following:

o	having a TCP/IP interface configured and started on the IBM System i,
o	having a TCP/IP address assigned to the printer or remote host,
o	having a Line Print Daemon (LPD) TCP/IP process enable and running on the internal or external print server or remote host, and
o	either having a print queue configured on the internal or external print server, which is typically automatic when LPD is enabled on a print server, or having a print queue configured and shared on the remote host.

For detailed information on configuring a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) to print to a thermal label printer, refer to the following Software Knowledge Base document:

24291009, Configuring a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) to a Thermal Label Printer:

For detailed information on configuring a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) for sending spooled files to another System i system using TCP/IP, refer to the following Software Knowledge Base document:

24305723, Configuring a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) to Another IBM System i System Using TCP/IP:

For detailed information on configuring a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) for sending spooled files to a print queue on a PC running Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional or Windows 2003 Server, refer to the following Software Knowledge Base document:

438924552: Configuring a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) to a Windows Print Queue

For information on configuring and using a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) for sending operating system spooled files to another IBM System i system using SNA, refer to the following Software Knowledge Base document:

11855333, Printer Passthrough or Remote Output Queues:

This document was last updated on 12/31/2009.

Requirements and Restrictions
Recommended Fixes (PTFs) and Group PTFs
Configuration Instructions
Configuration Example
Configuration Example

The following is an example of a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) to a LAN attached printer. The ">" indicates important parameters to set. The Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) can be configured using the Create Output Queue (CRTOUTQ) command. Type CRTOUTQ on an operating system command line, press the F4 (Prompt) Key, fill in the following parameters and then press the Enter Key to create the RMTOUTQ:

Output queue . . . . . . . . . . > LANPRT01 Name
Library . . . . . . . . . . . > QUSRSYS Name, *CURLIB
Maximum spooled file size:
Number of pages . . . . . . . *NONE Number, *NONE
Starting time . . . . . . . . Time
Ending time . . . . . . . . . Time
+ for more values
Order of files on queue . . . . *FIFO *FIFO, *JOBNBR
Remote system . . . . . . . . . > *INTNETADR
Remote printer queue . . . . . . > Refer to document 8233537 ()
Writers to autostart . . . . . . 1 1-10, *NONE
Queue for writer messages . . . QSYSOPR Name
Library . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL, *
Connection type . . . . . . . . > *IP *SNA, *IP
Destination type . . . . . . . . > *OTHER *OS400, *OS400
Host print transform . . . . . . > *YES *YES, *NO
Manufacturer type and model . . > Press F4 (Prompt) or refer to document 17690939 ()
Workstation customizing object > *NONE Name, *NONE
Library . . . . . . . . . . . Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
Internet address . . . . . . . . > Destination TCP/IP Address
Destination options . . . . . . > XAIX
Text 'description' . . . . . . . > 'RMTOUTQ to a LAN Attached Printer'

Note: Older versions of the operating system may refer to the Host print transform (TRANSFORM) parameter as "Transform SCS to ASCII".

Configuring a Dummy Device Description to Use with a Remote Output Queue
Changing a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) Description
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PMR Number:
Related APARs:		APAR SE33021, OSP-TCP ADD IPV6 ADDRESS SUPPORT TO LPR, Informational APAR II08864, TCP/IP PRINTING WITH LPR,
Related Public Documents:		23383453, V5Rx PTF Listing for TCP/IP and LAN Printing:

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