Host Print Services

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SNA Server supports three methods of printing host information to local or network-accessible printer resources.

Screen printing    Allows any 3270 or 5250 emulator to print what is on the display using the print screen features of the client operating system. The printer output can be directed to a printer attached to the client or to a network-accessible resource.

Client-based redirected printing    Delivers an SNA host printer data stream (such as 3287) to the appropriate emulation application running on an SNA Server-based client. The client software converts the data stream into data that can be output to a locally attached or network-accessible printer resource.

Server-based redirected printing    Uses a server process to convert SNA host printer data streams into data that can be redirected to a locally attached or network-accessible printer resource defined with the Windows 2000 Server Printer Manager.

The first two methods are provided using third-party products. The third method is supported by the SNA Server Host Print Service and third-party products.