WebTerm Frequently Asked Questions
Does WebTerm support printing?
WebTerm supports the following types of printing:
Printing All or Selected Terminal Text
As an administrator, you can add terminal text printing to a Web page either by adding a WebTerm macro button to the terminal window or using a scripting language within a Web page to initiate the printing. You can distribute user-interface buttons to your users that will print all or the currently selected text in the terminal window, or present a print options dialog. (Version 1.0.1 and later)
VT420 Auto-Print Mode Support
WebTerm supports the VT420 Auto Print standard, allowing you to print information displayed on a VT420 screen. WebTerm saves the information displayed on a VT420 screen when Auto Print mode is selected. All the information received while Auto Print mode is active is printed until this mode is exited. Use WebTerm toolbar macro buttons (created with the Auto Print and Stop Printing commands) or the remote host program to enter or exit this mode. (Version 1.0.1 and later)
VT420 Printer Controller Mode
WebTerm supports VT420 Printer Controller Mode, commonly referred to as "VT Passthrough Printing", in WebTerm's VT420 emulation (and all of the sub-emulations that you can select with the VT420 emulator, like VT100). If your host application generates control codes to print output to a local printer, these codes will deliver the printing information through a Telnet stream to the WebTerm application. When the WebTerm application receives this "passthrough" print information, it ensures that it is redirected to the currently selected Macintosh or Windows printer. (Version 1.1.0 and later)
TN3287E and 3270E Printing (3287 Printing Windows environment only)
The previous release of WebTerm (V1.1) supported TN3287 printing as specified in RFC1646.
The support for 3287printing specified in RFC1646 was unsatisfactory in many companies
because it was not capable of automatically associating a printer stream with the
terminal stream with which it was co-operating. The system administrator was forced to
manually specify a unique printer device name for each terminal. RFC1647, which was
recently superseded by RFC2355, addressed this shortcoming by adding "Associated Printing"
support, sometimes referred to as "3287E". Support for 3270E has been added to WebTerm on
both Windows and Macintosh, but 3287 printing is only available under Windows. Support
for TN3287 features on the Macintosh is forthcoming; please stay in touch with us for
news about availability.
Should you have any questions or issues please use our Support Request Form.
NOTE: For discontinued products or products no longer in development, contact Sales at 603.880.9118 or via e-mail at: sales@powerlan-usa.com.
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