Adding Firewall Rules for Printer Files

To add rules for print files showing which users may open them, press the F6 key on the Work with Native AS/400 Print File Security screen, as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Printer Files (STRFW > 4 > 4).

The Add Native AS/400 Print File Security screen appears:

​                     ​  Add Native AS⁄400 Print File Security​                                                                                                         ​  Type information, press Enter.                                                ​                                                                                      ​  Print File  . .​  ​   ​     ​  Name, generic*, *ALL, F4 for list​                ​  Library . . . .​  ​   ​     ​  Name, *ALL, *LIBL, F4 for list   ​              ​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ​  F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F12=Cancel​                                                 ​                                                                                                                                                                   ​

Enter information into the following fields:

Print File

The name of the print file. This can also be a generic name ending in an asterisk ("*") or *ALL, which refer to all the relevant items in the library named in the next field for which more specific settings have not been created. Once you have entered a library name in the next field, you can see a list of print files by placing the cursor in this field and pressing the F4 key.

Library

The name of the library containing the print file. This can also be *ALL, which refers to all libraries for which more specific settings for that print file have not been created. To see a list of libraries, place the cursor in this field and press the F4 key.

Press Enter to confirm these values. More fields appear on the screen:

​                     ​  Add Native AS⁄400 Print File Security​                                                                                                         ​  Type information, press Enter.                                                ​                                                                                      ​  Print File  . . . .​  ​  PLONYPF   ​                                                  ​  Library . . . . . .​  ​  TEST      ​                                                  ​  Location Group ID .​  ​   ​         ​  1-254​    ​  Access is restricted by location​                                                                                      ​  Define user authority, press Enter.​                                                ​  Y=Yes​                                                                           ​  User*, %Group​  ​  Location​  Open Print​                                               ​  Group profile​  ​  Group ID​   ​  File​                                                  ​   ​  *PUBLIC   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​          ​   ​      ​     ​      ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​        ​   ​                                                                          ​       More...​   ​  F3=Exit​   ​  F4=Prompt​    ​  F11=Enable locations ​     ​  F12=Cancel​                      ​                                                                                                                                                                   ​

In the Location Group ID field, you can specify a numbered location group from 1 through 254, as shown in . Only members of that group may open that print file.

In each line of the rest of the screen, you can indicate whether a specified user or group may open the print file:

User*, %Group, Group profile

The name or generic name of a user or group for whom you are creating these settings. To see a list of possible users or groups, press the F4 key.

Location Group ID

If location groups are enabled, this rule may be restricted to a given numbered location group. To enable location groups, press the F11 key.

Open Print File

If set to Y, the user or group may open the print file.