Steps in Setting up IVAN on the Internet
 

Ivan Printer Setup Instructions

  1. Go to the HostFront ActiveX Startup Page.

 

  1. Click on the Printer button Go to Printer html page . If the message, "UPDATING TO A NEWER VERSION" does not disappear after one minute go to TROUBLESHOOTING.

  1. Server Signon window will appear. Enter your 6-digit IVAN Internet User Name (assigned by Atlas MIS, not the 10-digit IVAN User ID which starts with AVL), and press Enter. No password will be required.

  1. The HostFront - ActiveX Printer window will appear.


 

  1. Click on the Printer Properties icon from the HostFront ActiveX Display toolbar
    The HostFront ActiveX Display Properties should have 5 tabs and should look like the figure below.

Click on the Page Setup tab. If the settings are greyed out, as shown below, change the Compatible Fonts to anything for the time being, so that you can change the settings.

The Char per inch and line per Inch should be configured as shown below.

The Char per Line and Line per Page should be configured as shown below.

Change the Compatible fonts back to Default Printer Font as shown below.

Click on the Page Setup tab and the following window will appear and make sure that the Paper Orientation for AS/400 is set to Use local printer setting.

Click OK

TROUBLESHOOTING

  1. Make sure to disconnect the printer and close the Hostfront-ActiveXPrinter window.

  2. Go to My Computer or Windows Explorer

  3. Go to the folder located at C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files

  1. Right Click on the file "HostFrontActiveXPrinter" and select "Remove" from the popup list

  2. Click on Go to Printer html page on the HostFront ActiveX Startup Page

  3. If the If the message, "UPDATING TO A NEWER VERSION" does not disappear after one minute, save this file Active-X Printer  to your computer (do not select run).

  4. If you are a novice computer user, save the "HFPrinter.msi" file to your Desktop  so it will be easier to find for installation onto your computer once downloaded.

  1. It is important to close all your browser windows, otherwise the installation will not be successful.

  2. Double click on the file "HFPrinter.msi" that can be found on your desktop and follow the instructions to install the file on your computer.

 

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