Wizard How To Guide

BlueZone Web-to-Host

How to Lock BlueZone's Telnet Configuration

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Telnet Locking Feature

Using the Web-to-Host Wizard, you can lock several BlueZone features.  This is accomplished by using the GUI Locks feature found on the Advanced Settings page.  One of the BlueZone Features that can be locked is called "Session Configure".  By enabling this lock setting, your End Users will not be able to change any settings in any of the associated BlueZone session configuration dialogs, including the TN3270/TN3270E Telnet settings.

However as an option, it is possible to lock only BlueZone's Telnet features on a more granular basis.  For example, you may have a situation where you want to allow your End User's to be able to change certain Telnet settings but not others.

This can be accomplished by using the Telnet Locking feature.  This feature requires manual configuration.

This is a Global Level Feature.

Procedure

  1. On your web server, locate the Launch Page folder that contains that sessions that you want to lock.

  2. Take a look at the Telnet Feature Lock Table and locate the desired feature or features that you wish to lock.

  3. Locate the default.ini file that is located inside the Launch Page folder

  4. Edit the default.ini file with Notepad.

  5. Locate the [Configration Lock Feature] section.

  6. To lock a single feature, simply enter the value of the desired feature in the LockTelnet= value.

For example, if you want to lock the Keep Alive Tab configuration settings, you enter the value of 16 as shown here in red:

[Configuration Lock Feature]
Lock=0
LockFTP=0
LockTelnet=16
ShowLockedDialogs=Yes
DisableAppendToClipboard=No

 

  1. To lock multiple features, add the values of the desired features together and enter that sum in the LockTelnet= value.

For example, if you want to lock the Device Tab and Certificate Tab configuration settings, you add the value of  2 and the value of 8 together for a total of 10 and enter that value as shown here in red:

[Configuration Lock Feature]
Lock=0
LockFTP=0
LockTelnet=10

ShowLockedDialogs=Yes
DisableAppendToClipboard=No

 

  1. Save the file and exit.

From now on, when your End Users launch a BlueZone session, the Telnet configuration tabs that you selected will not be displayed.

NOTE  When you use the Telnet Locking feature, any tab that you have set for locking, will no longer be displayed in the Telnet Properties dialog.  In other words, when is tab is locked, is disappears.

CAUTION!  On the GUI Locks page, do not select either the Lock All Settings or the Session Configure lock checkboxes in conjunction with the Telnet Locking feature.  Selecting either of these settings, will make it impossible for your End Users to access any BlueZone Telnet settings which will defeat the purpose of this feature.