Getting Started

Chapter 1

BlueZone Overview

BlueZone is a comprehensive; fully featured Windows based secure LAN/WAN to 3270, 5250, telnet, ICL UNISYS and FTP host connectivity product.  BlueZone is easy to install and can reside on any Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 or Windows Vista™ system where End Users require secure (using SSL and TLS encryption) and non-secure access to:

* Available as an additional cost option.

Designed with Administrators in mind for fast, simple, automated distribution to End Users, BlueZone can easily be pre-configured for distribution from a web server, file server, terminal server,  or even via eMail!

BlueZone for the Mainframe provides secure LU2 Display Emulation and LU1 and LU3 Printer Emulation.  BlueZone was designed and implemented using industry standard APIs.  Thus allowing it to communicate through leading SNA Gateways, Renex TMS Series Communications Controllers, and via TN3270/TN3270E connections.

BlueZone for the Mainframe currently ships with the following communication links:

BlueZone for the iSeries provides secure LU7 Display Emulation, LU4 SCS Printer Emulation and supports iSeries Host Print Transform.

BlueZone for the iSeries currently ships with the following communication links:

BlueZone VT provides secure (via SSL and SSH)  and non-secure VT100, VT220, VT320 and VT420 emulation for, UNIX, Linux, VAX and other ASCII hosts via telnet connections.  BlueZone VT also supports Kerberos Authentication Protocol.

BlueZone Secure FTP provides secure and non-secure file transfer protocol with a graphical user interface to transfer files over TCP/IP networks between the user’s workstation and any FTP server including mainframe and iSeries FTP hosts.

BlueZone is compliant with FIPS 140-2 - Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules.

Other BlueZone Products

The BlueZone Security Server is a Windows OS based application that provides SSL connectivity and redirection for the entire family of BlueZone emulation clients, if SSL is not available on the host system.

The BlueZone License Manager is a Windows OS based application provided at no charge, to Customers that choose the BlueZone Concurrent User Licensing method.

Optional BlueZone Products

The following BlueZone products are available as extra cost options and are not part of the standard BlueZone distribution CD-ROM.  These items will be supplied to Customers who have purchased the appropriate licenses via download or on a separate distribution CD-ROM.

BlueZone Visual Basic for Applications

BlueZone ICL 7561 provides secure and non-secure access to ICL hosts supporting the 7561 data stream using the RFC1006 specification via TCP/IP.

BlueZone T27 provides secure and non-secure access to UNISYS hosts.

BlueZone UTS provides secure and non-secure access to UNISYS hosts.

SEE  BlueZone Optional Features for more information.


Related Topics:

BlueZone Display Emulation Features

BlueZone Printer Emulation Features

TCP/IP Print Server Features

BlueZone Licensing