This dialog displays your host Connection List and contains buttons for creating new connections as well as editing, removing and sorting them.
TN3270 / TN3270E Connections
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Connection List: A list of your configured hosts (if any). A total of 32 connections can be defined.
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New: Click to create new host sessions. The Define New Connection dialog appears with the following options:
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Connection Name: A unique name used to identify the collection of Connection settings.
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Host Address: Specifies the computer name (in Internet format, known as DNS Name) or the IP address in either IPv4 or IPv6 format, of
the TN3270E server.
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TCP Port: Specifies the TCP port number to which to connect. The default is 23.
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Backup Host: Specifies a second host connection if the first connection attempt fails.
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Enable TN3270E: Enables the TN protocol extensions. The default is enabled.
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Enable Extensions: Enables the TN3270E Function Extensions. These include support for SNA Contention Resolution, Send Data Indicator (SDI),
Keyboard Restore Indicator (KRI), Bid, and Signal.
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Connection Timer: Specifies the maximum amount of time (in seconds) to wait for the TN connection to complete.
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Bypass Firewall: If enabled, individual connections can bypass the global firewall settings and connect directly to the host
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Edit: Click to edit an existing entry in the Connection List.
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Remove: Click to remove an existing entry in the Connection List.
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Sort: Click to sort the entire Connection List into alphabetical order.
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Use Connection Name as Session Description
If enabled, the name that you gave to the active connection, appears in the BlueZone title bar, immediately after the session
number. This feature is useful if you have multiple hosts defined, and you are not using the Connections drop-down list, and you want to know the name of the current connection.