Connections tab

This tab displays your Host Connection list and contains buttons for creating new connections as well as editing, removing, and sorting them.

TN5250/TN5250E Connections

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Connection List: A list of your configured hosts (if any). A total of 32 connections can be specified.

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New: Click to create new host sessions. The Define New Connection dialog box 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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Device Name: Specifies the name of the device to which to connect. This is optional. Refer to Generating device names automatically for more information.

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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 TN5250E: Enables the TN5250E extensions. The default is enabled. This option must not be changed due to the fact that all iSeries printing must be TN5250E.

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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 the existing host connections that appear in the Connection List.

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Remove: Click to remove existing host connections from the Connection List.

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Sort: Click to sort the Connection List into alphabetical order.

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Use Connection Name as Session Description: If checked, 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.