Creating BlueZone Mainframe Display or Printer connections

By default, BlueZone Mainframe Display and Printer sessions use the TN3270/TN3270E connection type. This procedure describes how to configure a BlueZone Mainframe Display or Printer session for this connection type.

1. Click Start → All Programs → BlueZone 7.1 → Mainframe Display or Mainframe Printer.

   The first time that you create a BlueZone Mainframe Display or Printer session, the Define New Connection window opens.

   To open this window on subsequent connections, open a Mainframe Display or Printer session. Click Session → Configure, click Properties, and then click New or Edit.

2. Complete the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Connection Name	Type a unique name to identify the collection of connection settings.
   Host Address	Type the computer name (in Internet format, known as DNS Name) or the IP address in either IPv4 or IPv6 format, of the TN3270E server.
   LU Name	Type the name of the device to which to connect. This is an optional field. Refer to Generating LU names automatically for more information.
   TCP Port	Type the TCP port number to which to connect. The default is 23.
   Backup Host	Select a second host connection if the first connection attempt fails.
   Connection Timer	Type the maximum amount of time (in seconds) to wait for the TN connection to complete.
   Bypass Firewall	Select the check box to allow individual connections to bypass the global firewall settings and connect directly to the host.
   Enable TN3270E	This field is available for Mainframe Display sessions only. Select the check box to enable the TN protocol extensions. The default is enabled.
   Enable Extensions	This field is available for Mainframe Display sessions only. Select the check box to enable the TN3270E Function Extensions. These include support for SNA Contention Resolution, Send Data Indicator (SDI), Keyboard Restore Indicator (KRI), Bid, and Signal.
   Enable IBM Attention Key Handling	This field is available for Mainframe Display sessions only. Available when the Enable TN3270E check box is cleared. Select the check box to send PA1, and then Telnet Break. Use this feature on VM systems where the normal TN3270 Attention Key function, Telnet Break, does not interrupt the host.
   Printer Association	This field is available for Mainframe Printer sessions only. Select how to associate a display to the printer: None: The printer is not associated with a display. Associate by Session Number: Associates the printer to a display based on its session number. When selected, the Session drop-down menu displays. Select from S1 to S99. Associate by Profile: Associates the printer to a display based on its profile name. When selected, the Profile field displays. Type the profile name (a .zmd file) or click Browse to locate the file.

3. Click OK.
4. Configure the TN3270E properties.
5. Configure the session information for the Mainframe Display or Printer session:
   • Mainframe Display session configuration
   • Mainframe Printer session configuration
6. In the BlueZone menu bar, click File → Save to save the Mainframe Display or Mainframe Printer session.