Setting up an IBM Mainframe or AS/400 Connection

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This page will guide you to create an IBM Mainframe or AS/400 Connection.

 

Host Type

Once in the second screen of the Connection Setup Dialog, select IBM Mainframe or IBM AS/400 as the Host Type and click 'Next'.

 

 

Terminal Emulation z/Scope TN3270 IBM Mainframe AS400 TN5250 Connection Setup Wizard Host

 

 

Display Type

Specify the display type. The list of available modes will vary according to the host type you selected in the previous step.

 

 

Terminal Emulation z/Scope TN3270 IBM Mainframe AS400 TN5250 Connection Display Type Mod Extended Attributes Printer LU Name Pool

 

Mark both the 'display' and 'printer' checkbox if you would like to configure printer and display under the same connection name (this will allow you to configure for example simultaneous autoconnection).

 

Mark only the 'Printer' checkbox if you need to configure a printer-only connection to the host. If you mark the 'Printer' checkbox, specify the device name or LU Pool.

 

TN3270 TN5250 VT Terminal Emulation z/Scope Note

Only z/Scope Classic, Web-to-Host and Workbench Editions have Printer Emulation capabilities.

 

Click 'Next' to continue.

 

Host Address

In this step you must enter the URL or IP address of the host you want to connect to.

 

If you would like to specify a port different than the default Telnet port (23), uncheck the 'Default Port' option and then enter a port number in the 'Telnet' field.

 

 

 

Terminal Emulation z/Scope TN3270 IBM Mainframe AS400 TN5250 Connection Port SSH Gateway

 

There are other options you can check, and each one has different settings:

SSH and HTTP Gateway.