Automating Login Using Quick-Keys (3270 and 5250)

You can automate login to a host by creating a Quick-Key or Quick Script that contains the necessary information. The procedure for creating an automated login for a 5250 connection or a 3270 connection depends on the host operating system.

To automate your login (5250 and, in some cases, 3270):

1. Connect to a host.
2. On the Options menu, click Quick-Keys. The Quick-Key Editor dialog box opens.
3. In the Quick-Key Name box, enter a name for the Quick-Key, or select one from the list.
4. In the Assigned Quick-Key String box, type your login name (user ID), enclosed within quotation marks.
5. In the Function Group list, click Editing Keys.
6. In the Function list box, click Tab.
7. Click Append Function. This action adds the command to the Assigned Quick-Key String box.
8. Enter your password by doing one of the following:
9. • If you have created and saved your password already in the Other category of the Connection folder, click System Commands on the Function Group list. In the Function list box, click Password. This action inserts an encrypted format of your password into the Assigned Quick-Key String box.
   • If you have not created and saved your password in the Other category of the Connection folder, type your password in the Assigned Quick-Key String box, enclosed with quotation marks.
9. In the Function Group list, click Action Keys.
10. In the Function list box, click Enter. Click Append Function when finished.

At this point, the Assigned Quick-Key String box should contain one of the following strings:

1. • If you have entered your password in the Other category of the Connection folder:

"user id" Tab Password Enter

1. • If you manually typed your password in the Assigned Quick-Key String box:

"user id" Tab "password" Enter

11. Click Set to implement the Quick-Key.
12. Click Save to save the Quick-Key to a Quick-Key file.

Related Topics

Connecting to a Host

Quick-Key Editor Dialog Box

Connection Folder—Other Category