General Page (Printer Session Properties Dialog Box)

HostExplorer

General Page (Printer Session Properties Dialog Box)

3270 5250

Use this page to set options relating to the host computer.

IP Host/Gateway—Specifies the IP address, machine name, or DNS name of the host (or the gateway to the host) from which reports are printed. This box appears only when you select Telnet from the Connect By list in the New Profile dialog box.

LU or Pool Name—Specifies the logical unit (LU) name to use for a host connection. You can type the individual LU name or the name of an LU pool. The LU contains the necessary configuration information needed to connect to a host. The LU name can contain up to 10 (ten) characters, but it must start with a letter and it cannot contain any spaces. This box appears only when you select Microsoft SNA Server from the Connect By list in the New Profile dialog box.

LU Name / Device Name—Specifies the LU name that the host is using to identify the host printer that the program is emulating (which is called a device name on AS/400). This box is enabled only when you select Telnet from the Connect By list in the New Profile dialog box.

Choose a Printer Type—Specifies the host printer that you want to emulate:

: IBM-3287-1—This printer type appears only for 3270 printer sessions. Commonly used by MVS and other IBM mainframe operating systems.

: IBM-3812-1—This printer type appears only for 5250 printer sessions. Commonly used by AS/400.

Connect By—Selects the transport type that HostExplorer will use to connect to a host.

: Telnet—Connects to a host using TCP/IP.

: Microsoft SNA Server—Connects to a host through a Microsoft SNA Server gateway.

TCP Port—Specifies the port number of the host. This box is enabled only when you select Telnet in the Connect By list.

Connect Timeout—Specifies the number of seconds allowed to pass before the connection to the host times out. This box is enabled only when you select Telnet from the Connect By list.

TN5250E Message Queue—Lets you configure queue settings. This area is enabled only for 5250 printer sessions.

: Message Queue Name and Message Queue Library—Identifies the location (on the AS/400) to which status messages are spooled. This field is enabled only if you select IBM-3812-1 in the Choose A Printer Type list.

Enable Auto Reconnect—Enables the auto reconnect options.

: Retry Interval (Secs)—The number of seconds between auto-reconnect attempts.

: Number of Retries—The number of times the system attempts to auto-reconnect when the connection to the host drops.

TN3270E LU Request—Specifies the format of the contents of the LU Name box. This list is enabled only for 3270 printer sessions.

: Connect—If you select this option, the LU Name box specifies the actual LU resource used for the printer session.

: Associate—If you select this option, the LU Name box specifies the LU of the display session. In this case, the host system assigns the LU associated with the display LU (if available).