Connection Folder—TN5250 Category

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Connection Folder—TN5250 Category

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In the TN5250 category, you can set general connection parameters that HostExplorer uses to connect to a TN5250 host through TCP/IP.

Note:

These options are visible but dimmed when you connect to a session. To be able to set these options, you must disconnect from the session and access the Session Profile dialog box again.

Hosts

The Hosts area consists of the following:

Note:

All the buttons in the dialog box have an associated keyboard shortcut.

Host Name—Specifies the name of the host or gateway to which you will be connecting. You specify this name when you create a new session profile using the Open Session dialog box or when you add a host in the Add New Host dialog box. You can edit this name in the Edit Host Info dialog box.

Port—Specifies the host port or socket number to be used for the Telnet session. You specify this port number when you create a new session profile using the Open Session dialog box or when you add a host in the Add New Host dialog box. You can edit this port number in the Edit Host Info dialog box.

Telnet Name Override—Specifies the name used during Telnet negotiation with the host system.

Add New Host—Opens the Add New Host dialog box in which you can specify the host name, telnet name override, port number, and HTTP proxy host URL for a new host that will be associated with the current session profile.

Edit Host Info—Opens the Edit Host Info dialog box in which you can modify the host name, telnet name override, and port number for an existing host that is associated which the current session profile.

Delete—Removes the selected host from the Hosts list.

Delete All—Removes all the hosts from the Host list.

Copy—Copies the properties of the selected host.

Paste—Pastes the copied host to the Hosts pane.

Move Up/Move Down—Moves the selected host up or down a row in the Hosts pane. The position of the hosts determine the order in which the HostExplorer session connects to multiple hosts.

List Retries

The List Retries area consists of the following:

Enable Infinite List Retries—Select this check box if you want HostExplorer to continually attempt to connect to all the hosts listed in the Hosts pane until a host becomes available. When you select this option, the Number of Retries option becomes unavailable.

Number of Retries—Specifies the number of times that HostExplorer attempts to connect to all the hosts listed in the Hosts pane until a host becomes available. This option is available only when the Enable Infinite List of Retries option is cleared.

Delay Between Hosts (Secs)—Specifies the delay (in seconds) before HostExplorer attempts to connect to another host after attempting to connect to an unavailable one.

Connection Timeout (Secs)—Specifies the number of seconds that HostExplorer will attempt to establish a connection before aborting the operation. The default is 30.