Connection Folder—5250 Advanced Category

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Connection Folder—5250 Advanced Category

5250

In the Advanced category, you can set advanced connection parameters for connecting to a TN5250 host.

Device Name—Type a name (of a maximum of 10 characters) that defines the terminal device that HostExplorer will use when connecting to an AS/400 machine. This option is visible but dimmed when you are connected to a session. To access this option, disconnect from the session, and then reopen the Session Profile dialog box.

Note:

5250 device names cannot start with a digit, exceed 10 characters, contain spaces, or contain any of the following characters:
. ` " / \ | & < > [ ] { } % - + = , ' ~ ! ^ ( ) ; : ?

If you enter a device name, the host either uses an existing device with the specified name or, depending on the system settings, creates a new device using the new name. If you leave the box blank, the host automatically defines a device name for the current session.

Note:

If the host setting for Auto Device Name is disabled, a session must have an explicit device name in order to establish a connection.

You can use replacement variables to configure the device name for the 5250 connection. If you change a replacement variable, the change affects the current session. When you close the session, the modified configuration is saved to the session profile.

View the complete list of variables

Only one session can use a specific device name at a time. HostExplorer uses the “%+” replacer to provide a mechanism, called Collision Avoiding ID (CAID), for avoiding device name collisions (for example, when two sessions attempt to connect to the host using the same device name).

More about CAID

Auto Sign On—Lets you type an AS/400 user ID and password that will be used to automatically log on to the host, allowing you to bypass the sign-on screen when a connection to the host is established.

: User ID—This box is enabled only when you select the Auto Sign On check box. Type an AS/400 user ID. Providing a valid user ID allows HostExplorer to negotiate with the host to automatically validate you as a user and bypass the sign-on screen. If you leave this field blank, HostExplorer will not negotiate with the host and the sign-on screen will appear when a connection is established. This screen will prompt you to enter a user ID and password to access the system.

: Password—This box is enabled only when you select the Auto Sign On check box. This box is enabled only when you select the Auto Sign On check box. Type an AS/400 password. Providing a valid password allows HostExplorer to negotiate with the host to automatically validate you as a user and bypass the sign-on screen.

Send Keep Alive Packets—Sends a message to the host to confirm that the session is still alive after a period of inactivity longer than the Keep Alive Timeout value.

: None—Does not send a Keep Alive packet. This is the default value.

: System—Uses the Windows TCP/IP stack Keep Alive interval.

: Send NOP Packets— Sends a No Operation packet (NOP) after the Keep Alive Timeout value is reached.

: Send Timing Mark Packets—Sends a Timing Mark packet after the Keep Alive Timeout value is reached.

Keep Alive Timeout—Specifies the time interval in minutes to send the Keep Alive packet to the host. This option is only available when the Send NOP Packets or the Send Timing Mark Packets option is selected. The default Keep Alive value is 30 minutes.