Select the protocol that is to be used to establish a terminal session with the target host. After selecting protocol, it is also important to select the right Terminal Type
Your choices are:
Protocol |
Host Description |
TN3270 for IBM Mainframe |
The host is typically an IBM Mainframe running CICS or IMS. This selection can support standard TN3270 as well as multiple flavors of TN3270E (see Telnet Level) |
TN5250 for IBM AS400 / ISeries / IBM i |
The host is typically an IBM AS/400 or I/Series computer supporting the 5250 family of terminal devices over the TN5250 protocol. The Viewer level of TN5250 also includes the "extended" TN5250 functions |
ASCII (VT100/VT220/Other) |
The host is typically a UNIX character-mode application which supports the VT100 protocol (or VT220 and Viewer also supports many VT330 features as well as SCO-ANSI, ADDS-Viewpoint and Wyse). Note that many devices can be interfaced with using VT100, such as routers, firewalls and Windows-based servers |
