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It is recommended that you print and follow the QuickStart instructions in order to get PASSPORT WEB TO HOST up and running as quickly and easily as possible.
PASSPORT WEB TO HOST® 21.1.2 introduces many new enhancements. The following is a comprehensive list:
PASSPORT WEB TO HOST® 21.1.1 introduces a number of enhancements, some new and some previously available with previous versions through a specific patch.
Using the latest Microsoft development technologies, PASSPORT WEB TO HOST has an updated look and feel that is compatible with today's Microsoft Office applications. Notably, the menu bar, toolbar and button bar have the updated Microsoft Windows® look and feel.
The Express Logon Feature allows TN3270 user to securely log onto a host application through the startup macro without sending user ID and password. The PASSPORT client must be configured for SSL with client authentication. Also the TN3270 server must be set up for ELF support.
If this option is selected, PASSPORT WEB TO HOST Client first negotiates the TLS/SSL security through Telnet option START_TLS (as defined by IETF) and then starts SSL handshaking if agreed by both PASSPORT and the server. Prior to this implementation PASSPORT only supports implicit TLS/SSL connection, i.e. immediately starting TLS/SSL handshaking after connection is made.
Previously available as patch, this version now includes full support for IPv6 for the terminal emulation and FTP clients, including SSL/SSH mode. Compatibility with IPv4 is also maintained.
This feature allows system programmers to create larger screen sizes than the standard model2 through model5 available. This is very useful for larger display screens or where a lot of output (such as log files) needs to be viewed as a whole.
Prior to this version, full APL support was accomplished only with a PASSPORT True Type Font, while limited support was available with PASSPORT Terminal Font and Thin Font. With this release, PASSPORT PC TO HOST now fully supports APL with any font, including a general Windows True Type and Raster Font.
PASSPORT PC TO HOST has always supported HLLAPI functions, allowing customers with commercially-licensed or user-written programs for HLLAPI (and a competitor emulator), to work with PASSPORT without any change to the legacy code. In this version, we have added support for the following HLLAPI functions:
The response time in which the host responds to AID keys (such as ENTER) can now be displayed in the Operator Information Area (OIA). Additionally, we have added a divider line to help separate this area from the host screen.
The Auto Complete feature recalls what the user has typed and automatically pops up a list of suggestions to choose from. The list of suggestions can be configured to come from the particular field or all host screens and characteristics can be customized to suit end-user requirements. This feature is available for 3270 and 5250 sessions only.
This version now supports spell checking. There are two main spell checking options: "Check spelling as you type" and "Automatically correct spelling as you type". This feature requires Microsoft Word installed and is available for 3270 and 5250 sessions only.
This version now allows WEB TO HOST Client to make changes to communication parameters and save it at local PC if "Local Communication Settings" is enabled by Admin program. In previous versions WEB TO HOST Client can customize and save keyboard and other attributes, such as color, font, etc.
PASSPORT WEB TO HOST now supports true blinking on host screen and also the blinking interval can be customized. In summary the blinking text can now be displayed as:
If enabled, words that would normally overrun the right side of the host screen or field are automatically placed on the next line and aligned with the original cursor position when the paste was performed.
PASSPORT WEB TO HOST introduces user interface support for 6 major international languages. The installation process, as well as the QuickStart instructions, are also internationalized. You can go to View->Language to switch between these 7 languages:
PASSPORT WEB TO HOST gains an associated ID and Help button for every error message or warning. If you click the Help button on the dialog box, you will be directed to the Help file for a detailed explanation, as well as possible causes and solutions.
It's strongly recommended that PASSPORT WEB TO HOST client version matches with WEB TO HOST server version. However if the client machine can't download latest PASSPORT WEB TO HOST Client ActiveX component due to permission settings, IE security settings, etc., the existing WEB TO HOST client (version 2004-3722-3 and prior) will be allowed to communicate with this latest WEB TO HOST server and then continue connecting to the host, however, with limited functionality. ALL PCs running WEB TO HOST Client must be configured to allow the downloading, installing and running of ActiveX components, or else unpredictable results may occur.
WEB TO HOST Client install MSI setup will be automatically installed on WEB TO HOST server. If end users have any problem to download and install WEB TO HOST ActiveX component through Internet Explorer, they can instead download the client install MSI setup from WEB TO HOST website and then install it manually. This can be done by clicking Download button on the WEB TO HOST Client website.
PASSPORT WEB TO HOST now uses the royalty-free Microsoft Secure Channel (SChannel) security package for SSL security. For no additional charge, each PASSPORT session now has the option of securely connecting to a TN3270, TN5250 or VT host using SSL. The following configurable options are also provided:
The PASSPORT FTP Client now features SSL (FTPS) and SSH (SFTP) security.
FTPS provides a secure file transfer through the use of the SSL layer, found below the standard FTP protocol, and encrypts the control and/or data channels. PASSPORT FTP implements FTPS according to IETF RFC 4217 Securing FTP with TLS. The PASSPORT FTP Client connects to a standard FTP server port 21 and begins an unencrypted FTP session as it normally would, then requests that SSL security be used through the AUTH TLS command and performs the necessary SSL handshaking.
The following SSL configuration options are available beginning with the 2007 version of PASSPORT FTP Client:
PASSPORT FTP Client also supports SSH File Transfer (SFTP). SFTP relies on the SSH protocol to provide secure file transfer. The PASSPORT SFTP is based on the PuTTY SSH implementation for Win 32.
The single and double click functions for both the left and right mouse buttons can now be fully customized. The PASSPORT mouse customization is identical to customization options found on the PASSPORT keyboard, toolbar and hotspots. Wheel Scroll Up or Down can now be customized as well.
Additionally, the following items can now be mapped to any one of six mouse events:
At the same time, mouse-like functions (scroll up or down) can mapped to the keyboard, keypad, toolbar or hotspot.
Two additional Copy modes are provided:
The ability to highlight text in either line mode or block mode has been added for VT emulation
The entire PASSPORT 2007 product suite has been recompiled and re-linked using Visual Studio 2005 of the Microsoft Visual C/C++ Compiler. This version features the very latest Microsoft DLLs. At this time, Microsoft recommends that all applications be rebuilt and published using Visual Studio 2005.
PASSPORT now supports Wyse-60 terminal emulation. To configure a Wyse-60 session, start the Administration Configuration Program, click on Wyse Display, click on Sessions and then Right Mouse Click to create a new session. The PASSPORT Wyse-60 terminal emulation supports 24, 25, 42 or 43 rows by 80 or 132 columns for the screen display. Both a status line and label line are supported.
PASSPORT now supports Secure Shell (SSH) for VT, SCO ANSI and Wyse-60 terminal emulation sessions. In order to use the PASSPORT SSH feature, you must connect to a host system that supports the SSH Secure Shell protocol. Secure Shell provided by PASSPORT is based on the PuTTY implementation of SSH for Win32.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is now supported with VT, SCO ANSI and Wyse-60 terminal emulation sessions. In order to use the PASSPORT SSL feature you must either connect to a host system that supports the SSL protocol, or connect through a proxy server or protocol converter that supports SSL sessions.
PASSPORT now supports VT pass-through printing. A UNIX host system can now transmit an escape sequence that instructs PASSPORT to switch to host printing. This suspends the display session, and subsequent data is transmitted to a PC attached or network attached printer. After the print job is complete, the host system sends down another escape sequence that instructs PASSPORT to resume the display session.
For TN3270 sessions, full APL keyboard and full APL font support is now supported. In order to use this feature of PASSPORT you must configure the use of the PASSPORT True Type font. In the Administration Configuration Program, this is performed in the Attributes profile - Fonts property page under 3270 Display sessions. This feature provides the ability to enter mathematical and other symbols from the keyboard. The host application must be able to understand APL characters in order to use this feature.
PASSPORT now provides the ability to do simple FTP send and receive using the Transfer->Send and Transfer->Receive menu commands. The default file transfer method can be set to be either IND$FILE or FTP. When macros are recorded, any FTP send and receive commands are recorded into the macro.
SSL self-signed certificates and certificates signed by custom or unique certificate authorities can now be used with PASSPORT WEB TO HOST. Using the Administration configuration program, certificates can now be imported for use with SSL encrypted TN3270 and TN5250 host sessions.
A client installation program is now available for deploying the PASSPORT WEB TO HOST client. Normally, the WEB TO HOST client is downloaded as an ActiveX control from the web server. In some situations Windows desktops may be configured to not allow the downloading of ActiveX components. The client installation program is a single self extracting .EXE file that can be executed locally at the desktop similar to other installation setup programs. This file may be placed on a network drive or e-mailed to individual users that need to install the software. For more information contact your technical support representative or passport.support@rocketsoftware.com.
PASSPORT WEB TO HOST now supports the use of the writing pad on Tablet PCs. The hand writing generated with the stylus pen is converted into text and entered into the PASSPORT WEB TO HOST terminal emulation screen.
Horizontal and vertical scrolling is now supported when a large fixed font size is selected. If the font is so large that the entire terminal emulation screen will not fit in the current window size, horizontal and/or vertical scroll bars will appear.
Attachmate EXTRA! macros can now be converted for use with PASSPORT WEB TO HOST terminal emulation software without having to rewrite or re-record the macros. The converted macros now have a .ZAM extension. All Attachmate file system functions are now supported. For more information contact your technical support representative or passport.support@rocketsoftware.com.
The entire PASSPORT client has been recompiled and re-linked using version 6.0 (SP6) of the Microsoft Visual C/C++ Compiler. This provides you with the latest, most reliable, bug free, and most compact Microsoft support DLLs available to date. Microsoft recommends that all applications released be re-built and re-released with this service pack.
PASSPORT WEB TO HOST now accepts a larger number of Certificate Authorities. The list of Certificate Authorities supported is the same as those found in Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6. There are additional SSL configuration items that allow you to do the following:
PASSPORT WEB TO HOST can now be deployed from any Microsoft or Java based application server.
For each supported deployment platform Rocket Software provides detailed, specific QuickStart instructions to get you up
and running as quickly and easily as possible. The following deployment platforms are now supported.
Microsoft Deployment Platforms
Java Application Server Platforms
PASSPORT now supports SCO ANSI UNIX terminal emulation in both 7-bit and 8-bit mode. To configure an SCO ANSI session, start the Administration Configuration Program and configure a VT display session, then select SCO ANSI as the emulation type. SCO ANSI terminal emulation is an extension of VT terminal emulation.
The text that appears in the window title bar can now be configured at either the administrator and/or client. In the administrator program, the window title is configured as part of a session. At the client, the Options->Window Title menu command is used to configure this option. The following items can be configured as part of the window title.
Documentation has been organized into the following separate help files. The technical reference guide contains information common to both the administrator and the client.
PASSPORT eClient is now renamed to PASSPORT WEB TO HOST. The name WEB TO HOST is used to better describe that this product is a web based product and not a PC based product. The version number 2002 is used to correlate the major product release with the year the release occurred.
PASSPORT WEB TO HOST version 2002 has been fully tested and is fully compatible with the production release of Microsoft Windows XP and Internet Explorer version 6. This is due to the fact that PASSPORT is developed using the very latest Microsoft programming tools, including Visual C/C++ version 6.0 (SP5). This provides you with the latest, most reliable, bug free, and most compact Microsoft support DLLs available to date.
Attachmate EXTRA macros can now be used with PASSPORT WEB TO HOST terminal emulation software without having to rewrite or re-record the macros. For more information on converting macros contact Rocket Software Technical Support.
Any C++, VB, VBScript or other application that uses the Attachmate EXTRA! Objects API can now be used with PASSPORT.
This version of PASSPORT now supports TN5250E host printer sessions for connection to IBM iSeries (AS/400) midrange host systems. The session profiles are configured similarly to TN3270E host printer sessions. Once TN5250E printer sessions are configured, they can be assigned to users and/or groups of users. Printer selection, font selection, page setup, host code pages, printer LU names, transparent printing and printer setup strings are some of the many features supported in host printing.
This version of PASSPORT now supports a scroll back buffer for VT52, VT100 and VT220 emulation sessions. This scroll back buffer keeps track of previous screens received from the host. The scroll bar on the right side of the display can be used to scroll back to view previous host screens. The mouse scroll wheel can also be used to scroll back and forth within the scroll back buffer. The number of lines available in the scroll back buffer can be set to any value between 24 and 999 lines. The scroll back buffer can be used with both 80 column and 132 column VT screen display modes. The scroll back buffer is configured in the administrator program in the VT Display - Session Profile - Connection tab.
This version of PASSPORT now supports the VT text foreground and background colors including: black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan and white.
PASSPORT WEB TO HOST now provides the ability to detect certain areas of a screen as hotspot areas. These hotspot areas are typical text strings such as ENTER, PF1, CLEAR, and so forth. The user can move the mouse to the top of this text and double click a mouse button which instructs PASSPORT to send the appropriate host key back to the host. Hotspots can be made visible or invisible. If visible, the hotspot text will appear similar to a Windows dialog box button that indicates the text is a hotspot. Also, the list of hotspot text strings can be customized and configured to execute a PASSPORT macro. Hotspots can be customized either in the administrator or in the client.
A row and column cursor position indicator is now displayed in the lower right portion of the screen in the Operator Information Area (OIA) line. This indicates the current position of the cursor position. This indicator can be turned on or off in either the administrator or during a client emulation session. In the administrator, check or un-check the "Show Cursor Position on OIA Line" check box in the Cursor tab of any Attribute profile. The Attribute profile must then be associated with a session profile to take affect. In a client emulation session, check or un-check the "Show Cursor on OIA Line" check box in the Options->Cursor dialog box.
The color selection for text on the screen can now include any color available from the Windows color palette. Any RGB (Red Green Blue) or HSL (Hue Saturation Luminance) values can be selected from the standard Windows color palette. The colors can be set in either the administrator or during a client emulation session. In the administrator, press the "Customize.." button in the Colors tab of any Attribute profile to select a custom color from the color palette. The Attribute profile must then be associated with a session profile to take affect. In a client emulation session, press the "Customize..." button in the Options->Colors dialog box to select a custom color from the color palette.
This version of PASSPORT WEB TO HOST includes international dead key support. This support allows for special characters such as accents (á), circumflex (â), etc. In order to take advantage of this feature, a language that includes these types of characters must first be selected (Canadian French, Spanish, etc.). Once the correct language is selected the user can type the special character by first pressing the appropriate dead key followed by the corresponding alpha character.
This version of PASSPORT WEB TO HOST provides the ability to either reverse white and black or not reverse white and black whenever the Edit->Copy Graphics command is used. This can be set in either the administrator or during a client emulation session. In the administrator, check or un-check the "Reverse black and white on Copy Graph" check box in the Edit tab of any Attribute profile. The Attribute profile must then be associated with a session profile to take affect. In a client emulation session, check or un-check the "Reverse black and white on Copy Graph" check box in the Edit->Options dialog box. Also, a new paste mode has been added - Field Mode. This mode provides an advanced method of pasting text from the clipboard into TN3270 or TN5250 fields. Before data is pasted into a host field, the field may be cleared to either all spaces, nulls or underscores. This option may be configured from either the administrator or the client.
This version of PASSPORT WEB TO HOST has a new menu command: Tools->View User/Group List. This command lists all groups with all users and sessions assigned to each group listed. This command also lists all users with all groups this user is a member of and what sessions are assigned to this user.
The PASSPORT macro language has been enhanced with event driven callback functions. These user written functions are called whenever the emulator receives a certain event from the host or keyboard. The three event driven callback functions added are: OnScreenChanged, OnHostKey and OnLocalKey. These functions allow another program advanced control over the emulation session. For more information refer to the technical reference section of the documentation.
This release of PASSPORT WEB TO HOST provides support for 16-bit HLLAPI applications. A new HLLAPI DLL called PASHLL16.DLL is supplied with this release of the software. This DLL file is placed in the Windows System directory whenever PASSPORT is downloaded from the Web server to a client PC. Three HLLAPI extension functions have been added to the 32-bit PASSHLL.DLL HLLAPI DLL. These include: RunProfile, RunConnect and CloseDisconnect.
There is now a smaller lite version of the ActiveX control that is provided with this version of PASSPORT. Using this lite version reduces the size of the ActiveX control downloaded to the workstation by almost 50%. The lite version can only be used for TN3270 connections to an IBM zSeries (S/390) host and has configuration and feature restrictions. For more information refer to the Administrator technical reference documentation.
The entire PASSPORT eClient has been recompiled and re-linked using version 6.0 (SP5) of the Microsoft Visual C/C++ Compiler. This provides you with the latest, most reliable, bug free, and most compact Microsoft support DLLs available to date. Microsoft recommends that all applications released be rebuilt and re-released with this service pack.
This version of PASSPORT eClient supports Netscape Communicator in addition to Internet Explorer as the browser on the client workstation (Internet Explorer must be used to launch the administrator program on the server). Connecting to a PASSPORT eClient session from the Netscape browser will download and install PASSPORT Netscape plugin.
This version of PASSPORT eClient now supports TN5250E LU name for display sessions. A specific device LU name can now be configured for TN5250E display sessions for access to IBM iSeries (AS/400) midrange computers.
PASSPORT eClient now implements advanced security features using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Version 3 server authentication and encryption providing secure data access across TCP/IP networks. With the built-in security of SSL, your TN5250 terminal emulation sessions are now protected from eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery over TCP/IP. This feature can be critical for those organizations that use TN5250 for remote access across the Internet to access sensitive data on IBM iSeries (AS/400) midrange computers.
Rocket Software now supports version 3.02 of WebSphere Standard Edition for OS/390. Rocket Software technical and development personnel worked with members of the IBM Solution Partnership Center in Waltham, Massachusettes. At the IBM SPC, IBM and Rocket Software thoroughly tested PASSPORT deployment and created detailed installation and configuration instructions for deploying PASSPORT eClient from an OS/390 platform using WebSphere 3.02 Standard Edition. To obtain these detailed instructions contact Rocket Software Technical Support or call +1.617.614.4323.
Local macros can now be mapped to any key on the keyboard and saved locally. System and Group macros cannot be assigned to a customized keyboard layout. Local macros can also be assigned to any button on a button bar and saved locally. System macros can be assigned to a button on a button bar, but Group macros cannot.
PASSPORT now detects empty print jobs from the host and suppresses blank pages printed because of this occurrence. For print screens, an optional title can be used to print at the top of each print job. The print title is configured using theFile->Page Setup menu command. The printer font can now be configured for the 3270 host printer sessions. Transparent printing for 3270 host printer sessions is supported in this release.
Keyboard Enhancements
Word Wrap enhancements have been added to PASSPORT to behave more like a real IBM 3270 terminal. This includes word wrap operating in insert mode, margin bell, and other advanced word wrap features. There are three new host keys added this new support.
The Entry Assist key toggles between entry assist mode (also referred to as document mode) and normal mode. The symbols "DOC" appear on the OIA (Operator Information Area) status line to indicate that entry assist mode is active. When active, the Tab, BackTab and NewLine keys operate differently. The Tab and BackTab keys navigate to the next field or tab stop. The NewLine key goes to the left margin on the next line or to the first field. The Word Wrap key, that can only be used when entry assist mode is active, toggles between word wrap mode and normal mode. The symbols "WW" appear on the OIA status line to indicate that word wrap mode is active. When active, any word being typed that would overrun the right margin is place at the left margin of the next line if possible. The Change Format key, that can only be used when entry assist mode is active, provides the ability to set the left and right margin, reset the margins, set the bell margin position, and set and clear tab positions.
FTP Enhancements
Additional FTP server formats are now supported. This ensures the correct listing of file name, file type, file date and other file attribute information. The FTP Help File is now in HTML format instead of Windows Help format.
A new column of information has been added to the Administrator Action Log to determine the maximum number of concurrent sessions used during the day. This value is incremented or decremented whenever a session is acquired or released. The total number of users connected to the mainframe is shown for each hourly time period of the day.
PASSPORT eClient now supports the Key Tronic 122 key keyboard. The following items must be considered before using the Key Tronic 122 keyboard with PASSPORT eClient. The Key Tronic KB3270 keyboard only works with Windows 95 or 98 and does not with Windows NT or 2000.
To prepare the client PC to use the 122 keyboard:
To configure 122 key keyboard support using PASSPORT eClient Administrator:
Test the session from PASSPORT eClient:
Macros can now be recorded and used as startup macros for VT100 and VT220 sessions. Startup macros can also be used for NVT sessions. NVT sessions are network virtual terminal sessions that may be displayed by a host computer prior to establishing a TN3270 or TN5250 session.
Fonts, hotspots and toolbar settings can now be saved locally. SSL for TN3270E sessions now exclude the use of TN3270E response support. These options are incompatible when using IBM TN3270E Server on OS/390 with SSL. Additional HLLAPI compatibility has been added to this version of PASSPORT. 16-bit HLLAPI applications are now supported with the PASHLL16.DLL that maps 16-bit HLLAPI calls into 32-bit HLLAPI calls.
| Note: | If version 4.0 or earlier of PASSPORT eClient exists, it must be
uninstalled prior to installing this version. You will not lose any session profiles created with an earlier version
of eClient. Also, for installation on a Windows NT/2000 server platform, the Microsoft Virtual Machine on the server
must be version 5.0 or higher. An updated version of the Microsoft Virtual Machine can be located at the following
website: http://www.microsoft.com/Technet/Windows/Msjvm199.asp |
This version of PASSPORT eClient gives administrators the ability to remotely configure and manage eClient which has been deployed on a Windows NT/2000 server or IBM OS/390 server from any Windows PC by connecting to an administrator website with Internet Explorer.
This version of PASSPORT eClient now supports Telnet VT220 display sessions for connection to Unix, VMS and DEC systems. The session profiles are configured similarly to TN3270 sessions. Once VT220 sessions are configured, they can be assigned to users and/or groups of users.
This version of PASSPORT eClient now supports four kinds of macros - System, Startup, Group and Local. Administrators can assign a system startup macro to a session profile which will run each time the session is connected. Macros assigned to groups can be run by any users who are members of the group. Macros can also be recorded and stored on the local workstation. PASSPORT eClient uses the Microsoft VBScript DLL that provides standard Visual Basic scripting.
This version of PASSPORT eClient now supports 32-bit HLLAPI. PASSHLL.DLL is the name of the eClient HLLAPI DLL and is installed into the Windows system folder. Rocket Software also provides a HLLAPI programming toolkit to assist in migrating existing PC to host HLLAPI applications to Web to host applications. In addition, Rocket Software provides an object-oriented application programming interface (API) based on the IBM/IETF OHIO (Open Host Interface Objects) specification.
In addition to IND$FILE, FTP file transfer is now available for transferring files to/from the host. To start an FTP file transfer you must use the Transfer -> FTP menu command from a PASSPORT eClient 3270, 5250 or VT session.
This release of PASSPORT eClient includes emulation of the IBM 3472-G, IBM 3192-G, IBM 3179-G and IBM 3279 S3G graphics terminals. Graphics emulation is only available for model 2 and 3 screen sizes.
This version includes the following features:
Administrators now have the ability to enable/disable most eClient features at the user or group level. This feature can be utilized to reduce the number of support calls from end-users.
This version of eClient allows users to modify keyboard and attribute settings, then save keyboard and attribute profiles directly to the hard disk of the local workstation. This feature can be disabled for particular users and/or groups by the administrator. Roaming users can be created by the administrator by specifying a network drive to save local eClient files.
All administrator changes to PASSPORT eClient configuration files are now recorded to an action log on the server. To customize or view the action log use the Tools -> action log menu command in PASSPORT administrator program.
The Microsoft IE 5.0 zipped executable can be optionally loaded onto the NT/2000 or OS/390 Web server along with PASSPORT. Then, IE 5.0 can be installed to user workstations from the eClient or eClient Administrator websites.
This feature allows certain connection parameters to be overridden when an eClient session is started. This gives administrators the ability to create a small number of "standard" session profiles then override connection parameters, such as Host Name, LU Name, etc. at runtime on the Web server. For more information, refer to the technical reference section of the Administrator Help file.
This version of PASSPORT eClient allows users to save the layout of their sessions including the number of sessions, size and location. When the View->Save Session Layout menu command is selected the user is prompted to enter a name for the Session Layout, thus allowing for multiple layouts. A desktop icon is also created as a Windows shortcut to the Session Layout.
A third button bar is now available for easy navigation and arrangements of PASSPORT windows. Button bar 3 allows users to tile, cascade and minimize sessions as well as jump directly to a session. Button bar 3 is enabled at startup by default, but like button bars 2 and 3, can be disabled at startup using an attribute profile.
All three button bars can be customized to send a host key, execute a menu command, run a system macro or perform a window tiling function. This is done through the attribute profile assigned to the session by the site administrator. The administrator can also optionally permit certain users or groups of users to customize their own button bars.
This version of PASSPORT eClient has the ability to resolve a list of IP addresses that are configured for a host name on an internal DNS Server. PASSPORT eClient will connect to the first host with an available resource based on the list of detected IP addresses. If the first IP address fails, eClient then attempts to connect to the next IP address in the list until all IP host addresses are exhausted.
This version of PASSPORT eClient includes International dead key support. This support allows for special characters such as accents (á), circumflex (â), etc. In order to take advantage of this feature, a language that includes these type of characters must first be selected (Canadian French, Spanish, etc.). Once the correct language has been selected the user can type the special character by first pressing the appropriate dead key followed by the corresponding alpha character.
This feature allows administrators to enable/disable the Internet Explorer menu as well as the Standard, Address Bar and Links toolbars at startup. All PASSPORT eClient button bars and the eClient tool bar can be configured to be enabled/disabled at startup as well.
PASSPORT eClient is licensed on a concurrent user basis. The Tools -> View Session Usage menu command in the Administrator can be used to determine how many users are using eClient.
This version of PASSPORT eClient now supports TN5250 display sessions for connection to AS/400 systems. The session profiles are configured similarly to TN3270 sessions. Once TN5250 sessions are configured, they can be assigned to users and/or groups of users.
This version of PASSPORT eClient now supports Telnet VT52 and VT100 display sessions for connection to UNIX and DEC systems. The session profiles are configured similarly to TN3270 sessions. Once VT100 sessions are configured, they can be assigned to users and/or groups of users.
There is no need to have an intermediate Web server between the IBM OS/390 mainframe and the client. PASSPORT eClient can now be deployed directly from the IBM OS/390 HTTP Web Server, thus providing a 2-tier solution. All configurations should be done on a Windows 95, 98 or NT workstation and, once configuration has been completed, these files are then transferred to the OS/390 Open Edition using FTP.
In this release it is now possible to create users and groups in addition to session profiles. Session profiles can be assigned to individual users and to groups of users. Users can be assigned to groups. This feature provides flexibility in administering sessions to users.
IBM 3287 LU Type 1 (DSC) and LU Type 3 (SCS) printer sessions are now supported. Printer selection, font selection, page setup, host code pages, specific and associated printer LU names, transparent printing and printer setup strings are some of the many features supported in host printing.
In addition to the PASSPORT terminal font two more fonts have been added: a PASSPORT thin font, and a PASSPORT true type font. The PASSPORT thin font is a raster bit-map font similar to the thicker PASSPORT terminal font. This font is recommended for low resolution PC displays such as 640x480, or for 132 column model 5 screen display with 1024x768 PC screen resolution. The PASSPORT true type font provides many screen sizes, and is recommended for PC screen resolutions that are 1024x768 and higher.
The startup defaults for hotspot visibility, toolbar and button bars can be individually set to be either on or off. This is configured by the administrator in the attributes profile.
International Support
This version adds support for international host code pages and international keyboard layouts. The new European currency symbol is also now supported.