Connect PowerNet 3270 User manual

Connect number CNT5000-5401
Version 5.1 February 1998

Connect number CNT5000-5401
Version 5.1 February 1998
PowerNet 3270
Reference Manual

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Table of Contents
1. 3270 Connectivity Overview
Introduction ................................................................................................1-1
Features......................................................................................................1-1
Menus.........................................................................................................1-2
Documentation............................................................................................1-2
Interface...................................................................................................... 1-3
Product Information ....................................................................................1-3
Related Documents......................................................................................1-3
2. Host Connection Setup
Introduction ................................................................................................2-1
Hardware....................................................................................................2-1
DIP Switch Configuration .......................................................................2-3
SNA Controllers ......................................................................................... 2-3
3270 Token Ring Network Menu.................................................................2-4
3270 SDLC Network Menu......................................................................... 2-4
TN3270 Network Menu .............................................................................. 2-5
3270 Token Ring Host Link Setup Form - Fields...................................... 2-7
3270 SLDC Link Setup...........................................................................2-9
3270 SDLC Host Link Setup Form - Fields ............................................. 2-9
Controller Setup Form - Fields............................................................... 2-12
Status Display Form - Fields ................................................................. 2-16
Line Trace................................................................................................. 2-16

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3 Configuration
Introduction.................................................................................................3-1
Host List .....................................................................................................3-1
3270 Handler Setup Forms ..........................................................................3-4
Alarm Options Group ..............................................................................3-8
3270 Terminal Emulator............................................................................3-20
LU Mapping..............................................................................................3-20
4 Dialog Language Objects
Introduction.................................................................................................4-1
3270 Session Overview................................................................................4-1
Script File Format........................................................................................4-3
Script Control Commands........................................................................4-7
Parameter Control Commands..................................................................4-7
Host Session Commands..........................................................................4-7
Terminal Session Commands....................................................................4-7
Script Examples ..........................................................................................4-7
Appendix–System Generations
Sample system generations for the IBM main-frame host..............................5-1

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1. 3270 Connectivity Overview
Introduction
The PowerNet provides connectivity between 900 MHz LANs and/or Access
Point LANs and a 3270 Host, when equipped with the PowerNet 3270
Connectivity Package. Five types of 3270 connectivity packages are available,
SNA/SDLC V.24, SNA/SDLC V.35, SNA/Token Ring, TN3270/Ethernet, and
TN3270/Token Ring.
During system operation, the wireless terminals appear to the host as 3278 model
2 terminals, while the server appears as a 3274-51C cluster controller.
This PowerNet 3270 Reference Manual describes the procedures necessary to
install and support connections to the 3270 host. An SNA/SDLC environment,
using V.24 and V.35 connectivity is discussed, as well as an SNA/Token Ring
(TR) environment, using an IBM Token Ring 4/16 Network Interface Card (NIC).
Features
The PowerNet 3270 Connectivity Package offers the following:
• Easy Setup - Forms are used to enter information for system setup
and this process is completed from within the program. There are no
files to edit or command line operations to perform.
• Quick Start Operation - The Quick Start mode and its default 3270
Handler allows the ability to use the system without customization.
Scripting allows for even more efficient use with complete
customization of keystrokes, host logon/logoff procedures,
application use, and more.
• Logs and Traces - These features are available to help tune the
system during setup and also for problem resolution if a problem
occurs. Log levels may be set to collect various degrees of
information, or none, during normal operation.
• Easy Terminal Menu Modification - Add Hosts or Applications to the
RF terminal Host List Menu easily, and without editing files. Use the
PowerNet Host List option and the 3270 Handler for additions
and/or modifications to this menu.

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• Full Screen Emulator - A 3270 terminal emulator is available as a
menu selection as a convenience.
• Screen Formatter Compatible - The Screen Formatter package allows
customization of full-size host screens, to smaller RF terminal
screens. Although purchased separately, it is fully integrated with this
package in both operation and function.
• Variable PU Limit - By default, the system is set for a maximum of 4
PUs, with each PU supporting 254 LUs. The actual number of
terminals that can be supported is determined by other factors
discussed later in this document.
Menus
Modifications to the server base menus, shown in the PowerNet System Manual,
include two additions to the Operations Menu, following the Startup RF Network
selection. These additions are either SDLC Startup and SDLC Shutdown, or TR
Startup and TR Shutdown (depending on the package installed).
Documentation
Instructions for setting up host connection parameters and checking connection
status appears first. Modification of the Host List file which involves the 3270
Handler is next, followed by log examination. After these configurations are in
place, the system can be used in Quick Start mode.
Customization of the system, by using scripts to automate a variety of terminal
operations, is documented in Chapter 4. Scripts, which are created with the
custom Dialog Language, are not absolutely necessary but help streamline
operation. For example, terminal logon and logoff procedures can be added to the
script, removing them from the operator’s responsibilities. The full screen
emulator, discussed in Chapter 3, can be quite useful during script development.
Information regarding the networks/hardware in place at the installation site is
needed while reading and following the material in this manual. The host system
administrator should be able to provide this. In addition, readers may find a
background in the host network and SNA/SDLC, TCP/IP, or SNA/Token Ring
protocols to be helpful.
Conventions
This document uses the same typographical conventions as the PowerNet System
Manual.