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1. If the subnet for the AS 400 is not the same as the subnet for the ES TCP Workstation they are on different supernets and would need a router to connect If the IP address and subnet masks are logically on the same network but you still can not ping then there may be a physical break in the networks You must be able to ping the AS 400 and the AS 400 must be able to ping the client PC PROBLEM You are not able to ping the AS 400 The AS 400 is able to ping the workstation The workstation is on the connected via the Internet over a VPN over a Visa You get an Invalid Internet Address message CAUSE The AS 400 needs to have the IP Address of the Internet Gateway or VPN Router added as a Default Gateway it order to know where to route the remote IP address SOLUTION After signing on to the AS 400 with the appropriate privileges type CFGTCP and strike the lt Enter gt key at any command line On the next screen type 2 Work with TCP IP Routes and hit the lt Enter gt key Type 1 to Add and hit the lt Enter gt key Add as follows Route destination DFTROUTE Subnet mask NONE Type of service NORMAL Next hop 192 168 1 5 Maximum transmission unit IFC PROBLEM You are able to ping the AS 400 The AS 400 is able to ping the workstation The workstation is on the same supernet Using DHCP for addressing Any of the systems that had MS Pr
2. Options Font Timeout Testing Ratescescessseseessnsnscsssecsenssonsncsned Test Mode Options Translate into English Print as Hex raw data Record Mode c program files es32 dump tvs Get a printer hex dump from ES32 I Put the host job that you are having a problem with in save mode so that you can send the same job a few times I Send that job to get a sample of failing output In the ES32 printer control panel click on the button to take the interface offline The green light will go out l Click the Properties button and select the Testing tab l Put a check in Enable Test Mode Either put a check in Translate into English This will show the printer commands that were sent or put a check in Print as Hex raw data I Click the button and then the button to put the interface back online The green light will come back on Re submit the AS 400 job that you put in save mode Examine the failing output and the translated output This may help you to see what commands are being sent and find the problem In the ES32 printer control panel click on the Online button to take the interface offline The green light will go out 78 ES TCP User s Manual l Click the Properties button and select the Testing tab Remove the check from Enable Test Mode I Click the OK button and then the Online button to put the interface back online The green light will come
3. The valid character density values are 10 12 and 15 CPI Available line density values are 48 LPI 24 LPI 12 LPI 9 6 LPI 8 LPI 6 LPI 5 33 LPI 4 LPI 3 LPI and 1 line cm This printer is best suited for word processing applications and on the System 36 data processing applications that do not require change of page parameters unless the DP program itself produces the required SCS commands NOTE The 3812 is a laser printer that emulates a 5219 printer Because of the additional capabilities that a laser printer has more features are possible including improved font handling This emulation does not support IPDS Intelligent Printer Data Stream 40 ES TCP User s Manual Printer Setup QSYSOPR po H Ha O MFRTYPMDL v MFRTYPMDL v 8 To allow your printer to work better with the AS 400 you can click the button on the Configuration Properties window to configure Host Print Transform See Appendix B ES TCP User s Manual 41 To Open A Printer Session 1 2 3 4 5 42 On the File menu click Open Printer In the Look In box click the drive that contains the session you want to open This will usually be the C drive Below the Look In box click the folder that contains the session you want to open This will usually be the C Program files ES32 folder Click the display session name or type it in the File Name box Click OK ES TCP User s Manual Print Data Co
4. Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ES TCP is a software package that connects your PC to IBM Midrange computers through your network card using TCP IP The emulation is TN5250E or Telnet 5250 Enhanced PC REQUIREMENTS e IBM PC or compatible with 486 Pentium or higher processor e CD ROM drive e Hard drive with 6 MB available e A minimum of 8 MB of available memory e Windows 98 NT 3 51 or above 2000 or XP Part Number 62 402907301 Rev C ES TCP Features e There is no need to configure memory and I O address during installation e Supports as many sessions as you require using Emerald Series emulation software e All combinations of display station models supported Color monochrome 80 or 132 wide e Supports both Enhanced Telnet and Line Printer Daemon for older systems e Communicates with any Telnet 5250 Server e 32 bit Emulation Software included Setup detects the PC operating system and installs the appropriate emulation e With the emulator you can O Open multiple host sessions at any one time and work with those sessions to run host applications Emulate a variety of host display stations and printers Customize the IBM host screen to fit your needs by changing the screen colors the font the shape of the cursor and other features Use HotSpots to enact host menu items and commands by clicking on them with the mouse Assign many IBM host functions to your PC s keyboard Automate host pr
5. Part Number 62 402907301 Rev C 3 You will get the message Do you want to specify the password now It is recommended to click NO You may assign an administrator password later 4 You will get the message You have not configured any emulation devices You must configure at least one device before you can use the emulator OK to configure now Click the OK button Configuration Properties 5 The Configuration Properties window comes up If you wish to change the Character Set do so now then click the OK button ES TCP User s Manual 15 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Configuration Properties 24 x TCP IP Device Device Name Jaccounting TN5250E Iv Keep Alive or x m Device Configuration Type Display Printer Model a0 Columns Color x Keyboard us Typewriter F Aliswrencte comection SED r Host Configuration IP Address 1192 168 10 254 Sol Enabled a ob NUnben os ertificate Enter a Device Name This name will show up on the AS 400 Ten characters maximum Do not use spaces dashes asterisks question marks apostrophes or double quotation marks in the Device Name Normally TN5250E will be left checked unless you have an older AS 400 that does not support it If that is the case your device name will be QPADEVxxxx where the xxxx is four numbers Keep Alive is used for remote connections th
6. 2 Double click the Printers icon 3 Use the right mouse button to click the printer icon and then click Properties on the menu that appears 4 For Win95 Win98 or WinME click the Details tab and the Spool Settings button 4 For Windows XP or Windows 2000 click the Advanced tab Select Print directly to printer 44 ES TCP User s Manual Formatting that occurs in ES32 ES32 first looks at the data to see if transparent ASCII Host Print Transform enabled is sent If transparent ASCII Host Print Transform is enabled the data is already formatted for a specific printer and is ported straight to the printer port whether it is a parallel port USB port network port or serial port NOTE If the printer that the data is sent to is not the same as the model that is selected in the AS 400 manufacturer type and model unpredictable results may occur NOTE If Host Print Transform is enabled the ES32 Properties Option and Font are disabled If transparent ASCII Host Print Transform is not enabled then ES32 converts the EBCDIC data to ASCII and puts the data to a temporary document based on the SCS formatting Use AS 400 Defaults When this option is selected the emulator will scale and rotate each print job so that it will best fit onto a piece of paper Selecting this option may override the paper orientation you have selected from Page Setup If ES32 is configured to use AS 400 defaults once a
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8. It will ask you if you want to open the new configuration now If you select yes it will close the Configure Connection Methods and Devices dialogue box If you select Yes continue on step 21 If you want to add more sessions click the No button and it will take you to step 16 Configure Connection Methods and Devices TCP IP TCPAP ES TCP User s Manual 17 Configure Connection Methods and Devices 2 x TT AAEH 205 242 238 38 davidchism Ney Device Aim 205 242 238 38 davidchsm2 New customisation Properties Removes Print Options Close 16 When the TCP IP TCP IP Connection Method shows you can click on the to the left of it to see your device s If you want to add another device click on TCP IP TCP IP to highlight it and activate the button Click on it to configure another Display Emulator or a Printer session and repeat steps 6 16 17 When you are done adding sessions click the button 18 ES TCP User s Manual Chapter 3 RUNNING THE ES TCP EMULATION At this point you have completed the setup of ES TCP and are now ready to run your emulation software Running ES32 Registering the software When you start your first emulation session the first time it will bring up the Demonstration Mode window You will need the serial number from your CDROM in order to register the software Demonstration Mode Ea This software is running in demonst
9. TTF True Type Font or is not loaded in the printer SOLUTION All printer interfaces are different in Windows but some printers have an option in the printer driver to print fonts from the printer or direct from the application SOLUTION Choose a different font In ES32 click on Session and select Properties the Font tab QUESTION Why does it not retain the column formatting when I cut and paste into a Word doc ANSWER It assumes the font of the document that you paste into If you choose EBCDIC it will regain the columns To see the other fonts that work you can to the Session menu click Properties Click the Font tab QUESTION How do I get it to show all 132 columns ANSWER You must select a model to emulate that supports wide screens These would be 3180 3197D or 3477 This happens automatically with ES TCP when you select 132 columns Select File then Configure Select your display If it is not showing click the on the display adapter Click on Properties it should bring up the Configuration Properties window QUESTION I selected 3197D but I am unable to achieve a 132 col display ANSWER Check your font selection Select Session then Properties Select the Font tab Make certain that the Scale font to fit Window is checked QUESTION Why are there so few font options in ES32 ANSWER The fonts have to be True Type and monospaced or fixed spacing for IBM screen emulation Every character has to take up the
10. back on co Technical Support can help you to examine the traces Fax samples of the failure marked up as necessary and the test output to 512 869 2621 Alternately scan and email to support ringdale com It may also be helpful for technical support to see the host definition and the printer definition You can print these by using Alt Print Screen and either printing the result or paste into an email when on the appropriate screens Pee zx Paper Size Source Automatically Select Orientation Margins inches Portrait Lett 0 25 Right 0 25 Landscape Top 0 25 Bottom 0 25 Help Cancel Printer ES TCP User s Manual 79 Other Questions 80 QUESTION Does your software under printer configurations goes it have an option to print to a file instead of a printer ANSWER ES32 uses the Windows Driver Interface The Windows Driver Interface has an option where you can create a file on disk The procedure is to add a printer that does this and print to that printer Click the Start button then select Settings and then Printers This will bring up the Printers folder Double click on Add Printer to bring up the Add Printer Wizard Click the Next button and it gives you an option of Local or Network printer Choose either and then click the button again Select the printer usually you will choose Generic Text Only There is an option to select one
11. figure out where everything is mapped to the keyboard by selecting the Sessions menu and select Properties Click on the Keyboard tab ES TCP User s Manual QUESTION When I try to use the and on the numeric keypad it does not work how do I do re map the keyboard to use these characters ANSWER Those characters are assigned by default to the Duplicate Jump Field Minus and Field Plus functions Click on the Sessions menu and select Properties Click on the Keyboard tab From the list of Host Keys select the one you want to map to your keyboard If the host function is currently mapped to your keyboard its key combination will display under Currently Set To Click Set on the Host Key that you want to change Either just select Remove or Choose a different key or a key together with Control Alt or Shift to remap it to and press that key or key combination and click OK QUESTION How do I perform ALT letter combinations required by DisplayWrite36 to do functions like ALT B for Bold ANSWER The left CTRL key functions as either the CMD key or the ALT key for most of these functions This will work for most cases except where the Windows OS interprets the Control Key sequence first The Keyboard Driver handles this Microsoft or the Keyboard vendor writes keyboard Driver Functions that would cause problems are Control C Control P and Control V QUESTION When you use DisplayWrite36 Alt c or Ctrl c are supposed t
12. full page of data is received that data is sent to the Microsoft PAPI where the data is formatted for the printer that you have selected Options Font Timeout Testing Override T Scale to Page J Use Custom CP jo vd Automatic ally Fit to Page F Use Custom LPI E Cancel ES TCP User s Manual 45 Not Using AS 400 Defaults Options Font Timeout Testing Override geeccossececossesccssoecessssseeeg i Use AS 400 Def aults 2 Citta eet et Use Custom CPI fi 0 Automatically Fit to Page J Use Custom LPI 6 Cancel If you take the check out of the Use AS 400 Defaults you can select Scale to Page and define Custom CPI and LPI If you select Scale to Page you must define the Page Setup This option does not work well if you are sending different types of print jobs 1 In your ES32 printer window click on the button to take the printer offline 2 Click on the Properties button 3 Under the Options tab take the check out of the Use AS 400 Defaults 4 Select either Scale to Page or define specific parameters NOTE If you select Scale to Page you must further select define the Page Setup Getting Help For help on running your emulation software you can use the context sensitive on line help built into the application 46 ES TCP User s Manual Appendix A Terminal Device Type Codes 80 wid
13. off your host may require that the System Administrator vary the session off and back on Display warning message before disconnecting will give the above warning to remind you to log off the host so that you will be able to log on again without contacting the System Administrator Do not save customization on exit is for when you are sharing a session with other people or when you do not want a user to change their settings Admin Options allow an Administrator to lock options down ES TCP User s Manual Display options Device General Display HotSpots Font API Colors Keyboard ToolBar m Cursor Shape Block C Underline V Blinking i m Field Separator Character lt vertical gt lt middle dot gt lt space gt Alarm Indicator IV Flash Title Bar V Audible Beep WAY Browse l Display Screen Attributes Full Screen Mode after connection Cancel Apply Display options are self explanatory Display Screen Attributes is a troubleshooting tool If you enable Full Screen Mode after connection you will not have your Main Toolbar Custom Toolbars Command Key pad or Function Key pad If you enable Full Screen and wish to get the other functions back right click inside the screen and take the check out of Full Screen HotSpots If HotSpots are enabled you can click on menu options or command options that are showing on the screen using the mouse M
14. re configure or Unable to write configuration file CAUSE This could happen if you are not logged on as an Administrator SOLUTION Log on as an Administrator and reinstall ERROR MESSAGE When I try to open my session it says The device name xxxxx is in use CAUSE If you open display2 from display1 then close down display2 last AND you also have the parameter Open last file when started enabled it will make display1 open display2 SOLUTION Open Notepad Start Programs Accessories NOTEPAD Open the TVD file that you open first File Open change the Files of Type to All Files then browse to Desktop click on the desktop icon at the top then My Computer select the C drive then Program files then ES32 and finally display1 TVD It will bring up a file that has a parameter HostLinkName display1 at the top This needs to match the name of the TVD file PREVENTION After bringing up the Display Emulator go to each of your sessions and select the Session Properties menu Select the General tab Remove the check from Open last file when started PROBLEM You ran the configuration and there was no conflict no problems You get to the emulation screen but it is blank The SA Station Available indicator is lit The cursor stays upper left CAUSE Top left means that your station is not varied on This can happen if you disconnect when you are not at the signon screen SOLUTION If the last device using this stat
15. same amount of space Most fonts in use are not monospaced They have to be created internally ES TCP User s Manual 75 Keyboard Questions 76 QUESTION How do I do re map the keyboard ANSWER Click on the Sessions menu and select Properties Click on the Keyboard tab From the list of Host Keys select the one you want to map to your keyboard If the host function is currently mapped to your keyboard its key combination will display under Currently Set To Click Set Choose a different key or a key together with Control Alt or Shift to remap it to and press that key or key combination and click OK QUESTION I wanted to make the left ALT key the error reset in addition to the left control CTRL I also wanted to make the right ALT key the Newline key Whenever I try to do that it expects ALT another key Can I do what I want to do ANSWER No the Alt key by itself has a System 36 function so it cannot be used by itself except for the System 36 function Not only that but some of the old programs like DisplayWrite used ALT letter combinations for example ALT C to center This particular function often will not work if the PC has a program trap set for that key scan QUESTION How do I do things like System Request and Command 13 24 ANSWER Easiest way is to click View then put a check in Command Keys then click it again and put a check in Function Keys After that you can use your mouse Alternative method is to
16. this field was not specified for secured data MSR data exceeds length of field Data received from card exceeds length of field MSR Error Card incorrectly inserted or damaged Cursor Select not allowed in field exit required state This is a non selectable field you ve pressed cursor select Light Pen and MSR Use Not Allowed ES TCP User s Manual 83 0040 to 005F Communication Network Errors 84 Cause Code 0040 0041 0042 0044 0045 0046 0047 0048 0049 0050 0051 0052 0053 0054 Description and Suggested Recovery Modem or DCE is not ready or not functioning properly Data Set Ready DSR Line Inactive Model 01 DCE Not Ready Model 02 This error indicates that the modem or DCE was not ready during required intervals of normal operation The operating state of the modem or DCE is checked at different times depending on the specific link level protocol in use Idle condition detected X 25 only This error indicates that the receive line was idle for 15 or more contiguous bit times Receive Clock Failure This error indicates that the receive clock signal became inactive during data transfer 30 Second Timeout switched line only Indicates that no valid data has been received for 30 seconds The DTR signal goes inactive to disconnect the line DCE Will Not Activate X 25 only Indicates that either a Disconnect mode DM ora DISCONNECT DISC command was received during the
17. to If you only see 127 0 0 1 this means TCP IP has not been properly configured on your AS 400 DO NOT use 127 0 0 1 If you do so you will NEVER get a sign on from the AS 400 If TCP IP is not configured on your AS 400 we recommend you follow the instructions from IBM The name of the book is called Getting Your AS 400 Working for You Publication number is SC41 5161 00 You ll find helpful information on TCP IP in Chapter 6 Write down the IP address and enter that in the ES TCP configuration for IP Address Start Program files ES32 Display Emulator File menu Configure Click on the next to TCP IP to find your device then double click on it 60 ES TCP User s Manual PROBLEM It was working You get to the emulation screen but it is blank The SA Station Available indicator is lit The cursor stays upper left CAUSE Top left means that your station is not varied on This can happen if you disconnect when you are not at the signon screen SOLUTION s If the last device using this station address crashed the station address will be varied off Ask the System Administrator to vary your device on This may require varying off then back on WRKCFGSTS DEV yourdevice Put the cursor on the line to the left of your device and take an option 1 PROBLEM It was working Getting the message CONNECTION FAILURE DEVICE ALREADY IN USE CAUSE Disconnecting the session when you are not at a signon screen would cause yo
18. value that starts with an alphabetic character followed by alphanumeric characters that may include periods and underscores Alphabetic characters include A Z and Alphanumeric characters include alphabetic characters plus 0 9 A value that starts and ends with double quotation marks with any characters which can be shown 52 ES TCP User s Manual between the double quotation marks except blanks asterisks question marks dashes apostrophes and double quotation marks PROBLEM The display comes up to a gray screen but it never connects the cursor goes to the upper left and the terminal just keeps dancing CAUSE This could happen if you were using a space or another illegal character in the Device Name SOLUTION Do not use spaces dashes asterisks question marks apostrophes or double quotation marks in the Device Name ES TCP User s Manual 53 PROBLEM Flash screen comes up then FAILED TO UPDATE SYSTEM REGISTRY CAUSE Windows 2000 Professional has an option to prevent users from writing to the registry SOLUTION All users who use the ES PCI card must be defined as at least a Standard user in the Power User Group under the Control Panel s Users and Password settings for Group Membership PROBLEM When you try to ping the AS 400 it reports IP Address is expired POSSIBLE CAUSE Network changes PC does not have a valid IP address SOLUTION Click the button and select Run Type in WINI
19. 0 can successfully PING the PC On an AS 400 s command line type PING x x x x where x IP address of the PC in question If the PING from the AS 400 to the PC is unsuccessful then try Pinging the network side of the router If you can PING it but not the Ethernet side of the router then there s probably something wrong with the configuration of the router If you cannot PING the network side of the router then there s probably something wrong with the TCP IP configuration on the AS 400 Specifically the route configuration or the subnet mask on the AS 400 could be wrong but it could be something else It is recommended that you consult your AS 400 Administrator your AS 400 Consultant IBM or the IBM book The name of the book is called Getting Your AS 400 Working for You Publication number is SC41 5161 00 Related information is in Chapter 6 PROBLEM You can ping the AS 400 from the PC and the AS 400 can ping the PC but the session never starts The dancing terminal just keeps dancing with the cursor in the upper left POSSIBLE CAUSE The 5 0 0 0 and greater versions of ES TCP supports Enhanced Telnet 5250 or TN5250E The main feature that TN5250E provides is Persistent LU naming which is where the name that you provide when you set each ES TCP session up is the one that the AS 400 sees for your session It goes out with this enabled as the default Two possible problems that can occur 1 Certain names are invalid If a
20. 0 users simply run the emulation software setup from the ES32 folder on the CDROM 1 Insert the ES TCP CDROM into the CDROM Drive 2 Click the Windows button and then select Run Browse History ha Desktop oN My Documents File name Files of type Programs 7 My Network Pe 3 Use the button You will click on My Computer then the D drive or wherever your CDROM is then the ES32_ folder and select Setup and then click button Part Number 62 402907301 Rev C 4 ra EOR cs _ Browse The path in the open field should be something like D ES32 setup exe If it is click the button ES32 Setup ES TCP User s Manual E532 NLynx Twinax Setup ES32 Setup ES32 Setup l of Welcome to E532 This application will copy all the files needed for E532 onto your computer When the installation is complete you may configure the communications method as a separate step Exit Help 5 It will start the ES32 Setup and you will get the Welcome to ES32 message Click the button 6 You will get the SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Select the button s ES32 NLynx Twinax Setup ES32 Setup Installation Directory xj The setup program will copy E532 files into the following directory Path Ea e E EEA GES A The setup program will overwrite any ES32 files currently existing in the directory A new program group will also be added to Explorer Ba
21. All hex values can be done this way The hex value for the cent sign is 4A To avoid steps 1 3 you can define a key as the Hex key by doing the following steps 1 Go to the Properties menu by pressing the Properties icon or select Session then Properties 2 Select the Keyboard tab 3 Scroll the Host Key window down to Hex and click on it to select the key that you want to have as your Hex key 4 Click Set 5 Press a key that will become your Hex key 6 Click OK 7 Click OK again ES TCP User s Manual 77 Printer Troubleshooting Resolving printer problems is usually a case of tweaking parameters here and there and examining the output Typically this is done in the application or the printer configuration at the AS 400 This is not our area of expertise or responsibility If you believe that the terminal is doing something wrong Technical Support can examine the output and make a recommendation This is what we will need after each attempt 1 Determine what IBM printer you are emulating and see if it is the best printer for your purposes 2 Determine method of control you will use If modifying the data output does not have any effect then make certain that you have proper set up the control of the printer at that point 3 Look at the printer definition on the AS 400 and the job definition on the AS 400 There are many places for the AS 400 to affect the job output make certain that you have explored them all
22. BLE CAUSE The route is not up SOLUTION Another thing to check is to make sure the route s is are up and running Typing CFGTCP on the command line and striking the lt Enter gt key can check this Then type 1 Work with TCP IP interfaces and strike the lt Enter gt key When the next screen appears hit the F11 Display Interface Status key Under the Interface Status column the appropriate interface the one you ll be using should read Active If it s Inactive use option 9 to Start it If it reads Starting give it about a minute or so and then hit F5 Refresh If anything else other than Inactive or Starting appears it s time to get the AS 400 administrator involved and if he or she is already involved then it s time to call IBM or your AS 400 Consultant PROBLEM You see some devices on the network in the Network Neighborhood you can not ping the AS 400 POSSIBLE CAUSE TCP IP is not started and or improperly configured on the AS 400 SOLUTION The AS 400 administrator can check this by typing on an AS 400 s command line NETSTAT and hitting the lt Enter gt key If you get an error message stating Not able to complete request TCP IP services are not available then TCP IP is not started Assuming that TCP IP is already configured on your AS 400 the AS 400 administrator can start TCP IP by typing STRTCP and hitting the lt Enter gt key If TCP IP is not configured on your AS 400 we recommend you
23. Changes must be made on each session individually Configure the properties of the emulation sessions by clicking on the Session menu at the top of the screen and selecting Properties camac tyd E532 File Edit Session View Macro Help LECLAIR Device General Display HotSpots Font API Colors Keyboard ToolBar Device Name m Device Color 24x80 Model Type Display 3197 C Host Address 0 X Keyboard US Typewriter Printer M Connection Method NLT win0 Character Set English U S A nd 1 0 Address 3800 E Adapter Segment 08800000 z IRQ bo x V Automatically connect when opened NOTE For many of the properties you must perform Session Disconnect before you can change it Part Number 62 402907301 Rev C Device Settings Device General Display HotSpots Font API Colors Keyboard ToolBar Device Name 200 Device Color 24x80 Type Display Printer Model 3497 hd Host Address fo Keyboard US Typewiter Connection Method NLT win0 Character Set English U S A IRQ 3 120 Address 3800 X Adapter Segment DE80000O v V Automatically connect when opened The Device Settings page shows the settings that you configured in the Configuration You cannot alter the settings on this page with the exception of Automatically connect when opened if yo
24. Click the on TCP IP to see all of your sessions and double click on each that you wish to change The keepalive settings in ES TCP are not sent to the AS 400 but a keepalive packet is sent to the As 400 every X sec as defined in ES TCP keepalive box There is also a keepalive in ILS 3 2 1 You can see that when configuring a Visa It is not labeled as such It just says Idle telnet clients are probed after X seconds blank to disable The default value is 300 sec The ES TCP Timeout is between ES TCP and the AS 400 and has no impact on the ILS ES TCP User s Manual 71 ES32 Error Messages These are the error messages that one might encounter when installing or running the ES TCP emulation software 72 ERROR MESSAGE You have not configured any emulation devices You must configure at least one device before you can use the emulator OK to configure now CAUSE This could happen if you did not properly name your device You must name it Do not use spaces or funny characters CAUSE This points to a mismatch between the hardware driver and the connection method driver You may have installed the wrong hardware driver These are the drivers that must be installed when you first bring up the PC after installing the card but before running the setup where you install the connection method driver It could also be a hardware conflict or a hardware failure CAUSE This could be caused by an interrupt conflict the Windows Power
25. LP Key Not Allowed 0001 Keyboard Overrun Entering information at too high a rate 0002 Invalid Scan Code 0003 Invalid Command PF Key 0004 Data Not Allowed in This Field 0005 Cursor in Protected Area of Display 0006 Key Following SYS REQ Key Not Valid 0007 Mandatory Enter Field Must Enter Data 0008 This Field Must Have Alphabetic Characters 0009 This Field Must Have Numeric Characters 0010 Only Characters 0 Through 9 Permitted 0011 Key For Sign Position of Field Not Valid 0012 Insert mode no room to insert data 0013 Insert Mode Only Data Keys Permitted 0014 Mandatory Fill Field Must Fill to Exit 0015 Modulo 10 or 11 Check Digit Error You entered data into a self check field 0016 F Key Not Valid in this field 0017 To recover press the ERROR RESET key Enter data to the end of the field or move the cursor to the start of the field and use 0018 Key Used to exit this field not valid 0019 DUP or FIELD MARK keys not permitted in this field 0020 Function key not valid for right adjust field 0021 Data must be entered in this field 0022 Status of field not known 0023 Hex Mode Entry not valid 82 ES TCP User s Manual 0024 0026 0027 0029 0031 0032 0033 0034 0035 0036 0037 0038 Decimal Field Entry Not Valid F Key Entry Not Valid The key pressed is undefined and therefore cannot be used Diacritic Character not valid Data Buffer overflow MSR data error MSR data received was secured and
26. M Trying to connect from remote ES TCP client through InterLynx S to the AS 400 Getting an error message unable to connect to host due to Invalid Internet Address CAUSE Improperly configured visa file SOLUTION When configuring the Visa put in IP Address of the port of the ILS that connects to the Internet When configuring the ES TCP session use the IP address of the AS 400 not the ILS PROBLEM You are trying to connect remotely from home and are getting Invalid Internet Address error Can access the web and traceroute to host site The host site is unable to get any kind of traceroute to remote location ACTION Call the ISP to help troubleshoot CAUSE The router had some type of firewall setup SOLUTION Disable the firewall function of the router Open port 1081 TCP to allow ESTCP to make a connection 70 ES TCP User s Manual PROBLEM Users are getting disconnected and having trouble getting connected CAUSE The AS 400 drops the sessions if it does not see activity ES TCP implemented a timeout in v5011 v5012 that is set at 30 seconds and is not configurable After that period of time ES TCP transmits a Telnet null to the AS 400 This is a 2 byte string of characters The purpose is to Keepalive communication lines that may drop after a period of time if there is no activity on the line Some ISDN lines disconnect after say 2 minutes if there has been no transmission reception on the line This is
27. Management module SOLUTION Click on New Device It will bring up the Configuration Properties menu Select Display or Printer if it is not already selected and give the device a name that is indicative on the connection method and device like DSP01 0100 or PRT010101 Do not use spaces or funny characters SOLUTION Check the hardware driver for problems in the Device Manager See Chapter 1 SOLUTION Go into the BIOS and disable Power Management functions After you reboot go into the Control Panel and change all of the power settings to Never ERROR MESSAGE Popup screen FAILED TO UPDATE SYSTEM REGISTRY and On ES32 shutdown Unable to save C program files es32 TVD Error 5 Access is denied The two options are Retry and Cancel Only cancel works CAUSE Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP has an option to prevent users from writing to the registry SOLUTION 1 No harm is done and these error messages can be ignored 2 Define all users of the ES TCP as at least a Standard user in the Power User Group under the Control Panel s Users and Password settings for Group Membership or ignore these messages 3 upgrade to version 5 0 1 6 or greater or 5 you can get rid of the ES32 shutdown message by changing the ES32 Display option Do not save customizations on exit Do this by selecting File Configure and then select the Options button ES TCP User s Manual ERROR MESSAGE Unable to write this configuration please
28. NYX S TCP Connecting Made Easy TN5250 Emulation Software Installation and User s Manual Complete Midrange Solutions ARINGDALE Connecting people and information www ringdale com Part Number 62 402907301 Rev C Table of Contents Table of Contents Legal Notices CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ES TCP Features ES TCP Technical Specifications CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION Preparations Uninstall previous versions of ES32 software Verify your Network Interface Card Installing The ES TCP Software Configuring ES TCP CHAPTER 3 RUNNING THE ES TCP EMULATION Running ES32 Registering the software Starting a session Status Indicators CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING ES32 Session Properties General Settings Display options HotSpots Font API Colors Keyboard Using Macros To record a macro To play back a macro Adding a macro to the toolbar To pause a macro To edit a macro The ES32 Printer Adding and configuring an ES32 Printer To Open A Printer Session Print Data Control Formatting that occurs on the host AS400 Host Print Transform Getting Help 2 ES TCP User s Manual oO ONO ROUUOU YO Pe APPENDIX A TERMINAL DEVICE TYPE CODES APPENDIX B AS400 HOST PRINT TRANSFORM APPENDIX D TROUBLESHOOTING Indicators Cursor Positions Status Indicators Problem Guide ES TCP CONFIGURATION PROBLEMS INVALID ADDRESS PROBLEMS NETWORK PROBLEMS PROBLEMS AT THE HOST REAL PROBLEMS AT THE HOST INTERLYNX S CONNECTI
29. ONS REMOTE CLIENT PROBLEMS ES32 Error Messages Session Questions Screen Questions Font Questions Keyboard Questions Printer Troubleshooting Other Questions APPENDIX E IBM 5250 ERROR CODES 0000 to 0038 Operator Entry Error Codes 0040 to 005F Communication Network Errors 0060 to 0069 Ideographic Errors 0070 to 0078 Text Entry Assist Error Codes 0097 to 0099 Host Support Error Codes 100000 to 101D00 X 25 Error Codes ES TCP User s Manual 47 47 48 48 55 58 60 63 APPENDIX F GLOSSARY APPENDIX G TECHNICAL SUPPORT APPENDIX H ES TCP LIMITED WARRANTY ES TCP User s Manual 88 88 89 89 90 90 Legal Notices COPYRIGHT Copyright 2006 Ringdale UK Ltd All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or any computer language in any form or by any third party without prior permission of Ringdale UK Limited DISCLAIMER Ringdale UK Ltd reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time to the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revision or changes Ringdale UK Ltd has endeavored to ensure that the information in this publication is correct but will not accept liability for any error or omission TRADEMARKS All trademarks are hereby acknowledged Part Number 62 402907301 Rev C
30. PCFG This will bring up your Windows IP Configuration Make certain that you have a valid IP address Click Renew All If that does not work click Release All then Renew All If that does not work make certain that you have a good connection to a DHCP server PROBLEM When you try to connect to the AS 400 it gives this message Invalid TCP IP host name Check your TCP IP configurator to ensure that the host name is defined with a valid Internet address CAUSE ES TCP does not have a valid IP address SOLUTION e Click the Configure icon in the upper left e Double click TCP IP TCP IP This will bring up the Configuration Properties window e Make certain the IP Address is in the format xxx xxx XXX XXX 54 ES TCP User s Manual INVALID ADDRESS PROBLEMS This category of problems assumes that you have other users already using TN5250E connections to the AS 400 PROBLEM When you try to ping the AS 400 it responds on 1 of 5 but fails on the rest The AS 400 can not ping the PC either Your AS 400 is at the latest PTF and CUM level and can ping other devices POSSIBLE CAUSE You have a network problem This could be an IP address problem a subnet mask problem or an even a duplicate address SOLUTION Have your network administrator make certain the IP addresses are correct PROBLEM Tried to connect from same network and getting Invalid Internet Address error Can access the web CAUSE This means that you
31. S IN FRT HELF RESET ENTR You will first see the dancing terminal on a gray screen ES TCP User s Manual Cmo ey Cmo le When the display emulator comes up it should open the last TVD Telnet Virtual Display that was opened If it does not and you are at a white screen then click on the Session menu at the top and then choose Connect or click the icon that looks like a signon screen sixth from the left Device cal32mac IF Address 205 242 238 38 Method TCP IP The device name IP Address and connection method will show in the lower left 21 File Edit Session view Macro Help ge a 5 ma m ii r ni d iow e B a 9E JPH mo mo mo mo mo Cmo mo mo mo mo mo mo a 4 a 6 617 a ee mo mo mo mo mo mo mo mo mo mo mo mo 1 e 3 4 5 6 ba 8 q 10 tt fe ays eae ATTN FAS jic IN PRT HELP RESET ENTR CEC COPYRIGHT IBM CORP Device camac IP Address 205 242 238 38 Method TCP IP 6 A black signon screen should appear have a good cable connection to the IBM host connected to the host but the session is varied off 15 x Q If you do not get a signon screen and the cursor is in the upper right it means that you do not Q If the signon screen does not come up and the cursor is in the upper left it means that you have a If the cursor bounces from left to right it means that you have configured this session on the same twinax station address that ano
32. STKEY Enter HOSTKEY Enter HOSTKEY Enter LABEL START SEND 1 HOSTKEY Enter SEND 1 HOSTKEY Enter SEND 1 HOSTKEY Enter HOSTKEY Cmd 12 SEND 2 HOSTKEY Enter HOSTKEY Cmd 12 GOTO START 38 ES TCP User s Manual The ES32 Printer IBM s 5250 printers are very different from the rest of the world s printers IBM printers connect to the IBM host using Twinaxial cable whereas the rest of the printers generally connect using serial or parallel cables IBM printers only accept EBCDIC data whereas the rest of the world s printers accept ASCII data IBM printers follow the IBM 5250 protocol a complicated form of communications that does addressing error correction and so forth whereas the rest of the world s printers use more basic flow control methods The data formatting commands are completely different between IBM and the rest of the world Three main things control the data formatting the printer you are emulating the printer you have and where you plan to control the output Adding and configuring an ES32 Printer This is the complete process for adding the ES32 printer 1 Open your ES32 Display Emulator 2 Close the sessions down by signing off the host and then selecting Session Disconnect 3 Select the File menu then Configure and it will bring up the Configure Connection Methods and Devices window 4 Select the TCP IP TCP IP card by clicking on it then click on New Device It will bring up the C
33. a problem for applications like ES TCP as an abnormal disconnect would disrupt the Users session Unfortunately as with all good ideas IBM has to have the last word OS400 V4R3 V4R4 IBM s operating system does not like the Telnet null and will disconnect the session So if there is no activity on the line for 30 seconds ES TCP v5011 v5012 will send a Telnet Null This gives the impression of ES TCP hanging as the link to the AS 400 has been disconnected by OS400 NLynx s solution is ES TCP v5013 where the timeout is configurable from OFF to 1800 seconds in various increments The default is OFF and unless you are absolutely sure that the line is disconnected by the Telecom equipment should stay OFF SOLUTIONS 1 IBM solution Keep your existing ES TCP software and download this PTF gt MF23060 from IBM This does something with the keepalive option on the AS 400 2 NLynx solution Install ES TCP 5 0 1 3 This software has a keepalive timeout that will send a tickle to the AS 400 to let it know that the session is still there The timeout is configurable from OFF to 1800 seconds in various increments The default is OFF and unless you are absolutely sure that the Telecom equipment disconnects the line it should stay OFF When you are configuring your ES TCP devices make sure the keepalive box says off From ES TCP select File Configure which will bring up the Configure Connection Methods and Devices dialog window
34. at are connecting over routers that may time out the network s TCP IP connection if there is no activity It will send a telnet null after the number of seconds that it is set to has been reached Usually the first session that you configure will be a Display Later configuring a printer will be covered Choose the Model The 80 Columns Color will emulate the IBM 3179 The 132 Columns Color will emulate an IBM 3477 The 80 Columns Monochrome will emulate the IBM 3196 The 132 Columns Monochrome will emulate an IBM 3180 The monochrome options only use green and white whereas the color options use other colors The 132 wide options can only be seen in OS 400 applications that implement it for example when viewing a wide print job Choose the International US Typewriter or World Trade keyboard The default is US Typewriter Enter the AS 400 s IP Address On the AS 400 the command CFGTCP will bring up the Configure TCP IP menu From there take option 1 for the Work with TCP IP Interfaces menu where you will see the IP Addresses When you are done click the button ES TCP User s Manual This Computer 14 It will ask you if you would like a shortcut on your desktop Make your selection If you do not choose yes you can start the software from the Windows Start button and selecting Programs ES32 and Display Emulator Answering No will take you to step 15 Answering Yes will take you to step 16 15
35. ch will bring up the Specify Value for Parameter MFRTYPMDL This is where you can see your choices for Manufacturer type and model For example IBM2380 HPII HPSSI 3 If you want more information on what one of these choices support you can use F1 on this screen You do not have to find your exact model For instance if you have an HP printer it is likely that any of the lower level HP selections will work like HPII or HPIII because all HP printers support Hewlett Packard printer language PCL and the difference between them is in the options that are supported 4 Once you have chosen a printer to try you must type that in on the Manufacturer type and model field What does the AS400 do when Host Print Transform is select The AS400 Operating System inserts a code to tell the peripheral that the data is ASCII instead of EBCDIC and it will send the data as ASCII which the printer control codes that are native to the printer that was selected In the 5250 to S 36 S 38 amp AS 400 Product Attachment Information IBM refers to the command as ASCII Transparent ATRN format x 03nnxx nn is the number of characters in hex to be transferred Is there anything that I have to do in the PC printer setup to enable Host Print Transform Yes if you use Host Print Transform you should go to the Windows printer settings and change the Spool Settings to RAW where it will Print Directly to Printer To change the spool settings fo
36. ck Exit Help 7 It will indicate that the installation directory is C program files es32 Click the button 12 ES TCP User s Manual Es32 TCP Disk 1 Source File C ANLINXTSDESKTOPSES_TCPSES32 install ini Destination File c program files es32 install ini q 8 The installation will start 9 After the Setup Succeeded message appears click OK and the folder with the ES32 files will come up Sa ES32 TCP JE C Documents and Settings All Users start MenulPrograms ES32 TCP miis Display Printer Tracer Uninstall Release Notes ES32 TCP Emulator Emulator Select an item to view its description See also My Documents My Network Places My Computer ES TCP User s Manual Configuring ES TCP This procedure must be performed when you first start the emulation software after installing the hardware driver and software amp C Documents and Settings All Users Start Menu Programs E532 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help d Back p search GYFolders 4 R GS xX A Ed Address 63 C Documents and Settings All Users Start MenulPrograms E532 v Go Bs 2 F g LE u 2 Display Printer Release Notes Tracer Uninstall gt Emulator Emulator 5 object s 2 71 KB My Computer 1 Double click on the Display Emulator icon amp Copyright HOO ML pax Spats 2 It will bring up the ES 32 splash screen
37. d in the spool queue as well ES TCP User s Manual 43 AS400 Host Print Transform If you have an AS 400 there is a parameter that can be enabled called Host Print Transform Host Print Transform is a way to allow the AS 400 to control all aspects of the print job CPI LPI and special features It allows you to select the specific Manufacturer Type and Model of your printer If this is enabled the data will be sent in transparent ASCII from the AS400 The AS400 will have already formatted the data for your printer model Control is then handled at the AS 400 application This method works quite well in applications where the user needs complete control over their device On your AS400 Using the CHGDEVPRT command set Host print transform YES Manufacturer type and model YourPrinter Put your cursor on the Manufacturer type and model line and press F4 to see your choices for Manufacturer type and model You can then press Fi for more specifics You do not have to match a printer model exactly Quite often a printer will support other emulations for example IBM Proprinter or PCL and you can set the Manufacturer type and model parameter to match See Appendix C for help If you use Host Print Transform you should go to the Windows printer setting and change the Spool Settings to Print Directly to Printer To change the spool settings follow these steps 1 Click the button point to Settings and click Control Panel
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39. e 132 wide Color 3179 3477 Monochrome 3196 3180 The monochrome options only use green and white whereas the color options use other colors The 132 wide options can only be seen in OS 400 applications that implement it for example when viewing a wide print job The TN5250E printers always emulate an IBM 3812 Page Printer ES TCP User s Manual 47 Appendix B AS400 Host Print Transform What is Host Print Transform In order to make a physical connection to an AS400 you have to tell the host that the printer is one of the many AS400 printer models This defines the connectivity method speed and type of printer for the host The AS400 s Host Print Transform feature allows you to tell the AS400 what kind of printer is actually attached Once the AS400 knows this it can speak to the printer in its native language or the language that the printer is emulating You will select the formatting attributes for the job at the AS400 The AS400 will format the data for the specific printer It will send the data to the printer using ASCII Transparency You must know what emulation your printer is set to Nearly all printers can be configured to emulation at a few other printers The printer must be configured to match the manufacturer type and model that you select at the AS400 One of the most common printer emulations is the IBM Pro Printer which is IBM42011 for the IBM 4201 1 Proprinter ioj x File Edit Sess
40. e some devices on the network in the Network Neighborhood you can not ping the AS 400 POSSIBLE CAUSE The Telnet server on the AS 400 is not running SOLUTION ES TCP uses the TCP IP protocol to communicate with the AS 400 Specifically it Telnets to the AS 400 Hence the TELNET server on the AS 400 must be running The AS 400 administrator can check this by typing on an AS 400 s command line NETSTAT followed by hitting the lt Enter gt key Next take option 3 Work with TCP IP connection status and hit the lt Enter gt key Under Local Port you should see telnet with a corresponding State of Listen If you don t see telnet then type STRTCPTELN on the AS 400 s command line to start the Telnet server on the AS 400 64 ES TCP User s Manual PROBLEM The PC can successfully PING the AS 400 but you re still not getting a session from the AS 400 POSSIBLE CAUSE The subsystem that runs your virtual devices is inactive SOLUTION Assuming you know the name of the subsystem you can easily check this by typing WRKACTJOB and hitting the lt Enter gt key Look for the subsystem and page down if necessary If you don t see it type STRSBS ZZZ where ZZZ equals the name of your subsystem and then hit the lt Enter gt key Note To start a subsystem the user must have job control JOBCTL special authority PROBLEM You see some devices on the network in the Network Neighborhood you can not ping the AS 400 POSSI
41. enu HotSpot Example orice tasis You can click on the number 1 or click on User tasks to bring up the IBM User Tasks menu Command HotSpot Example Click on the F3 or Exit to perform the Exit command ES TCP User s Manual 27 Device General Display HotSpots Font API Colors Keyboard ToolBar M Show MV Enable lt None gt Key pressed after options hotspot You can select whether Command and Menu HotSpots will be show in this window Menu HotSpot Examples Showing Not showing Command HotSpot Examples Showing Not showing You can also select whether to add a CMD 4 usually used for a prompt an Enter or a Field Exit after using any HotSpot ALL Sao To enable Hotspots 1 From the Session menu click Properties 2 Click the Hotspots tab 3 Click Enable NOTE Clicking Show highlights all Hotspots regardless of whether they are enabled or not 28 ES TCP User s Manual To display Hotspots 1 From the Session menu click Properties 2 Click the Hotspots tab 3 Click Show NOTE The Hotspots are displayed even if they are currently disabled To hide the HotSpots remove the check from Show To hide Hotspots 1 From the Session menu click Properties 2 Click the Hotspots tab 3 Remove the check from Show NOTE If the Hotspots are hidden they are still active and available to use as long as they enabled To use Hotspots 1 Start the e
42. ew client Get as far as a black screen with the cursor in the upper left CAUSE The device type that you have chosen for your emulation is not enabled on the AS400 SOLUTON Add the device type 3477 3179 as a workstation entry ADDWSE in subsystem QINTER 62 ES TCP User s Manual REAL PROBLEMS AT THE HOST In this category of problems none of the Telnet sessions are working PROBLEM Invalid Internet Address on printer an NT4 server that hosts for all workstations AS 400 can ping the NT Server The NT Server can also ping the AS 400 OS400 V4R2M0 WRKWTR displays PRT2 3 same name as the printer queue The writer was hung up Frame Relay went down and did not flush the route to the NT Server LPD LPR gets a problem when NT Server TCP IP Print Server on NT cause LPD LPR printing problem Printer session does not find IP address Invalid IP address HP Jet Direct NT Server TCP IP Printer Service and ES TCP printer conflict Log full on Event Log on NT Server every 30 second LPD service warning Printer Printer PRT6 does not exist Printer is giving an Invalid 192 168 254 40 AS 400 IP Address ACTION On the AS 400 command line do CFGTCP Check the Work with TCP IP Interfaces Internet Subnet Line Line Opt Address Mask Description Type 127 0 0 1 255 0 0 0 LOOPBACK NONE 192 168 xxx xxx 255 255 255 0 ENETLINE ELAN And 20 Configure TCP IP applications then 11 Configure TELNET CAUSE Telnet is not sta
43. follow the instructions from IBM The name of the book is called Getting Your AS 400 Working for You Publication number is SC41 5161 00 You ll find helpful information on TCP IP in Chapter 6 PROBLEM He is getting a message Invalid Internet Address ES TCP User s Manual 65 ACTION CAUSE Configure TELNET is not an option on his AS 400 TCP IP Connectivity Utility Server is not installed SOLUTION Contact Big Blue PROBLEM When you try to ping the AS 400 it responds on 1 of 5 but fails on the rest The AS 400 can not ping the PC either POSSIBLE CAUSE Your AS 400 may not be at the latest PTF level SOLUTION Make certain that the AS 400 is at the latest PTF level What version is your AS400 GO LICPGM option 10 then F11 to see AS 400 version It will be under Installed Release You must have security officer privileges to do this Once you have this information you must contact your IBM person for assistance PROBLEM You see some devices on the network in the Network Neighborhood you can not ping the AS 400 POSSIBLE CAUSE Ethernet standard is not set to ALL or the line speed setting is not correct SOLUTION If you re connecting the AS 400 via an Ethernet line there is a parameter which may prevent the PC from talking to the AS 400 This can be checked by typing WRKCFGSTS LIN and hitting the lt Enter gt key Once you locate the line you re trying to connect to type an 8 Work with Descrip
44. h the correct parameters for TCP IP How you configure this will depend on your network ES TCP User s Manual 59 PROBLEMS AT THE HOST The first problems in this category are for when there are other users who have Telnet sessions working PROBLEM When you click the Connect icon ES TCP comes up with a message that says Cannot connect to the host due to network timeout Be sure that TCP IP is properly installed and configured at the host After you click OK to this message it reports Unable to connect to Device xxxxxx POSSIBLE CAUSES You may have plugged in the wrong IP address for the AS 400 The AS 400 may not have TCP IP Telnet or the Virtual Device Server may not be running ACTION Verify the IP address if it is correct then verify that the Ethernet line is active PROBLEM You do not know the IP Address of the AS 400 SOLUTION You ll need access to the AS 400 s command line This may imply you have to get your AS 400 System Administrator involved Ask him or her to provide you with the correct IP address for the AS 400 that you want to connect to For those that don t know or would like to know the AS 400 command is as follows After signing on to the AS 400 with the appropriate privileges type CFGTCP and strike the lt Enter gt key at any command line On the next screen type 1 Work with TCP IP Interfaces and hit the lt Enter gt key Locate the interface that you are going to connect
45. he AS 400 You cannot use dash You cannot use spaces for TN5250E sessions QUESTION What is the big red triangle over the left corner of my TVD or TVP icon ANSWER This is the session that was opened to initially start ES32 QUESTION Why don t I get the big red triangle over the left corner of my TVD or TVP icon on my other open sessions ANSWER If you opened them from the TVD or TVP file you would but if you open them from the open Display Emulator session using File Open Display or the Open Another Display icon it will not put the red triangle there QUESTION 8 My shortcuts keep pulling up Untitled CAUSE Invalid name SOLUTION Do not use a name with more than ten characters ora Screen Questions QUESTION I do not have access to the menu bars how do I get my screen out of full screen mode ANSWER Right click in the middle of the screen Remove the check from Full Screen 74 ES TCP User s Manual QUESTION Every time I start the software I do not have access to the menu bars how do I get my screen out of full screen mode ANSWER Right click in the middle of the screen Remove the check from Full Screen Now click on the Sessions menu and select Properties Click on the Display tab Remove the check from Full Screen Mode after connection Font Questions QUESTION My local not host screen prints print out garbage CAUSE The font that you have chosen in the ES32 setup is either not a
46. he controller is down o II means Input Inhibited You are connected to the host but an error prevents you from communicating Pressing Error Reset Ctrl will clear this If it recurs do an Erase All Input then Error Reset o IM is for Insert Mode This allows you to insert new text push existing text to the right o KS is for Key Shift o MW indicates that you have a Message Waiting Error Codes covered in a table in Appendix E Screen Color o White indicates that you have not performed Session Connect o Gray indicates that the hardware has not connected o Black means that you are connected and the problem is either a device mismatch or problem at the host Part Number 62 402907301 Rev C Problem Guide This document contains solutions to problems that one might encounter when installing ES TCP The latest version of ES TCP is 5 0 1 7 To connect to the host you must install a hardware adapter card in your PC This adapter card along with the emulation software makes it possible for your PC to communicate with the host computer A TCP IP connection requires a network interface adapter card You can use a token ring adapter or an Ethernet adapter Install the adapter card according to the instructions provided in the documentation that came with your adapter card To run the emulator using TCP IP you must enable the TCP IP networking protocol in Windows 95 and be able to ping your host The categories of p
47. ion View Macro Help ia wo MS S e eg ijem R Change Device Desc Printer CCHGDEYPRT m i Type choices press Enter Device description gt CAMACPR Name Online at IPL 2 2 iao ee sao NO SAME YES NO Font Identifier 010 SAME gt 3 S2 11 12 I3 18 POURE SIZE o aina a 28 de ee Sok A NONE 000 1 999 9_ SAME NONE Form feed 2 44 FAUTOCUT SAHE TYPE O00 a Separator drawer FILE 1 255 SAHE FILE Separator program NONE Name SAHMHE NONE Ei OPGRY 2 lt lt Ox we Beg eR Name LIBL CURLIB Printer error message INFO SAHME INQ INFO Message queue QSYSOPR Name SAME EERPane 2220 2 2032 ee Bo LIBL Name LIBL CURLIB Host print transform mee YES SAME NO YES Manufacturer type and model HP5SSI Paper source l LETTER SAME MFRTYPHMDL LETTER Paper source 2 NONE SAME MFRTYPHDL LETTER F3 3985 Madditional parameters How to use this display wore keys Device camac IP Address 205 242 238 38 Method TCP IP S Part Number 62 402907301 Rev C How do you enable Host Print Transform on the AS400 For TDLC you must enable it at the AS 400 manually This is the procedure 1 On your AS400 Using the CHGDEVPRT command set Host print transform YES Manufacturer type and model SAME 2 Place the cursor on the Manufacturer type and model SAME line Press F4 whi
48. ion address crashed the station address will be varied off Ask the System Administrator to vary your device on This may require varying off and then back on PROBLEM You ran the configuration and there were no conflicts You get the black emulation screen but it is blank The SA Station Available indicator is not lit The cursor stays upper right CAUSE No Station Available indicates that the network card does not have a connection to the Midrange host You probably have a network card connection but there is not a connection to the host This could be a controller problem if you are at a remote site SOLUTION s Make certain the Ethernet Line is connected to the host and varied on ES TCP User s Manual 73 Session Questions QUESTION What are the requirements of the device name ANSWER It is recommended that you use a device name that has part of your IP Address or Work Station Address at the end For TN5250E sessions where the name provided is shown on the AS 400 the initials or name of the user is helpful It is also useful to reference the application that the session is usually used for You can use any number and letter combinations You can use the characters and _ Ten characters is the maximum for TN5250E sessions The characters lt gt and are not accepted The characters amp are accepted but should be avoided for ES TCP because the character will change to at t
49. ion with Control Alt or Shift that you would like to remap it to It will inform you as to whether that combination is already in use If you choose to continue click OK ES TCP User s Manual 33 Toolbar ES32 Display iSi Print Screen Print Configuration Separator Move Down Edit Macro Configure r Open Another Display Print Setup 4 Full Screen Record Macro In the toolbar menu you can add buttons for functions that you use regularly and desire fast access to After you add them they will show on the side of your emulation screen 34 ES TCP User s Manual Adding another Display session 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 If it is not already started start the Display Emulator Start Program Files ES32 Display Emulator Disconnect any open sessions Click the Session menu at the top of the ES32 screen and then select Disconnect Click the Configure icon or select File then Configure to bring up the Configuration Connection Methods and Devices window Click once on TCP IP TCP IP to select it and the New Device button will become enabled Click on the New Device button to bring up the Configuration Properties window Enter a Device Name This name will show up on the AS 400 Ten characters maximum Do not use spaces dashes asterisks question marks apostrophes or double quotation marks in the Device Name All of the rest of the settings should be the same as your first
50. it the lt Enter gt key On the next display you should see an appropriate value for the Maximum active jobs parameter You can make changes in one or both cases by typing CHGWSE or ADDWSE hitting the lt Enter gt key and making the appropriate changes PROBLEM When you try to ping the AS 400 it responds on 5 of 5 The AS 400 can ping the PC too Your AS 400 is at the latest PTF and CUM level and can ping other devices Your Network Administrator made certain the IP addresses are correct You recreated the Ethernet line and restarted all routers But it still will not bring a session up POSSIBLE CAUSE Your AS 400 is not set up for enough virtual devices SOLUTION WRKSYSVAL work with system values QAUTOVRT how many virtual devices 68 ES TCP User s Manual INTERLYNX S CONNECTIONS PROBLEM Installing ESTCP with a secure driver and creating a secure remote access visa Getting an error saying Invalid Internet Address He cannot ping the router from the IL S I believe they still have a cable problem He also cannot telnet to the IL S CAUSE The router was not configured correctly or connected wrong Using a straight through cable to connect the router to the ILS SOLUTION Cable between the router and the ILS needs to be reversing Swapped out the Ethernet cable between the Router and the IL S and now they are able to ping between the 2 boxes ES TCP User s Manual 69 REMOTE CLIENT PROBLEMS PROBLE
51. link setup sequence Frame Reject Received The control unit received an FRMR from the network indicating that an error was detected in the last frame transmitted The error log entry of this code includes three sense bytes which preserve the contents of the FRMR I field Unexpected Disconnect Mode DM or DISCONNECT DISC Command Received Indicates that either a Disconnect mode DM or a DISCONNECT DISC command was received while in information transfer state Unexpected Unnumbered Acknowledgment UA Frame Received The control unit received a UA frame while in information transfer state An SABME was received while the controller was in information transfer state Ready For Sending RFS Error This error occurs when either the RFS line is inactive for up to 30 seconds while the RTS line is active or the RFS line is active when the RTS line is inactive except during V 25 bis call establishment Transmit Clock Failure The transmit clock failed during a transmit operation Transmit Hardware Error The link adapter hardware failed to complete a transmit operation within 30 seconds but no transmit clock or other DCE signal failure was detected Expiration of Retry Count X 25 only No acknowledgment of a transmission was received within allowed timeout Timeout retry count N2 and retry interval T1 are specified in CSU Field 7 Frame Reject Sent The control unit has sent a link level FRMR response to the host system after
52. llow these steps 1 Click the Start button point to Settings and click Control Panel 2 Double click the Printers icon 3 Use the right mouse button to click the printer icon and then click Properties on the menu that appears 4 For Win95 Win98 or WinME click the Details tab and the Spool Settings button 5 For Windows XP or Windows 2000 click the Advanced tab 6 Select Print directly to printer ES TCP User s Manual 49 Appendix D Troubleshooting Indicators When your signon screen does not come up You will need to look at the following indicators to determine what the problem is v Cursor position upper left upper right bouncing from upper left to upper right y Status indicators at the bottom of the screen SA II v Error codes in the upper or lower left corner v Screen color white gray with a dancing terminal or black Cursor Positions o Upper right usually accompanied by the dancing terminal means that you do not have a twinax connection o Upper left means that you have connected to the host but your session is varied off o Bouncing from upper left to upper right means that you have a workstation address conflict or a device mismatch prms bam EMSs me T l T 2 Status Indicators o 24 002 indicates the cursor is in the lower left position of the screen o SA means Station Available If this is showing but you do not have a signon screen it would indicate that you are connected but t
53. map fonts Most fonts that you find in Windows are proportional fonts They cannot be used in ES32 because a 5250 terminal display only uses monospaced fonts Monospaced fonts are essentially fonts where the width of each character is the same That is the width of an I is the same as a W Terminal emulators cannot use proportional fonts otherwise tabular data will be out of alignment 30 ES TCP User s Manual API ES32 Display The Enable ETU must be checked if you are using ETU Leaving it enabled if you do not have or use ETU does no harm Macro Language is for use with HLLAPI In order to use this a C Language programmer can obtain the Advanced Developer s Kit from Ringdale Contact technical support for this Cut amp Paste allows advanced functionality to normal cut amp paste ES TCP User s Manual 31 Colors ee eX Device General Display HotSpats Font API Colors Keyboard ToolBar Customize Colors j n Set Colors for oreground Color Command Hotspot Green Text Menu Hotspot Nodisplay Pink Text Red Text Turquoise Text k white Text Yellow Text E EE BOUL EE N BEE z a x Fazi 2 3 ie oO 2 fa Q Copy From Bright Default Dark Default ERAR BOOL EE N BE E Click on the type of text that you would like to change the color of and then select the foreground colo
54. may be accessing a valid IP address but it is not a TN5250E host the Telnet Server is not running or ES TCP or the host is not configured correctly ACTION Verify that the IP Address of the AS 400 is on the same subnet as the PC with ES TCP The Subnet Masks must be the same Address bits that are not 0 need to be the same Must be on the same physical network First ping the PC from the AS 400 a Go to any command line where it says Selection or command gt gt b Type PING 4 4 4 4 4 where 4 4 is the IP address that you are trying to reach enclosed in single quotes c You will get a message Verifying connection to host system HHH HEH AHF EHH d Put your cursor on that message and ROLL UP which is the Page Down key in some of the better emulation packages e If it says PING reply 1 from 4 4 4 took 59 ms 256 bytes TTL 128 f Then roll up again to check the next five At the end it should say Connection verification statistics 5 of 5 successful 100 ES TCP User s Manual 55 If it says Unknown Host or No response from host within 1 seconds for connection verification 1 well obviously you have a network problem to resolve Next ping from the PC to the AS 400 a Click Start then Run then type in ping 4 4 where 4 is the IP address of the AS 400 CAUSE Different subnet masks or a different physical network SOLUTION
55. mulator and sign on to the host 2 To enact a command key Hotspot click on the command key at the bottom of the host screen 3 To enact a menu item Hotspot click on the menu item number on the host screen NOTE For menu item Hotspots the cursor must be on the host command line To add a keystroke after a Hotspot From the Session menu click Properties Click the Hotspot tab Select the keystroke you want to be added after a Hotspot is enacted Select lt None gt for no keystroke to be added after the Hotspot is enacted NOTE The keystroke you select will be added after all Hotspots you enact NOTE See the Colors screen to change the colors of Menu or Command HotSpots ES TCP User s Manual 29 Font ES32 uses monospaced fonts They can either be screen bitmap fonts or TrueType fonts The fact that the font is monospaced is encoded in the font descriptor ES32 will go through the list that Windows have and Device General Display HotSpots Font API Colors Keyboard ToolBar IV Scale Font to fit Window Font Font Style EBCDIC Bold Elite Fixedsys Mare Bold Italic F Letter Gothic Ei F Lucida Console F Lucida Sans Typewi F Ming Liv gt Cancel Apply This is a fun screen to play with select only the monospaced fonts for the user to select TrueType fonts are really meant for printing For display purposes the font installer will create a FOT file that contains the screen bit
56. nother TCP IP client uses a name it can not be used 2 The AS 400 will either have this enabled or not If it does not have it enabled you have to remove the check from that option SOLUTION In the Display Emulator select File then Configure it will bring up the Configure Connection Methods and Devices screen If your display devices are not shown under the TCP IP TCP IP connection method then click the to the left of it to see them ES TCP User s Manual 67 Double click on a display to select the display then Properties to bring up the Configuration Properties window Select the TCP IP Device tab There will be a TN5250E option If your host does not support it remove the check Or vice versa PROBLEM The PC can successfully PING the AS 400 but you re still not getting a session from the AS 400 POSSIBLE CAUSE Improper configuration of the subsystem used for the virtual devices SOLUTION Our product emulates a 3179 This means your subsystem typically QINTER must allow a 3179 You can check this by typing WRKSBSD ALL locate the subsystem you re using for the virtual devices take option 5 Display and hit lt Enter gt On the next display select option 5 Workstation type entries and hit the lt Enter gt key On the next display you should see a Type of all or a type of 3179 If you do see a Type of all or a type of 3179 then take option 5 Display workstation type details and h
57. ntrol The ES32 software is very versatile in controlling the data to the printer The default is to not change the data at all Formatting that occurs on the host camac tyd ES32 File Edit Session View Macro Help Poe SS a fs a E ea ong ijem it h Change Spooled File Attributes CCHGSPLFA Type choices press Enter Page range to print Starting page 1 Number SAME ENDPAGE Ending page END Number SAME END File becomes available FILEEND SAME JOBEND FILEEND Se FELE oS GS Ss Gree Se ese NO SAME NO_ YES Output priority i ss 1 9 SAHE JOB User data gt o 2 6 6 e e g User data SAME Align page NO SAME NO_ YES Print quality STD SAME STD DEVD DRAFT Form feed 2 DEVD SAME DEVD CONT CUT Source drawer 1 1 255 SAHE E1 FORHDF Print fidelity CONTENT SAME ABSOLUTE CONTENT Print on both sides NO SAME NO_ FYES TUMBLE Pages per side 1 1 4 SAME Form definition NONE Name SAHE NONE DEVD ELDOR s amp 6a S 2 2 amp 2 Name LIBL CURLIB ow to use this display Device camac IP Address 205 242 238 38 Method TCP IP S First the data is formatted by the application that generated the data MAPICS QRY or SEU for example You can select the form size in length and width the form type and the number of copies These parameters can be adjuste
58. o center text and Alt p or Ctrl p is supposed to insert a page end These functions do not work All the other Alt or Ctrl key combinations the application uses do work CAUSE Windows OS interprets the Control Key sequence first Functions that would cause problems are Ctrl C Ctrl P and Ctrl V because these are standard Copy Print and Paste SOLUTION Use the combinations Shift Ctrl and the appropriate letter to get past the Windows trap and be interpreted as the appropriate DisplayWrite36 function For Example Shift Ctrl C will product CMD c that is used to produce the DisplayWrite centering command QUESTION Where is the cent sign key on the ES32 emulation keyboard Also where is the key that looks like an upper right corner looks like a 7 except it is a right angle with equal sides ANSWER The cent sign and logical not are not defined on the PC keyboard so there is a workaround called executing a hex value In the example below the upper right corner symbol is a logical not and its hex value is 5F To execute a hex value on the ES32 emulation software in this case you are trying to execute a logical NOT or hex 5F do the following 1 Get the emulation connected and signed on Go to where you want to place a hex value click the right side mouse button Select Function Keys and then Hex Using the number pad of the keyboard select 5 Using the alpha keys select F This will produce the logical NOT sign
59. ocedures by recording macros You can play back the macro any time you want to perform the procedure Copy IBM host screens to the Windows clipboard From there you can paste them into PC applications or other host applications Copy tabular data from the IBM host to PC applications such as spreadsheets Use ETU to transfer files between the IBM host and the PC ETU is a file transfer utility available from NLynx Systems ES TCP User s Manual 7 ES TCP Technical Specifications TN5250 or TN5250E 00 31 9603 0001 e Emulation e ES TCP part number a Rev C Part Number 62 402907301 Chapter 2 INSTALLATION Preparations Uninstall previous versions of ES32 software If you have installed an ES PCI or ES 3XTwin ES Client or ES Server on the PC it must be uninstalled before installing the ES TCP software If neither ES32 nor the Twinax Adapter was previously installed you can start at the next section Otherwise you must remove all previous versions of ES95 or ES32 from the computer by using the uninstall utility found in the ES95 or ES32 folder and deleting the physical driver files from the PC This will prevent Windows from reinserting an incorrect hardware driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Click the Windows button Select Programs then the ES32 or ES95 and then finally Uninstall You should also uninstall the hardware from the Device Manager If the Twinax Ada
60. of the Available ports where you will see the option to select FILE Creates a file on disk After creating this printer bring up the ES32 printer interface using File Open Printer Click the Online button to take the printer offline green light goes out Click the Page Setup button In the lower right click the Printer button Select the Generic Text Only QUESTION How do I get help for myself ANSWER Click on the Help menu at the top right More documents like this can be located on our web site at http www nlynx com html technicalbulletins htm ES TCP User s Manual Appendix E IBM 5250 Error Codes Device dsp010200 HostID 0 Method NLynx Twinax Error Codes are four or six digit hexadecimal codes that may appear on the error line in your terminal workstation display during operation These codes are sent from the host system Refer to the Error Code Range Chart below and then go the appropriate chart Error Code Range 0000 to 003F 0040 to 005F 0060 to 0069 0070 to 007F 0090 to 009F 100000 to 10FFFF 110000 to 1FFFFF 400000 to 400900 400A00 to 411300 420000 to 441200 540404 to 540408 Part Number 62 402907301 Description of Error Code and Suggested Response An operator error occurred during an entry operation Locate the exact code and follow the instructions See Operator Entry Errors Codes An error occurred on the communication network during controller host communicati
61. on Check the modems cables line and connections to the host system An operation error occurred when trying Ideographic Support See Ideographic Support Error Codes An operator error occurred See Text Entry Assist Error Codes while using the text processing function A display station operator Error Codes See Host Support System caused an error that involves the host system A display station operator attempted to enter an incorrect or invalid X 25 command or parameters from the keyboard See X 25 Error Codes An error was detected by the DTE or DCE X 25 Network See sections Call Systems and try to re establish the communications Linking errors XID Errors LU6 2 Errors LAN AS 400 attachment errors Rev C 0000 to 0038 Operator Entry Error Codes Refer to the following Operator Entry Error Code Chart if the code displayed is in the range from 0000 through 003F Note the following 1 If an operator entry error occurs further input tasks are suspended until the problem is resolved The error might be an invalid key input or entering data at too high a rate 2 In some applications you can press the HELP key to get more information about the nature of the error 3 To recover from the error press the Error Reset key at the operator workstation involved and then the Field Field or Field Exit key to blank the field Operator Entry Error Code Chart Error Error Description and Suggested Recovery Code 0000 HE
62. onfiguration Properties window Configuration Properties EIES TCP IP Device TN5250 Device Name TN5250E Iv Keep Alive or m Device Configuration Type Display Printer Model Enhanced Telnet Printer Setup Keyboard IS Typewriter F Allow remote connection m Host Configuration IP Address 1205 242 238 38 SSL Enabled 7 Port Number 23 Part Number 62 402907301 Rev C 5 Enter a Device Name This name will show up on the AS 400 Ten characters maximum Do not use spaces dashes asterisks question marks apostrophes or double quotation marks in the Device Name 6 Select the Printer vs Display dot 7 Select either Enhanced Telnet or Line Printer Daemon for older systems TN5250 printers always emulate an IBM 3812 page printer This printer is one of the most sophisticated printers available for the AS 400 It supports several character densities line densities fonts and highlighting effects underline overstrike superscript subscript etc The page length can be specified either in inches or as the number of lines per page The page width can be specified either in inches or as the number of characters per line If an attempt is made to print beyond the horizontal limits the printer may insert an automatic New Line if desired Similarly if an attempt is made to print beyond the vertical limits an automatic Form Feed may be inserted if desired
63. oxy client installed were not able to access the AS400 system You get an Invalid Internet Address message 56 ES TCP User s Manual CAUSE ES TCP will not resolve the AS 400 IP address through a DHCP That is if he has the AS 400 defined as say AS400 on the DHCP Server and puts AS400 in the IP address of ES TCP that will not work AS400 needs to be defined in the HOSTS file on the PC or the IP address of the AS 400 needs to be configured fully SOLUTION e Click the Configure icon in the upper left e Double click TCP IP TCP IP This will bring up the Configuration Properties window e Make certain the IP Address is in the format xxx xxx XXX XXX e Use the actual IP Address of the AS 400 or uninstall the MS Proxy client ES TCP User s Manual 57 NETWORK PROBLEMS You are having a problem connecting to the AS 400 The first thing to do is make certain that you can ping the AS 400 and that the AS 400 can ping your device If you can not then you have a network problem that has nothing to do with our software We can not help you to troubleshoot all of your network problems but this guide may help PROBLEM When you try to ping the AS 400 it fails on all attempts POSSIBLE CAUSE You do not have a good network connection It could be a hardware software or configuration problem most often the latter but verify the hardware first SOLUTION First ping the PC from the AS 400 a Go to any command line where it say
64. pe font contains its own algorithms for converting the outline into bitmaps The lower level language embedded within the TrueType font allows unlimited flexibility in the design TVD Telnet Virtual Device This is a Display Emulator session The TVD file contains the properties TVP Telnet Virtual Printer This is a Printer Emulator session The TVP file contains the properties 88 ES TCP User s Manual Appendix G Technical Support Ringdale Inc 101 Halmar Cove Georgetown Texas 78638 Tel 1 888 288 9080 or 1 512 288 9080 FAX 1 512 826 2621 http www nlynx com http www ringdale com Before you call Please have the following information ready v v Your contact information Serial number of the adapter card This is located on the card guide where you can see it from the back of the PC Cursor position upper right upper left dancing terminal The symptoms of the problem o Does not work at all or intermittent o IP Addresses o Certain application History of the Problem o Did the device work for a period of time or fail immediately after installation o Was any PC option changed hardware or software prior to the problem appearing Address manual comments to Ringdale Inc Technical Support 101 Halmar Cove Georgetown Texas 78628 888 288 9080 www ringdale com support ringdale com Part Number 62 402907301 Rev C Appendix H ES TCP Limited Warranty General Terms and Con
65. pter hardware was been done before and the driver chosen was wrong then you must uninstall Go to the Desktop and right click on My Computer Select Properties which will bring up the System Properties window Select the Hardware tab and then select the Device Manager button First look for Twinax Adapters if it does not exist then look for PCI Simple communication device or a card that you do not recognize in Other Click on the next to Twinax Adapter to show the devices in this group Click on NLynx PCI Twinax Adapter to highlight it Select the Action menu and then Uninstall Use the Windows Search For Files or Folders or Find to look for the PCITwin VxD or NLTwinax sys and delete them wherever you find them Verify your Network Interface Card 1 2 3 Make certain that you can ping your AS 400 or Telnet 5250 Server Click on the button in the lower left of your screen select Run and type in CMD Type in ping and then the IP Address of your AS 400 Good Reply from 205 242 238 38 bytes 32 time 7ms TTL 64 Bad Request timed out Part Number 62 402907301 Rev C Installing The ES TCP Software You can install the emulation software setup before installing the hardware driver but you will not be able to configure the software until the hardware driver is properly installed Installing the software is the same for Windows 9X Windows NT and Windows 200
66. r and background NOTE Do not use the same color for your foreground and background or your data will be invisible 32 ES TCP User s Manual Keyboard The default ES32 keyboard is laid out like an IBM 5250 keyboard The Enter key on an IBM 5250 keyboard is positioned where the Ctrl key is on a standard PC keyboard If you would like to change it so that the key names match the functions or if you would like to figure out where one of the IBM 5250 functions are mapped use these instructions gt Click on the Sessions menu and select Properties gt Click on the Keyboard tab gt From the list of Host Keys select the one you want to see or re map Device General Display HotSpots Font API Colors Keyboard ToolBar Host Key Currently set to Cmd 18 a RIGHT CONTROL Set Cmd 19 s Cmd 20 or Cmd 21 JALT NUMPADENTER page ALT NUMPADENTER Set Cmd 23 Cmd 24 Delete Down Du Erase All Input Erase EOF Error Reset Copy From Fast Left Fast Right xi Defaut Cancel Apply gt If the host function is currently mapped to your keyboard its key combination will display under Currently Set To on the right side of that window In the above example it shows that Enter is mapped to the right Ctrl key The next key typed will be used as the PC key for Enter Key ALT is not currently in use Cancel Remove gt If you would like to change it click Set then press the key or a key combinat
67. ration mode It gs ill un only for a set time period and keep _ displaying this dialog until your serial number and name are entered Date Installed 08 Sep 2006 Days remainina 14 Days since installation 0 Tolift the demonstration mode enter pour serial number and name in the About option Contact NLyns Systems for a serial number if you do not have one and wish to purchase a license United States 1 512 301 8000 Europe 44 161 928 7014 Web wawnlyns com About 1 Click on the button to register the software with your serial number Part Number 62 402907301 Rev C 2 Enter your serial number and a User Name and then click the OK button Starting a session 1 20 H If you created a shortcut kasisi double click on it or go to START gt PROGRAMS gt ES32 gt and click on Display Emulator E m NOTE If the icon has a red triangle on the upper left it is already being used Milasa NOTE If the icon has a big red X over it it is not able to connect with the host ES TCP User s Manual 2 3 4 5 Lynx O Cojspright PACD ML par Bretq The splash screen will come up first camac tyd ES32 File Edit Session view Macro Help p os S cs M M j Be Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo a 15 16 7 18 19 e0 el ee 23 Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo 1 e a 5 E 7 B 5 10 H SYS MEAR FO ATTN ERA
68. receiving an invalid SDLC or LAPB command Sense bytes S1 S2 and S3 preserve the contents of the FRMR I field ES TCP User s Manual 0060 to 0069 Ideographic Errors 0060 0061 0062 0063 0064 0065 0066 0067 0068 0069 Ideographic or Bidirectional support error Invalid data or key pressed To correct error press Error Reset at the workstation and if it is an Ideographic error this field only accepts double data characters enter the correct data Ideographic or Bidirectional support error Invalid data or key pressed To correct error press Error Reset at the workstation and if it is an Ideographic error this field only accepts alphanumeric data enter the correct data The cursor is not in position to change the data type Press Error Reset and re attempt Invalid Ideographic character entered in Alternate Entry mode Press Error Reset The keyboard mode does not support the key pressed Press Error Reset The cursor is in a column reserved for shift out or shift in characters Press Error Reset This is not a data character and therefore cannot be repeated Press Error reset The workstation extension character RAM is full Press Error Reset The output data stream to the 3030 is not valid for extension characters Press Error Reset Ideographic or Bidirectional support error Ideographic error The extension characters to the 3030 are undefined Bi directional error a terminating character cannot be inserted Press E
69. ro 36 ES TCP User s Manual Adding a macro to the toolbar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Device General Display HotSpots Font API Colors Keyboard ToolBar Current Buttons Available Buttons bet LAL Print Configuration Separator ie Edit Macro ai Configure Bq Full Screen Record Macro Edit Remove Add coe ioe _ On the Session menu click Properties Click the Toolbar tab Under Available Buttons scroll down until you come to the list of Macro Buttons Click one of the macro buttons Click the button Type a name for the macro Type the macro file name or select Browse and choose the macro file from the list Click the Click the OK button OK button again ES TCP User s Manual 37 To pause a macro 1 During playback of a macro click Pause from the Macro menu under Play or click the 2 Click Play to resume playback of your macro To edit a macro 1 On the Macro menu click Edit 2 Click the macro you want to edit NOTE Macro files have tvm extensions 3 Click Open The emulator launches the Notepad application You will edit the macro from there 4 Edit the macro by Adding SEND PAUSE or HOSTKEY commands or changing the existing text in an ASCII string Adding LABEL and GOTO statements to make it loop 5 Save the macro NOTE You may find it easier to record a new macro than to edit an existing one EXAMPLE HO
70. roblems are ES TCP CONFIGURATION PROBLEMS INVALID ADDRESS PROBLEMS 55 NETWORK PROBLEMS 58 PROBLEMS AT THE HOST 60 REAL PROBLEMS AT THE HOST 63 INTERLYNX S CONNECTIONS 69 REMOTE CLIENT PROBLEMS 70 51 ES TCP User s Manual 51 ES TCP CONFIGURATION PROBLEMS These are problems that can occur during the initial configuration PROBLEM After the Administrator installed it you are trying to configure it and get this message EMUapp32 exe Application error The instruction at 0x0213684 referenced memory at 0x026dd14f The memory could not be read CAUSE You must be logged on as Administrator to change the settings SOLUTION Log on as Administrator PROBLEM Program says You have not configured any emulation devices You must configure at least one device before you can use the emulator OK to configure now even after you configured one CAUSE This could happen if you did not name your device SOLUTION e Click on Start Programs ES32 and then Display Emulator e Click on the OK button It will bring you to the Configure Connection Methods and Devices menu e Click on ES PCI to select it e Click on New Device It will bring up the Configuration Properties menu e Select Display or Printer if it is not already selected and give the device a name that is indicative on the connection method and device Anything will do but it can not have spaces and the maximum number of characters is 10 A
71. rror Reset 0070 to 0078 Text Entry Assist Error Codes If you are using the Display Write program and an error code in the range 0070 through 007F is displayed refer to the following Text Entry Assist Error Code Chart for a detailed description of the problem and a suggested recovery action Text Error Code 0070 0071 0072 0073 0074 0075 0076 0077 0078 Entry Assist Error Code Chart Description and Suggested Recovery Word Wrap Carrier Return Error To recover press the Error Reset key For more information press the Help key Command Conflict To recover press the Error Reset key Try the operation again when the operation in progress is complete Key Not Valid For Cursor Position To recover press the Error Reset key Move the cursor to the correct position and try again Invalid Attempt To Delete To recover press the Error Reset key Press the general prompt command key to delete or replace instruction and format change characters For more information press the Help key Invalid Entry During General Prompt To recover press the Error Reset key Character Not Found To recover press the Error Reset key Try the operation again when the operation in progress is complete Continuous Insert Mode Failed To recover press the Error Reset key Wait until the host system processes the text on the screen and try again Function Key Selection Not Valid To recover press the Error Reset ke
72. rted or PTF s are not installed SOLUTION If Configure TELNET does not exist then contact Big Blue PROBLEM When trying to run ES TCP on an IDEA Concert connection to a midrange host they get Unable to connect to host due to an Invalid IP Address SOLUTION Make certain that the visa has the correct IP address Make certain the Telnet Server is up Make certain that there is not a proxy server problem ES TCP User s Manual 63 PROBLEM When trying to run ES TCP on an IDEA Concert connection to a midrange host they get Unable to connect to host Invalid Internet Address SOLUTION Configure TN5250 Server on Concert http www nlynx com html tb tn5250 htm PROBLEM Getting Invalid Internet Address error 400 can ping PC and PC can ping 400 V4R3 QAUTOVRT has been increased to 100 Trying to attach only 1 device via Telnet at this time You are trying to connect with Persistent LU naming You ve changed the name to no avail CAUSE Persistent LU naming is a function of TN5250E This may not be enabled or running on the host SOLUTION Make certain that you have all of the PTFs for TN5250E http www nlynx com html tb tm5250e htm If you do not have all of the PTFs required for TN5250E you can disable it in ES TCP e Click the Configure icon in the upper left e Double click TCP IP TCP IP This will bring up the Configuration Properties window e Remove the check from TN5250E PROBLEM You se
73. s Selection or command SS gt gt b Type PING 4 4 4 4 4 where 4 is the IP address that you are trying to reach enclosed in single quotes c You will get a message Verifying connection to host system HHH AEH AHH HE d Put your cursor on that message and ROLL UP which is the Page Down key in some of the better emulation packages e If it says PING reply 1 from 4 took 59 ms 256 bytes TTL 128 f Then roll up again to check the next five At the end it should say Connection verification statistics 5 of 5 successful 100 If it says Unknown Host or No response from host within 1 seconds for connection verification 1 you have a network problem to resolve PROBLEM When you try to ping the AS 400 it fails on all attempts and when you try to ping the PC from the AS 400 it fails on all attempts POSSIBLE CAUSE You do not have a good network connection This would tend to indicate a physical connection problem or a hardware failure SOLUTION 58 ES TCP User s Manual Check your hubs See what devices you can reach and what the AS 400 can reach to get a clue where the problem is Look at the ights PROBLEM You see some devices on the network in the Network Neighborhood you can not ping the AS 400 POSSIBLE CAUSE Some of your network protocols are configured correctly but your TCP IP is not SOLUTION Your LAN Administrator should provide you wit
74. session When you are done click the button ES TCP User s Manual 35 Using Macros File Edit Session Yiew Macro Help e oes SB ise Ble 2 With the emulator you can create macros that let you perform tasks on the host A macro is a set of instructions that you record and then playback Macros make it easy to perform complicated tasks or tasks that you do over and over You can start and stop the macros from the Macro Menu or by clicking on the o m u i om ii p mii Macro tool buttons To record a macro From the Macro menu click Record or click the o button Perform the steps you want to record While you are recording any keys you press are captured and saved for when you play back the macro If you want to pause the macro while you are recording click on u Pause from the Macro Record menu NOTE You might want to pause in the middle of macro if you are recording a task that contains sensitive information like a sign on procedure containing a password You can pause the macro and after entering your password click Record again to begin the recording the macro again When you are done from the Macro menu click Stop or click the stop button a To play back a macro 1 From the Macro menu click Play or click on the toolbar w play option 2 Click the macro that you want to play back NOTE You can assign macros to the Toolbar To play back a macro just click the Toolbar button assigned to the mac
75. t already established Wait for the virtual circuit to be detached before trying CALL OPEN commands It is possible to communicate over one virtual circuit at a time 100200 ANSWER command entered for a PVC Permanent Virtual Circuit 100300 CALL CALL command entered for a PVC Permanent Virtual Circuit entered for a PVC Permanent Virtual Circuit Pe paea A A E logical channel ID Less than 3 characters long 100500 Invalid logical channel ID Not a hexadecimal value between 001 and FFF 100600 Invalid Invalid password More than 8 characters More than 8 characters ECCA Invalid Host Network Address P O E network address exceeds 15 digits 100800 Invalid Host Address FROM network address exceeds 15 digits 100900 Invalid Host Network Address Host Network Address CA Attempt to enter manual options or flow control negotiation from the ee e E with these parameters disabled 86 ES TCP User s Manual 100B00 Facility option entered incorrectly Characters entered are not hexadecimal 0 through 9 or A through F Packet size not equal to 064 128 256 or 512 101B00 The Q or the E option was selected with the ANSWER command 101C00 CALL entered for an answer only SVC 101D00 OPEN entered for an answer only SVC 101A00 F or R control character entered for an ANSWER command or a PVC F Facility R Reversed charging ES TCP User s Manual 87 Appendix F Glossary API Application Program In
76. tains installation information LPI Lines Per Inch Midrange host In general midrange refers to computers that are more powerful and capable than personal computers but less powerful and capable than mainframe computers Monospaced A type font where all characters have the same width PAPI Microsoft uses the Printer Application Program Interface to format printer data for a specific printer using the INF for that printer OCL Object Constraint Language is an expression language that can be used to define expressions in object oriented models These expressions enrich the respective model with precise and unambiguous annotations thus preserving precious information about the underlying business domain PCL Printer Control Language developed by Hewlett Packard and used in many of their laser and inkjet printers Printer Control Language PCL is a language a set of command codes that enables applications to control Hewlett Packard DeskJet LaserJet and other HP printers Today most computers have only PCI slots along with one AGP or one PCI Express slot for the display adapter SCS SNA Character Set is the print control language that IBM printers use TN5250E Telnet 5250 Enhanced TTF TrueType Font A scalable font technology that renders fonts for both the printer and the screen Unlike PostScript and other font technologies in which the rendering algorithms are maintained in the rasterizing engine each TrueTy
77. terface An API is an Interface which is used for accessing an application or a service from a program An API makes it possible to use programs from within programs therefore it is the foundation for modular systems with clearly defined Interfaces between separate components Balun BALanced UNbalanced A device that connects a balanced line to an unbalanced line for example a twisted pair to a twinaxial cable CPI Characters Per Inch Emulator A program that allows a computer to act like a particular brand of terminal e g a vt 100 The computer thus appears as a terminal to the host computer and accepts the same escape sequences for functions such as cursor positioning and clearing the screen ETU Emulator Transfer Utility This is a file transfer program that is installed on a IBM midrange host such as the AS 400 or Advanced System 36 http www ringdale com Font a set of characters that has the same typeface style italic bold etc and size 10 12 24 etc HLLAPI High Level Language Application Program Interface An IBM programming interface that allows a PC application to communicate with a midrange application The hardware hookup is handled via normal micro to midrange 5250 emulation HotSpot This is an area on the screen this is linked to a specific command or menu for that specific screen so that you can activate the command or menu by clicking on it INF INFormation file A Windows file that con
78. ther device is already using or that you have configured as the wrong device type Check with your IBM Host System Administrator to verify the host address and model type for your workstation For further troubleshooting see the 22 ES TCP User s Manual pemza GAmimiksiw l 4 Status Indicators o 24 002 indicates the cursor is in the lower left position of the screen o SA means Station Available If this is showing but you do not have a signon screen it would indicate that you are connected but the controller is down o II means Input Inhibited You are connected to the host but an error prevents you from communicating Pressing Error Reset Ctrl will clear this If it recurs do an Erase All Input then Error Reset o IM is for Insert Mode This allows you to insert new text push existing text to the right o KS is for Key Shift o MW indicates that you have a Message Waiting dl SYS CLEAR Tips and tools 5 ATN gas o Click on View and then Function Keys to get a dropdown of se ice common Function Keys that you can click on with the mouse Emo Emo Cmo Emo Cmo Emo Cmo Cmo Emo Cmo Enp Emo gai 13 1 15 16 I 18 14 20 2 ee 3 24 mo mo mo Cmo Cmo Cmo Cmo Emo mo mo mo Cmo 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 B 4 10 u le O Click on View and then Command Keys to get a dropdown of the Command Keys that you can click on with the mouse ES TCP User s Manual 23 Chapter 4 Session Properties Configuring ES32
79. tion next to it and hit the lt Enter gt key Then type a 5 Display on the next screen and hit the lt Enter gt key Make sure Ethernet standard is set to ALL and that the correct Line speed is displayed The line speed can be changed by hitting the F12 Cancel key and typing 2 Change and then making the change If you need to change Ethernet standard you ll have to type CRTLINETH and create a new line description For help on this consult IBM your AS 400 Consultant or the IBM book The name of the book is called Getting Your AS 400 Working for You Publication number is SC41 5161 00 Related information is in Chapter 6 PROBLEM When you try to ping the AS 400 it responds on 1 of 5 but fails on the rest The AS 400 can not ping the PC either Your AS 400 is at the latest PTF and CUM level and can ping other devices Your network administrator made certain the IP addresses are correct POSSIBLE CAUSE 66 ES TCP User s Manual You have a network problem This could be a bridge or router problem It could be a problem with routing tables SOLUTION Recreate the Ethernet line Do not override the MAC address Check the routers routing tables Reset the routers PROBLEM The PC can successfully PING the AS 400 but you re still not getting a session from the AS 400 POSSIBLE CAUSE One of the networked devices or networked nodes is improperly configured SOLUTION The next step here is to see if the AS 40
80. u have the session open To alter these settings close the ES32 Display window if it is open then either click on the icon that looks like a dark terminal and says Disconnect when you hover the mouse over it or click on Session and select Disconnect After disconnecting the session you can modify your parameters either by Session Properties or by File Configure then opening the session from the Configure Connection Methods and Devices window camac tyd ES32 File Edit Session View Macro Help ee ae T OLE ES TCP User s Manual 25 General Settings 26 Device General Display HotSpots Font API Colors Keyboard ToolBar Admin Options V Open last file when started T Reconnect last file when started IV Display warning message before disconnecting 7 Do not save customizations on exit Language Engish Customization File Location lc program fileses32 Cancel Apply The option Enable Explorer extensions allows you to create shortcuts to TVD and TVP files If you open the Display Emulator from the Start Programs ES32 Display Emulator the option Open last file when started will point to the last TVD or TVP that was open Reconnect last file when started opens the session esa S Please ensure that you have signed off from the host before disconnecting this session OK to disconnect Cancel If you shut down a session without logging
81. ur problem This could also happen if your PC crashed and you had to re boot The AS 400 still has your session active although in a crashed status SOLUTION Either have the system administrator vary your session off or you could create a new session and then shut down the old session yourself if you have enough authority To create a duplicate session select the File menu then Configure Click once on TCP IP TCP IP to select it and then click on the button Use the same IP address but a different name To restart the original device On an AS 400 command line WRKCFGSTS DEV oldname lt Tab gt to oldname 2 to vary off 1 to vary back on ES TCP User s Manual 61 PROBLEM Upgraded AS400 from V4R4 to V4R5 Remote users are locking up Screens sent to host are not acknowledged ES TCP remains in Input Inhibited status CAUSE Large records are not being passed through the Shiva Firewall and router SOLUTON The AS400 commands CFGTCP to Configure TCP IP 3 takes you to the Change TCP IP Attributes CHGTCPA menu There is a parameter called Path MTU discovery and the option is yes or no Here s the definition Specifies whether the Path Maximum Transmission Unit MTU discovery function will be enabled on this system Path MTU discovery allows for dynamic MTU adjustment on a per connection basis in order to maximize network throughput The value should be changed from YES to NO PROBLEM Trying to install n
82. y Required Scale Line Not Defined to Control Unit There is an error in the application program No scale line is defined for this line ES TCP User s Manual 85 0097 to 0099 Host Support Error Codes Refer to the following chart if the error code displayed is in the range from 0097 through 0099 NOTE When one of these codes is displayed the required host support will not be available Host Support Error Code Chart Error Code Description and Suggested Recovery 0097 Test Request Function Not Supported Contact host system operator and determine why the function is not supported 0098 Undefined Hardware Error To recover press the Error Reset key 0099 Host Support Not Currently Available To recover press the Error Reset key 100000 to 101D00 X 25 Error Codes When a keyboard entry error occurs while in X 25 Communication mode a six digit error code between 100000 and 10FFFF is displayed Error codes along with a short description and suggested recovery action s are listed below For errors 100200 check the system configuration If the settings match press the ERROR RESET key check options and repeat the operation Refer to Host Access Section for procedure on restarting communications If this too fails call your System Operator Description and Suggested Recovery 100000 Previous CALL command in progress Wait until the previous call is complete or an error code other than 100000 is displayed 100100 Virtual circui

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