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Create New 5250 Printer Document Dialog Box

How do I get to this dialog box?
  1. From the InfoConnect File menu, select New.

  2. Select 5250 printer and select Create.

Use this dialog box to create a new 5250 printer session.

Connection

Setting Description
Host name / IP address Identify the host to which you will connect. Type the host name, alias, or numeric IP address.
Port Type the host port or socket number that the session should use. This field accepts any number between 0 and 66,535 (default = 23).
Device name Specify the terminal device name (also called the display name or the workstation ID) that the IBM system should use for your session. If you leave this box blank, the IBM System creates a device to use for your session. The device name can be up to ten characters long.
Generate device names Automatically generate device names based on the value specified in the Device name field.
Configure additional settings Select to open the Session Setup dialog box from which you can customize other settings for this session. When selected, the session does not auto-connect. This allows you to modify settings before connecting to the session.

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