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Technical Specifications

Reflection Suite for X

Reflection Suite for X is a PC X server, NFS client, and terminal emulation software all rolled into one. With this multi-purpose solution, you can connect Windows users to applications on UNIX, OpenVMS, IBM, Unisys, and Linux systems. You can provide easy access to NFS resources. And you can use the suite’s advanced capabilities to minimize management costs, maximize IT flexibility, and ensure high-level security for every connection.

Reflection Suite for X includes these products: 

Each product is also sold separately.


Reflection X: Version 14 Highlights

  • Awarded the Microsoft Works with Windows Vista logo.
  • Native 64-bit support for Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition simplifies migration to new desktop platforms and enhances performance of graphics-intensive applications.
  • Cryptography built to meet FIPS 140-2 government standards.
  • Reflection Certificate Manager simplifies the use of certificates.
  • Reflection Key Agent accepts certificates for single sign-on authentication.
  • Enhanced support for certificates—PKCS #11, Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL), and intermediate certificate storage through LDAP—enables strong authentication. 

Host Types

  • ADPS-UX, AIX, Bull, Dynix, EWS-UX/V, HP-UX, IRIX, Linux, News-OS, OpenVMS, SCO UNIX, SGI, Siemens, Solaris, and Tru64 

Display

  • new X11R6.9 compliance   
  • Support for DOUBLE-BUFFER extension
  • Support for XF86_BIGFONT extension
  • Support for multiple X screens
  • Application-specific icons and configurable foreground color
  • Support for multiple XDMCP sessions
  • Multiple X display
  • Multiple monitor support
  • GrayScale, PseudoColor, StaticColor, StaticGray, and TrueColor emulation with single or multiple hardware colormap emulation
  • Color depths: 1, 8, 24, and 32
  • Support for local and remote window managers:
    • Microsoft Windows or Reflection X local window manager
    • All remote window managers used by X desktops (CDE, GNOME, KDE, VUE, and more)
    • Embedded Broadway (X11R6.3) window manager for browsers that support plug-ins
  • Sun X server compatibility settings
  • Support for up to 1024 display numbers for WTS/Citrix
  • Support for nonstandard-sized color cursors
  • Motif hints, cascade windows, and X focus policy
  • Window panning
  • Virtual screen support through Virtual
  • Desktop Manager1
  • Backing store and save unders
  • X extensions:
    • GLX, LBX, SHAPE, XINPUT, BIG-REQUESTS, XC-APPGROUP, SECURITY, EVI, XTEST, MBX, SYNC, TOG-CUP, DEC-XTRAP, XC-MISC, DOUBLE-BUFFER, XF86_BIGFONT, XKB, MIT_SUNDRY_NONSTANDARD, XDIRECTACCESS, GP-MIT-SHM, MIT-SHM, WRQ-ADMIN, and WRQ_XPRINT

Copy and Paste

  • Automatic image pasting to graphics editor
  • X Selection, copy (text, area, or window), auto copy/paste, copy on focus loss, and copy to Windows printers

Network Protocols and Functions

  • XDMCP (direct, indirect, and broadcast)
  • Telnet, rexec, rsh, rlogin, Secure Shell, Kerberized Telnet, PCX$SERVER, and local X clients
  • Automatic multiple network-interface support
  • Transports: TCP/IP, DECNet, and UNIX domain sockets
  • X11 over IPv6
  • Multicast (IPv6)
  • Long host-name support
  • Built-in VPN functions
  • Network error logging
  • SLIP/PPP support and LBX

GLX Support

  • GLX 1.3, OpenGL 1.4, overlay plane support, stereo support, and accelerated 3-D hardware support
  • RXPFD (GLX troubleshooting utility)

Font Support

  • SSH-based font-retrieval function
  • Support for Windows fonts (including TrueType, ClearType, Microsoft OpenType, FON, and FNT)
  • Auto-detection of nonrunning font servers
  • X11R5/X11R6 font server with local font caching
  • Automatic font-server connection
  • BDF, PCF, and compressed PCF/BDF support
  • Font scaling and rotation
  • Font activity logging
  • Unicode fonts

Keyboard Support

  • Graphical keyboard mapping
  • Customizable mapping
  • Quick keymap switching
  • Support for Windows reserved shortcut keys in X Window environments
  • International keyboard mapping
  • Host keyboard emulation: Sun, HP, IBM, SCO, and DEC (including LK450)

Mouse Support

  • 3Dconnexion SpaceBall 5000 and SpaceMouse Plus support
  • 3-button emulation
  • Wheel-mouse scroll support for buttons 4 and 5; mapping to keyboard events

File Transfer

  • FTP client:
    • Management of FTP settings via Reflection Administrator
    • IPv6 support
    • Ability to save FTP client sessions in Layouts 
    • Change UNIX file permissions with FTP client
    • SFTP downloads resume after interruption
    • Support for a variety of FTP servers (UNIX, NetWare, Unisys, HP 3000, IBM mainframe, AS/400, and OpenVMS)
    • FTP site wizard
    • Site-to-site transfer between FTP servers
    • Export/import settings in XML format
    • Wildcard filters
    • Automation tools (script recorder and Microsoft OLE Automation)
    • SSL/TLS encryption for FTP file transfers
    • Secure file transfer via SFTP
    • Kerberos 5 authentication and encryption support
  • Drag-and-drop file transfers directly to the desktop
  • Attachmate proprietary protocol, FTP, Kermit, Xmodem, and Zmodem
  • ASCII and binary supported  

Browser Support
(for emulators only)

  • Convert Reflection settings files for use with Reflection for the Web
  • Run Reflection as an ActiveX control in supported browsers

Accessibility Support

  • XKB extension support
  • Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) support
  • JAWS for Windows support
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP onscreen keyboard function support

Security Methods

  • Host-based security to determine which clients can connect to the X server
  • User-based security with MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE or XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1

Security

  • new Built to meet FIPS 140-2 standards
  • new Reflection Certificate Manager
  • new Reflection Key Agent accepts certificates for single sign-on authentication
  • Secure Shell encryption:
    • new Secure Shell connection reuse
    • new Integrated multi-hop SSH configuration support
    • new Smart card support through PKCS #11 interface
    • SSH key agent
    • PKI support
    • SSH command line utility
    • Easier uploading of users’ public keys to SSH servers
    • Connections to SSH1 and SSH2 protocol servers
    • Port forwarding for TCP/IP ports through secure channel
    • Password, keyboard interactive, user key, and Kerberos authentication
    • Key generation and conversion (RSA-1, RSA, and DSA) utility
    • scp and sftp file transfer utilities
    • Standard SSH configurations
  • Reflection Kerberos Client:
    • Secure authentication
    • Datastream encryption (DES and 3DES) for Telnet and FTP
    • Supports ticket forwarding and renewal
    • Compatible with Microsoft and Leash32 credentials caches
    • Standard Kerberos configurations
    • Support for Kerberos KDCs using TCP or UDP

Administrative Tools

  • Secure troubleshooting for remote configurations
  • Downloadable templates (available to Attachmate Maintenance customers only)
  • X Client Wizard enhancements
  • X Manager to manage multiple X clients and servers
  • Consolidated view of all configuration settings
  • X profiler
  • X Client Wizard
  • Connection wizard
  • Quick-start connection templates
  • Quick-start server templates
  • X performance tuner
  • X protocol trace and replay utility with custom filters for troubleshooting, user training, or presentation
  • RunRX for customizing X client launching methods (can be used with scripting tools such as Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications or Perl)
  • Customization tools for:
    • Settings and installation files (including MSI)
    • Online help
  • Web-based deployment of settings files and updates
  • Usage metering
  • Support for Windows administration features:
    • Windows Installer
    • Active Directory
    • Roaming user and multiple user profiles
    • Group Policy
  • Microsoft Windows Terminal Server support
  • Citrix MetaFrame support
  • Graphical PING
  • TimeSync1

International Support

  • Japanese inline input
  • Input method: XIM (I18N and XIMP), Microsoft-IME, and LocalFEP
  • Ability to switch languages (English, French, German, and Japanese) without restarting
  • Support for double-byte fonts, including Chinese

System Requirements

  • new Any system that meets the recommended requirements for the Microsoft Windows operating system; an additional 64 MB of memory is recommended for better performance
  • 17 MB minimum of disk space
  • 256-color video card; 24-bit color recommended; accelerated OpenGL video card suggested for 3-D CAD/CAM applications
  • 100 Mbps network speed suggested for 2-D and 3-D CAD/CAM applications
  • 2-button mouse, 3-button mouse, wheel mouse, 3Dconnexion SpaceBall 5000, or SpaceMouse Plus

Operating Systems

  • new Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition (native for Reflection X)
  • Microsoft Windows XP 
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows Terminal Server 
  • Citrix MetaFrame

UNIX and OpenVMS Emulator: Version 14 Highlights

  • Awarded the Microsoft Works with Windows Vista logo.
  • Support for Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition eases migration to new desktop platforms.
  • Cryptography built to meet FIPS 140-2 government standards.
  • Reflection Certificate Manager simplifies the use of certificates.
  • Reflection Key Agent accepts certificates for single sign-on authentication.
  • Enhanced support for certificates—PKCS #11, Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL), and intermediate certificate storage through LDAP—enables strong authentication.

Host Types

  • UNIX (including Linux)
  • OpenVMS
  • Unisys A Series
  • Data General
Emulation Types
  • xterm
  • UNIX and OpenVMS:
    • VT520/525, VT500-7, VT500-8, VT420, VT400-7, VT400-8, VT320, VT286, VT220, VT102, and VT52
    • VT-UTF8 and UTF-8 (Unicode) character-set support
    • TVI 950/955, Wyse 50+, Wyse60, ADDS VP2, SCO-ANSI, and BBS-ANSI
    • Linux console, AT386, and IBM 3151
    • Japanese terminal emulation (VT382, VT282, VT100, VT80, and others)
  • QNX4
  • Unisys:
    • T27
  • Data General:
    • Dasher 215

Network Protocols

  • new IPv6 (Telnet, Secure Shell, and OpenSSL) support
  • SOCKSv5 client support
  • Extensive Telnet options with support for threaded I/O; Line mode; NAWS (option 31); Local Echo, including Telnet option 45 (Suppress Local Echo)
  • Rlogin, TCP/IP, and network-based modems
  • Full support for serial connections, including automatic serial port detection and
  • USB
  • Third-party LAT support
  • TAPI 3.0 support
File Transfer
  • FTP client:
    • Management of FTP settings via Reflection Administrator
    • IPv6 support
    • Ability to save FTP client sessions in Layouts 
    • Change UNIX file permissions with FTP client
    • SFTP downloads resume after interruption
    • Support for a wide variety of FTP servers (UNIX, NetWare, Unisys, HP 3000, IBM mainframe, AS/400, and OpenVMS)
    • FTP site wizard
    • Site-to-site transfer between FTP servers
    • Export/import settings in XML format
    • Wildcard filters
    • Automation tools (script recorder and Microsoft OLE Automation)
    • SSL/TLS encryption for FTP file transfers
    • Secure file transfer via SFTP
    • Kerberos 5 authentication and encryption support
  • Drag-and-drop file transfers directly to the desktop
  • Attachmate proprietary protocol, FTP, Kermit, Xmodem, and Zmodem
  • ASCII and binary supported 
  • VAXLINK2 support for IA-64

Printing

  • Windows or host control
  • Network, local, or print-to-disk
  • Sixel and color graphics support
  • Print logging
  • Fixed pitch TrueType and printer font
  • Serial device to host communications
  • Line drawing characters
  • Optimized page formatting
  • LPD

Programming and Automation

  • Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA 6.4) 
  • VBA macro output available in VB.NET and C# (.NET)
  • VBA macro sharing
  • Macro recorder for VBA and Visual Basic
  • Programmatic access to over 400 properties and methods via Reflection API
  • Microsoft OLE Automation 2.0 Controller and server capability
  • Reflection Basic and Reflection Command Language
  • Run Reflection as an ActiveX control within a VB or VB.NET application 
  • Programmable events

User Interface

  • X11 mouse-style support
  • Connection wizard
  • Customizable toolbars and menus
  • Dynamic hotspots
  • Full-screen terminal mode
  • Graphical keyboard mapping
  • Mouse mapping (2- and 3-button)
  • Resizable terminal keyboard
  • Full-color editing
  • HTML Help in the customization tools

Browser Support
(for emulators only)

  • Convert Reflection settings files for use with Reflection for the Web
  • Run Reflection as an ActiveX control in supported browsers

Security

  • new Built to meet FIPS 140-2 standards
  • new Reflection Certificate Manager
  • new Reflection Key Agent accepts certificates for single sign-on authentication
  • Secure Shell encryption:
    • new Secure Shell connection reuse
    • new Integrated multi-hop SSH configuration support
    • new Smart card support through PKCS #11 interface
    • SSH key agent
    • SSH command line utility
    • Easier uploading of users’ public keys to SSH servers
    • Connections to SSH1 and SSH2 protocol servers
    • Port forwarding for TCP/IP ports through secure channel
    • Password, keyboard interactive, user key, and Kerberos authentication
    • Key generation and conversion (RSA-1, RSA, and DSA) utility
    • scp and sftp file transfer utilities
    • Standard SSH configurations
  • Integrated SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0 Telnet encryption 
  • PKI support for Secure Shell and SSL/TLS
  • Reflection Kerberos Client:
    • Secure authentication
    • Datastream encryption (DES and 3DES) for Telnet and FTP
    • Supports ticket forwarding and renewal
    • Compatible with Microsoft and Leash32 credentials caches
    • Standard Kerberos configurations
    • Support for Kerberos KDCs using TCP or UDP

Administrative Tools

  • Enhanced support for Windows Terminal Server APIs
  • Centralized management of settings files using group policy
  • Usage metering
  • Customization tools for:
    • Settings and installation files (including MSI)
    • Online help
  • Web-based deployment of settings files and updates
  • Support for Windows administration features: 
    • Windows Installer (MSI)
    • Active Directory
    • Roaming user and multiple user profiles
    • Group Policy
  • Microsoft Windows Terminal Server support
  • Citrix MetaFrame support
  • Graphical PING
  • TimeSync1
International Support
  • English, French, German, and Japanese languages
  • Localized keyboards, displays, and printers
  • Japanese PC-9800 series
  • Support for Asian input-method editors 

System Requirements

  • new Any system that meets the recommended requirements for the Microsoft Windows operating system; an additional 64 MB of memory is recommended for better performance
  • 17 MB minimum of disk space
  • 256-color video card; 24-bit color recommended; accelerated OpenGL video card suggested for 3-D CAD/CAM applications
  • 100 Mbps network speed suggested for 2-D and 3-D CAD/CAM applications
  • 2-button mouse, 3-button mouse, wheel mouse, 3Dconnexion SpaceBall 5000, or SpaceMouse Plus

Operating Systems

  • new Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition (native for Reflection X)
  • Microsoft Windows XP 
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows Terminal Server 
  • Citrix MetaFrame

Reflection for IBM: Version 14 Highlights

  • Awarded the Microsoft Works with Windows Vista logo.
  • Support for Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition eases migration to new desktop platforms.
  • Cryptography built to meet FIPS 140-2 government standards.
  • Support for IBM Express Logon Feature (ELF) enables certificate authentication and single sign-on (SSO) for mainframe sessions.
  • Automatic Kerberos sign-on lets users sign on to IBM iSeries hosts using Windows credentials.
  • Reflection Certificate Manager simplifies the use of certificates.
  • Option to hide operator information area (OIA) increases usable presentation space.
  • Easy access to Internet addresses from within host sessions helps users work more efficiently. 
  • Enhanced support for certificates—PKCS #11, Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL), and intermediate certificate storage through LDAP—enables strong authentication.  

Host Types

  • IBM mainframe (3270)
  • IBM AS/400 (5250)
Emulation Types
  • IBM mainframe:
    • 3179, 3179-G, 3180, 3192-G, 3196, 3197, 3270, 3278, 3279, 3472-G, 3476, 3477, 3486, and 3487
  • IBM AS/400:
    • 5250, 5251, 5291, and 5292
Network Protocols
  • IPv6 support
  • IBM mainframe:
    • 802.2 (DLC)
    • Coax DFT
    • IBM Communication Server
    • LUA
    • Microsoft SNA Server
    • NetWare for SAA via IPX/SPX
    • NetWare for SAA via TCP/IP
    • SDLC
    • LU 6.2 (APPC)
    • TN3270 and TN3270E
    • HiT ODBC/DB2 Lite driver
  • IBM AS/400:
    • 802.2 (DLC)
    • IBM Communication Server
    • Microsoft SNA Server
    • MPTN (AnyNet)
    • NetWare for SAA
    • LU 6.2 (APPC)
    • TN5250 and TN5250E
    • HiT ODBC/400 Lite driver
File Transfer
  • IND$File, DISOSS, SQL data query, batch file transfer, and APVUFILE
  • FTP client:
    • FTP file transfer in the UI 
    • File browsing on TSO hosts with no host-side intrusion or modification
    • SSL encryption for AS/400 LIPI file transfers
    • Management of FTP client settings via Reflection Administrator
    • IPv6 support
    • Ability to save FTP client sessions in Layouts 
    • Change UNIX file permissions with FTP client
    • Support for a wide variety of FTP servers (UNIX, NetWare, Unisys, HP 3000 IBM mainframe, AS/400, and OpenVMS)
    • Site-to-site transfer between FTP servers
    • FTP site wizard
    • Export/import settings in XML format
    • Wildcard filters
    • Automation tools (script recorder and Microsoft OLE Automation)
    • SSL/TLS encryption for FTP file transfers
    • Kerberos 5 authentication

Printing

  • 3287, 3812, 3912, and 5553 printer emulation
  • Pre-printed form support
  • Print screen with consolidated screen printing utility
  • Host Print Transform
  • Duplex printing
  • LPD

Programming and Automation

  • One session file for settings and macros
  • Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA 6.4) 
  • VBA macro output available in VB.NET and C# (.NET)
  • VBA macro sharing
  • Macro recorder for VBA and Visual Basic
  • Programmatic access to over 400 properties and methods via Reflection API
    DOS HLLAPI, HLLAPI, eHLLAPI, WinHLLAPI, IMAPI, CPI-C, and WinAPPC
  • Microsoft OLE Automation 2.0 Controller and server capability
  • Reflection Basic
  • Programmable events
  • Run Reflection as an ActiveX control within a VB or VB.NET application
  • Microsoft Dynamic Data Exchange

User Interface

  • new Clickable URLs in host sessions
  • new Option to hide OIA
  • Simplified batch file transfers
  • Customizable screen sizes (3270 only)
  • Font sizing
  • Removable title bar
  • 3270 word wrap
  • FTP toolbar button
  • Connection wizard
  • Customizable toolbars and menus 
  • Dynamic hot spots
  • Graphical keyboard mapping
  • Mouse mapping (2- and 3-button)
  • Resizable terminal keyboard
  • Full-color editing
  • HTML Help in the customization tools

Browser Support
(for emulators only)

  • Convert Reflection settings files for use with Reflection for the Web
  • Run Reflection as an ActiveX control in supported browsers

Migration Options

  • Conversion of competitive macros, keyboard maps, and session configuration files

Security

  • new Built to meet FIPS 140-2 standards
  • new IBM Express Logon Feature support
  • new Automatic Kerberos sign-on
  • new Reflection Certificate Manager
  • new Smart card support through PKCS #11 interface
  • Integrated SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0 Telnet encryption
  • Reflection Kerberos Client for secure authentication

Administrative Tools

  • Auto-update of device names
  • Centralized management of settings files using group policy
  • Usage metering
  • Customization tools for:
    • Settings and installation files (including MSI)
    • Online help
  • Web-based deployment of settings files and updates
  • Support for Windows administration features:
    • Windows Installer
    • Active Directory
    • Roaming user and multiple user profiles
    • new Group Policy
  • Microsoft Windows Terminal Server support
  • Citrix MetaFrame support
  • Graphical PING
  • TimeSync1

International Support

  • Support for the Chinese Simplified code page
  • English, French, German, and Japanese languages
  • Localized keyboards, displays, and printers
  • Japanese PC-9800 series
  • Support for Asian input-method editors

System Requirements

  • new Any system that meets the recommended requirements for the Microsoft Windows operating system; an additional 64 MB of memory is recommended for better performance
  • 17 MB minimum of disk space
  • 256-color video card; 24-bit color recommended; accelerated OpenGL video card suggested for 3-D CAD/CAM applications
  • 100 Mbps network speed suggested for 2-D and 3-D CAD/CAM applications
  • 2-button mouse, 3-button mouse, wheel mouse, 3Dconnexion SpaceBall 5000, or SpaceMouse Plus

Operating Systems

  • new Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition (native for Reflection X)
  • Microsoft Windows XP 
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows Terminal Server 
  • Citrix MetaFrame

Reflection NFS Client: Version 14 Highlights

  • New LDAP search capabilities identify PosixGroup objects and auxiliary group IDs for logged-in users. 
  • NFS Client Print Provider can be enabled or disabled upon installation.
  • Logon dialog box now allows “anonymous” as a logon option.

Host Types

  • UNIX platforms, including Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, IRIX, EWS-UX/V, SCO UNIX, ADPS-UX, News-OS, Tru64, OS/F1, Siemens, Bull, Dynix, OpenBSD, and Linux
  • Other platforms, including OpenVMS2, HP e30002, IBM AS/400 (iSeries)2, and IBM mainframe2

File Services

  • Multi-user password caching
  • Monitored locks
  • NFS 3.0 support
  • NIS (including Automount) support
  • Dynamic or manual sizing of read/write buffer
  • NFS file and directory caching
  • Cse-based file name support
  • Search for server file systems over TCP/IP
  • OLE file locking support
  • Support for the Windows net use command
  • Symbolic links
  • FTP client

Printing Services

  • new Option to enable/disable NFS Client Print Provider
  • Print to NFS printer
  • Print to file on host
  • Search for server print queues over TCP/IP
Desktop–Access Options
  • new “Anonymous” logon option
  • Automatic reconnection/scripting on startup in
  • non-NIS environments
  • Access from My Computer and My Network Places
  • Access from Windows Printers Control Panel
  • Automatic reconnection/scripting on startup in NIS environments
  • Command line interface
  • NFS/NIS password change 

Administrative Tools

  • new LDAP search capabilities
  • LDAP support
  • Host access control list support
  • WNet API support
  • Microsoft Windows Terminal Server support
  • Microsoft Windows Event Viewer for logging and troubleshooting
  • Reflection NFS Utility
  • Export/import settings in XML format
  • Reflection Customization Manager
  • Microsoft Windows Installer
  • Reflection NFS Client API support
  • Graphical PING
  • TimeSync1

International Support

  • English, French, German, and Japanese3

System Requirements

  • new Any system that meets the recommended requirements for the Microsoft Windows operating system; an additional 64 MB of memory is recommended for better performance
  • 17 MB minimum of disk space
  • 256-color video card; 24-bit color recommended; accelerated OpenGL video card suggested for 3-D CAD/CAM applications
  • 100 Mbps network speed suggested for 2-D and 3-D CAD/CAM applications
  • 2-button mouse, 3-button mouse, wheel mouse, 3Dconnexion SpaceBall 5000, or SpaceMouse Plus

Operating Systems

  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

 

1 Not available on Windows XP or Windows Vista.
2 Third-party NFSD software must be installed on the host system.
3 Reflection NFS Utility in Japanese Reflection NFS Client is available in English only.










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