Technical Specifications

Reflection for HP is terminal emulation software that connects Windows users to applications on HP e3000 and HP 9000 hosts. Awarded the Microsoft Works with Windows Vista logo, Reflection includes advanced features that increase user productivity, strengthen host security, and ensure reliable connections to any host, from any desktop.

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

• HP e3000
• HP 9000 (HP-UX)

• HP e3000:
  • HP 700/98, 700/96, 700/94, 700/92, and 2392A
• HP 9000:
  • VT220, VT102, and VT52
  • UTF-8 (Unicode) host character-set support

• IPv6 (Telnet, Secure Shell, and OpenSSL) support
• SOCKSv5 client support
• TAPI 3.0 support
• Extensive Telnet options with support for threaded I/O; Line mode; NAWS (option 31); Local Echo, including Telnet option 45 (Suppress Local Echo)
• NS/VT, Rlogin, TCP/IP, and network-based modems
• Full support for serial connections, including automatic serial-port detection and USB
• Third-party LAT support

• 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, binary, and labels support

Printing

• Windows or host control
• Network, local, or print-to-disk
• Print logging
• Fixed-pitch TrueType and printer font
• Line-drawing characters
• LPD

• 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

• 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

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

Security

•  Built to meet FIPS 140-2 standards
•  Reflection Certificate Manager
•  Reflection Key Agent accepts certificates for single sign-on authentication.
• Secure Shell encryption :
  •  Secure Shell connection reuse
  •  Integrated multi-hop SSH configuration support
  •  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 for easy deployment
• SSL/TLS Telnet encryption:
  • Integrated SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0 Telnet encryption
  • Secure NS/VT or Telnet sessions
• PKI support for Secure Shell and SSL/TLS
• Reflection Kerberos Client for HP 9000 connections:
  • 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

• 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
  • Active Directory
  • Roaming user and multiple user profiles
  • Group Policy
• Microsoft Windows Terminal Server support
• Citrix MetaFrame support
• Graphical PING
• TimeSync¹

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

• Any system that meets the minimum requirements for the Microsoft Windows operating system
• Disk space varies depending on the features installed
• Network interface card (not required for serial connections)
• 256-color or higher video-card resolution
• 2- or 3-button mouse

•  Microsoft Windows Vista
•  Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
• Microsoft Windows Terminal Server  
• Citrix MetaFrame  

1	Not available on Windows XP or Windows Vista.