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You do not need to be connected to the host to configure settings.
Note: When you log on as an administrator and launch a session from the Administrative Console, all of the menu options are visible and enabled. The end users, however, are able to access only the menu options filtered by the End user menu level selected in the Profiler, described below.
In this evaluation guide, some commonly used features are highlighted with detailed steps. If you wish to try others, refer to Help for more information.
The Reflection for the Web Profiler can be used to restrict access to entire menus, dialog boxes, toolbars, or to specific items within them.
To experiment with these access levels, use the Profiler from within the session menu:
In the open session you just created, click Administration > User Interface Profiler.
Change the Profile type to see what is enabled or restricted on the Menu profiling tab. For instance, the Basic, Profiling type restricts Administration.
Then, on the Dialog box profiling and Toolbar profiling tabs, review the options that you can lock (or unlock) for this profile. Click OK.
Click Help for more information.
To modify display features, in the terminal session, click Setup. Then click the menu item and follow the logical navigation, which varies among session types.
For example, to change foreground and background screen colors, click Setup > Color. Click OK or Cancel to return to the session.
To create a custom keyboard mapping, click Setup > Keyboard. Click the Add button and follow the directions in the dialog. Click Help for more details. Click OK or Cancel to return to the session.
Reflection for the Web includes powerful macro recording and editing features that enable you to automate frequently performed tasks. The recorded macros and the macros you create use JavaScript as the automation language; if you already know JavaScript, the syntax of Reflection macros will be familiar.
Both administrators and end users (with the permissions to access the Reflection for the Web profiler) can create macros. The macros that an administrator creates are delivered to all users when they access the terminal session, whereas the macros created by an end user are private to just that user.
To get started with macros, try recording a host logon macro:
In a terminal session, connect to your host computer, but do not log on yet.
From the Macro menu, select Start Recording.
Log on to the host as you usually do.
Once you are logged on to the host, click Macro > Stop Recording.
In the Save Macro dialog box, enter a name for the macro.
Configure other options (described in the online help), and then click Save.
The macro is saved as follows:
If you record the macro while configuring the session in the Administrative Console, the macro will be saved to the Administrative Server after you save and exit the session.
If you record the macro while running the session as an end user, the macro is saved locally as soon as you click Save in the Save Macro dialog box.
In addition to recording macros, you can edit macros and also write your own macros. See Technical Note 2535 for more information.
Use the macro you created to log on to the host as described above:
In a launched session, click Setup > Toolbar. Drag the existing items to rearrange them.
Click the Add button. In the Define Toolbar Item dialog, add text (for example, My Logon).
Click Select to associate an Action with the new button.
For example, in the Define Action dialog box, open the Action Type menu and select Execute Command.
Scroll through the commands and select Run Macro.
At the bottom of the dialog box, select your logon macro from the drop-down menu. Click OK.
When you return to the Define Toolbar Item dialog box, Choose an icon for your new toolbar button.
Click OK twice. Drag the icon to the toolbar. (You can rearrange the icons by dragging.)
Click OK. Your new button is included in the Custom toolbar items.
When you are finished configuring the emulation features, save the session by clicking File > Save and Exit (and Save/Exit, if prompted).
This session is then added to the Session Manager list in the Administrative Console, viewable by administrators.
End users cannot access the session until the session is deployed. The Session Saved page (in Session Manager) provides the direct URL for the session – and a link to map session access. When mapped, the session is available to the authorized users that you select, and is displayed in their links lists.
Now that you have created and configured a terminal session, you are ready to deploy the session to end users.