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3270 Host Printing

This feature is available to 3270 host sessions. When you enable host printing, a separate 3287 session is launched and associated with the previously launched 3270 session.

The 3287 session builds a PDF file that contains the file to print and sends it to the Reflection ZFE web client. After receiving the file, the Reflection ZFE web client displays an alert which contains a link to download the PDF file.

The downloaded file is available in your browser’s download folder.

NOTE:You can provide end users with the ability to print by setting the print User Preferences option.

To enable 3270 host printing

  1. From a 3270 session, click Settings on the toolbar to open the left navigation panel.

  2. In the left panel, click Print.

  3. Select the protocol to use. The options are:

    • TN3270E - TN3270E of Telnet Extended, is for users of TCP/IP software who connect to their IBM mainframe through a Telnet gateway that implements RFC 1647.

    • TN3287 - TN3287 is for users of TCP/IP software who connect to their IBM mainframe through a Telnet gateway that implements RFC 1646.

  4. Specify whether you want to use an Host LU Name or, if you select TN3270E, a TN Association, to link the terminal session with the print session. Select either:

    • Specify Host LU Name - Specify the name of the host LU (logical unit) to use when the session connects to the host. The host LU is also known as the device name or the pool.

    • Use TN Association - (TN3270E) If you choose to use a TN association, Reflection ZFE uses the device name specified in the connection settings to link the 3270 and 3287 session together.

  5. Click Save to return to your session.

  6. Send the print command to the host. The 3287 session (that was created in the background) gets the command to print the file and builds the PDF file containing the file to print. This file is sent to the Reflection ZFE web client and is made available for download.

  7. Click OK to download the file to your browser’s download location.

Use the Print Job button to flush your current print job. When you flush a print job, whatever has been accumulated so far is printed and the next task begins printing.

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