Plug-and-Play Telnet/TN3270 - Connectivity Made Simple
Providing 3270 access over TCP/IP for business systems has never been easier. HYDRA 3000, with its newly released Ethernet LAN Interface Module, allows network administrators to do away with expensive, multi-part solutions and still provide superior access to Mainframe applications via Intranet or Internet.
WHAT’S NEEDED
HYDRA
3000 Version 3 chassis with available
slot(s).
Ethernet
LAN Interface Module and
Channel
Interface Module,
or
Ethernet/Channel
Combination Interface Module.
Existing
LAN that supports TCP/IP protocol.
Telnet
or TN3270 (recommended) emulation
software.
10Base-T
connection to Hub and dedicated IP
address.
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DIAGRAM)OPTIONAL
Internet
Router - for 3270 access to Mainframe via any Internet
Service Provider (ISP) in the world.
Firewall
/ Proxy Server - to control access security for
trusted users.WHAT BECOMES OBSOLETE
Downstream
PU gateway computers such as SAA, IRMALINK, or SNA
Server.
Front
End Processor connection / NCP gen and licensing
fees.
Special
Router/Channel adapter cards.
Special
TCP/IP software on the Mainframe.
Modems
and serial port cable connections.HOW IT COMES TOGETHER (THE EASY PART!)
Connect
HYDRA 3000 to IBM Mainframe block or byte
channel.
Set
Control Unit Address.
Set
IP address for Ethernet LAN Interface
Module.
Connect
10Base-T cable to Hub.
Install
Telnet/TN3270 client on PC and configure a connection
pointing to HYDRA 3000's IP Address, using port
#23.
Run
the Telnet/TN3270 program and logon to your
mainframe.This powerful combination of the HYDRA 3000 with Ethernet LAN Interface appears to the mainframe as a conventional 3274 control unit running either SNA or non-SNA modes. The 3270 data stream is translated into a Telnet compliant TCP/IP format and made available to the client. Depending on the Telnet/TN3270 PC client used, dynamic screen sizing ranges from model-2 through model-5 without intervention from the user or network administration staff.
It’s easy to see how this value-based approach both streamlines your operation and eliminates configuration headaches. Additionally, the universal nature of the TCP/IP protocol allows users on a variety of operating platforms (Windows, Macintosh, DEC, Solaris, Linux, UNIX, etc.) to pick and choose their client software to gain common access to mainframe applications and data.
List of Third-Party TN3270
Emulators
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