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Set Up Terminal ID Management for Reflection Desktop Sessions

The Terminal ID Management Add-On configures and monitors a pool of resource IDs that a client can use to establish a host session, thereby eliminating the need for administrators to create configurations for every client. Depending on the type of terminal or printer, these resource IDs may represent addresses or identifiers as required.You can use ID Manager with the following types of Reflection terminals and printers:

  • IBM 3270 Terminal

  • IBM 3270 Printer

  • IBM 5250 Terminal

  • IBM 5250 Printer

NOTE:The Terminal ID Management Add-On requires the base installation of Host Access Management and Security Server. It is not included with the Management and Security Server license. To activate this product, you must purchase a separate license.

Prerequisites

To use ID Manager, you need access to a Management and Security Server with the Terminal ID Management Add-On configured.

To configure ID Manager, see these topics in the Management and Security Server Installation Guide:

To create a terminal session that accesses IDs from the Terminal ID Management Server every time it connects

  1. Make sure that you have the following information for the Terminal ID Management Server:

    • The complete URL. For example, http://server.name/rwebidm, where rwebidm is typically case sensitive, but server.name is not.

    • The parameters required by the Terminal ID Management Server to allocate an ID, such as a pool name).

  2. Open the Document Settings dialog box by going to File > Settings > Document Settings.Under Host Connection, select Configure Connection Settings.Under Connection, select Use ID Management and then click Set up ID Management.

  3. Under Server, enter the Reflection ID Management Server URL.

  4. Select the ID Selection Criteria, such as Pool name.

To configure a printer session document to access IDs from the Terminal ID Management Server every time it connects

  1. Make sure that you have the following information for the Terminal ID Management Server:

    • The complete URL. For example, http://server.name/rwebidm, where rwebidm is typically case sensitive, but server.name is not.

    • The parameters required by the Terminal ID Management Server to allocate an ID, such as a pool name).

  2. Open a Reflection Printer Session Document File.

  3. From the Connection menu, choose Session Setup.

  4. Under Transport, select Use ID Management and then click Set up ID Management.

  5. In the Set up ID Management dialog box, enter the Reflection ID Management Server URL.

  6. Select the ID Selection Criteria, such as Pool name.