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Features Introduced in Reflection for the Web 9.5 and 9.6
Technical Note 2188
Last Reviewed 23-Aug-2007
Applies To
Reflection for the Web version 9.5 through 9.x
Summary

This technical note lists the product enhancements introduced in Reflection for the Web version 9.5 and 9.6.

Note: Reflection for the Web 2008 is available beginning in June 2008. For a list of new features in Reflection for the Web 2008 R1, see Technical Note 2345. For information about purchasing Reflection for the Web, please e-mail us at: SalesRecept@attachmate.com.

Reflection for the Web version 9.6 includes the following new features:

  • Unisys Terminal Emulation

Reflection for the Web provides T27 terminal emulation. Use your PC to connect to a Unisys ClearPath NX/LX series or A Series host as a T27 terminal.

  • Unisys Printer Emulation

Reflection for the Web provides T27 printer emulation. Use your PC to connect to a Unisys ClearPath NX/LX series or A Series host as a T27 printer.

  • SiteMinder version support

SiteMinder versions 4 and 5 or higher are supported. Version 5 or higher supports specification of a SiteMinder host configuration file. For more information on integrating Reflection for the Web with SiteMinder, see Technical Note 1755.

  • IPv6 support

Reflection for the Web can now operate in an IPv6 environment.

Reflection for the Web version 9.5 includes the following new features:

  • Unisys UTS Terminal Emulation

Reflection for the Web provides Unisys UTS terminal emulation. Use your PC to connect to a host as a UTS terminal using the INT1 transport.

UTS emulation is optional in Reflection for the Web. Depending on your license agreement with Attachmate, it may not be enabled in your edition of the product. Contact your Attachmate sales representative or Attachmate Sales Support (800.872.2829) if you need to enable Reflection for the Web UTS emulation features.

  • Management Server Data Replication

Use this feature to set up automated replication of configuration data between multiple management servers. A master management server updates all configured slave management servers with server configuration updates, including configured sessions.

For more information, see Technical Note 2174, Configuring Replication in Reflection for the Web 9.5 or Higher.

  • Concurrent Administration

Multiple administrators can simultaneously edit settings for a single management server in different sections of the Administrative WebStation.

  • Session profiling

You can restrict client functionality at the menu, dialog box, and toolbar level rather than selecting from static categories for user access. Individual menu items, toolbars, and individual items on dialog boxes can be restricted for each session you create.

  • OCSP Support for Secure Connections

Administrators can download, configure, and manage URLs of OCSP responders in emulation sessions and on the security proxy server. The Authority Information Access extension in a certificate is also supported.

  • ECL Enhancements

The Reflection for the Web Emulator Class Library (ECL) is a Java-based, object-oriented set of classes and methods for developing web-based applets that access and integrate legacy host information. New classes have been added that make it easier to embed the Reflection for the Web terminal display in a Java application, add toolbar buttons, or create a toolbar to perform API tasks.

  • SSH keyboard-interactive user authentication

SSH now supports multi-factor keyboard interactive authentication.

  • SiteMinder support

Reflection for the Web 9.5 is compatible with SiteMinder version 6.0.

  • Optimized font display

For more information about optimizing fonts for display in Reflection for the Web, see Technical Note 1505.

Key Features in Reflection for the Web

Key features in Reflection for the Web include the following:

Administrative WebStation and Other Management Features

  • Centralized management
  • Secure LDAP support
  • Session manager tool for creating Web- and Windows-based Reflection sessions
  • Ability to deploy Web or Windows sessions for Microsoft Active Directory and other LDAP users
  • Support for integrating Reflection for the Web with the BEA AquaLogic User Interaction (formerly called Plumtree), BEA WebLogic, and IBM WebSphere portals
  • Ability to use SiteMinder to authenticate Reflection for the Web with a single sign-on process
  • Enhanced security including support for SSL with RSA and DSS/Diffie-Hellman standards, as well as support for AES Crypto encryption
  • Powerful HACL-like API, the Emulator Class Library (ECL)
  • Four languages on the same CD: English, French, German, and Japanese for any supported platform
  • Usage metering to audit and control access to Web-based and Windows-based host sessions
  • Authentication and access control management
  • Browser compatibility detection
  • Remote or local administration
  • Extensive browser-accessible help
  • Menu and dialog box profiling options to customize user access

Web-Based Terminal Emulation Features

The following session types are available in version 9.5:

  • IBM 3270 (double-byte enabled)
  • IBM 3270 Printer (double-byte enabled)
  • IBM 5250
  • IBM AS/400 Printer
  • IBM AS/400 Data Transfer
  • HP with NS/VT
  • HP with Telnet
  • UTS
  • VT
  • FTP

Collectively, these session types offer the following features:

Client Emulation Features

  • Multi-session support
  • Floating or docked terminal keyboard
  • Floating or docked toolbar
  • Keyboard mapping problems resolved in the Java environment using J2SE 1.4 or later: NumLock can be mapped; Return, Enter, and modifier keys (Ctrl, Alt, and Shift) can be mapped separately
  • Support for mapping user-defined characters (double-byte enabled emulations only)
  • Keisen character support (double-byte enabled emulations only)
  • International code page and keyboard support
  • Screen printing
  • Macro record and playback
  • Copy and paste
  • Automatic font resizing
  • Light pen support (IBM 3270 and IBM 5250 only)
  • HTML-based online help, with redefinable Help menu commands
  • Automated single sign-on macros

Customization Features

  • Keyboard mapping
  • Hotspots (IBM 3270 and IBM 5250 only)
  • Configurable button palette

FTP File Transfer

  • Secure FTP file transfers to and from any host or FTP server
  • Formats: ASCII and binary; automatically detects file formats
  • Preset file transfer configurations
  • Programmatic access to file transfer
  • FTP command line interface

Network security

  • Works with SOCKS version 4 proxy servers

IBM Mainframe Emulation

  • TN3270 and TN3270E connectivity
  • Models 2 (24x80), 3 (32x80), 4 (43x80), and 5 (27x132)
  • APVUFILE transfer for CMS, TSO, or CICS (double-byte enabled emulations only)
  • Mainframe IND$FILE file transfer for CMS, TSO, or CICS
  • Model 3287 printing
  • ROECE Latin code page (Eastern Europe)
  • APL character set
  • Express logon
  • Smart card support

IBM AS/400 Emulation

  • TN5250 connectivity
  • Models 3179, 3180, 3196, 3477, 3486, 3487, 5251, and 5291
  • AS/400 data transfer
  • 3812 printing (HPT and non-HPT)
  • ROECE Latin code page (Eastern Europe)

UNIX and OpenVMS Emulation

  • Telnet connectivity
  • VT220 with VT400 extensions, VT102, VT100, and VT52
  • ANSI color
  • Column support, from 80 or 132
  • Row support, from 24 to 144
  • ISO Latin-1, Latin-2, Latin-5, Latin-9
  • VT logging and controller mode printing

HP Emulation

  • NS/VT and Telnet connectivity
  • HP 700/92, HP 700/94, HP 700/96, HP 700/98, and HP 2392A
  • Column support, from 80 to 512
  • Row support, from 24 to 144
  • HP Roman 8 and 9
  • Host-initiated RCL commands
  • HP printing support

UTS Emulation

  • INT1 connectivity
  • UTS 20, UTS 40 and UTS 60 device support
  • Full UTS 60 Color support
  • Column support, from 64 to 132
  • Row support, from 12 to 24
  • Translation Table support
  • UTS logging and host-initiated printing

Security Features

  • SSL/TLS with RSA and DSA/Diffie-Hellman, which includes encryption, authentication, and key exchange
  • AES, DES, and Triple-DES encryption
  • Secure Shell (SSH) connections in VT and HP sessions
  • Java-based security proxy server runs on any Java 2 VM
  • Attachmate VeriSign and Thawte Consulting certificates provide applet verification
  • HTTPS tunneling with authentication support
  • End-to-end encryption tunneled through the security proxy server
  • Encryption of single-sign on credentials
  • Secure token authorization

Additional Resources

For more information about Reflection for the Web 9.5 or 9.6, see the following resources:

Obtaining Reflection for the Web

Maintained customers are eligible to download the latest product releases from the Attachmate Download Library web site: https://download.attachmate.com/Upgrades/. For more information about logging into and using the Attachmate Download Library, see Technical Note 0200.

Documentation

Reflection for the Web documentation is available on the Attachmate Support site:

http://support.attachmate.com/manuals/wthdocs.html

Related Technical Notes
0200 Using the Attachmate Download Library (FAQ)
1505 Optimizing Fonts for Display and Printing with Reflection for the Web
1755 Integrating Reflection for the Web with SiteMinder
1853 Upgrading to Reflection for the Web 9.x
2174 Configuring Replication in Reflection for the Web 9.5 or Higher
2345 New Features in Reflection for the Web 2008

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