Mocha TN3270 for iPhone - iPod Touch. iPad- FAQ

TN3270

Frequently Asked Questions

General

Difference between Lite and Paid version

What type of SSL is used

Cannot make a connection to the IBM Mainframe

How to connect to an IBM Mainframe from the Internet (EDGE)

Copy a configuration to another device

- Difference between Lite and Paid version
The lite version (without a license key) has a 5 min. session limit.

- What type of SSL is used
TN3270 can use the SSL/TLS protocol build into the iPhone OS. Certificates are not supported

- Cannot make a connection to the IBM Mainframe
Either

wrong IP address for the IBM Mainframe

A firewall stopping access on port 23.

The iPhone/iPad is not on the same network as the IBM Mainframe

- How to connect to an IBM Mainframe from the Internet (EDGE)
To allow a connection with the iPhone on the EDGE network or another wifi network, maybe at your local Cafe, you must configure the router/firewall protecting your office network to allow traffic on port 23 or 992 if using SSL. This could be a security risk! Read the router manual for advice.

An example:
I have a router at my office, which connect to the Internet. It has IP address 88.1.2.44 on the Internet. The router has a fixed IP address on the Internet, if your internet provider (ISP) gives a dynamic address, a solution could be to use a service as NO-IP

Our Office IBM Mainframe has a fixed IP address on the local network (wifi) at 192.168.2.2

In the router firewall configuration I have configured, if it receives data on port 23 (or 992 if SSL is enabled in TN3270), forward it to 192.168.2.2.

When on the EDGE network with the iPhone, I will in TN3270 as IBM Mainframe IP address write
88.1.2.44 , and as port 23 (not the IP address for the IBM Mainframe!)

Copy a configuration to another device
Export In menu - configure, click on "export", and the data for the first configuration will be send to the email program as an URL.

User id, and password will not be copied.

Import Either send the email to the target device, or have the URL on a web page, which can be clicked in the Web browser on the target device.

Elements in the URL will overwrite the existing values in the configuration.

Syntax
Example:
mochatn3270://CONFIG=192.168.2.100&port=23&ssl=0&name=&codepage=37&btkeyboard=0&keyclick=1&
close_on_bg=0&btbarcode=0&barcode_enter=0&barcode_next=0&barcode_status=0&autolock=0&
terminal_32x80=1&blink=1&tn3270e=1&luname=&color_red=16711680&color_blue=255&
color_turquoise=65535&color_white=16777215&color_yellow=16776960&color_pink=16711935&
color_select=16744448&color_bg=0&color_cursor=8421504&font=Courier%2DBoldOblique&
lock_dims=&mmacro_0=wrksplf&mmacro_1=&mmacro_2=&mmacro_3=&mmacro_4=&mmacro_5=&
mmacro_6=&mmacro_7=&mmacro_8=&mmacroname_0=&mmacroname_1=&mmacroname_2=&
mmacroname_3=&mmacroname_4=&mmacroname_5=&mmacroname_6=&mmacroname_7=&
mmacroname_8=&banner=1&ontop=1&knap_0=xhide&knap_1=xins&knap_2=xF1&
knap_3=xF2&knap_4=xF3&knap_5=xF4&knap_6=xF5&knap_7=xF6&knap_8=xF7&
knap_9=xF8&knap_10=xF9&knap_11=xF10&knap_12=xF11&knap_13=xF12&
knap_14=xF13&knap_15=xF14&knap_16=xF15&knap_17=xF16&knap_18=xF17&
knap_19=xF18&knap_20=xF19&knap_21=xF20&knap_22=xF21&knap_23=xF22&
knap_24=xF23&knap_25=xF24&knap_26=xclear&knap_27=xpa1&knap_28=xpa2&
knap_29=xpa3&knap_30=xreset&knap_31=xerase&knap_32=xnext&knap_33=xprev&
knap_34=xdup&knap_35=xmacro&knap_36=xsysreq&knap_37=xattn&knap_38=xenter&
knap_39=x%3C%2D%2D&knap_40=x%5E&knap_41=xv&knap_42=x%2D%2D%3E&
keepalive=0&
Syntax:
mochatn3270://CONFIG=Server IP address&Parameters

0 = off, 1 = on
Parameters:

port= menu - configure - server port

ssl= menu - configure - ssl

name= menu - configure - name (alias name)

codepage= menu - configure - codepage

btkeyboard= menu - configure - wireless keyboard

keyclick= menu - configure - key click

close_on_bg= menu - configure - close session on exit

btbarcode= menu - configure - barcode scanner

barcode_enter= menu - configure - send enter

barcode_next= menu - configure - send TAB

barcode_status= menu - configure - start scanner

autolock= menu - configure - auto lock

terminal_32x80= menu - configure - terminal 32x80

blink= menu - configure - cursor blink

tn3270e= menu - configure - tn3270e

luname= menu - configure - luname

color_red= menu - configure - colors - red

color_blue= menu - configure - colors - blue

color_turquoise= menu - configure - colors - turquoise

color_white= menu - configure - colors - white

color_yellow= menu - configure - colors - yellow

color_pink= menu - configure - colors - pink

color_select= menu - configure - colors - select

color_bg= menu - configure - colors - background

color_cursor= menu - configure - colors - cursor

devicename= menu - configure - device name

font= menu - configure - font

lock_dims= menu - lock

mmacro_0= menu - macros - macro 0 value

mmacro_1= menu - macros - macro 1 value

mmacro_2= menu - macros - macro 2 value

mmacro_3= menu - macros - macro 3 value

mmacro_4= menu - macros - macro 4 value

mmacro_5= menu - macros - macro 5 value

mmacro_6= menu - macros - macro 6 value

mmacro_7= menu - macros - macro 7 value

mmacro_8= menu - macros - macro 8 value

mmacroname_0= menu - macros - macro 0 name

mmacroname_1= menu - macros - macro 1 name

mmacroname_2= menu - macros - macro 2 name

mmacroname_3= menu - macros - macro 3 name

mmacroname_4= menu - macros - macro 4 name

mmacroname_5= menu - macros - macro 5 name

mmacroname_6= menu - macros - macro 6 name

mmacroname_7= menu - macros - macro 7 name

mmacroname_8= menu - macros - macro 8 name

banner= menu - configure - show key banner

ontop= menu - configure - key banner on top of the 3270 screen

knap_0= menu - configure - banner layout - value for first button (*)

knap_1= menu - configure - banner layout - value for second button (*)

...

keepalive= menu - configure - keep alive

(*) button in use start with "x"