Configuring host sessions

Both administrators and client users can configure host sessions. Administrators can configure host sessions for groups or for users. Users can configure host sessions that have been provided to them by their administrator; however, the administrator can lock some or all of the fields.

Creating a session

1. On Windows NT, click Start > Programs > IBM Host On-Demand > Administration > Administration Utility. On other platforms, open HODAdmin.html in the HOD directory. You can open the Administrator window from any computer that has access to the Host On-Demand server.
2. Log on as the administrator.
3. Click Users/Groups.
4. Right-click the user or group for whom you want to create a session and select Sessions.
5. In the Configure box, click the display or printer session you want to create.
6. On each tab, type or select the required information.
7. Click OK.

Lock
Locking fields locks the startup values for a session. In most case, users can not change values for those fields because the fields are unavailable. However, functions accessed from the session menu bar or tool bar can be changed.

Modifying a session configuration

1. Right-click the session's icon.
2. Click Properties.
3. On each tab, change the required information.
4. Click OK when you are finished.

To modify a session's runtime properties, such as remapping the keyboard, changing colors, or defining macros, the administrator can right-click on the session's icon, click Start Session, and make the changes in the session.

Modifying a session's runtime properties

In order to start a user or group session and change the session's runtime properties, such as keyboard mapping, color mapping, or macros, administrators must download one of the full administration clients:

• Full Administration client (HODAdminFull.html)
• Full Administration client cached (HODAdminCachedFull.html)
• Full administration client cached with problem determination (HODAdminCachedDebugFull.html)

Full administration clients have all the capabilities of Host On-Demand administration clients. To make runtime changes, the administrator right-clicks on the session and selects Start Session. The session starts, and the administrator can make the changes just as the user would. Note the following limitations of the full administration client:

• You cannot change the runtime properties for a multiple session icon. You need to update each session individually.
• You can only update the runtime properties of a session if you have specified that the session should launch in a separate window. To check this, right-click on the session's icon, select Properties, and click Preferences > Start Options. In the Start Options window, make sure the Start in Separate Window radio button is set to Yes.
• You can only update one session at a time. When you start a user or group session, the other Host On-Demand windows are disabled. Save the session and close it to enable the other Host On-Demand windows again.
• The full administration clients download more files than the other administration clients. If you don't plan to change the session's runtime properties, you can save space by downloading the other administration clients instead. If you have the regular administration client installed and you try to change the session's runtime properties, you are prompted to install one of the full administration clients.

Copying a session

1. Right-click the session icon that you want to copy.
2. Click Copy from the menu.

   The session is copied to the clipboard for the Administration utility. You can now paste the session to another user's or group's configuration.

If you copy a session configured for multiple sessions, you must individually copy all of the sessions contained within that configuration. For example, if the multiple session icon is configured to start a 3270, a 5250, and a 3270 print session, you need to copy each of those three sessions and the multiple session icon.

Pasting a session

You cannot paste a session until you have copied a session to the clipboard. There are two ways you can paste a new session. If you plan to make updates to each new session, pasting to the Configured Sessions window enables this more quickly. If your goal is to add new sessions quickly to many users and groups without changing session properties, pasting to the Users/Groups window enables this more quickly.

Pasting to the Configured Sessions window

1. Right-click the user or group into which you want to paste the session currently on the clipboard.
2. Click Sessions from the menu.
3. Right-click in an empty area of the Configured Sessions window.
4. Click Paste from the menu.

You see the new session icon pasted into the Configured Sessions window with the same configuration as the original session you copied. If the new user or group already has an existing icon with the copied session name, a number is added to the beginning of the new icon's name to indicate it is a copied session. For example, if the original session name is 3270 Session, the name of the copied session is 1:3270 Session.

5. To make any changes, such as the session name, right-click the new icon and click Properties.
6. To make another copy, right-click in an empty area of the Configured Sessions window and click Paste. Repeat for as many copies as you want.

If you paste a session configured for multiple sessions, you must individually copy and paste all of the sessions contained within that configuration. For example, if the multiple session icon is configured to start a 3270, a 5250, and a 3270 print session, you need to copy and paste each of those three sessions and the multiple session icon.

If you paste a session with associated printers defined, you need to open the session's properties (right-click the icon and click Properties) to verify that the associated printer settings are correct. Save the session when the associated printer settings are defined correctly.

Pasting to the Users/Groups window

1. Right-click the user or group into which you want to paste the session currently on the clipboard.
2. Click Paste Session.

The new session is pasted into the selected user or group with the same configuration as the original session you copied. You will need to open the Configured Sessions window for that user or group to make any changes to the new session, such as the session name. If the new user or group already has an existing icon with the copied session name, a number is added to the beginning of the new icon's name to indicate it is a copied session. For example, if the original session name is 3270 Session, the name of the copied session is 1:3270 Session.

3. To make any changes, such as the session name, open the Configured Session window for the new user or group, right-click the new icon, and click Properties.
4. To make another copy, in the Users/Groups window right-click the user or group to which you want to add the new session and click Paste Session. Repeat for as many copies as you want.

If you paste a session configured for multiple sessions, you must individually copy and paste all of the sessions contained within that configuration. For example, if the multiple session icon is configured to start a 3270, a 5250, and a 3270 print session, you need to copy and paste each of those three sessions and the multiple session icon.

If you paste a session with associated printers defined, you need to open the session's properties (from the Configured Sessions window, right-click the icon and click Properties) to verify that the associated printer settings are correct. Save the session when the associated printer settings are defined correctly.

Duplicating a session

1. Right-click the session's icon and click Duplicate Session.
   A new icon appears in the Configured Sessions window with a number added to the beginning to indicate it is a duplicated session. For example, if the original session name is 3270 Session, the name of the first duplicated session is 1:3270 Session. The new session has the same configuration as the original session you duplicated.
2. Right-click the new icon and click Properties to make any changes, such as the session name.
3. To make another duplicate, right-click the session's icon, either the original or the copied session icon, and click Duplicate Session again.

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