Create a 5250 Printer Session

InfoConnect 5250 printer sessions emulate IBM 3812 printers. Data sent from the host to the printer session is passed on to the local printer.

To create a 5250 printer session from the InfoConnect Workspace

The steps depend on your user interface mode.

User Interface Mode	Steps
Ribbon or InfoConnect Browser	From the Quick Access Toolbar, click New Document .
TouchUX	Tap the Folder icon and then under File, select New.
Classic MDI	From the File menu, select New Session.

Select 5250 Printer and click Create.
In the Enter Host Name or IP Address dialog box, type a host name or IP address, and click Connect to connect immediately, or Cancel to configure more than just the host name.

To create a 5250 printer session from the Windows Start menu

From the Windows Start menu, choose All Programs > Micro Focus InfoConnect > Reflection IBM Printer.

Printer sessions created this way use 3270 printer emulation by default.

Use the following steps to change to a 5250 printer session.
Click Cancel to close the Enter Host Name or IP Address dialog box.
From the Connection menu, choose Session Setup.
Under Session, from the Type list, choose IBM 5250 Printer.
For Host Name/IP Address, enter the fully qualified host name.
Click Connect to connect immediately, or click OK to configure additional settings.