Feature Selection

The features and subfeatures available for Personal Communications are described in Table 1. This table also identifies which features are installed by default.

Note: In the custom setup window, if the icon to the left of the feature name is white, that feature and all of its subfeatures will be installed. If the icon appears grey, that feature or one or more of its subfeatures will not be installed.
Table 1. Feature Selection Tree Contents
Feature Description Subfeatures Available Default
3270 Emulation and Services Your workstation can emulate a zSeries™ terminal (display, printer, or both). The emulator APIs (such as EHLAPPI, PCSAPI, DDE and SRPI) and utilities (such as Multiple Sessions, Menu Bar, CM Mouse, and Zip Print) are installed. ZipPrint Yes
3270 Emulation and Services Your workstation can emulate an TN3270, TN3270E terminal (display, printer, or both). The emulator APIs and utilities (such as Multiple Sessions, Menu Bar, CM Mouse, and Data Transfer) are installed. ZipprintDefaultYes  
5250 Emulation and Services Your workstation can emulate an iSeries™, eServer™ i5, or System i5™ terminal (display, printer, or both). The emulator APIs and utilities (such as Multiple Sessions, Menu Bar, CM Mouse, and Data Transfer) are installed.

Data Transfer

  • iSeries Connection Configuration
 Yes
VT Emulation Your workstation can emulate an ASCII terminal. The emulator APIs (such as Multiple Sessions, CM Mouse, and Menu Bar) are installed. None Yes
Fonts Additional fonts are available, such as special 3270, bidirectional, and certain Asian languages. Fonts listed in dialog Yes
IBM SNA Protocols
This feature includes the APPC and CPI-C programming interfaces, and the device drivers that let you use SNA communications.
Note: This selection is not available for Windows® x64 platforms.
  • AnyNet® SNA over TCP/IP
  • Utilities
    • Check Connection APING
    • Database Access
  • Administrative and PD Aids
    • Display SNA Sense Data
    • SNA Node Configuration
    • SNA Node Configuration Verification
    • SNA Node Operations
 Yes
Secure Sockets Layer Allows encryption and authentication customization.
  • MS CryptoAPI Security
  
Administrative and PD Aids Diagnosis and update tools are included.
  • Log Viewer
  • Information Bundler
    • Internet Service
 Yes
Utilities Optional product utilities that can be installed.
  • CM Mouse
  • Convert Macro
  • DOS EHLLAPI
    Note: This selection is not available for Windows x64 platforms.
  • Menu Bar Customization Utility
  • Multiple Sessions
  • User Preferences
  • FTP client
 All but CM Mouse are installed by default.Yes
Emulator Programming APIs APIs and sample programs.
.NET Interops
  • Register to GAC
  • Interops Sample
Sample Programs for APIs
  • Host Access Class Library for C++
  • Visual Basic
  • Miscellaneous APIs
 No
Note:
  1. The .NET Interops Register to GAC option is only available if the installation program detects that the .NET framework is present. However, the primary FTP client assembly will not be registered in the GAC.

    FTP Client requires .NET Framework v2.0 or higher to be installed on the system.

  2. If you want to make any of the following attachments, you must install IBM SNA Protocols. However, if another SNA protocol stack is already installed on your machine, this feature is hidden and not available for installation.
    • LAN via IEEE 802.2
    • APPC 3270
    • 3270 via iSeries (3270 Passthru)
    • Microsoft® SNA client over FMI
    • SDLC
    • SNA over Async
    • IBM Global Network® SNA-over-Async
    • Hayes AutoSync
    • AnyNet SNA over TCP/IP
    • Dependent Logical Unit Requester (DLUR)
Parent topic: Custom Installation