iSeries Access for Web V5R2 and WebSphere Host Publisher V4.0

80 iSeries Access for Web V5R2 and WebSphere Host Publisher V4.0

4.1 Comparing the V5R2 interface and XML Gateway

Table 4-1 illustrates the difference between the iSeries Access for Web V5R2 interface and

Host Publisher XML Gateway.

Table 4-1 Interface comparison

4.2 Starting a 5250 session

Figure 4-1 shows the 5250 tab of the iSeries Access for Web.

Figure 4-1 5250 tab

iSeries Access for Web has the ability to start a 5250 session from multiple locations:

 5250-> Start Session or 5250-> Active Sessions-> Start session: Selecting this

method always starts a new session to the default iSeries server. You may change the

default server and start a session to an iSeries server not running iSeries Access for Web.

Figure 4-2 shows the Start Session page.

Function iSeries Access for Web V5R2

Interface

Host Publisher XML Gateway

Requires Host Publisher V4.0 No Yes

Multiple views Yes No

Macro support Yes No

Break message support No No

Cursor positioning Yes No

Special keystroke handling Yes No

Workstation ID support Yes No

Function key enhancements Yes No

Save configured sessions Yes Yes- XML Legacy Gateway

Portal

Change interface colors Yes No

132 column support Yes No