INSTRUCTIONS FOR RUNNING ON AN IBM SYSTEM Z for BCIS 3680.
PROBLEM ONE – PART A – MAINFRAME LOGIN
LOGIN PROCESS FOR BCIS 3680 STUDENTS
SETTING UP YOUR IBM SYSTEM Z ‘TSO’ ACCESS USING ‘VISTA’ TN 3270 SOFTWARE
[‘VISTA’ is the name of the TN3270 software and
has nothing to do with MS Windows]
1. Download TN3270 software, from the 3680 website
2. Install the software by going to your DESKTOP and double-clicking the tn3270.exe file. You will get a screen SIMILIAR to the following. REMEMBER WHERE THESE FILES ARE LOCATED ON YOUR COMPUTER.
3. Notice the icons and names listed. Copy “Vista TN 3270 Standard Session” to your desktop. You will use it LATER. It is the icon that you will use the rest of the semester to automatically connect to the SYSTEM Z TN 3270 system. It can ONLY be used after you have first successfully established a host connection.
4. Run [double click] the icon/file named “Vista TN 3270” to get the Connect Window to appear so you can type in needed information. IF you get a WELCOME screen, please close it leaving the Vista TN3270 Session screen