Introduction

Welcome to Attachmate Reflection 2011, a full-featured desktop application that allows you to run host applications, transfer files, and integrate host data into the latest Windows and Office software applications. You can start multiple terminal sessions and even Web pages in a single workspace the same way you'd open multiple documents in most applications.

With Reflection providing terminal emulation, you can use your PC to connect to:

• An IBM mainframe as a 3270 terminal or 3287 printer, using Telnet or Telnet Extended (TN3270/E).
• An AS/400 or iSeries midrange computer as a 5250 terminal or 3812 printer, using Telnet (TN5250/E).
• A UNIX or Open VMS host, using a variety of connection methods.

  Note: Depending on the version of Reflection you have installed, the details of your license agreement, and the security settings applied by your system administrator, some connection types and features described in this Guide may not be available to you.

If you've previously used Reflection or EXTRA! for product emulation, you'll find many new features in Attachmate Reflection 2011. These features combine the best emulation features of Reflection and EXTRA! into a single solution, optimized for Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010.

Following is a summary of the many new and enhanced user interface, productivity, management, and security features you'll find in Reflection.

• User Interface

  You can choose from four types of user experiences: Ribbon, Browser, Classic, or Tablet. The Reflection Ribbon has the look and feel of Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010, including integrated search and theme support. The Reflection Browser has a look and feel similar to the latest Web browsers where screen real estate is maximized. The Classic interface is similar to the legacy Attachmate Reflection and EXTRA! X-treme terminal emulation applications. And the Tablet interface provides a mobile user experience for tablet users who are accessing sessions running on a Citrix server.

  The Ribbon, Browser, and Tablet interfaces provide a multiple document interface, in which you can open multiple sessions. These interfaces also allow you to view and interact with Web pages within the Reflection workspace.

• Productivity Tools

  Tightly integrated with Microsoft Office, Reflection supports productivity features such as Recent Typing, Scratch Pad, Auto Complete, Auto Expand, Spell Check, and Screen History to drive user efficiency. If Microsoft Office 2003 or later is installed, you can leverage host data in e-mail messages, contacts, appointments, notes, tasks, and word-processing documents.

• Management

  You can create and distribute customized 3270, 5250, and VT session documents that include host specifications, or add Web pages to your workspace or layout. Session documents include pointers to mouse maps, keyboard maps, theme files, hotspot files, and Ribbons that you can use to customize the behavior of the session. You can further customize each session by adding macros, scripts, executables, and other options to context menus.

  You can connect to hosts that use IP version 6 (IPv6) addresses. And, you can specify a backup host to which Reflection automatically connects in case of connection failure or interruption.

  License metering for Attachmate Reflection 2011 is available through the optional Reflection Administrator or Reflection for the Web administrative consoles.

• Security Services

  Reflection provides the following security features for determining who can access and use sensitive host data.

  • User Account Control (UAC) for Installation — Build Microsoft Installer (.msi) packages and lock down features.
  • Online Certificate Revocation — When making secure connections, check the authenticity of certificates using Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP), a faster alternative to checking Certificate Trust Lists (CTL).
  • Trusted Locations — Prevent security problems by opening documents only from trusted locations that you specify in the Trust Center.
  • Expanded Information Privacy Support — Protect credit/debit card primary account numbers or other sensitive data that is entered or stored on host screens or in productivity features, such as Screen History.

  To reinforce mainframe security, you can add a layer of protection in front of the host with secure token authorization, using the optional Reflection Administrator.

• Automation and Developer Support

  Using the Reflection object-oriented API model, add functionality to terminal sessions and Web pages using .NET API, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), or HLLAPI programming. You can also create and run VBA scripts using functions provided by the VBA development environment. Documentation for the .NET API and VBA are provided from the Help button on the workspace frame.

  Layout files give you the ability to access the Reflection .NET API in multiple instances of Reflection simultaneously. API security settings allow you to control access to the application through API or macro calls.

  With the Screen Decoration feature, you can highlight required fields, and add buttons, date pickers, drop-down lists, and other controls to your sessions.

• Legacy Support

  Attachmate Reflection 2011 protects the investment you've made in previous products.

  You can still run and edit the macros and scripts you created in legacy Reflection and EXTRA!, including encrypted EXTRA! macros. And, if you have macros that you created in Micro Focus RUMBA, IBM PComm (Macro File type), or Jolly Giant QWS3270, you can run those too.

  For a complete list of new features, see the Attachmate Reflection 2011 R3 SP1 Release Notes.