About tn3270 X for Macintosh
Restrictions

tn3270 X is a free program available for download from Brown University.

Product
Information

tn3270 X (vendor: Peter DiCamillo) permits users to logon to IBM mainframe computers (VM or MVS). Further information about tn3270.

Requirements
Operating System: Macintosh OS X 10.1.5-10.6.8 (incompatible with Mac OS 10.7)
License

Free.

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Download and
Installation

To download and install tn3270 X:

  1. Click here to download tn3270 X. This will download an image to the desktop.
  2. Create a "tn3270x" folder in your Applications folder.
  3. Mount the tn3270x image. (Double-click on the image file.)
  4. Copy the contents of the tn3270x folder to the newly created tn3270x folder in your Applications folder.
  5. Launch tn3270x and Quit. (Double-click the tn3270x icon, click Cancel and Quit.)

Once tn3270 X is installed, it should be configured for SSL:

  1. Click here to download the tn3270 X configuration file for SSL.
  2. Double-click on the "tn3270_settings.dmg" installer.
  3. Copy the "Brownmvs" icon to the tn3270x folder in your Applications folder.
  4. Double-click on the "Brownmvs" icon.

tn3270 should now be configured to use SSL. To verify, go to Network/Connection Status.


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Last Reviewed: Wednesday, 13-Jul-2011 14:38:01 EDT by Software_Services