Supported emulators
The HOST Engine 3.0 automatically recognizes the type of your HOST emulator based on the specific DLL file(s) located in your system. There is no need for additional setup.
Ensure that the path to the folder which contains the emulator-specific DLL(s) is included in the Path system variable. |
The HOST Engine 3.0 supports the following emulator versions:
Emulator name |
Emulator version |
x86 |
x64 |
---|---|---|---|
Aviva for Desktops |
16.0 |
■ |
■ |
DN Computing Quick3270 |
5.51 |
■ |
■ |
DN Computing Quick3270 Secure |
5.51 |
■ |
■ |
IBM Personal Communications |
14.0.0.0 |
■ |
■ |
Jolly Giant QWS3270 Secure |
5.1 |
■ |
■ |
Jolly Giant QWS5250 |
2.0 |
■ |
■ |
Micro Focus Extra! X-treme |
9.5.0 |
■ |
■ |
Micro Focus Reflection |
17.0.434.0 |
■ |
■ |
Micro Focus Rumba+ Desktop |
10.0 |
■ |
■ |
OpenText HostExplorer |
15.0.7 |
■ |
■ |
Rocket Terminal Emulator (formerly BlueZone) |
8.1 |
■ |
■ |
The HOST Engine 3.0 supports IBM Mainframe applications using TN3270 and TN5250 communication.
Encrypted sessions
The HOST Engine 3.0 supports encrypted mainframe sessions based on the emulators individual limitations on encryption. For example, the HOST Engine 3.0 supports the Rocket Terminal Emulator only without encryption, due to its own limitation.