Limiting The Number of TN3270 Plus Sessions

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TN3270 Plus allows you to connect up to 99 different display and/or printer sessions concurrently in a single window. The display and/or printer sessions may be of different terminal types and may be connected to one or more host computers. Each session is given a session number between 1 and 99. For more information about using multiple sessions, see Working With Multiple Sessions.

By default TN3270 Plus allows 99 sessions in a single window, you can limit the number of sessions by adding the following DWORD registry entry:

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SDI\TN3270 Plus\Configuration\MaximumSessions

 

and setting it to the maximum number of sessions you wish to allow. Numbers from 1 to 99 are valid.

Step-By-Step

Use the following step-by-step instructions to make the registry change required to limit the TN3270 Plus sessions.

 

1.Run regedit.exe.
2.Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SDI\TN3270 Plus\Configuration\
 
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3.Right click on the Configuration key and expand the New context menu item and select DWORD VALUE. A "New Value #1" entry appear in the right pane. Rename this value to "MaximumSessions".
 
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4.After you have renamed "New Value #1" to "MaximumSessions" right click on MaximumSessions and select Modify from the context menu to display the Edit DWORD Value dialog. Click on the Decimal radio button and then enter the maximum number of sessions you wish to allow in the Value data edit box. Numbers from 1 to 99 are valid.
 
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5.Click the OK button to complete the update.
 
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TN3270 Plus is continually being improved. To learn more about the latest enhancements, please review our Version History web page.