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Genie has two different methods for running 5250 sessions. The type of connection used is specified in the Administrator.
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When using the Virtual Terminal, it is not important whether the system is setup to automatically configure virtual devices or not. See here for how to request a specific device name.
WebFacing Server
This connection type creates sessions which do not use the system's interactive processing by using the system's WebFacing Server. This can result in better performance on system's with limited interactive CPW. However, the connection type is lacking features described above due to limitations in IBM's 5250 interface for the WebFacing Server.
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However, it is recommended to have the system automatically start the server along with TCP/IP. This can be configured in System i Navigator under Network->Servers->TCP/IP->WebFacing. The option is under the WebFacing Server's context menu option "Properties".
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