How the Redirector works

How the Redirector works illustrates how the Redirector sends the client data to the Telnet server and sends to the client the responding data from the Telnet server.
Figure 1. How the Redirector works

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The Redirector can be configured in any one of the following four modes:
  • Passthrough
    • The Redirector communicates with the Telnet server and the client without changing the content of the data.
  • Client-side
    • The client and the Redirector communicate in a secure session using TLS (the content is encrypted/decrypted).
    • The Redirector and the Telnet server communicate in a non-secure session.
  • Host-side
    • The client and the Redirector communicate in a non-secure session.
    • The Redirector and the Telnet server communicate in a secure session using TLS (the content is encrypted/decrypted)
  • Both
    • The client and the Redirector communicate in a secure session using TLS (the content is encrypted/decrypted).
    • The Redirector and the Telnet server communicate in a secure session using TLS (the content is encrypted/decrypted).

Before you use the Client-side, Server-side, or Both modes, you need to create the ServerKeyStore.jks fiel (if configured to use JSSE) for the Redirector.

You can use the Pass-through mode when encryption by the Redirector is not necessary, either because the data stream does not need to be encrypted, or because the data stream is already encrypted between the client and the Telnet server. you need to use the Pass-through mode if the Z and I Emulator for Web client is connecting through the Redirector to a host that requires client authentication or Express Logon.

Refer to Adding a host to the Redirector for more information.