Installation and Setup

For installation instructions please refer to the TbredComm Installation And Activation Guide.

Terminal Table Setting

Before starting TbredComm make sure your host is configured to use the TBREDCON terminal table (For more information see the TbredComm Installation Manual and the Dictionary-IV Administrator Guide). This terminal table provides the best emulation for the TbredComm product.

AutoLogons

A key feature of TbredComm is the ability to create AutoLogons that can be used to automate all or part of the login process. Using AutoLogon configurations in combination with AutoLogon scripts, you can create a wide range of desktop shortcuts. You can:

• Establish a TCP/IP raw, telnet, or SSH connection to a pre-configured host.
• Supply a pre-configured user name or prompt the user to enter their user name.
• Supply a pre-configured password or prompt the user to enter their password.
• Emulate keystrokes on the host. For example keystroke emulation can be used to set the terminal type to TBREDCON, change the directory to usr/lib/basic, start Basic with the appropriate IPLINPUT file, and then make a selection from an application menu.

For information on creating and maintaining AutoLogon configurations please see the WorkStation Manager manual (TbredComm AutoLogons tab).

For more information on the AutoLogon scripting language please see the AutoLogon Scripts section in this manual.

Creating Shortcuts

Right mouse click on your Desktop. Select New, select Shortcut. The Windows Shortcut Wizard will display. Click Browse and select *Tbredcom-program-path\*TSI\Bin\Tbredcom.exe. Typically this is C:\Program Files\TSI\Bin\Tbredcom.exe. Select Next and enter a name for this shortcut. Select Finish.

To add an Autologon to your shortcut, right mouse click on the shortcut created by the Shortcut Wizard and select Properties. The Shortcut tab should be selected. Modify the Target value by appending -A and the three character Autologon key.

Example: “C:\Program Files\TSI\Bin\Tbredcom.exe” –A TSI

Note

On Windows 10/Windows 11/Windows Server 2016/Windows Server 2019/Windows Server 2022/Windows Server 2025 the default shortcut created by the installation follows the Microsoft recommendation of creating Advertised shortcuts. The Target property for these shortcut types is read only, they cannot be modified or copied and then modified. A new shortcut must be created using the Windows Shortcut Wizard for the Autologon parameters.

From the TbredComm Reference, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF