INSTRUCTIONS

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This mainframe emulator is designed to work on computers and mobile devices with a 10” or larger screen and the most current software updates.

Browser Compatibility

The Flynet Viewer emulator is compatible with the latest versions of MS Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera.

Logging in

· Select the Link to Start Emulator on the main page

· Login with your User ID and password then select Enter

· Complete the Multifactor Authentication (MFA) process if prompted

· The Flynet Viewer emulator home page will be displayed

· Select the BNSF Mainframe Emulator tile

· The mainframe screen will be displayed

NOTE: the cursor will not be displayed on the screen until a text box is selected by tap or mouse click. This will also display the keyboard on mobile devices.

· How to login to the mainframe session

· Tap or mouse select the box below “ENTER APPROPRIATE LOGIN DATA BELOW”.

· The cursor will display and the box outline may change colors

· Type in the logon command. For this example, we’ll type “BNSF”

· Select Go or Enter to display the login screen

· Tap or mouse select the box beside Login ID: and enter your B or C number

· Tap or mouse select the box beside Password: and enter your password

· Select Go or Enter to display the next screen

· Tap or mouse select the box at the top of the screen

· Type in the Natural command (natyard, natwo, ect) then press the space bar. [Natural commands must be followed by a blank space]

· Select Go or Enter to display the mainframe session

Action Icons

Action Icons appear at the bottom of the screen and perform an action when selected. All action icons are located to the left on the status line. In some configurations, an icon may be missing based on other configuration settings at the server.

Diagram

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Action Icon Descriptions

Preferences	(only when configured) Open the preferences dialogue
Print Screen	Print current screen image (from browser)
Refresh Screen	Reload screen from server to browser - use to recover or refresh the terminal screen if it is locked
Connect / Disconnect	When red: stop (disconnect) current session; When green: start (connect) a new session. Please use to disconnect before closing the browser to ensure a clean close of your terminal session.
Keyboard Settings	Launch a new browser window describing current keyboard assignments and associated host keys. When available, you can use to customize your keyboard.
General Help	Launch a new browser window with the Flynet Viewer Operators help (this file) displayed
Clipboard Copy	Use to copy a select rectangle from the screen. When you click, you then move the mouse to a corner of your selection; then left mouse button down and drag to describe the copy area; release the left mouse button and the area will be copied to the clipboard. This method is more reliable than highlighting with the mouse and pressing Ctrl-C
Clipboard Paste	Use to paste to the active cursor location; can also use Ctrl-V
Screen History Viewer	When clicked, a history of the last 100 screens you have visited will be displayed, with the most recent to the right (the history scrolls right-to-left). Use the PageUp and PageDn keys to scroll and the End key to close, or the red X.
Macros Management	Display the WebFlow Macros Management panel, with tabs to control List, Edit, Design and Administration Functions (when available)
Special Keys Pinning	Display the special keys clickable image for touch devices, as well as control where it appears depending on device orientation

Please direct all questions to the TSOC Service Desk using one of these channels.