Use the Preferences Connections window to set connection
and authentication settings for your CICSplex.
The Preferences Connections window contains
a number of fields that provide information to the
CICS Explorer® to tell it how
to connect to your CICSplex. If you have previously connected to a
CICSplex, the information you provided in the Connections Preferences
window is saved and re-displayed next time you open the window.

- Type
- The type of the system. Values are CICSPlex
SM Data Interface for read-only connection to a CICS® version 3 or version 4 CICSPlex® SM WUI server, or CICS
Management Interface for connection to a CICS version 4, or later, CICSPlex SM WUI server or a single CICS region with update capability.
- Name
- The local name used to identify this connection. The name can
be anything you choose and is only used to help you distinguish between
different connections.
- Host name
- The TCP/IP host name of your CICSPlex SM
WUI server or your stand-alone CICS region.
This is the value specified in the WUI server initialization parameter TCPIPHOSTNAME
- Port number
- The port used to access the server. For a WUI server, this is
the value specified in the TCPIPPORT attribute
of the TCPIPSERVICE definition created when configuring
the CICS management interface.
- User ID
- Your authorized userid for the system.
When all the information has been entered, click Apply to
connect to the CICSplex and leave the Preferences Connections window
open. Alternatively, click OK to connect and close the Preferences
Connections window. The Signon dialog is displayed and you must enter
or confirm your connection credentials before the CICS Explorer will connect
to your CICSplex.
You can click Restore Defaults to restore
the fields to the default values set by your organization.