Using the Rumba+ Router provides you with support for a wider range of client-based applications and connectivity types. By processing API commands on the client workstation, the Rumba+ Router takes advantage of the benefits of distributed computing to enhance both the performance and flexibility of the applications you use to interact with your AS/400 host.
There are common elements within both the Connection Configuration and Link Configuration dialog boxes, regardless of which Rumba+ Router link type you use to make a connection. Because of this, specifying settings does not vary on the Rumba+ Router and Security pages in the Connection Configuration dialog box, nor on the AS/400 AS/400 Link and Advanced pages of the Link Configuration dialog box.
When you select the Rumba+ Router, the Connection Configuration dialog box displays the Rumba+ Router and Security tabs in the second and third tab positions.
When you click the Rumba+ Router tab and add a new connection, you see the Link Configuration dialog box. This has three pages: