Welcome

Glink 5250 Lite is an iOS-version of Gallagher & Robertson's best-selling terminal emulation program, Glink Professional Edition for Microsoft Windows. Glink 5250 Lite runs on devices running the iOS operating system, providing access to a wide range of host systems.

Glink 5250 Lite is used to access applications running on IBM iSeries (AS/400) host systems. Glink 5250 Lite emulates all IBM 5250 terminals and uses the TN5250 protocol for communication with the host systems.

Glink 5250 Lite brings you a high quality and proven emulator for free on your iOS devices.

Features

• IBM5250 terminal emulation, all screen sizes
• TN5250 communication to host
• SSL/TLS support for secure communication
• Supports Double Byte Character Sets (DBCS) like Chinese, Japanese and Korean
• Multiline toolbar with function keys
• Pop-up standard keyboard with support of international characters
• Tab/shift-Tab and arrow-keys supported on external Bluetooth keyboard
• Colors can be customized
• Multiple host configurations supported
• Optional password protected configurations
• Optional use of double-tap as Enter/Transmit
• Print or e-mail host print data
• Print or e-mail terminal emulation content or scrollback buffer content
• Zoom and scroll
• Blinking attribute supported
• Blinking cursor supported
• Two finger swipe gesture to move cursor
• Tap and hold to open http:// or https:// URL in internal or external browser
• Tap and hold to open Mail with e-mail address on screen
• Barcode scanning with built-in camera supported
• Linea Pro and Infinea Tab barcode scanner/magnetic card reader support
• Socket Mobile barcode scanners connected in iOS mode (Bluetooth Accessory Protocol)
• Other Bluetooth barcode scanners like Opticon OPN2002 connected as external keyboard

Additional features in the Ad-free Glink 5250 version

• More screen space, no ads
• Multiple concurrent host sessions
• Configurable multiline toolbar with function keys and macros
• Configurable hotspots for function keys, option numbers and URLs
• Macro recording for auto-login and for assignment to toolbar
• Optional auto-connect at startup
• Export and import of configurations
• Managed App Configuration support, configure Glink from MDM server
• Configurable scrollback buffer contains history of your host session