What eXpress Connect does
eXpress Connect is the shared transport configurator used by UTS eXpress (and the matching T27 client). You define routes (logical sessions with a station name, terminal type, and screen size) and virtual destinations (the network endpoint — IP address, port, and connection type), then link routes to destinations visually.
Visual Configuration window
The work area has two columns: routes on the left, virtual destinations on the right. Each column has an Actions button that exposes maintenance commands (Edit, Duplicate, Delete, Sort, etc.).
Mouse interactions
- Left click selects a route or destination; double-click opens its editor.
- Right click selects an item and reveals a pop-up of maintenance actions.
- To link a route to a destination, drag from the dark grey box on the right of the route button to a virtual destination — a connecting line appears.
Toolbar buttons
- Save and Close, Save, Cancel — discard prompts you when there are unsaved changes.
- Print — prints the visual configuration through the standard Windows print dialog.
- Edit — Route Actions, Virtual Destination Actions, Sort All Lists, and Settings Location.
- Help — Contents, This Window, About.
Settings Location — per-user vs. all-users
By default, every user on a Windows system has their own configuration under %APPDATA%\KMSystems\…\CONFIGURATION. For shared deployments where the configuration is set once and locked, switch the Settings Location to the All Users profile. End users should not be able to change settings while configuration is shared. Emulator and eXpress Connect transport settings can be made common independently of one another, and Settings Location is only available when Use configuration lock options is enabled.
Edit Route
- Route Name — used to link to a virtual destination.
- Station Name — the COMS-configured name passed to the host.
- Select Virt. Destination — choose the destination this route links to.
- Gateway Server Generated Station Name and HGS OpenId — only visible when the destination is a KMSYS Host Gateway Server.
- Terminal Type — TERMINAL or PRINTER (for T27); UTS terminal types for UTS eXpress.
- Rows (12–50, plus a status line — default 24) and Columns (60–132 — default 80).
- Pages — number of UTS pages for the session.
Edit Virtual Destination
- Virtual Destination IDs — name the endpoint.
- IP Address and IP Port ID — where to connect (102 typical for UTS, 3782 typical for HGS, 23/992 typical for T27).
- Connection Type — TP0/HLC, DCP/Router, or KMSYS Host Gateway Server.
- HGS Security Settings — None, Authenticate, or Authenticate + Encrypted (for HGS destinations).
T27 settings (when used with the T27 client)
When eXpress Connect runs alongside the T27 emulator, additional dialogs let you delete a route's source settings and apply settings between configurations using Set / Cancel — useful when re-pointing a workstation at a new gateway without rebuilding the route.