Every PC switched at once, with people’s sessions already set up
Collect the emulator files from every PC, see who is ready, and deploy the switch pack. When people first open WND Terminal, their sessions, keyboard maps, macros and screen look are already there.
Switch day moves every PC from the old emulators to WND Terminal in one go. wnd-discover collects each person’s session, keyboard map and macro files from every PC, with stored passwords removed. wnd-automate turns them into the switch day report, then into a pack with the policy, the deployment inputs and a set-up file for each person. WND Terminal imports that file on its first start, without asking.
What each part does
On a small screen, swipe the table to read all columns.
| Program | Where it runs | What it does |
|---|---|---|
wnd-discover | Every PC, before WND Terminal is there | Finds the emulators installed and collects each person’s session, keyboard map and macro files, with stored passwords removed. Writes them to a share. |
wnd-automate readiness --estate | Your computer | The switch day report from that share, per computer, per person and per emulator, with the hosts, the macros and how many people are ready. |
wnd-automate switch-pack | Your computer | What you deploy. The policy, the Intune and Configuration Manager inputs, and a set-up file for each person. |
How a switch day goes
Discover
Run wnd-discover as SYSTEM on every PC from Intune, Configuration Manager or a Group Policy startup script. It takes a few seconds and writes to a share.
Read the report
A one-page summary for leadership, a detail workbook, and lists of people, computers and files that need a person.
Close the gaps
Fix files at the source, run discovery again on those PCs and remake the report. It takes about a minute.
Make the pack
The policy files with your license key, install and detection scripts, and a .wndconfig file for each person.
Switch
Deploy WND Terminal. Each import is in the audit log, so you can check it against the report.
Files from 13 emulators
IBM Personal Communications, IBM i Access Client Solutions, Reflection, EXTRA!, Rumba, BlueZone, HostExplorer, PASSPORT, PowerTerm, TN3270 Plus, QWS3270, Vista tn3270 and tn5250.
Every profile on the PC
It runs as SYSTEM, so it reads every user profile, plus the folders all users of the computer share.
Only what the importers know
Session, keyboard map and macro files. It skips browser data, caches and pictures, and doesn’t download files that are only in OneDrive.
Nothing changed on the PC
It connects to nothing but the share and writes nothing on the PC.
Mac and Linux too
It reads /Users or /home, and the pack carries the setting for Macs in a configuration profile.
Stored passwords stay behind
Every file is scrubbed before it’s written to the share, the way each format keeps a password.
- Settings named like a password, a secret or a credential lose their values in session files.
- Reflection’s password items and Basic, VBA and PSL assignments such as
Password = "..."lose the quoted text. - A file that can’t be checked is left out and listed with the reason.
- The people’s set-up files hold host names, keyboard maps and macros, never a password.
Questions about switch day
Does wnd-discover change anything on the PC?
No. It connects to nothing but the share, needs no policy and no WND Terminal, and writes nothing on the PC.
Are passwords collected?
No. Every file is scrubbed before it’s written to the share. A file that can’t be checked, such as a Rumba binary profile or an encrypted Reflection document, is left out and listed with the reason.
What happens to people who aren’t ready?
People.csv says who isn’t ready and why, and Needs a person.csv lists their files. Fix them at the source, run wnd-discover again on those PCs and make the report again.
Does it work for WND Terminal in a browser?
Yes. The gateway imports each person’s set-up file when they first sign in.
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Plan your switch day with us.
A proof of value starts with the readiness report on your own emulator files, so you know who is ready before anyone’s desktop changes.