Policies by function: Communication

Control iSeries Access for Windows communication functions by policies.

• Communication policy: Default user mode
  Use this iSeries Access for Windows policy to configure the default user connection mode.

• Communications policy: TCP/IP Address Lookup Mode
  Use this policy to suggest or mandate the frequency of iSeries IP address look-ups.

• Communication policy: Port lookup mode
  Use this policy to suggest or mandate the method used, or the search location to obtain the TCP/IP port number for a specific iSeries program.

• Communication policy: Require Secure Sockets
  Use this policy to require that an iSeries Access for Windows user connects using the secure sockets layer (SSL).

• Communication policy: Prevent changes to active environment
  Use this policy to prevent switching the active environment. Use it to force iSeries Access for Windows users to use a specific environment.

• Communication policy: Prevent environment list changes
  Use this policy to prevent an iSeries Access for Windows user, or users of a PC, from making changes to the list of connection environments. Specifically, the user is not allowed to add new environments, rename existing environments, or delete existing environments.

• Communication policy: Prevent connections to systems not previously defined
  Use this policy to prevent iSeries Access for Windows users from connecting to or configuring systems not yet defined.

• Communication policy: Prevent use of non-mandated environments
  Use this policy to restrict iSeries Access for Windows users to using only connection environments mandated by the administrator. This policy is helpful for administrators who want to tightly control user connections.

• Communication policy: Timeout value
  Use this policy to enforce a timeout value. However, the iSeries Access for Windows user can overwrite the policy programmatically, or by manually configuring the value for the specific system connection.

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