Installing iSeries Access for Windows from iSeries NetServer

 

After iSeries™ Access for Windows^® is installed and configured on i5/OS^®, you can install it on your PC from iSeries NetServer™.

Before following these instructions, ensure the following are completed:

• iSeries Access for Windows must be installed on your system. Follow these steps in Installing iSeries Access for Windows on the i5/OS.

• iSeries NetServer must be configured on your system. Follow the steps in Configuring iSeries NetServer on i5/OS.

• Your PC must be configured to use iSeries NetServer. Follow the steps in Configuring the PC to use iSeries NetServer.

To install iSeries Access for Windows from iSeries NetServer use the following instructions that might vary, depending on your Windows operating system:

1. From the Windows desktop, right-click the My Network Places icon, and then click Search for Computers.

2. Type in the iSeries NetServer name that you want to use to install iSeries Access for Windows and click Find Now.

   If you cannot find iSeries NetServer by name, type in the IP address instead of the iSeries NetServer name. To find the IP address, perform a PING to the System i™ platform as follows:

   1. Open a DOS window or Command Prompt.

   2. Type PING system where system is the name of the System i platform that you wish to connect to.

3. Double-click the computer name when it appears. This starts the Windows Explorer.

4. Double-click QIBM > ProdData > Access > Windows > Install > Image > Setup.exe to start the setup program.

5. Once the iSeries Access for Windows setup program begins, follow the instructions and online help in the program.
   Notes:

   • If the system administrator creates his own share point (directory shareable by remote users) to the Image directory, you will not be able to install plug-ins and secondary languages that are installed on the System i platform during the iSeries Access for Windows installation. See the online help and the i5/OS Information Center for more information about plug-ins.

   • If your administrator plans to store service packs or new releases in a different location, or if you want to change the install source for automatic service pack and release upgrades, use the Service page of iSeries Access for Windows after the installation completes. If you are installing iSeries Access for Windows for the first time, the CheckVersion function will automatically receive new service packs and new releases from the drive and directory where the initial install occurred.

 

Parent topic:

Installing iSeries Access for Windows on the PC