Setting up the PC

 

After iSeries™ Access for Windows^® is installed and configured on i5/OS^®, you need to install and configure iSeries Access for Windows on your PC.

Only users with administrator authority can perform installations, service pack updates, and upgrades to new releases. You can use the Windows Scheduled tasks feature with remote access to allow your users to do installations, service pack updates, and upgrades without administrator privileges.

• Prerequisites to set up the PC for iSeries Access for Windows
  Before you set up your PC, verify that it meets the prerequisite requirements to use iSeries Access for Windows.

• Setting up TCP/IP on the PC
  TCP/IP must be correctly installed and configured before you try to connect to a System i platform.

• Configuring the PC to use iSeries NetServer
  Configuring the PC as an IBM^® iSeries Support for Windows Network Neighborhood (iSeries NetServer™) client lets you share resources, such as files and printers, across the network.

• Installing iSeries Access for Windows on the PC
  Use this information to learn the steps to install iSeries Access for Windows on your PC.

• Upgrading iSeries Access for Windows
  If you already have iSeries Access for Windows installed, use this information to learn how to upgrade to a newer release.

• Publishing directory information to LDAP
  Publishing directory information to Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) lets you put i5/OS information about a directory into LDAP. Applications can then use this information.

• Uninstalling iSeries Access for Windows from the PC
  If you already have iSeries Access for Windows installed, use this information to uninstall it from your PC.

 

Parent topic:

iSeries Access for Windows: Installation and setup

Related concepts
Setting up the system for iSeries Access for Windows

Related tasks
Publishing directory information to LDAP