Application Administration concepts

Before you begin working with Application Administration, you should become familiar with some concepts.

• Application registration
  Before you can administer applications, register them through Application Administration.

• iSeries Navigator plug-ins and Application Administration
  If you have additional plug-ins that you want administered through Application Administration, register them.

• Access settings for a function
  Each administrable function that your system supports has several associated access settings. The access settings determine whether a user is denied or allowed access to the function.

• Administration system
  The administration system is a central system that is used to manage many of the properties used by iSeries Access for Windows^® clients.

• Advanced settings in Central Settings
  Advanced settings are a part of the Central Settings in Application Administration and can only be administered from an administration system.

• Management Central and Application Administration
  You can access Application Administration through Management Central.

• When changes take effect
  When a change to the Local or Central Settings takes effect on the client depends on what type of change you make.

• Application Administration as a security tool
  Do not use Application Administration as a security tool.

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