How clients initially discover their administration system

Each iSeries™ Access for Windows^® client uses a specific administration system and a user profile on that system to obtain their Central Settings. This administration system and user are referred to as the current administration system and user on the client.

A client's current administration system and user, if any, can be displayed by selecting Start > Programs > IBM iSeries Access for Windows > iSeries Access for Windows Properties > Administration System. iSeries Access for Windows clients have three different ways to discover the administration system and user that will be used as the source of the client's Central Settings:

• An administrator can specify an administration system in an iSeries Access for Windows installation image. Any client that installs using this image will use the administration system defined in the image as their current administration system as long as the client does not already have a current administration system:

  1. Right-click your system and select Properties.

  2. Click Set Installation Image Administration System.

  3. Specify the location of the installation image or click Browse to locate the installation image.

  4. Select the administration system that you want to specify as the initial administration system for all clients that install using the updated installation image.

  5. Click OK.

• Specify the administration system from the iSeries Access for Windows Properties.

  1. Open iSeries Access for Windows Properties.

  2. Select the Administration System tab.

  3. If the administration system you want to connect to does not appear in the Available administration systems and users list, click Add to add an administration system and user to this list.

  4. Select an administration system from the Available administration systems and users list and click Set as current.

• If the client's current administration system has not been manually specified, the first administration system that the client connects to will be used as that client's current administration system and user.

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