Connecting a local console on a network to a system

 

Connecting a local console on a network (LAN) to a system enables you to have an active console and a functional remote control panel (if configured). An active console is a command interface to a System i™ platform (5250 emulation) that is currently interacting with the system. You can use a functional remote control panel to perform most control panel functions (depending on the partition to which you are connected) as if you were at the system.

If you have problems when performing some of these steps, see the Network connection errors topic for possible solutions.

Perform the following steps to connect a local console on a network to a system:

1. Open Operations Console to start the connection:

   1. Click Start and select Programs.

   2. Select IBM iSeries Access for Windows.

   3. Click Operations Console.
   By default, Operations Console does not automatically attempt to connect a local console on a network to a system. If you selected Start connection when Operations Console starts in Properties, the local console connects to the system automatically. The connection status shows Connecting first, before changing to Connecting Console.

2. If you did not select Start connection when Operations Console starts in Properties, connect to the system as follows:

   1. Select the configuration name.

   2. From the Connection menu, click Connect.

3. In the LAN Service Device Sign-on window, sign on using the access password that allows the system to access your service device information. You must also provide your assigned service tools user ID and password. Operations Console needs a valid access password, service tools user ID, and service tools password to authorize the connection between the local console and system.

   After you sign on successfully, the connection status shows Connected.

4. Confirm that the console and remote control panel, if configured, appears.

To use your PC to access another system, connect to another system.

 

Parent topic:

Connecting a local console to a system

 

Related tasks

Connecting to another system

 

Related reference

Network connection errors
Security of your Operations Console configuration
Troubleshooting status message

 

Related information

Service tools user IDs and passwords