iSeries Access for Web

 

iSeries™ Access for Web (5722-XH2) is a key offering in the iSeries Access Family (5722-XW1). It offers Web browser-based access to i5/OS^® resources on iSeries servers. iSeries Access for Web enables end users to leverage business information, applications, and resources across an enterprise by extending the i5/OS resources to the client desktop through a Web browser.

iSeries Access for Web has the following advantages:

• It is server based.

• It is implemented using Java™ servlet and portlet technology.

• It uses industry standard protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, and HTML.

• It is lightweight, requiring only a browser on the client.

• It provides a 5250 user interface and access to i5/OS resources, such as the iSeries database, integrated file system, printers, printer output, jobs, batch commands, and messages.

• What's new for V5R4
  For V5R4, iSeries Access for Web contains numerous new functions.

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• License information for iSeries Access for Web
  IBM^® eServer™ iSeries Access for Web is a licensed program. All components of iSeries Access for Web require an iSeries Access Family (5722-XW1) license before you can use them.

• Planning for iSeries Access for Web
  Before installing iSeries Access for Web, you need to plan for its use by learning conceptual information and considerations you need to be aware of, and by completing checklists to help you get ready to use iSeries Access for Web.

• Installing iSeries Access for Web on the iSeries server
  You can install V5R4 iSeries Access for Web on V5R3 and later releases of i5/OS.

• iSeries Access for Web in a Web application server environment
  iSeries Access for Web provides a set of Java servlets to access i5/OS resources through a browser interface. These servlets run in a Web application server environment on an iSeries server. IBM WebSphere^®, ASF Tomcat, and i5/OS integrated Web application servers are supported.

• iSeries Access for Web in a portal environment
  iSeries Access for Web provides a set of portlets to access iSeries resources through a browser interface. These portlets run in the portal environment on an iSeries server.

• Deleting iSeries Access for Web
  You can delete iSeries Access for Web configurations or you can delete the entire product from your server.

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