Note:
To verify, enter
DSPPTF
on the AS/400 Main menu. Look at the line
Release of
base option
.
Ensure that your PC or workstation for Operations Console is Windows 95 or
Windows NT. Operations Console is
not
supported on a Windows 3.1 workstation.
Note:
When you see Windows 95, it also applies to Windows 98.
Ensure that the following minimum requirements are met on the PC being used as
your Operations Console.
v
Operations Console System requirements for Local Controlling Systems (LCS):
– Operating System
- If used as a stand alone LCS, the operating system can be either a
Windows 95 or a Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with “Remote Access to the
Network” installed in the Network Folder.
- If used as a Local Controlling System (LCS) to support a Remote
Controlling System (RCS), the operating system must be Windows NT
Workstation 4.0 with “Remote Access to the Network” installed in the
Network Folder.
- One or both of the following cables:
v
Operations Console Cable, part number 97H7557
v
Remote Control Cable, part number 97H7591
- 9600 baud modem minimum, if the LCS will receive calls from an RCS or
this workstation will be an LCS and an RCS
- One available communications (COM) port for console
- One available communications (COM) port for control panel
Notes:
1.
For Windows NT, you can check for“ Remote Access to the Network” by
doing the following:
__ a.
Click on
Start
.
__ b.
Click on
Settings
.
__ c.
Click on
Control Panel
.
__ d.
Click on
Network
.
If you can open the Network Folder, you have met network requirements.
Click on
Cancel
.
If you cannot open the Network Folder, you do not have “Remote Access
to the Network” installed. Select
Yes
to install.
2.
For Windows 95, you can check for the network requirements by doing
the following:
__ a.
Click on
Start
.
__ b.
Click on
Settings
.
__ c.
Click on
Control Panel
.
__ d.
Click on
Network
.
__ e.
Is TCP/IP listed?
No
Yes
↓
Click on
OK
. You have satisfied the network requirements.
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