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Note: Some versions of IBM i require that the gateway address respond to pings before the
console LAN adapter activates. Configure the PC with the default gateway IP address by doing
the following:
1)
Set the IP address to the
opcon
LAN adapter gateway.
2) Set the subnet mask to the
opcon
LAN adapter subnet.
3) Set the default gateway to the
opcon
LAN adapter primary router, or gateway address. This
address is the same address as the IP address.
4. Disable the PC firewall.
Note: All PC firewalls must be disabled for the initial connection.
To disable the PC firewall, complete the following steps:
a. In the Windows control panel, click Firewall settings and disable the firewall.
b.
In the Windows control panel, click Security center . Check for a firewall and, if present, disable it.
c. Scan all tasks running on the PC for any other software firewalls and disable the firewall.
5.
Configure Operations Console on your PC:
a. Start Operations Console. To start the Operations Console, select Start > All Programs > IBM
iSeries > Access > Operations Console .
b. Launch the Configuration Wizard. If this is the first time Operations Console is started, the
connection wizard starts automatically. If it does not start automatically, click
Connection > New
Connection to manually start the wizard. Read the notifications, and click Next .
c. Select the local console on a network. Click Next .
d. Specify a service host name and IP address by doing the following types:
1)
Give your session a name. The name should be one of the following:
v
A valid host name that was registered in the site DNS for the console IP address
v
A unique name you create that is not currently registered in the DNS for any other IP
address.
For IBM i V5R4 and earlier only: The service tool console IP address can be specified as the
name.
2) If you are using IBM i V5R4, set the target partition to 1 . If you are using IBM i V6R1 and
later, press the Tab key. The Service TCP/IP Address field is enabled.
3) IBM i V6R1 and later: Specify the service TCP/IP address. Enter the LAN console adapter IP
address.
4) Click Next .
e.
Specify the LAN console interface information.
1) In the Service TCP/IP Address field, type the IP address that you recorded.
2)
In the Service Subnet Mask field, type the subnet mask that you recorded.
3) In the Service gateway address field, type the default gateway that you recorded.
4) The system serial number must match the tag on the server. It should be 7 characters long,
without a dash.
5) Set the Target partition to 1.
6) Click Next .
f. Specify the device ID. If you are prompted to specify a service tools device ID, enter QCONSOLE .
Click
Next
.
g. If you are using a version that is earlier than V6R1, create an access password.
Note: Be sure to record this case-sensitive password because it must be entered each time the
console connection is opened.
h. Click Next > Finish . Your session is now ready to connect. Double-click the session name to start
the connection.
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