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1. Open Operations Console to start the connection:
a. Click Start and select Programs.
b. Select IBM iSeries Access for Windows.
c. Click Operations Console.
By default, Operations Console does not automatically try to connect a local console directly attached
to an iSeries server. However, a local console directly attached with remote support running
unattended mode will automatically connect. If you selected Start connection when Operations
Console starts in Properties, the local console connects to the iSeries server automatically. The
connection status shows Connecting before changing to Connecting Console.
2. If you set up your local console configuration to start in Attended mode, do the following:
a. If you installed and configured the remote control panel, confirm that it appears. If it does not
appear, see Remote control panel fails to start in the troubleshooting topic.
b. In the Service Device Sign-on window, sign on using your assigned service tools user ID and
password. Operations Console needs a valid service tools user ID and password to authorize the
connection between the server and the PC. If you have problems when signing on, see
Troubleshoot authentication problems. After you sign on successfully, the status changes from
Pending Authorization to Connected.
c. Confirm that the console appears. If the emulator does not appear, see Troubleshoot emulator
problems.
3. If you set up your local console configuration to start in Unattended mode, do the following:
a. Verify that the Connecting Console status does not remain for more than a couple of minutes. If it
does not change, there is a connection problem. To find a possible solution, see Remote control
panel cable fails to start.
b. Verify that the status shows Pending Authorization and that SERVER appears in the Current
User field. Incoming control requests will be automatically granted.
If you encounter other status messages, see Troubleshoot status messages for their descriptions and
possible solutions to the problems they describe.
Connect a remote console to a local console by modem
Connecting a remote console to a local console with remote support allows the remote console to
communicate to a server through the local console. The remote console user must have dial-in authority
at the local console. You need the authority so the operating system at the local console allows the dial-in
connection between the PCs.
Perform the following steps to connect the remote console to the local console directly attached with
remote access allowed:
1. Open Operations Console to start the connection:
a. Click Start and select Programs.
b. Select IBM iSeries Access for Windows.
c. Click Operations Console.
By default, Operations Console does not automatically try to connect a remote console to the local
console directly attached. If you selected Start connection when Operations Console starts in
Properties, the local console connects to the iSeries server automatically. The connection status shows
Connecting before changing to Connecting Console.
If you selected Start connection when Operations Console starts when you configured the remote
console, the remote console starts the connection to the local console automatically.
2. If you did not select Start connection when Operations Console starts, you need to start the
connection to the local console as follows:
a. Select the configuration name.
b. From the Connection menu, click Connect.
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