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3. If the User Logon window appears, sign on so the operating system at the local console checks
whether you are a user with dial-in authority. After you sign on successfully, the connection status
shows Connected.
Note: If you do not sign on to the remote console connection in approximately a minute, Dial-up
Networking ends the connection.
4. If the Service Device Sign-on window appears, sign on using your service tools user ID and
password.
5. If you installed and configured the remote control panel, confirm that it appears. If it does not appear,
see Remote console through dial-up fails to connect to local console in the troubleshooting topic. If it
appears, the remote control panel is in read-only mode, and you do not have iSeries control at the
remote console. To obtain control, you have to Request it of the local console.
If you encounter other connection problems, see Troubleshoot Operations Console connections to find a
possible solution.
Control tasks between users
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These control tasks are only for a local console directly attached to the server with remote access allowed
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or a remote console through dial-up support configurations. However, a new option has been added that
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will allow both a directly attached local console and LAN attached local consoles to have data on the
screen at the same time. This is associated with the new console option Allow console to be taken over
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by another console but the option does not have to be enabled for this behavior to occur. For more
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information regarding this new function see Take over or recover an Operations Console connection. The
following information covers the relationship between the local console directly attached with remote
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access and a remote console.
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Identify user in control of a server
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Use these instructions to identify Operations Console users in control of a server.
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Grant or refuse control to a remote console
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Use these instructions to grant or refuse control to a remote console.
Display the remote control panel in read-only mode
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Use these instructions to display the remote control panel in read-only mode.
Request and release control at the local console
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Use these instructions to request or release control at the local console.
Send a message to a controlling remote console
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Use these instructions to send a message to a remote console in control.
Request control at the remote console
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Use these instructions to request control at the remote console.
Release control at the remote console
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Use these instructions to release control at the remote console.
Send a message to a controlling local console or remote console
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Use these instructions to send a message to a controlling local or remote console.
Transfer control between users
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Use these instructions to transfer control between users.
Identify user in control of a server: Identifying the user who has iSeries control at a given time may
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help you determine how to proceed when you want to obtain control. This information applies to a local
console directly attached with remote support and a remote console. However, there is a new option
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