IBM AS/400e User Handbook Manual page 608

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An installation option for 16-bit APIs and ODBC extends Client Access application support
when existing 16-bit programs are used.
When you create customized installation images, you can select specific components of
Client Access such as PC5250, data transfer, or Operations Navigator, and copy them to
diskette or a network drive. You can also maintain control of the installation by capturing
keystrokes with a recordable response file, which can then be used with the Silent Install
function to minimize end users' involvement during installation.
Service pack updates have new flexibility for controlling distribution. The introduction of a
service pack schedule panel lets you choose monthly, weekly, or other values for when Client
Access programs are updated. Start-up time is improved, so a connection to check for
updates is not required each time Windows is started.
Installation of Client Access can be done without any local media such as PC CD-ROMs
using the AS/400 support for the Network Neighborhood (also referred to as NetServer ). With
a TCP/IP connection to OS/400 V4R2 or later, Client Access can be installed directly from the
AS/400 system.
You can access AS/400 data from a Windows 95 and NT workstation by viewing AS/400 data
from the Integrated File System, analyzing data with PC applications through Open Database
Connectivity (ODBC), or transferring data through the interactive and batch data transfer
interfaces.
The 32-bit Windows 95, 98, and NT client integration with other Windows 95, 98, and NT
internetworking applications is significant. The Windows 95, 98, and NT client uses the native
TCP/IP communications support that is part of the Microsoft Windows operating system. This
means you can connect your PCs directly into TCP/IP networks to communicate with AS/400
systems and use all functions of Client Access including PC5250 printer emulation and
device ID naming.
In the past, users who needed Internet or dial-in TCP/IP support had to use a LAN-attached
router or gateway server to connect to an AS/400 system. OS/400 V4R2 and later supports
both TCP/IP Serial Link Internet Protocol (SLIP) and point-to-point (PPP) in its
communications. Windows 95, 98, and NT users can use these functions to connect over an
asynchronous link using a simple modem pair over a telephone line and eliminate the need
for costly routers and servers between the clients and the AS/400 system.
For customers that have many client/server applications, which have been written to the
SNA/APPC protocol (such as EHNAPPC, CPI-C, WINAPPC), and they now want to run those
applications in a TCP/IP network, the Windows 95 and NT clients includes AnyNet (the
advanced technology Multiprotocol Transparent Networking) to its communications layer.
Applications written to the Windows 16-bit APIs can also run on TCP/IP networks when using
AnyNet (APPC or TCP/IP) support.
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