As/400 Client Access Enhanced For Windows 3.1 - IBM AS/400e User Handbook Manual

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NT 4.0 desktops. The AS/400 server is POP3 enabled so e-mail users can tap into the rich
set of mail distribution services provided by the AS/400 system, such as native Internet
e-mail connectivity and seamless interoperability with OfficeVision/400 with no gateways
required. Combining Client Access connectivity software and e-mail products with the AS/400
system yields a powerful mail solution for your business environment.

AS/400 Client Access Enhanced for Windows 3.1

Client Access Enhanced for Windows 3.1 addresses the continued requirement for a
Windows 3.1 client within the AS/400 Client Access Family for Windows product. This client is
designed for use on Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 desktops. The
consistency in communications protocol, emulation features, national language support, and
API support between this client and the Windows 95/NT client sets the standard for Windows
and AS/400 connectivity.
The Enhanced Windows client is a true Windows 3.1 application and takes advantage of
many Windows facilities including memory management. Since this Windows client runs
entirely under control of Windows, it is easy to install, configure, and use for Windows 3.1
users. Communications installs from within Windows. Therefore, connecting to an AS/400
system is as easy as clicking a mouse, versus having to exit to DOS to manage connectivity.
The Enhanced Windows client is also well integrated with Windows utilities, such as Program
Manager, File Manager, Control Panel, and Printer Manager, which allows access to any
network resource without leaving the Windows environment. This Enhanced-for-Windows
client has an updated look with three-dimensional panels that reflect the Windows 3.1
graphical interface.
The Enhanced for Windows 3.1 client includes the following communications support:
• TCP/IP networks
• AnyNet over TCP/IP networks
• APPC and CPI-C protocol interface in SNA networks
• Twinaxial
Within the same PC, you can run concurrent communications protocols on the same adapter.
This is particularly useful when running SNA and TCP/IP or AnyNet and TCP/IP.
Management and administration of the Enhanced for Windows 3.1 client includes a core set
of installation, configuration, and update functions.
The Enhanced for Windows client provides PC5250 as an emulator in addition to Graphical
Access. Enhanced for Windows includes Version 4 of PC5250. Additional facilities provided
with this version include all of the facilities of PC5250 available with the Windows 95/NT client
and offers additional functions:
• Ease-of-use functions such as simplifying AS/400 sign-on with a single entry for the
user ID and password
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