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4. You only have to verify or set the privilege for the Partition remote panel key entry, which would be
the partition currently being used. Place a 2 on the line for the partition, and press Enter to grant
permission to the mode functions.
Note: Systems with a keystick require the keystick to be inserted before the user is eligible to use the
mode button. For example, the user has the remote panel key privilege but will not have the
mode function available until the keystick is present. For systems without the keystick, only the
user ID remote panel key privilege is necessary.
5. You can now exit back to the DST main menu. Additionally, you can exit DST or IPL depending on
how you entered DST.
Changing the current configuration to console only:
About this task
If your current Operations Console configured connection includes the remote control panel, use the
following steps to configure the connection for just the console. If the console is currently the only
function being provided, skip this section and continue with next section.
1. To remove the remote control panel from the configuration, the connection status must be
Disconnected. To disconnect the configuration, follow these steps:
a. Under System i Connection, select the configuration name. This is the name that Operations
Console uses to refer to a specific system.
b. From the Connection menu, select Disconnect. The connection status shows Disconnecting until
it completes with a status of Disconnected.
2. Select the configuration name that you want to change.
3. From the Connection menu, select Properties.
4. Select the Configuration tab.
5. Remove the check from the Remote Control Panel option.
6. Select OK.
Creating a new configuration for the virtual control panel:
About this task
Use the following instructions to create a new connection configuration specifically for the virtual control
panel (VCP):
1. From the Connection menu, select New Connection.
2. Select Next. If the window asking about prerequisites appears, select Yes.
3. Leave the option Local Area Network (LAN) selected and click Next.
| 4. Enter a name to refer to your VCP connection.
Notes:
v If the PC you are working with is connected to a network, do not use a name that can be
found on that network.
v When setting up VCP in System i environment, there is no partition 0.
5. If the Service TCP/IP Address field contains a value, you will have to use Back and enter another
name. The name you used was found on your network or in the hosts file. If no TCP/IP address is
listed, enter 192.168.0.2.
Note: In some cases, the address 192.168.0.n may have been previously used for something other
than Operations Console. In those cases the user may have had to use a different base address
for Operations Console such as 192.168.1.n. If so, use the base address currently assigned to
Operations Console, but make the last value a 2. For example, use 192.168.1.2. To check the
current base address, use regedit (or other registry editing program) and navigate to:
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System i: Connecting to System i Operations Console