Completing The Setup Prerequisite Checklist; Setting Up A Local Console Directly Attached To The System; Completing Prerequisite Checklist For Windows 2000: Local Console Directly Attached To The System; Completing Prerequisite Checklist For Windows Xp: Local Console Directly Attached To The System - IBM i Series Handbook

Completing the setup prerequisite checklist

You need to complete the Operations Console prerequisite checklist for the configuration that you will be
installing on your PC.
If you are not sure which configuration you need, see the Planning considerations for Operations Console
topic.
Note: If you are working with a printed PDF rather than using the interactive interview, the PDF
includes the entire checklist and all of the setup tasks.
Select the configuration you will be installing on your PC:
Related concepts
"Planning considerations for Operations Console" on page 2
Before you begin setting up your Operations Console, determine how to best configure it.

Setting up a local console directly attached to the system

You need to complete the unique setup prerequisites checklist based on the configuration and the
operating system you are using.
Select the operating system on which you are installing Operations Console:

Completing prerequisite checklist for Windows 2000: Local console directly attached to the system:

You need to complete this checklist to set up a local console that is directly attached to the system on
Windows 2000.
__ 1. Meet Operations Console hardware requirements.
__ 2. Meet Operations Console software requirements.
__ 3. Meet Operations Console cable requirements.
__ 4. Verify available communications port.
__ 5. Install System i Access for Windows.
__ 6. Apply System i Access for Windows service packs.
__ 7. Install Operations Console Connection Modem.
__ 8. Install Operations Console cables.
__ 9. Configure Operations Console on the PC.

Completing prerequisite checklist for Windows XP: Local console directly attached to the system:

You need to complete this checklist to set up a local console that is directly attached to the system on
Windows XP.
__ 1. Meet Operations Console hardware requirements.
__ 2. Meet Operations Console software requirements.
__ 3. Meet Operations Console cable requirements.
__ 4. Verify available communications port.
__ 5. Install System i Access for Windows.
__ 6. Apply System i Access for Windows service packs.
__ 7. Install Operations Console Connection Modem.
__ 8. Install Operations Console cables.
__ 9. Configure Operations Console on the PC.

Setting up a local console on a network

You need to complete the unique setup prerequisites checklist based on the configuration and the
operating system you are using.
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