Installing Operations Console Connection Modem; Installing Operations Console Connection Modem For Windows 2000 - IBM i Series Handbook

You need to have the latest Service Pack program temporary fix (PTF) for System i Access for Windows
and the latest level of System i Access for Windows on your PC.
Service packs are available in a PC-executable form at the following Web sites:
v The System i Access for Windows Service Packs Web site.
v The IBM FTP site: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com
as400/products/clientaccess/win32/v5r4m0/servicepack.
Related reference
"Troubleshooting status message" on page 87
If you encounter connection problems when connecting a console, Operations Console provides status
messages to assist you in troubleshooting the connections.
Related information
System i Access Service Packs Web site

Installing Operations Console connection modem

Depending on your console configuration, you might need to install the Operations Console connection
modem.
If you are configuring a local console that is directly attached to the system or one that allows remote
access, you need to install the Operations Console connection modem.
Note: The Operations Console connection modem is not a physical modem, but a logical device driver
that is included with the Operations Console and allows a local console to connect to a system.
When the Operations Console connection modem is present, it is listed as an Operations Console
connection.

Installing Operations Console connection modem for Windows 2000:

For a local console to communicate with the system, you must install the Operations Console connection
modem that is included with Operations Console. Use these instructions only if you are configuring a
local console that is directly attached to the system.
About this task
To install the modem, follow these steps:
1. Click Start → Settings → Control Panel.
2. Double-click Phone and Modem Options and click on the Modem tab to display the Install New
Modem panel. If you have other modems installed, the Modems Properties panel will display, and
you need to click Add.
3. Click the Modems tab.
4. Click Add.
5. Select Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list, and then click Next.
6. Click Have Disk.
Note: If you know the full path to the Operations Console Connection driver (cwbopaoc.inf), enter it
here. Then, go to step 8. If you do not know the path, continue with step 7.
7. Click Browse.
Navigate to drive:\path\Client Access\Aoc\Inf\cwbopaoc.inf, where drive is the drive where System
i Access for Windows is installed.
Note: The default installation path is C:\Program Files\Ibm\Client Access\Aoc\Inf\cwbopaoc.inf).
Navigate down to the directory path:
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Operations Console