Installing Operations Console Connection Modem For Windows Xp; Installing An Operations Console Cable - IBM i Series Handbook

Click Open.
8. Click OK. Operations Console Connection should be listed.
9. Click Next.
10. Select the communications port where you are going to install the Operations Console cable (for
example, COM1).
11. Click Next.
12. If the Digital Signature Not Found window appears, click Yes.
13. Click Finish.
14. Click OK.

Installing Operations Console connection modem for Windows XP:

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.
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To install, 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. Select Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list.
4. Click Next.
5. 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 7. If you do not know the path, continue with step 6.
6. 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 install path is C:\Program Files\Ibm\Client Access\Aoc\Inf\cwbopaoc.inf
7. Click Open, then click OK.
8. Click Next.
9. Select the communications port where the Operations Console cable is attached, and click Next.
10. If prompted, select Continue Anyway to continue the installation.
11. Click Finish and then click OK.

Installing an Operations Console cable

You need to install an Operations Console cable when your configurations have a local console that is
directly attached to the system.
You might need to install or remove the Operations Console cable depending on your system and
configuration.
If you are changing the console device, the system value QAUTOCFG must be set to on. Use one of the
following methods to verify or set this system value:
v Use the WRKSYSVAL QAUTOCFG command.
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System i: Connecting to System i Operations Console