Customizing The Operations Console Window - IBM i Series Handbook

An IP address may be supplied for the console when using a directly attached local console with or
without remote support. This is to provide the user with a convenient method when the default address
is already in use on the PC.
| Note: An initial local console on a network configuration is configured for only the console. The remote
control panel is not enabled automatically. This is where you turn on or off any of the functions as
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needed. Also, the remote control panel option is not available until the configured connection is
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| successfully connected for the first time and permissions have been verified.
The Device ID tab is no longer available. The PC automatically handles any resets necessary. The
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| system's service tools device ID must be reset separately only if the option Autocreate service tools device
IDs has been set to zero. For more information, see Operations Console simplification.
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| The Access Password tab is where you can change the access password. The access password is used, in
part, to authenticate the device making the connection. If you manually change this password, the system
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| will no longer manage the access password and you might be required to enter it each time you make a
| connection. For more information, see Operations Console simplification.
While on the Properties page, you can use the ? help for more information. Click on ?, the ? is now
attached to your cursor. Move the ? to the field you want more information on and click again. A context
sensitive help dialog window appears containing information regarding just that field.
Related concepts
"Operations Console simplification" on page 67
Operations Console can automatically create service tools device IDs, manage access passwords, and
discover systems.
Related reference
"Preparation for your network environment" on page 13
To prepare for your network environment, you need to identify and comply with the minimum
network configuration required to set up an Operations Console local console on a network (LAN)
configuration.

Customizing the Operations Console window

Operations Console provides more flexibility when you interact with it through its graphical interface.
You can customize the Operations Console window to view and interact with information that is most
important to you.
Each time Operations Console starts initially, it searches for new systems to be connected. If no new
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systems are detected and there are no previously configured connections, the setup wizard automatically
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| starts.
On the initial startup of Operations Console, a drop-down menu Options is available.
v Show Warnings This option can be used to prevent many of the common dialog windows from
showing. For example, the confirming a delete function dialog window will not be displayed if this is
not selected.
v Prerequisite Warning The dialog presented during the configuration wizard concerning the
requirements can be turned off using this option.
v Use Single Sign-on This option provides the ability to share common signon data when connecting
multiple configurations at the same time. This allows the use of a single signon dialog window instead
of one for each connection.
v Double-Click This option has two items associated with it. The first is for expanding or collapsing the
tree structure, the + (plus sign) control. Instead of a single click to expand or collapse you can change
the function to use a double-click. The second item requires the user to use another method for starting
a connection instead of double-clicking on the configuration name.
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