Console Advanced Topics

This section includes advanced topics which may help administrators when setting up and managing the system console.

Console planning considerations
Take into consideration the following points when performing Console-related activities.
Console hardware requirements
You need to understand the hardware requirements to configure a Console.
Planning considerations for your Operations Console installation or upgrade
To plan for your Operations Console installation or upgrade, you need to know this information.
Preparation for your network environment
To prepare for your network environment, you need to identify and comply with the minimum network configuration required to set up an 5250 Console local console on a network (LAN) configuration.
Security of your Operations Console configuration
Operations Console security consists of user authentication, data privacy, and data integrity.
Scenario: Understanding your configuration
This scenario helps you understand the configuration for your environment.
Managing Operations Console
You can manage your Operation Console by performing tasks such as changing the console configuration, switching between different console types, and changing passwords.
Troubleshooting Operations Console connection
Problems can occur during an Operations Console session. The following topics are some solutions to common problems that are encountered during your initial setup and management of your configurations.

Parent topic: IBM i Access Client Solutions