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Installing the connection modem for Windows XP

You must install the Operations Console connection modem that is supplied with Operations Console for a local console to communicate with the server. Use these instructions only if you are configuring a local console that is directly attached.

To install the connection modem, complete the following steps:
  1. Select Start > Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Phone and Modem Options.
  3. Click the Modems tab.
  4. Click Add to display the Install New Modem panel.
  5. Click Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list, and then click Next.
  6. Click Have Disk. Do one of the following steps as applicable:
    • 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.
    Note: The default installation path is: C:\Program Files\Ibm\Client Access\Aoc\Inf\cwbopaoc.inf
  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.

  8. Click Open, click OK, and then click Next.
  9. Select the communications port where the Operations Console cable is attached, and then click Next.
  10. If prompted, click Continue Anyway to continue the installation.
  11. Click Finish, and then click OK.