iSeries Access for Windows: Administration

Use this topic to administer iSeries™ Access for Windows^® in your client/server environment.

This information assumes that you are familiar with iSeries Access for Windows, and have installed it on your system.

Choose from the following administration topics for additional, required iSeries Access for Windows information:

• What's new for V5R4
  Find a summary of the new administration functions for this release.
• Printable PDF
  Use this to view and print a PDF of this information.
• iSeries Access for Windows network environments
  Learn how iSeries Access for Windows allows you to make services, that are on your server, available to client PCs, in different network environments. Also learn how to administer a PC that has multiple users.
• ODBC administration
  iSeries Access for Windows includes an ODBC driver that can allow your applications convenient access to DB2^® UDB for iSeries databases in your network. This topic provides an overview of ODBC, instructions for setting up the driver, and a troubleshooting guide.
• Host server administration
  Describes the host servers that are commonly used with iSeries Access for Windows, and describes how to effectively manage and use them.
• iSeries NetServer administration
  iSeries Access for Windows takes advantage of the IBM^® iSeries Support for Windows Network Neighborhood (iSeries NetServer™). This function allows file serving and print serving.
• Restrict users with policies and application administration
  iSeries Access for Windows provides multiple methods of setting up restrictions and profiles. These include policies that can be set using Microsoft's policy editor, and the Application Administration function of iSeries Navigator.
• Secure Sockets Layer administration
  Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a popular security scheme that allows the PC client to authenticate the server and encrypts all data and requests.
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