Learn how to access your iSeries™ server using a Windows® PC.
IBM® eServer™ iSeries Access for Windows is a key offering in the 5722-XE1 product. Pre-V5R2 versions of IBM eServer iSeries Access for Windows were called Client Access Express. IBM eServer iSeries Access for Windows offers a powerful set of capabilities for connecting PCs to iSeries servers. Users and application programmers can use it to leverage business information, applications, and resources across an enterprise by extending the iSeries resources to the PC desktop. Integrated graphical user interface (GUI) functions deliver increased productivity for users who access resources on iSeries servers.
iSeries Access for Windows is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems.
IBM eServer iSeries Access for Windows has the following features:
- It is a Windows client used over TCP/IP.
- It is a full-function client that includes a 5250 display and printer emulator, includes iSeries Navigator to manage your iSeries server, provides accessibility to DB2® UDB for iSeries files, and much more.
It communicates with iSeries servers over a secure connection
that uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. In addition, it supports
FIPS-compliance (Federal Information Processing Standards), via a client-side,
SSL encryption switch. 
- It provides a streamlined installation which also gives administrators more flexibility and control.
- It is Java-compatible.
- It uses file and print serving capabilities integrated into the iSeries Support for Windows Network Neighborhood (iSeries NetServer™) function.
- It includes an extensive number of application programming interfaces (APIs), such as APIs for ODBC, Active X, ADO, OLE DB, and ADO.NET.