iSeries NetServer versus iSeries Access for Windows

You do not need to have iSeries Access for Windows or iSeries Navigator installed to use and benefit from iSeries NetServer™. Although iSeries NetServer provides specific support for accessing integrated file system and printing resources, it does not provide the same range of tools and interfaces as iSeries Access for Windows .

iSeries NetServer and iSeries Access for Windows differ in the following ways:

iSeries NetServer

• Does not require any proprietary software that is installed on the PC client. The operating system of your PC client contains all of the software that is required to access iSeries NetServer. iSeries NetServer does not require that you install additional software unless you are administering iSeries NetServer functions from a PC client by using iSeries Navigator.
• You can share a directory with read-only access.
• You can hide a share from the network by ending the share name with a $.
• You can hide iSeries NetServer from Windows My Network Places.
• You can share individual directories. This lends to better i5/OS security.

iSeries Access for Windows

• Has additional functions not available in Windows: 5250 emulation and data transfer.

For information on installing iSeries Access for Windows, see Install iSeries Access for Windows on Windows PCs using iSeries NetServer.