VPN setup requirements

Use this information to ensure that you meet the minimum requirements for creating a VPN connection.

To function properly on iSeries™ and with network clients, ensure your system and client PC meet the following requirements:

System requirements
  • OS/400® Version 5 Release 2 (5722-SS1) or later
  • Digital Certificate Manager (5722-SS1 Option 34)
  • iSeries Access for Windows® (5722-XE1)
  • iSeries Navigator
    • Network component of iSeries Navigator
  • Set the retain server security data (QRETSVRSEC *SEC) system value to 1
  • TCP/IP must be configured, including IP interfaces, routes, local host name, and local domain name
Client requirements
  • A workstation with a Windows 32-bit operating system properly connected to your system, and configured for TCP/IP
  • A 233 Mhz processing unit
  • 32 MB RAM for Windows 95 clients
  • 64 MB RAM for Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows 2000 clients
  • iSeries Access for Windows and iSeries Navigatorinstalled on the client PC
  • Software that supports the IP Security (IPSec) protocol
  • Software that supports L2TP, if remote users will use L2TP to establish a connection with your system
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