Operations Console allows you to use your PC to access and control your system. It is important to include Operations Console in your overall security plan.
You can do any tasks that you could do from a traditional console from Operations Console. For example, user profiles that have *SERVICE or *ALLOBJ special authority are able to sign on to the Operations Console session, even if they are disabled.
Operations Console uses Service Tools User Profiles and passwords to enable the connection to the iSeries™ server. This makes it especially important to change your Service Tools User Profiles and passwords. Hackers are likely to be familiar with the default Service Tools User Profiles userids and passwords, and could use them to attempt a remote console session to your iSeries server. See Change known passwords and Avoid default passwords for tips on passwords.