Policies by function: Communication

Control communication functions by policies.

• Communication policy: Default user mode
  Use this policy to configure the default user mode when connecting to an iSeries™ server.
• Communications policy: TCP/IP Address Lookup Mode
  Use this policy to suggest or mandate how frequently iSeries™ IP addresses should be looked up.
• Communication policy: Port lookup mode
  Use this policy to suggest or mandate the method used, and location to look in, to obtain the TCP/IP port number for a specific server program on the iSeries™ server.
• Communication policy: Require Secure Sockets
  Use this policy to require that a user connect to the iSeries™ server using the secure sockets layer (SSL).
• Communication policy: Prevent changes to active environment
  Use this policy to prevent switching the active environment. Use it to force users to use a specific environment.
• Communication policy: Prevent environment list changes
  Use this policy to prevent a user, or users of a PC, from making changes to the list of connection environments. Specifically, the user will not be able to add new environments, rename existing environments, or delete existing environments.
• Communication policy: Prevent connections to systems not previously defined
  Use this policy to prevent users from connecting to or configuring systems not yet defined.
• Communication policy: Prevent use of non-mandated environments
  Use this policy to restrict users to using only connection environments mandated by the administrator. This policy is helpful for administrators who want to tightly control which iSeries™ servers can be accessed by their users.
• Communication policy: Timeout value
  Use this policy to enforce a timeout value. However, the user can overwrite the policy programmatically, or by manually configuring the value for the specific system being connected to.