Meet Operations Console software requirements

You need to meet the following software requirements for working with Operations Console.

Before you continue, make sure that you have satisfied the Operations Console hardware requirements according to your intended configuration. Operations Console is supported on Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows XP Professional.

The iSeries™ Access for Windows versions, for both the local console and the remote console, must be at the same level for proper operation of Operations Console.

PC5250 or IBM^® Personal Communications V5.8 (or V5.7 with CSD 1) needs to be installed for the console only. It is not required for remote control panel only configurations.

Note: If you run any software that enables SOCKS on your PC (the PC accesses the Internet through a firewall, such as Microsoft^® Proxy Client, Hummingbird^® SOCKS Client, NEC SOCKS 5, or others), you cannot route the subnet for 192.168.0.0 to the firewall. Operations Console uses addresses in the range of 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.0.255. Incorrect routing causes Operations Console to fail. Check your SOCKS configuration and make sure that the entry is:

Direct    192.168.0.0    255.255.255.0

Data encryption for a local console on a network:

To use a local console on a network, you are strongly encouraged to install cryptographic products. This support may be a separate product or it may be available from another source. Use the strongest encryption available for the best security.