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<h1 id="kickoff">Universal Connection</h1>
<p>Universal Connection allows you to control how your business
connects to IBM&reg; support services. Once connected, you can access a variety of customer
support options as you need them. This software is Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)-based, and you configure it through a wizard or command
interface that allows you to choose how you connect to IBM. Your choices
include the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Direct dial-up through the AT&reg;&amp;T Global Network Services</li>
<li>An existing Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection</li>
<li>A direct LAN connection to the Internet</li>
<li>A remote dial-up via the AT&amp;T Global Network Services</li>
<li>A remote Virtual Private Network (VPN) multi-hop connection</li>
<li>An HTTP or Service and Support proxy connection</li></ul>
<p>This flexibility lets you choose the most convenient solution for your
organization, while still providing a secure connection. For most users, the
Universal Connection option is the fastest and most convenient method of accessing
electronic customer support.</p>
<p>The Universal Connection wizard guides you through the steps
to configure this connectivity. IBM uses this configuration when you allow
the following applications to provide support, service, and system documentation:</p>
<ul>
<li>Electronic Customer Support</li>
<li>Electronic Service Agent&trade;</li>
<li>Information Center Update</li></ul>
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<div class="notebody">You also can configure these profiles using CL Commands, including
the GO SERVICE and CRTSRVCFG commands. See the <a href="../rbam6/rbam6clmain.htm">Control
language (CL)</a> topic for details.</div><blockquote>
<p><a href="conceptsintro.htm#conceptsintro"><span class="bold">Universal Connection concepts</span></a>
<br />Learn more about firewall technologies and protocols
used by the Universal Connection.</p>
<p><span class="bold"><a href="beforestart.htm#beforestart">Plan for Universal Connection</a></span>
<br /> The first step to successfully
configuring a Universal Connection to IBM services is ensuring that you select a method of connecting
to IBM from your server and fulfilling any required prerequisites.</p>
<p><span class="bold"><a href="scenintro.htm#scenintro">Scenarios: Universal Connection</a></span>
<br />Review
these scenarios to become familiar with using the Universal Connection wizard and the steps involved
in creating a Universal Connection.</p>
<p><span class="bold"><a href="configureintro.htm#configureintro">Configure
Universal Connection</a></span>
<br />After planning for your Universal Connection and
reviewing the scenarios, you can begin configuring it. This topic provides
you with an overview of how to use the Universal Connection wizard and other related tasks that you
need when you create a Universal Connection to IBM services.</p>
<p><a href="troubleintro.htm#troubleintro"><span class="bold">Troubleshoot the Universal Connection wizard</span></a>
<br />See
this topic when you experience problems using the Universal Connection wizard.</p></blockquote>
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