IBMi iAccess (client access) ‘Run The Same’
Hello, What is the purpose of the iSeries Access for Windows’ RUN THE SAME? It is found on the FILE drop down menu in iSeries Access for Windows. I have a user who opens session 1 by clicking as normal on the desktop icon. Then uses File-Run The Same to open session 2. Continuing to [...]

Answer Question   |  October 5, 2012  5:38 PM
Client Access, IBMi, iSeries, iSeries Access for Windows, run the same

AS/400, Mac running Parallels & Windows 7, PC5250 Emulator iseries access PCSWS037 error
I have a Mac Air running Parallels 7 and Windows 7 with PC5250 to access AS/400. I get a PCSWS037 error (Initialization of the keyboard table failed) when I connect. And also get the PCSKBD110 error (The system keyboard is not supported) when I start my session. Any help fixing this would be greatly appreciated. [...]

Answer Question   |  August 8, 2012  5:46 AM
AS/400, iSeries Access for Windows, Mac OS X, parallels, PC5250 Emulator

Iseries access print screen doesn’t work on Windows 7
Iseries access print screen key doesn’t work on Windows 7. I have no problem on all previous releases back to DOS.

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2012  2:46 PM
iSeries Access for Windows

iSeries IFS on MAC client
We a transitioning to a MAC client environment and need to map our IFS Folders to the MAC. However we can only see 32 files/folders at any given time. As one is deleted on the IFS another is shown on the MAC. Always 32. Cannot see any settings on Netserver that would cause this limitation. [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2011  2:58 PM
IFS, IFS Folder, iSeries, iSeries Access for Windows

iseries access windows 7 compliance
Is IBM iseries access compatible with Windows 7(x64)

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2010  7:48 AM
iSeries Access, iSeries Access for Windows, iSeries interoperability, Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit, windows 7 compliance

Protecting plain text password transmission in iSeries Access
iSeries Access for Windows using TCP/IP connectivity applications such as telnet and ftp transmit data and passwords over the network in plain text. This means that the data and passwords can be intercepted and read by other users on the network. Looking for solution to solve this problem.

Answer Question   |  February 17, 2010  4:26 PM
AS/400, FTP, iSeries Access for Windows, password security, TCP IP

Telnet and FTP transmit data and passwords over the network in plain text iseries access for windows
Hi iSeries Access for Windows using TCP/IP connectivity applications such as telnet and ftp transmit data and passwords over the network in plain text. This means that the data and passwords can be intercepted and read by other users on the network. Looking for solution to solve this problem. Awaiting for your suggestion/advise in this [...]

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2010  12:19 PM
iSeries Access, iSeries Access for Windows, iSeries Telnet, Telnet

Workstation ID/IP Address
HI, I have a situation we have made 500 device description (e.g. IT01, IT02…) for display and assigned each workstation id to user. After creating devices we changed the system value QAUTOCFG=0 and QAUTOVRT=0. Now If A user is using B user worksation ID so B user is unable to get signon screen and as [...]

Answer Question   |  October 30, 2009  1:22 PM
iSeries Access for Windows, System administration, work management

I Series Access Problem
We are installing I Series Access on a Dell Desktop with Vista Ultimate. When we go to load the software we click on the language question and and it says I Series access being installed and immediately come up with the following message: Could not read value version from key SOFTWAREIBMClient AccessCurrentVersion. The install can [...]

Answer Question   |  November 10, 2009  4:26 AM
iSeries Access, iSeries Access for Windows, Vista, Vista Ultimate

Client Access V6r1 keyboard locking
I have upgraded my clients to V6r1, 64 bit, running on a Windows 2008 terminal server. AS/400 is on V5R4. My clients will get the message “The host system has locked the keyboard, See if message appears, wait, or press rest” this doesn’t happen all of the time nor is it consistant to certain keys. [...]

Answer Question   |  July 8, 2009  1:38 PM
Client Access, Client Access 6.1, iSeries Access for Windows, V6R1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Terminal Server

iSeries Access for Windows
All I want to do is to access the AS400 from home….5250 emulation, green screen. I am connecting to the internet at home via a wireless modem. I have Access for Windows installed. TCP is installed. I don’t know how to configure my PC to go thru my modem, connect to the internet and then [...]

Answer Question   |  June 6, 2009  6:45 PM
5250 session, AS/400 remote access, iSeries Access, iSeries Access for Windows

Restrict user to Specify Workstation ID
Here is the situatiion: We have told users to use only their workstation id range only but some users are not follow instructions and in that case they are using other user workstation id range. Although, system value QLMTDEVSSN is already set as ’1′ (Limit). By setting up system value we can only restrict users [...]

Answer Question   |  May 15, 2009  11:42 AM
iSeries Access for Windows, iSeries administration, iSeries security, QLMTDEVSSN, System administration, System Security, User restrictions

Upgrading ODBC driver for iSeries
Im running iSeries Access for Windows V5R3. My current iSeries ODBC for Windows driver is v10. I would like to upgrade it to v11. Does anyone know how to do this without updating iSeries Access for Windows client on my pc? I need to leave it at V5R3.

Answer Question   |  October 26, 2009  5:01 AM
iSeries, iSeries Access for Windows, ODBC driver, V5R3

Automatic Vary On Of iSeries Access Device Doesn’t Always Work
iSeries Access devices (3179 Type) will automatically vary on and go into an ACTIVE status from a VARIED OFF status. Once in a great while this does not work and we have to manually vary on the device in order for the user to be able to connect to the system. Any idea as to [...]

Answer Question   |  August 28, 2009  11:05 PM
iSeries, iSeries Access for Windows

How to block AS/400 users from using WinSQL
How can I block AS/400 users to modify data using WinSQL from the PC? Already I have some users that have insalled into their PCs iSeries Access and WinSQL, they run WinSQL that uses an ODBC to change data using SQL sentences. *** WinSQL is universal database management tool that can be used with any [...]

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2009  6:40 AM
AS/400 administration, AS/400 security, AS/400 user permissions, iSeries Access for Windows, ODBC, WinSQL

Problem in CCSID converting
I have a QM query that forms up a DB file. A physical file. A file that afterwards will be tranferred to the excel worksheet. All the source DB files (as well as all the records inside) that I use in the QM query are having the CCSID=297 (french). But the data itself stored in [...]

Answer Question   |  January 22, 2009  5:09 AM
5250 session, AS/400, AS/400 import/export, CCSID, Change Physical File, CHGPF, Coded Character Set Identifier, DDS, iSeries Access for Windows, locale, Microsoft Excel, Physical File, QMQRY, Query Management Query, V5R3