IBM AS/400 User Manual

Chapter 6. Communicating with a remote AS/400 system
Using advanced program-to-program communications (APPC), you can configure the AS/400 system to
communicate with another AS/400 system. This configuration requires the coordination of configuration
parameters and values. Only those configuration prompts and parameters that require coordination on
both the AS/400, and the remote AS/400 system are listed. In addition, some of the parameters that are
listed may not apply to your particular configuration. See the following topics for more information:
v “Matching AS/400 line description parameters for a remote AS/400 system”
v “Matching AS/400 controller description parameters for a remote AS/400 system” on page 35
v “Matching AS/400 device description parameters for a remote AS/400 system” on page 36
For an example of connecting one AS/400 to another AS/400 system, see “Connecting one AS/400 to
another AS/400 system” on page 37.
For more information on AS/400 parameters, see the Communications Configuration
book.
Matching AS/400 line description parameters for a remote AS/400
system
You must coordinate communications configuration parameters between local and remote AS/400 systems.
These parameters are described in the following table. This table shows those prompts and parameters
that must be coordinated when you specify line descriptions for the local and remote AS/400 systems.
To configure a local AS/400 to a remote AS/400:
v See “Connecting one AS/400 to another AS/400 system” on page 37 for an example of connecting one
AS/400 to another AS/400 system.
v Use the following table for the line descriptions.
AS/400 Prompt
AS/400
Parameter
Remote AS/400
Parameter Notes
Local adapter address ADPTADR ADPTADR Adapter address of the local system (specified on the
line description) must be matched at the remote system
in the controller description ADPTADR parameter.
If the AS/400 system uses an Ethernet line through an
8209 LAN Bridge, see ″Appendix C: Local Area Network
Addressing Considerations″ in the Communications
Configurationbook.
Insert network
address in packets
ADRINSERT ADRINSERT If X.25 DCE support is specified (X25DCE(*YES) or
X25DCE(*NEG)), ADRINSERT(*YES) should be
specified for both systems.
Data bits per
character
BITSCHAR BITSCHAR Values specified for each system must match.
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IBM AS/400 Specifications

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Brand	IBM
Model	AS/400
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English