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IBM Licensed Programs: Networking Products
Explorer. A user profile can be copied from one AS/400 system to another by dragging the
user name from one AS/400 user list and dropping it onto another system.
Network drives to the AS/400 system (previously called
shared folders drives
) are integrated
into the Windows 95, 98, and NT Explorer. Network printers to the AS/400 system (previously
called
virtual printers
) are integrated into the Windows 95/NT Add Printer Wizard. Therefore,
AS/400 server resources are viewed and accessed as seamlessly as client resources.
The Windows 95, 98, and NT clients further exploits the capabilities of Windows 95, 98, and
NT by incorporating Windows 95, 98, and NT shell extensions and tool tips, integrating
Windows 95, 98, and NT Network Neighborhood with the AS/400 system, and providing
ActiveX and OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) automation objects and custom controls
for Client Access APIs. Client Access provides many other powerful enablers, such as
Distributed Program Call, Data Queues, and Remote Command, that can be used for
client/server application development.
The Windows 95, 98, and NT client features a user-friendly interface, easy navigation, helpful
messages, and simple installation options. AS/400 tasks are easier to accomplish with the
graphical interface of Operations Navigator. With its focus on end-user functions and
streamlined administrative operations, usability enhancements include:
• The newest version of Operations Navigator extends the range of graphical OS/400
tasks to the network administrator. The available functions depend on the OS/400
version and release level.
• Operations Navigator allows you to launch the Network Station Manager and configure
HTTP Server and Firewall.
• A simplified view of TCP/IP information, such as sockets and started host servers, is
available through a properties panel in Operations Navigator.
• The servers required for TCP/IP, Client Access, and other OS/400 servers can be
managed with the click of a mouse instead of a series of commands. In addition, the
IBM AS/400 Support for Windows Network Neighborhood is managed from Operations
Navigator.
• Configuring OS/400 TCP/IP communications is simplified and extended to include
point-to-point protocol (PPP).
• A quick view of AS/400 data provides a method of directly displaying AS/400 data
without a data transfer step.
• Ultimedia Systems Facilities, which manages multimedia applications and objects, is
available on the Windows 95, 98, and NT clients.
A Welcome Wizard directs new users through a tutorial based on the Client Access Online
User's Guide, program panels, and Web pages. A second path, for the experienced user, lists
many of the new features added to the product.
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