IBM Licensed Programs: Networking Products
584 AS/400e System Handbook
• The NS/Router has been enhanced to support the AutoSync I protocol, developed by
Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. This feature enables PCs to dial an AS/400
communications controller through the use of an asynchronous modem that supports
the AutoSync I protocol. It allows a dial-up SNA connection without the need for an
ASCII workstation controller on the AS/400 system or SDLC (multiprotocol adapter) on
the PC.
• The NS/Router has been enhanced to support multiple “dial from” locations when
different parameters are required at each location, such as needing to dial “9” for an
outside line. At connect time, the user is prompted for which location to call.
• The IBM 5250 Express Twinaxial adapter cards and other selected IBM Twinaxial
adapter cards can be used to connect PCs to AS/400 systems using the TCP/IP
protocol. A list of the non-Express cards that can function in this environment can be
found in Informational APAR II11022.
• PC5250 has extended its native TPC/IP connectivity support of 5250 printer
emulation, workstation device ID designation, and the ability to bypass the AS/400
sign-on screen for the following DBCS national language versions: Traditional
Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean.
• Graphical Access provides native TCP/IP connectivity support to designate a specific
5250 workstation device ID for display sessions and the ability to bypass the AS/400
sign-on screen.
• The AS/400 Connection has been enhanced with new error messages, online help,
return codes, and changes to the Verify function that assist the user in determining
what problem can exist when attempting to connect to an AS/400 system.
• The Client Access Software Developers Toolkit, SDK for ActiveX and OLE DB, is
included on the family CD-ROM with the Windows 95/NT client. The SDK enables
programmers to easily build applications to access AS/400 resources using record
level access, SQL, stored procedures, data queues, programs, and CL commands
across TCP/IP and SNA/APPC connections to the AS/400 system. Client/server
programs generated using the SDK can be run using the OLE DB for AS/400 provider
(run-time driver) included with the Windows 95/NT client.
• The Windows 95/NT client provides a Microsoft ODBC Driver Manager enabling
applications written to either ODBC 2.0 or ODBC 3.0 to access AS/400 database
information over any supported connection. This enables new applications to take
advantage of new functions provided by the Microsoft ODBC 3.0 specification, yet
allows current applications written to the Microsoft ODBC 2.0 specification to continue
to execute.
• The Windows 95/NT client now provides policy templates for use with the Microsoft
System Policy Editor, an integral part of the Microsoft initiative for Zero Administration
for Windows (ZAW). This system policy support enables an AS/400 administrator to
pick and choose which Client Access functions are available to PC users. In addition,
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