Client Access

• See Green Screen
• This is a GUI (Graphical User Interface} for using Microsoft Windows to access AS/400.
• IBM frequently made improvements in this interface, and changed the name to reflect the new and imporved reality.
  • This happened so often that people could get lost figuring out what is now the official name.
  • Before Client Access there was PC whatever Support.
  • After Client Access there was iSeries Access.
• While this stuff may be relatively simple to use, when it is working correctly, figuring it out for installation and troubleshooting can be a nightmare.

What is Client Access Infrastructure ?

This is a set of principles, guidelines, and rules used by an organization to direct the process of acquiring, building, modifying and interfacing with IT resources throughout the enterprise.