Category:ISeries Access

ISeries Access is a family of PC-based software products released by IBM. It includes features as a 5250 terminal emulator and iSeries Navigator, a GUI-interface for server administration. It also includes LPPs which are installed on the server itself to support the connection.

History

iSeries Access, like the iSeries itself, has been rebranded by IBM over time and was formerly known by other names.

• PC Support
• Client Access
• Client Access Express
• iSeries Access
  • iSeries Access for Web
  • iSeries Access for Windows
  • iSeries Access for Wireless
  • iSeries Access for Linux
• System i Access V6R1
  • System i Access for Web
  • System i Access for Windows
    • System i Navigator
  • System i Access for Wireless
  • System i Access for Linux

Licence information

Regarding iSeries Access for Windows (5761-XW1), two features require a license to run (they can be installed without a licence, but need a licence to run.)

• 5250 Display and Print Emulator
• Data Transfer

All features other than 5250 Display and Print Emulator and Data Transfer features require only an i5/OS license before you can use them.

System i Access for Windows clients are licensed by the number of concurrently active PCs accessing System i platforms. A PC running System i Access for Windows holds a license through the duration of the licensed function plus additional time that is specified in the System i Access for Windows properties page. When this time expires, the license is available for another PC to use. If a PC accesses a licensed program on more than one System i platform, that PC requires a license on each System i platform to which it connects using a licensed function.

When using System i Access for Windows on a PC, more than one session to the System i platform can be established on that PC, but only one System i Access Family license is used. For example, you can start many 5250 emulation or Data Transfer sessions, but the PC requires only one license.

Regarding iSeries Access for Web (5761-XH2), a System i Access Family licence is required for that, too. If you use the same PC to access IBM i with 5250 Display Emulator and iSeries Access for Web, you will need 2 licences - that is, each use counts as 2 concurrent users.

Licensing is managed at the System i Access Family level, not at the individual client level. Therefore, any combination of the System i Access for Windows and System i Access for Web clients is allowable up to the license limit.

To determine the System i Access license usage limit, do the following:

  1. Type the WRKLICINF command on the System i platform to which you intend to connect. A list of products appears.
  2. Type 5 in the entry field next to the product 5761XW1, Base, Feature 5050. This will display the details for the System i Access Family License product, including the usage limit. The usage limit should be equal to the number of licenses that are purchased for System i Access Family. Any number exceeding the purchased limit violates the IBM license agreement.

Examples

External links

• iSeries Access at IBM.com
• iSeries Access End-of-Service Dates including historical names, operating systems supported, and LPPs
• System i Access Announcement Letter 208-017 29 Jan 2008

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