IBM i Access for Windows

Using IBM i Access with Windows Operating Systems

Windows Operating System	IBM i Access for Windows (5770-XE1) IBM i Access for Windows (5761-XE1) iSeries Access for Windows (5722-XE1) Which releases work with this Windows operating system?
Windows 7 (Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate) Windows 2008 R2 32 & 64 bit editions	7.1 (5770-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V6R1M0 (5761 - XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) with Service Pack PTF SI35607 or later The restrictions are in Information APAR II14522
Windows 2008 Server	7.1 (5770-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V6R1M0 (5761 - XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V5R4M0 (5722-XE1 iSeries Access for Windows) with service pack PTF SI25949 or later. PC5250 requires SI27741 or later. The restrictions are in Information APAR II14391
Windows Vista Ultimate Business Enterprise 32-bit and 64-bit editions	Vista Home Premium and Home Basic editions are not supported. The other editions are supported with: 7.1 (5770-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V6R1M0 (5761-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V5R4M0 (5722-XE1 iSeries Access for Windows) with service pack PTF SI25949 or later PC5250 requires SI27741 or later. Click here to get the latest V5R4 service pack The restrictions are in Information APAR II14239.
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition	The Operations Console function is not supported on any release of IBM i Access for Windows on the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. For all other components: 7.1 (5770-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V6R1M0 (5761-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V5R4M0 (5722-XE1 iSeries Access for Windows) with service pack PTF SI22257 or later V5R3M0 with service pack PTF SI21917 or later The Support Statement in Information APAR II14175 states the requirements and restrictions listed in this table entry.
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition	7.1 (5770-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V6R1M0 (5761-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V5R4M0 (5722-XE1 iSeries Access for Windows) V5R3M0 with service pack PTF SI17742 or later
Windows Server 2003 x64-based versions	7.1 (5770-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V6R1M0 (5761-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V5R4M0 (5722-XE1 iSeries Access for Windows) V5R3M0 with service pack PTF SI17742 or later
Windows Server 2003	7.1 (5770-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V6R1M0 (5761-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V5R4M0 (5722-XE1 iSeries Access for Windows) V5R3M0 V5R2M0 with service pack SI07675 or later Refer to the Support Statement in Information APAR II13465 for requirements and restrictions
Windows XP Professional	7.1 (5770-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V6R1M0 (5761-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V5R4M0 (5722-XE1 iSeries Access for Windows) V5R3M0 V5R2M0 V5R1M0 with service pack SI01907 or later Starting with Windows XP SP2, Windows Firewall is enabled by default. Refer to Firewall Information for links to documents on this topic. Attention Operations Console users: if you use Windows XP, V5R2M0 or later IBM i Access for Windows is required. Refer to the Operations Console home page.
Windows 2000 Additional Information	V6R1M0 (5761-XE1 IBM i Access for Windows) V5R4M0 (5722-XE1 iSeries Access for Windows) V5R3M0 V5R2M0 V5R1M0 V4R5M0 V4R4M0 with service pack SF60698 or later Support Statement in Information APAR II11853 Click here to learn about a known problem with Operations Console and Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.
Windows NT 4.0	V5R3M0 V5R2M0 V5R1M0 V4R5M0 V4R4M0
Windows Me	V5R2M0 V5R1M0 V4R5M0 with service pack SF62213 or later
Windows 98	V5R2M0 V5R1M0 V4R5M0 V4R4M0
Windows 95	V5R1M0 V4R5M0 V4R4M0

How to acquire the latest service pack for IBM i Access for Windows

A service pack PTF is required for usage of IBM i Access for Windows on some Windows operations systems. Here are ways that you can acquire the latest service pack:

• Our IBM i Service Packs web page. The table for IBM i Access for Windows has the link to the latest service pack. Clicking on the service pack PTF number takes you to the FTP site, where the self-extracting EXE file contains a set of install image files used to install the service pack on a PC.
• Use SNDPTFORD to order the service pack PTF for product 5722-XE1 and install it on your IBM i; then install it on your PC from the IBM i. (Since the service pack PTFs exceed the size limit to be sent electronically, you can receive the PTF on media by changing SNDPTFORD's "Delivery Method" (DELIVERY) parameter to *ANY. The parameter defaults to *LINKONLY.)
• Use Internet PTF Delivery (iPTF). This PTF would also install on your IBM i. To find out about this service and the requirements, go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/i/ and select "Fixes" underneath the "Popular Links" header.

Firewall information

Starting with Windows XP SP2, Windows Firewall is enabled by default. There are two Software Knowledge Base documents with information on enabling IBM i Access for Windows with firewall products:

1. System i and Microsoft Windows Firewall: Making It Work
   This document provides one solution that will get IBM i Access for Windows functions working through Windows Firewall. Specifically, it show Administrators how to enable the three components that need to accept incoming requests to work: Incoming Remote Command, Operations Console, and Management Central.
2. IBM i Access for Windows and PC Firewall Products
   This document contains information that is useful for PCs running Windows Firewall or other firewall programs. It provides more detail for advanced users who may want to understand the different ways to enable IBM i Access for Windows functions through firewall programs. The document in "1" above only includes configuring application exceptions through Windows Firewall, and deals only with firewall products that block incoming connections. This document includes configuring port exceptions as well. It also includes information useful when running a firewall program that blocks outgoing connections.

Windows 2000 support - additional information

All releases of IBM i Access for Windows (that is, V4R4M0 and later) were tested with all released versions of Windows 2000. For Client Access Express V4R4M0, service pack SF60698 or later is required. The releases of IBM i Access for Windows that are currently being supported are V5R1M0, V5R2M0, and V5R3M0. Refer to IBM i End-of-service Dates regarding currently supported releases.
Information regarding IBM i on the Windows 2000 operating system:

• Note that iSeries Operations Console supports Windows 2000 Professional but not Windows 2000 Server Editions.

Information APAR II11853 "Client Access and Windows 2000"
This info APAR contains...

• for IBM i Access for Windows: the support statement, service pack requirements, known problems, links to fixes (e.g., the AFP print driver fix), and migration notes.
• for Client Access for Windows 95/NT: the statement that there are no plans to support this client on Windows 2000 workstations or servers.

Information APAR II12664 "Known Problems/Restrictions When Using Windows 2000 and NTFS Write Restrictions on Client Access Express Directories (V4R4M0 and V4R5M0)"

Information APAR II11791 "Client Access Express Support on VPN Connectivity"
This info APAR contains requirements for VPN connections, which include the Windows 2000 operating system.

Additional information

• Connection releases