Installing iSeries Navigator

 

Because all iSeries Navigator components are packaged with iSeries Access for Windows^®, you install iSeries Navigator during the iSeries Access for Windows installation.

You need to have iSeries Access for Windows installed on the system from which you install iSeries Navigator. However, iSeries Access for Windows is not required on the systems that you connect to with iSeries Navigator. The only software requirement for these systems is the i5/OS^® host servers option (Option 12 when you install the i5/OS operating system).

Installing iSeries Navigator for the first time

If you are installing iSeries Navigator for the first time, be sure to make the following selections when installing iSeries Access for Windows on your PC:

1. Select the Custom installation option during the iSeries Access for Windows installation.

2. In the Component Selection window, click the gray box next to iSeries Navigator to remove the default selections.

3. Click the box next to iSeries Navigator again. This selects all of the iSeries Navigator subcomponents.

4. Deselect any subcomponents that you do not want installed.

Upgrading iSeries Navigator

If you have a previous release of iSeries Navigator installed on your PC, you can choose the Basic Upgrade installation option to upgrade your previously installed components to the new release. To add or remove components, choose Selective Upgrade.

Installing iSeries Navigator after iSeries Access for Windows has been installed

If you do not have iSeries Navigator installed during the iSeries Access for Windows installation, you can install the iSeries Navigator component later by using iSeries Access for Windows Selective Setup.

Installation tips:

• If you select the Typical installation option, only the following iSeries Navigator components are installed:

  • iSeries Navigator base support

  • Basic operations (messages, printer output, printers, and jobs)

• To install additional components after you install iSeries Navigator, use iSeries Access Selective Setup.

• If you are having trouble reading the fonts on some windows, try using a screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher.

 

Parent topic:

Getting to know iSeries Navigator

 

Related concepts

Requirements for installing iSeries Navigator
Working with iSeries Navigator

 

Related tasks

Adding system connections to iSeries Navigator

 

Related information

iSeries Access for Windows
Setting up the PC