Hardware and software requirements
Before setting up iSeries™ Navigator for Wireless, you should determine whether you have all the necessary software and hardware to run iSeries Navigator for Wireless.
The following elements are required to run the latest enhancements of iSeries Navigator for Wireless:
- Licensed Product 5722-XP1: The iSeries Access for Wireless product that includes iSeries Navigator for Wireless.
- A device to run the function:
- An Internet-enabled telephone with a wireless Internet service
- A personal digital assistant (PDA) with a Web browser, a wireless modem,
and a wireless Internet service
- A traditional Web browser on a workstation
- An Internet-enabled telephone with a wireless Internet service
- A system running OS/400® V5R2,
or later, in a TCP/IP network. This will be your central system used by Management Central.
- A Web application server running on your central system,
such as these:
- Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Jakarta Tomcat application server
- WebSphere® Application Server
iSeries Navigator for Wireless does not support WebSphere Application Server Version 5.0, 6.1, or later.
- Any other application server that runs on the central system and that can host servlets
- Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Jakarta Tomcat application server
The following figure shows that a wireless device sends and receives information through the Internet and through a firewall when it is connected to a Management Central central system. iSeries Navigator for Wireless and your Web application server are both installed on the central system. The central system points to four endpoint systems. Figure 1. Wireless device connecting to Management Central
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