APAR= II09508  
NETSOFT NS/ROUTER V2.00I CONFIGURING, STARTING, AND STOPPING AN

*** Last Updated 7/15/97 ***
There are many ways to configure, start and stop the NS/Router
through Client Access/400 for Windows 95.  The purpose of this
document is to point out the most basic methods.
Assumptions:  1) CA/400 for Windows 95 is installed
              2) 802.2 connections - MSDLC-32 DLC is installed
                 and the NIC is installed and recognized
                 - See Info Apar II09506
                 Twinax Connections - See Info Apar II09498
                   plus II10307
                 ASYNC/SDLC - Modem or card is installed and
                 recognized by Windows 95- See II09518
                 Netware for SAA - Appropriate protocol and
                   adapter is installed and recognized by Win95
                    See Info Apar II10455
CONFIGURING
1. Right Mouse click on the Windows 95 desktop.  Select 'New',
   then 'AS/400 Connection'.
2. You are now in the AS/400 Connection Wizard. Click on 'Next',
   select the Netsoft NS/Router 2.00 and click on 'Next'. Click
   on 'Start NetSoft Administrator'. Go to Step 3 for the
   standard method or Step 5 for the Configuration Wizard
   method.
   Note: Advanced parameters will not be available to you with
   the Easy-Start Service method.

STANDARD METHOD
3. From the NS/Administrator panel, to create a new router
   instance, right click with the mouse on any empty space in
   this panel. Select 'New', then 'NS/Router AS/400'. This will
   create a new router instance icon. To configure, right click
   on the icon and select 'Properties'. Configure the router
   instance as appropriate (See Ch. 5 of the Inside Client
   Access for Windows 95 manual for assistance - GG24-4748).
4. Close the NS/Administrator window and return to the AS/400
   Connection Wizard and click on 'Refresh'. Go to Step 7.

CONFIGURATION WIZARD
5. From the NS/Administrator panel, click on the tools pulldown
   menu and select 'Configuration Wizard'. Select the Midrange
   Workspace and continue to walk through configuring a router
   instance (See Ch. 5 of the Inside Client Access for Windows
   95 manual for assistance - GG24-4748). Click on 'Finish' on
   the last panel.
6. Click 'Refresh' on the AS/400 Connection Wizard panel.
7. Select the system name from the list and click on 'Next'.
   Continue to step through the AS/400 Connection Wizard.
   This will build the desktop icon.

STARTING THE ROUTER
Starting a Client Access function, such as network drive or
network printer on the AS/400 will automatically start the
router if is not already active. If you want to start the
default view (as defined in the AS/400 Connection Wizard),
double click on the desktop icon. If you do not have a desktop
icon, go to section A. If you have a desktop icon, but want a
different view go to section B. If you want to change the
default view, go to section C. If you just want to start the
router, go to section D.
A. No Desktop Icon. Double click on 'AS/400 Connections' in
   the Client Access Group. The AS/400 that you wish to
   connect to should be listed or displayed as an icon in
   the right pane. Right click on the system name. Select
   'View' to start an emulation session. Select 'Create Desktop
   Icon' to add a system icon on your desktop. Note 1: If you do
   not see a system icon in AS/400 Connections, check to see
   if its listed under a different environment (left pane).
   If you still do not see a system listed, then a router
   connection needs to be configured. Note 2: If 'Finish' is
   not selected on the last page of the AS/400 Connection Wizard
   then the router will not be listed here even though you will
   see it in the NS/Administrator panel.
B. Select a different view from the desktop icon. Right click
   on the desktop icon, select 'View'. Note: The default
   view has a dot to the left of the emulator in this list.
   Select the view that you want to start.
C. Change the Default View. Right click on the desktop icon
   or the AS/400 Connection icon. Click on 'Properties'. Click
   on 'Default View'. Change the view and click on 'OK'. Note:
   The desktop icon and the AS/400 Connection icon can have
   different views for the same system. Additionally, there can
   be multiple desktop icons to the same system with different
   default views.
D. Start the Router and License Management Only. Double click
   on 'AS/400 Connections' in the Client Access Group. Double
   click on the system name or select the system and click on
   the tool bar connection button (second from the left) to
   start the router.

STOPPING THE ROUTER
To end the router and all of its active converations, locate
the NS/Router panel for your active router. You will find it
on the taskbar named in the following format:
   Workspace Name.NS/Router Name - NS/Router ('Midrange'. . .
is the default). In this panel, select the AS/400 System name
and press the disconnect button on the tool bar (yellow
lightening bolt with X). Note: Ending the router from the
AS/400 Connection program only ends License Management.


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