System information

Introduction
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For additional information about National Language Support, refer to the
manual
IBM Network Station Manager Installation and Use, SC41-0664, and
in the online help text of the IBM Network Station Manager program.
1.2.2 Network Station Manager Group Support
Previous releases of IBM Network Station Manager for AS/400 provided
default
system, user and workstation level settings. These settings which
define the IBM Network Station’s user desktop environment, can be changed
by the system administrator (and in some instances the user). For example,
the administrator could:
• Configure hardware and workstation settings on a system-wide and user
level. Preference settings include:
- Specifying primary mouse buttons (left or right-handed).
- Setting mouse pointer speeds.
- Updating boot monitor version.
- Selecting screen saver, desktop background, and more.
• Configure access to applications on a system-wide and user level:
- 5250 emulator to access IBM AS/400 applications.
- 3270 emulator to access IBM S/390 applications.
- X-Windows to access graphical UNIX applications.
- Web browsers to access the Internet and corporate intranets.
- Desktop (Window Manager) to customize the user's display interface.
- Applet viewer to run Java applets and applications.
- Windows based applications (running on a multi-user system).
• Configure system wide and user level start up settings such as:
- Programs to automatically load frequently used applications, such as
5250 emulation
- Menu items to provide point-and-click access to other applications
using menu bar buttons
In addition to the above capabilities, Release 3 of IBM Network Station
Manager for AS/400 allows you to define
group level settings. Although this
significant function proves useful to all customers, it is particularly helpful if
you are setting up and managing larger numbers of IBM Network Stations
throughout your enterprise. For example, you may have customer service
personnel in your headquarters and in a remote site who share similar
desktop and application needs. Group support allows you to set up a
custserv
group which defines a common desktop environment for all the users in that
group, rather than having to define the same settings for each user.