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Release 3 also provides a number of other enhancements to the NC
Navigator browser such as:
• Mail client function enables a user to send and receive e-mail using a
POP3 (Post Office Protocol V3) server.
• News Reader function enables a user to read news items on an NNTP
(Network News Transfer Protocol) server.
• The Navigator enables printing to remote printers on the network.
• Localized versions enable French, German, and Korean (in addition to
English) languages.
• The browser enables invoking the 3270 emulator and Telnet from the
browser.
As mentioned previously, if you prefer to use the 128 bit encryption version of
NC Navigator (available only in the United States or Canada), then you must
order it and install it as a separate AS/400 product. The product number for
the 128 bit version of NC Navigator for IBM Network Stations is 5648-C20.
You can order this product by calling 1-800-879-2755 (USA only) and
referring to the CD/publication collection kit SK3T-3020.
1.2.13 Inventory Server for AS/400
The new inventory server allows you to collect information about your IBM
Network Stations. Every IBM Network Station contains a simple network
management protocol (SNMP) agent in its operating system. As a result, an
SNMP manager at a central location can communicate and exchange
information with the IBM Network Station agent. You can use this information
to manage your network environment. SNMP is an industry-standard protocol
for network management.
The AS/400 inventory server collects and stores the hardware information in
a DB2 for AS/400 database. Some examples of the information which can be
collected include the following:
• Burnt-in MAC address of the IBM Network Station
• IBM Network Station memory size
• IP address of the BOOTP or DHCP server
• Network Station’s IP address
• Network Station network interface type (Ethernet, Token Ring, Twinax)
• Boot monitor version installed
For additional information about how to start the inventory server, what data
can be collected, and how it can be retrieved from the database using SQL
statements, refer to the manual
IBM Network Station Manager Installation
and Use,
SC41-0664. If you want to use SQL queries to retrieve information