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Chapter 9. Con®guring Client-to-Server Communications Using the Client Con®guration Assistant

To con®gure communications from a DB2 client to a server, the remote server must be con®gured to accept inbound client requests. By default, the server installation program automatically detects and con®gures most protocols on the server for inbound client connections.

If you have added a new protocol to your network that is not detectable, or wish to modify any of the default settings, refer to the Installation and Con®guration Supplement.

If you are adding a host or AS/400 database, go to ªChapter 6.

Con®guring DB2 Connect to Host or AS/400 Communications Using the

CCAº on page 57.

The information in this section describes how to use the Client Con®guration Assistant (CCA) to con®gure your OS/2, Windows 9x, or Windows NT clients to access remote servers. To complete the steps in this section, you should be familiar with how to start the CCA, for more information, see ªStarting the Client Con®guration Assistantº on page 133.

With the CCA, you can:

vCon®gure database connections that applications can use.

vUpdate or delete existing con®gured database connections.

vDisplay the information for existing con®gured connections.

vTest a connection to a database.

vEnable or disable databases to be con®gured as CLI or ODBC data sources.

vExport client pro®les, or import client and server pro®les which contain information for the setup of a client.

vUpdate client con®guration settings.

vDiscover remote databases (if enabled).

vBind user applications and utilities to databases.

vChange your server password.

The CCA provides three methods to set up a database connection to a server:

vUsing a pro®le.

vSearching the network for databases.

vManually entering database and communication protocol information for a server.

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