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Unzipped ACS files for IBM I Access Client Solutions Installation folder to your Desktop :

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Choose your platform and goto the install folder for that - ie: either LINUX, MAC or WINDOWS. In my case, I will install the 64-bit version by double-clicking on install_acs_64.js in the Windows_Application folder:

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Install Prompts

Now you are going to answer a series of questions. If you have your firewall popping up asking "wtf?" simply grant it access:

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First question is whether you want to use the good old fashioned green screen emulator

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Answer Yes to using 5250 emulation

Select it to be defaults, because, why not?

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If your PC already has the conventional IBM Client Access installed, ACS requests becoming the default client. Personally, I would recommend ACS is the default.

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Ps: the new IBM i ACS handling of IFS is super simple and slick as FTP

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NOTE: my install told me JAVA wasn't installed. This is a big fat lie. Ignore it.

IBM i ACS is installed

Once its installed you can open Access Client :

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Want to watch a real time install of some mumbling English bloke installing ACS on his home machine?

Resources

Download Direct from IBM

Download IBM i ACS from the main IBM Download Site

IBM i ACS for Java

IBM i Access Client Solutions (1.1.9.6)

IBM i ACS for Apple MAC

IBMiAccess_v1r1_macOS_AP

IBM i ACS for Linux

IBMiAccess_v1r1_LinuxAP

IBM i ACS for PASE

IBMiAccess_v1r1_PASE_AP

IBM i ACS for WINDOWS

IBMiAccess_v1r1_WindowsAP_English

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