5250 Asynchronous Console

For the asynchronous console attachment, you must have a 2609 or 2612 adapter for the Multiple Function I/O Processor (MFIOP) on the iSeries™, eServer™ i5, or System i5™ system. This connection also requires a special cable. The part numbers for the cables are 46G0450 (6m) and 46G0479 (2.5m).

Note:
The iSeries™ Advanced Portable Model P02 does not support the asynchronous console attachment.
An asynchronous console has the following restrictions:
  • Multiple console sessions cannot be used.
  • APIs are not supported
  • The session type cannot be set to the Printer.
  • The file transfer functions is not supported.
  • The PC Organizer cannot be used.