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PUB400.COM

Is a free and public server running IBM i 7.4 for every user, where you can create your own user profile and can get 300MB of disk storage which is enough for use and practice, and two private libraries. You can program in RPG, CL, COBOL, SQL and even you can use node.js and other web technologies.

How to get free AS400 profile and windows client access - PUB400 Registration

Get your free AS400 profile

This post will show you how to get a free AS400 profile by registering in PUB400.com and IBMi Access for windows.

We will see step by step.

Step 1:

  • Go to PUB400.com. This PUB400 domain offers you a free AS400 profile and 300MB of disk storage in the IBM server and two private libraries.
  • Click on "Signup now" to register.

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Step 2:

  • Fill up the registration form. It will ask for basic details like First name, Last name, Email id, and preferred IBMi user name.
  • The E-mail Id field is mandatory. They will send a verification mail and for the user management procedure.
  • The remaining fields are optional. Read the instructions and then submit.

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Step 3:

  • You will receive 2 emails from PUB400.com
  • To verify and confirm your request, they will send a mail like below

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  • Once you confirm your mail address by click the link provided in the mail. They will send one more mail that contains the AS400 user profile credentials just like below.

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Step 4:

  • We have created our user profile. The next step is to install the tn5250 telnet client.
  • use this link http://tn5250j.org/ or use Google search engine for "tn5250".
  • Download and install on your system.
  • Once installed, open it and check your credentials.
  • Change the password if you want.

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