kConnect

NOTE: These download and installation instructions are for kConnect version 1.10 and newer. Click here to install an older version.

To download a copy of kConnect for a FREE TRIAL, select the software download link below. This will transfer an IBM i save file to your PC. You should also download the user's manual. Once you have downloaded the software and manual, follow the instructions shown below.

We recommend that you print this page to have a hardcopy checklist for the installation process.

File Downloads:

CLICK HERE for kConnect software download.

After downloading the software, download the user's guide:

• kConnect User's Guide - Release 1.05
• kConnect DUO User's Guide - Release 1.05
• Twilio Account Configuration Notes

To install Kisco Connect on your system from the KCONINSTnnn.SAVF file you received via the website download, please follow these exact instructions. Please note that these instructions can be used whether you are installing Kisco Connect for the very first time or if you are upgrading an existing Kisco Connect installation.

1. Sign on to your IBM i from a 5250 terminal session. You must sign on using a security officer user profile (*SECOFR). During the install, make sure that this is the only session active for the profile.
    
2. After completing your logon process, run the IBM i OS command DSPMSG and clear any messages that are displayed. You can clear all of them using the F16 function key. If you are unable to remove messages it indicates that the user profile is already logged into the system from another session. The install process cannot continue until this is resolved.
    
3. Check the following system values. They should be set as indicated here. If they are not, note the current settings then change them to these settings:

   QALWOBJRST - *ALL
   QVFYOBJRST - value 3 or lower
   QFRCCVNRST - value 0

   Note: If you have to change any of these system values, make note of the original setting and make sure that you set them back to the original setting immediately following this installation process

4. Run the following command to create a save file on your system:

   CRTSAVF FILE(QGPL/KCONINST)
   TEXT('kConnect Install Objects from Kisco Systems')

5. From your PC, create a folder on your desktop named TEMP and move the KCONINSTnnn.SAVF file into it.
    
6. This file now needs to get transferred into the KCONINST save file just created on your system in the QGPL library. This can be done using the following method:
   • Start the FTP server on your system: STRTCPSVR *FTP (if it is already running, no need to do this again)
   • Open a window on your PC and change to the TEMP folder on your desktop
   • Start an FTP session with your IBM i system: FTP yoursystem.com
   • Complete the sign-on process
   • Issue the following FTP commands:

     BIN
     PUT KCONINSTnnn.SAVF QGPL/KCONINST

   • When the PUT command ends, use the command “QUIT” to exit FTP. At this point, the software is ready to install or upgrade on your system.
      
7. From the command line, run the install process with the following command:

   LODRUN DEV(*SAVF) SAVF(QGPL/KCONINST)

   This will install the software on your system for your thirty day trial period.

8. If you have just installed Kisco Connect as an upgrade, go to the INSTALL menu in library KCONNECT and run option #2. Check the installation status shown at the center of the screen to make sure that it still shows that the software is permanently installed. If you see any other status, contact Kisco Systems as the software will not function correctly until this is corrected.

During the install processing, a document called "Additional Documentation Topics" will print. This includes the latest system changes and documentation since the last time the user manual was updated.

When you have completed your evaluation of Kisco Connect, you may purchase a permanent installation copy by contacting Kisco and arranging payment.

If you have just completed installing an upgrade of your already active license for Kisco Connect, please contact Kisco and advise them that you have updated to a new release level. Let us know the specific version that you have just installed so we can keep our records current about your installation.