Palm Zire 21, Handbook

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Chapter 14 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld
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To establish a connection:
1.
From the Communications Preferences list, select Network.
2.
Tap Connect to dial the current service and display the Service Connection
Progress messages.
3.
(Optional) From the Service Connection Progress dialog box, tap the box that
displays the service name, select another service, and then tap Done.
4.
Tap Done.
To close a connection:
1.
From the Communications Preferences list, select Network.
2.
Tap Disconnect to terminate the connection between your handheld and your
service.
3.
Tap Done.
Adding detailed information to a network service profile
If you are using one of the predefined network service profiles, you probably need
to enter only your username, password, and telephone number. If you are creating
a new network service profile, you may need to provide additional information to
your ISP or dial-in server. You use the Details dialog box to add more information
to a selected network service profile.
To add connection details:
1.
From the Communications Preferences list, select Network.
2.
Tap Details.
Idle timeout
The Idle timeout setting defines how long your handheld waits before dropping
the connection with your ISP or dial-in server when you switch out of a TCP/IP
application.