Chapter 6: Settings
Changing Network Card Settings
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Ikôn Rugged PDA (Windows Mobile 6.1) User Manual
6.42.4 Changing Network Card Settings
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If you use your network card in two locations such as work and home, you’ll need to
change the network to which the network card connects.
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Tap on
Start>Settings>Connections tab>Network Cards icon
.
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In the
Configure Network Adapters
dialog box, tap on the dropdown menu under
My
network card connects to,
choose either
The Internet
or
Work
.
6.42.5 VPN Connection Setup
A VPN connection provides a secure connection to servers through the Internet.
Before you begin, you need the following information from your network administrator:
password, domain name, TCP/IP settings and a host name or IP address of the VPN server.
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Tap on
Start>Settings
. Tap on the
Connections tab
followed by the
Connections
icon.
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Under
My Work Network
, tap on
Add a new VPN server connection
.
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In the
Name
field, type a name for this connection.
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In
Host name/IP
, type the
VPN server name
or
IP address
.
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Tap on the
VPN type
radio button next to the type of authentication for your Ikôn:
IPSec/L2TP
or
PPTP
. Your network administrator will let you know which option
applies to your PDA.
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Tap on
Next
.
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Choose the
type of authentication
in this screen. If you choose
A pre-shared key
, type
the key provided by your network administrator.
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Tap on
Next
.
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Type your
user name, password
and
domain name
. If a domain name was not pro-
vided to you, try the connection without entering a domain name.
If you need to edit the
Advanced
settings, refer to “Advanced Modem Settings” on page 214
for details about this tab.
•
Tap on
Finish
.
Note: Normally, you will not need to change any advanced settings. You will need to make
changes only under only the following circumstances:
The server to which you are connecting does not dynamically assign addresses, and
TCP/IP settings need to be entered.
Server DNS or WINS settings need to be changed.
