User’s Manual
7-2
Getting Connected
To receive information:
1. Align the IR ports so that they are unobstructed and within a close
range.
2. Have the owner of the other device send the information to you. Your
device will automatically receive it.
Connect to the Internet
You can connect to your ISP, and use the connection to send and receive
email messages and view Web or WAP pages.
You can connect to work in one of two ways:
■
Create a modem connection. If this is the method you want to use, see
To create a modem connection to an ISP
■
Use an Ethernet card and a net tap to connect to the network. If this is
the method you want to use, see “
To create an Ethernet connection to
To create a modem connection to an ISP
1. Obtain the following information from your ISP: ISP dial-up access
telephone number, user name, password, and TCP/IP settings. Some
ISPs require information in front of the user name, such as MSN/
username.
2. If your device does not have a built-in modem, install a modem card, or
use or use a NULL modem cable and appropriate adapters to connect
an external modem to your device through the serial port.
3. Tap ,
Settings
,
Connections
tab,
Connections
.
4. In
My ISP
, tap
Add a new modem connection
, and follow the
instructions in the New Connection wizard.
5. Enter a name for the connection, such as your ISP's name.
6. In the
Select a modem
list, tap your modem type. If you are using any
type of external modem, in the
Select a modem
list, select the modem
by name. If a listing does not exist for your external modem, tap
Hayes
Compatible on COM1
.
7. Enter the phone number exactly as you want it dialed. If you know part
of the phone number will change frequently as you travel,
use dialing
rules
to avoid creating numerous modem connections for the same
phone number.
You can also send items, but not folders, from File
Explorer
. Tap and hold
the item you want to send, and then tap
Beam File
on the pop-up menu.
To change modem connection settings, in either
My ISP
or
My Work
Network
, tap
Manage existing connections
. Select the desired modem
connection, tap
Edit
, and follow the instructions on the screen.