Handling Network Setup Errors
During setup, your Zipit device might connect to a network but be
unable to connect to an instant messaging account. If this happens,
check the following:
Do you have an existing IM account with AIM, MSN, or Yahoo? You cannot
create an account through your Zipit device.
Go to
http://www.aim.com, http://messenger.yahoo.com
, or
http://messenger.msn.com
to setup one or more accounts.
Restricted AOL accounts (such as KAOL) are not supported.
Did you enter your username and password correctly?
MSN accounts require the full account name, not just the screen name.
For example, if you have a Hotmail account, you must add
“
@hotmail.com
”
to the login.
Are your router’s firewall settings preventing access to IM accounts?
Open the following ports to allow the IM traffic to pass through the firewall:
1863, 5190, 6891, 6901.
Recovering from Lost Connections and Chats
If you are logged into an IM service on your Zipit device and log in
again from another Zipit device, a phone, or a PC, your connection on
the first device will be “bumped” (logged off). You will have the
option to change IM accounts, reconnect, or stop chatting but
continue with other services.
If you are chatting and lose your network connection, the message “Network Lost”
will flash in the header bar of the chat window. Your chats will still be displayed,
but you will not be able to enter any new text. Once you have finished reading the
open chats, press the MyFriendz key. Your Zipit
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