3Com Palm V Organiser Instructions Manual

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Entering a password
The Password box identifies the password you use to log into your 
server or ISP. Your entry in this field determines whether your 
organizer prompts you to enter a password each time you log into 
your network:
nIf you do not enter a password, your organizer displays the word 
“Prompt” in this field and asks you to enter a password during the 
login procedure. 
nIf you enter a password, your organizer displays the word 
“Assigned” in this field and does not prompt...

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2. Tap the connection you want to use.
Adding telephone settings
When you select the Phone field, your organizer opens a dialog box in 
which you define the telephone number you use to connect with your 
ISP or dial-in server. In addition, you can also define a prefix, disable 
Call Waiting, and give special instructions for using a calling card.
Note:The Phone Setup dialog box works correctly for AT&T and 
Sprint long-distance services. However, because...

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Entering a prefix
A prefix is a number that you dial before the telephone number to 
access an outside line. For example, many offices require that you dial 
“9” to dial a number outside the building.
To enter a prefix:
1. Tap the Dial Prefix check box to select it.
2. Enter the prefix. 
3. Tap OK.
Disabling Call Waiting
Call Waiting can cause your session to terminate if you receive a call 
while you are connected. If your telephone has Call Waiting, you need 
to disable this feature...

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Note:Each telephone company assigns a code to disable Call 
Waiting. Contact your local telephone company for the 
code that is appropriate for you.
3. Tap OK.
Using a calling card
The Use calling card field enables you to use your calling card when 
dialing your ISP or Intranet server. Keep in mind that there is usually 
a delay before you enter your calling card number. When you define 
your calling card number, you need to add commas at the beginning...

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To establish a connection:
nTap Connect to dial the current service and display the Service 
Connection Progress messages. 
Tip:To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages, 
press the lower half of the Scroll button.
To close a connection:
nTap Disconnect to terminate the connection between your 
organizer and your service.
Creating additional service templates
You can create additional service templates from scratch or by 
duplicating existing templates and editing...

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3. Tap the Connection type pick list and select one of the following 
connection types:
Note:If you are not sure, try PPP; if that doesn’t work, ask your 
Internet Service Provider or your System Administrator for 
the correct connection type.
Idle timeout
The Idle timeout setting defines how long your organizer waits before 
dropping the connection with your ISP or dial-in server when you 
switch out of a TCP/IP application.
To set the Idle timeout:
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2. Tap OK.
Defining primary and secondary DNS
The Domain Naming System (DNS) is a mechanism in the Internet for 
translating the names of host computers into IP addresses. When you 
enter a DNS number (or IP address), you are identifying a specific 
server that handles the translation services.
Each IP address has four sections, separated by periods. In the Details 
dialog box, you enter each section separately. Each section of an IP 
address is made up of a number from 0 to 255;...

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To identify dynamic IP addressing:
nTap the IP Address check box to select it.
To enter a permanent IP address:
1. Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and display a 
permanent IP address field below the check box.
2. Tap the space to the left of the first period then enter the first 
section of the IP address. 
Note:Each section must be a number from 0 to 255.
3. Tap and enter the remaining sections of the IP address.
4. Tap OK.
Login scripts
A...

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nIn the Login Script dialog box on your organizer, accessed from 
the Details dialog box in Network Preferences
Note:You can also use non-ASCII and literal characters in your 
login script. See Appendix D for more information.
Creating a login script on your organizer
You can create login scripts by selecting commands from the 
Command pick list in the Login Script dialog. Some commands, such 
as Send, require you to supply additional information. Those 
commands have a parameter field...

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4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is complete.
5. Tap OK.Wait For
Tells your organizer to wait for specific 
characters from the TCP/IP server before 
executing the next command.
Wait For 
PromptDetects a challenge-response prompt coming 
from the server and then displays the dynamically 
generated challenge value. You then enter the 
challenge value into your token card, which in 
turn generates a response value for you to enter 
on your...