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3. In the HP dialup window, confirm the user name
and password you use to log on to your network,
and then select the modem you will use to dial the
call.
4. Check the telephone number, and then tap Dial. A
progress message appears to tell you when you are
connected to your network, and then an icon
appears in the taskbar while you remain connected.
After you are connected to your network, use the Inbox
program to send and receive e-mail or use Pocket...

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•An account with your corporate network—includ-
ing an IP address for your HP Jornada, if it is not
dynamically assigned
•A network (LAN) connection—a network cable with
the appropriate connector for your NIC
Installing the network interface card (NIC)
Before you can connect directly to a network, you must
install an NIC and properly configure it with the IP
address of your DNS and WINS servers (check with your
network administrator for this information).
You must...

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Use the Network control panel to configure the NIC with the
information your network administrator has provided.
To configure the NIC
1. On the Start menu, point to Settings, and then tap
Control Panel.
2. Double-tap the Network icon. The Network Con-
figuration dialog box appears.
3. On the Adapters tab, select the driver or adapter,
and then tap Properties. Check with your network
administrator if you do not know which settings to
use.
4. On the...

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To access a file on a network
1. On the Start menu, point to Programs, and then
tap Windows Explorer.
2. Be sure the address bar is visible—on the View
menu, be sure a check mark appears next to
Address Bar.
3. In the address bar, type the full network path
to the file you want to open, using the format
file:///servername/share/filename.
Windows Explorer keeps a list of the most recently used Internet and network resources, so
you will not have to type the path...

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To create an additional connection or location
1. Double-tap the HP dialup icon on your desktop. The
HP dialup window appears.
2. Select the location or connection that you want to
modify from the drop-down lists, and then tap
Edit.
3. In the Connections or Locations dialog box, tap
Create New Connection or Create New Loca-
tion. The dialog boxes will appear just as they did
when you created the first connection.
4. Fill in the necessary information,...

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•Install and configure a PC Card modem (model 680e
only). Follow the instructions provided by your modem
manufacturer.
•Establish an account with an Internet Service Provider
(ISP) or your corporate network administrator (for
remote access to your corporate network). Note the
same information that is presented in the previous
sections in this chapter.
•Set up a Remote Networking connection.
•Set dialing patterns and dialing locations.
•Set up an e-mail service in...

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7. Enter the access telephone number and tap Finish.
Once you have created the dial-up connection, simply
double-tap the connection, enter your user name, pass-
word, and domain, and tap Connect any time you want to
connect. Once connected, you can use Pocket Internet
Explorer to visit Web pages and use Inbox to send and
receive e-mail. Before you can use Inbox, you need to set
up an e-mail service. See the Using Inbox section later in
this chapter.
To...

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HP dialup automatically sets up an Inbox service for you. However, you can also set up
Inbox services from within the Inbox program.
To set up e-mail service (Internet Mail)
1. Get the following information from your ISP or
network administrator: POP3 or IMAP4 server
name, SMTP host name, user name, password, and
domain name (for network connections only).
2. On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to
Pocket Outlook, and then tap Inbox.
3. In Inbox, on the...

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•  Under When Getting Messages, choose how you
want messages downloaded by default. Choosing
Get full copy of messages will take up more
storage space on your HP Jornada. Choosing Only
synchronize Inbox folder hierarchy (IMAP4
only) will speed up the time it takes to download
your messages.
•  Under When Getting Full Copy, choose whether
you want to download file attachments and meet-
ing requests when you get full copies of messages.
This setting...

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To connect to your service provider from Inbox
1. On the Services menu, tap the connection you
would like to dial.
2. Type your user name, password, and domain name,
if necessary.
3. Tap Dial Properties if you need to modify a
location or choose a different one.
4. Tap Connect. A message will appear to show you
the status of your connection. When your connec-
tion is established, you can send and receive mail.
You can connect to your e-mail account and download...