HP Jornada 700 Series Handheld PC Users Guide

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After you are connected to your ISP, use the Inbox program to 
send and receive e-mail or use Internet Explorer to browse the 
Web. (For more information, see the Sending, receiving, and 
processing your e-mail and Browsing the Web or your 
intranet with MS Internet Explorer 4.01 for H/PC sections 
in this chapter.) 
A dialup connection cannot be made while synchronization is 
in process, or after synchronizing while still connected to your 
desktop PC when the...

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In addition to the PC Card NIC, you will need to install the 
appropriate driver software to configure the NIC. Drivers for the 
following LAN cards are included on the HP Jornada: 
Socket LP-E LAN card 
Proxim RangeLAN2 wireless LAN card 
Cisco Aironet 4800 series wireless LAN cards 
Drivers for other cards must be obtained from the card 
manufacturer. Install software drivers as you would any other 
third party program. (For more information, see the Installing...

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To log on to the network with your HP Jornada 
1.  Insert the NIC into the PC Card slot on your HP Jornada 
and connect the network cable. The network will establish a 
connection automatically. 
2.  Once you are connected a connection icon will appear in the 
status area of the taskbar. (For more information, see the 
Inserting a PC Card section in chapter 7.) 
After you have connected your HP Jornada to the network, you 
can access a file on a network file server...

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Creating and modifying connections  
You may set up more than one connection using HP dialup; for 
example, you may create separate connections for access to your 
personal e-mail and for network access. After you have set up the 
first e-mail/Internet or network connection, use HP dialup to 
create another connection. You can also use HP dialup to modify 
existing connections; for instance, you may want to change the 
dial-up telephone number or the dialing...

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Tapping on New in the Dialing Location tab does not start a 
setup wizard. When you click on New, only the Prefix for 
calling values change. 
 
Creating connections without the HP Jornada dialup 
application  
You can also create connections to your ISP or network by 
configuring the necessary programs manually. Before you can 
dial up, you will need to: 
  If your HP Jornada does not have a built-in modem or you do 
not want to use the built-in modem, install...

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4.  Double-tap the Make New Connection icon. The Make New 
Connection dialog box appears. 
5.  Enter a name for the connection, such as “Corporate Dial-
Up,” tap Dial-Up Connection, and then tap Next. 
6.  Select your modem type from the list. You should not need to 
change settings in the Configure or TCP/IP Settings 
dialog boxes (if you are not sure, check with your network 
administrator). When you are finished, tap Next. 
7.  Enter the access telephone number...

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information, see chapter 3, Connecting to your desktop or 
refer to online Help.  
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 an e-mail service 
1. On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Pocket 
Outlook, and then tap Inbox. 
2.  In Inbox, on the Services menu, tap Options. 
3. On the Services tab, tap Add. 
4.  The Mail Service Setup wizard will guide...

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 Sending, receiving, and processing your e-mail 
You can use a dial-up connection to send messages directly from 
your HP Jornada, or you can use Inbox synchronization to send 
the messages you compose on your HP Jornada from your 
desktop computer (see the Synchronizing data section in 
chapter 3). 
If you send messages directly from your HP Jornada, you will 
first need to configure a connection to your ISP or network, and 
then set up an e-mail service. You...

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Inbox settings 
When you connect to a mail server, the messages on your device 
and mail server are synchronized: new messages or message 
headers are downloaded to the HP Jornada Inbox folder, 
messages in the HP Jornada Outbox folder are sent, and 
messages that have been deleted from your Inbox are removed 
from the server.  
You can choose settings to control what will be downloaded. 
  Set Inbox to download all your messages or only new message 
headers to...

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Inbox supports the use of MIME encoding for binary 
attachments; however, you must be sure that both the sender’s 
and the recipient’s mail servers also support MIME. If your mail 
server does not support MIME encoding, file attachments that 
you receive may be corrupted or even cause your HP Jornada to 
freeze .  
 If you experience problems sending or receiving file 
attachments, or if you are not sure whether your mail server 
supports MIME, check with your ISP...