NEC MobilePro 780 Portable Computer Users Guide

  
Setting Up a Remote Connection  5-3 
CONNECTING THE INTERNAL MODEM 
Follow these steps to connect an RJ-11 telephone cable to 
the internal modem. 
1. Locate the modem cover on the right side of the NEC 
MobilePro and open it by pulling down the top of the 
cover. 
2. Carefully plug the RJ-11 telephone cable into the 
modem connector. 
                   Connecting the telephone cable 
!WARNING 
Do not connect the internal modem to a digital pri-
vate branch exchange connector, or the digital side 
of...

  
5-4  Setting Up a Remote Connection 
3. Connect the other RJ-11 connector into an active 
(analog) phone jack. 
Now you are ready to create a connection for an ISP or 
RAS account! 
CONNECTING TO AN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER 
Once you have established an account with an ISP and 
gathered the necessary configuration information, you are 
ready to create a connection on your MobilePro for your 
ISP account. 
Your Bonus Software CD may contain the application, 
Ruksun
® ConnectForce™ that enables you to...

  
Setting Up a Remote Connection  5-5 
8. Tap Next and enter the required dial-up telephone 
number. Tap Finish. 
Once your ISP connection is established you can configure 
your MobilePro for sending and receiving email through 
your ISP. Follow the instructions in “Sending and Receiv-
ing Email” and “Activating a Connection,” later in this 
chapter, to send and receive email through your ISP. 
For ISP settings, access: 
http://www.cewindows.net/wce/isp.htm/. Although not an 
official NECC web site,...

  
5-6  Setting Up a Remote Connection 
8. Tap Next and enter the required dial-up telephone 
number. Tap Finish. 
Once your RAS connection is established you can config-
ure your MobilePro for sending and receiving email 
through your RAS. Follow the instructions in “Sending 
and Receiving Email” and “Activating a Connection,” later 
in this chapter, to send and receive email through your 
RAS. 
SENDING AND RECEIVING EMAIL 
Before configuring the necessary email service informa-
tion you need some or...

  
Setting Up a Remote Connection  5-7 
The Mail Services Definition screen consists of Re-
quired information and Optional information. Fill in 
all information as provided by your ISP or network 
administrator. 
!Enter ISP information as follows: 
 POP3 Host — ISP POP3 Host name. 
 User ID — Your user id. 
 Password — Your password, if required. 
 SMTP Host — ISP SMTP Host name. 
 Return Address — Your email address. (If in a 
unix environment ). 
!Enter RAS (Exchange server) information as fol-...

  
5-8  Setting Up a Remote Connection 
ACTIVATING A CONNECTION 
Once you have created a new connection for each desired 
service, you must activate the connection with that service 
to open communication and send or receive email. 
Follow these steps to activate a connection. 
1. Double tap the Inbox icon. 
2. Tap Services and verify that the service you want to 
connect is selected. 
The currently selected service displays in the drop-
down menu and is designated with a dot. If necessary, 
modify your...

  
4-2  Using the NEC MobilePro 
POWERING ON AND OFF 
Power on the NEC MobilePro as follows. 
!CAUTION 
If you power off, then quickly power on the NEC Mo-
bilePro, your system may erroneously report the 
presence of CompactFlash cards. 
In addition, repeatedly powering off and quickly pow-
ering on, may cause data loss. NECC 
recommends that you wait ten seconds after power-
ing off, before powering on the NEC MobilePro. 
1. Slide the display panel latch to the right. Lift the dis-
play panel up towards...

  
Using the NEC MobilePro  4-3 
A
 – Power button 
 Note: The first time you install the main battery, 
the MobilePro automatically powers on when you 
open the display panel. 
The first time you power on the MobilePro, the 
screen contrast may need adjustment. Refer to the 
following section, “Making Display Panel Adjust-
ments,” for details. 
If the MobilePro is not used for a specific length of time, it 
automatically shuts off. You can select how long the unit 
remains on through the Power selection...

  
4-4  Using the NEC MobilePro 
Follow these steps to adjust the panel brightness. 
1. Open the display panel and power on the unit. 
2. Press the brightness up or brightness down keys as re-
quired.
 
              Adjusting the brightness 
A
 – Brightness Up  B
 – Brightness Down 
Backlight 
You can conserve battery life by configuring your NEC 
MobilePro to automatically turn off the display panel’s 
backlight. Follow these steps to configure the backlight for 
automatic turn off. 
Automatic Off 
1....

  
Using the NEC MobilePro  4-5 
3. Tap the desired selections to place a check beside the 
selection. Use the dropdown boxes to select the de-
sired time settings. 
 
              Backlight settings 
 
Automatic On 
In addition, you can configure the NEC MobilePro to turn 
on the backlight automatically. Follow these steps to con-
figure the backlight for automatic turn on. 
1. Tap the Advanced tab, shown in the previous figure, to 
access the advanced backlight properties.