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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 an integrated digital network. Use only analog 
phone connections. Failure to do so may result in 
explosion or fire and will damage your modem. 
During thunderstorms be sure to disconnect the mo-
dem phone cable from the NEC MobilePro. Failure 
to do so may result in explosion or fire. 
  
						

							  
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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 automate the 
ISP setup procedure described below and includes a data-
base of phone numbers and communication settings for a 
number of popular ISPs. 
Follow these steps to create a new connection for your ISP 
account. 
1. Tap Start, Programs, Communication, then select Re-
mote Networking. 
2. Double tap the Make a New Connection icon. 
3. Enter a name for the new connection. 
4. Select Dial-Up Connection as the connection type and 
tap Next. 
5. Use the dropdown box to select Internal Modem on 
COM 4 and tap Configure. 
6. Select the required port settings and call options. 
Tap OK. 
7. Tap TCP/IP Settings and configure the required Gen-
eral Settings and Name Servers. Tap OK.  
						

							  
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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, this site contains important infor-
mation about ISP settings. 
CONNECTING TO A REMOTE ACCESS SERVER
 
Once you establish an account with your RAS and gather 
the necessary configuration information, you are ready to 
create a connection on your MobilePro for your RAS ac-
count. 
Follow these steps to create a new connection for your 
RAS account. 
1. Tap Start, Programs, Communication, then select Re-
mote Networking. 
2. Double tap the Make a New Connection icon. 
3. Enter a name for the new connection. 
4. Select Dial-Up Connection as the connection type and 
tap Next. 
5. Use the dropdown box to select Internal Modem on 
COM 4 and tap Configure. 
6. Select the required port settings and call options. Tap 
OK. 
7. Tap TCP/IP Settings and configure the required Gen-
eral Settings and Name Servers. Tap OK.  
						

							  
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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 all of the following settings. 
!POP3 Host. 
!Your user id. 
!Your password, if required. 
!SMTP host. 
!Your email address. 
To send and receive email through your ISP or RAS 
account, you must configure the services properties 
through your Inbox. Follow these steps to configure the 
email 
services information. 
1. Double tap Inbox, tap Services, and tap Options. 
2. On the Services tab, tap Add. 
3. Select the desired service type and enter the service 
name. 
4. Tap OK. 
5. Enter the information provided by your ISP provider 
or network administrator.  
						

							  
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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-
lows: 
 POP3 Host — Exchange server name. 
 User ID — Domain\your user id\exchange alias. 
 Password — Your password, if required. 
 SMTP Host — Exchange server name. 
 Return Address — Your email address. (If in a 
unix environment ). 
 Note: If you experience difficulty sending email, 
check your optional
 configuration settings. If you ex-
perience difficulty receiving email, check your re-
quired
 configuration settings.  
						

							  
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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 selection before connecting and tap OK. 
3. Tap Services (again, if necessary) and tap Connect. 
The connection dialog box displays and may prompt 
you to enter a password. Otherwise, the connection 
dialog box displays the connection progress and indi-
cates when the connection is successful. 
4. Enter your password, if required. 
Once the connection is established, you are ready to 
send and receive email.  
						

							  
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 the rear of the unit. 
!CAUTION 
Do not push the display panel beyond its pre-
designed stop point as you open the panel. 
2. Locate and press the Power button. To power off the 
unit, press the Power button a second time. 
                  Powering on and off 
  
						

							  
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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 in the Windows 
Control Panel. On the Windows CE desktop, go to Start, 
Settings, Control Panel. Double tap the Power icon and se-
lect the Power Off tab to designate a power off time. 
 Note: As a general operation rule, frequently 
back up and synchronize data between your Mo-
bilePro and your host PC. 
Synchronization occurs each time you connect your 
MobilePro to your host PC, once initial synchroniza-
tion is configured. For details, see the section in 
Chapter 1, “Connecting to Your PC.” 
For details about backing up and restoring data, see 
the section in Chapter 3, “Backup Up and Restoring 
Data.” 
MAKING DISPLAY PANEL ADJUSTMENTS 
You can adjust the brightness of the display panel in the 
NEC MobilePro using two function keys located at the top 
right of the keyboard. Increasing panel brightness can 
dramatically lower battery life.  
						

							  
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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. Tap Start, Settings, Control Panel. 
2. Double tap the Display icon and select the Backlight 
tab. 
  
						

							  
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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.