Palm M125 Handheld Instructions Manual

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To select a connection type:
1. Tap the service field.
2. Tap Details.
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 handheld waits before 
dropping the connection with your ISP or dial-in server when you 
switch out of a TCP/IP...

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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...

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Note:
If your IP address is permanently assigned, you need to get 
that information from your System Administrator. If you are 
not sure, select Automatic.
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...

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You can create login scripts in two ways:
nIn a text editor on your desktop computer, in which you create a 
file with the extension PNC, which you then install on your 
handheld using the Install Tool (this method is not available to 
Macintosh users)
nIn the Login Script dialog box on your handheld, 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 C for...

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3. Tap the command you want from the Command list. If the 
command requires additional information, a field appears to the 
right of it for you to enter the information. The following 
commands are available:
Wait ForTells your handheld 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...

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4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is complete.
5. Tap OK.
Plug-in applications
You can create plug-in applications containing script commands that 
extend the functionality of the built-in script commands. A plug-in 
application is a standard PRC application that you install on your 
handheld just like any other application. After you install the plug-in 
application, you can use the new script commands in a login script. 
Plug-in applications...

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Service menu
Options menu
TCP/IP troubleshooting
If you are having a problem establishing a network connection using 
TCP/IP, try the suggestions listed.
Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress 
messages
It’s helpful to identify at what point in the login procedure the 
connection fails. An easy way to do this is to display the expanded 
Service Connection Progress messages. Expanded Service Connection 
Progress messages describe the current stage of the login procedure. 
Press...

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Adding a DNS number
If your ISP or dial-in server requires a DNS number and you did not 
enter that information in the Network Preferences screen, it will 
appear that you successfully logged into your network. When you try 
to use an application or look up information, however, the connection 
fails. If this occurs, try adding a DNS number. Ask your ISP or your 
System Administrator for the correct Primary and Secondary DNS IP 
numbers.
Owner preferences...

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To unlock the Owner Preferences screen:
1. Tap Unlock.
2. Enter the password that you defined in the Security application.
3. Tap OK.
ShortCuts preferences
The ShortCuts Preferences screen enables you to define abbreviations 
for entering text with Graffiti strokes. This section describes how to 
create, edit, and delete a ShortCut. See Chapter 2 for more information 
on the use of ShortCuts. 
Creating a ShortCut
You can create a ShortCut for any words, letters, or numbers. All...

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Tip:
To use a ShortCut, draw the ShortCut stroke followed by the 
ShortCut characters. When you draw the ShortCut stroke, 
the ShortCut symbol appears at the insertion point to show 
that you are in ShortCut mode.
Editing a ShortCut
After you create a ShortCut, you can modify it at any time.
To edit a ShortCut:
1. Tap the ShortCut you want to edit.
2. Tap Edit.
3. Make the changes you want and tap OK.
Deleting a ShortCut
If you no longer need a ShortCut,...