Palm M500 Handheld Instructions Manual

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nIf you enter a password, your handheld displays the word 
“Assigned” in this field and does not prompt you to enter a 
password during the login procedure.
Note:If you are concerned about security, select the Prompt option 
and do not enter a password.
To enter a password:
1. Tap the Password field.
2. Enter the password you use to log into your server.
3. Tap OK. 
Note:The Password field updates to display the word “Assigned.”
Selecting a connection
Use the Connection setting to...

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Adding telephone settings
When you select the Phone field, your handheld opens a dialog box in 
which you define the telephone number you use to connect with your 
ISP or dial-in server. In addition, you can also define a prefix, disable 
Call Waiting, and give special instructions for using a calling card.
Note:The Phone Setup dialog box works correctly for AT&T and 
Sprint long-distance services. However, because MCI works 
differently, MCI customers need...

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2. Enter the prefix. 
3. Tap OK.
Disabling Call Waiting
Call Waiting can cause your session to terminate if you receive a call 
while you are connected. If your telephone has Call Waiting, you need 
to disable this feature before logging into your ISP or dial-in server.
To disable Call Waiting:
1. Tap the Disable call waiting check box to select it.
2. Enter the code to disable Call Waiting on the Disable call waiting 
line.
Note:Each telephone company assigns a code to disable Call...

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Using a calling card
The Use calling card field enables you to use your calling card when 
dialing your ISP or Intranet server. Keep in mind that there is usually 
a delay before you enter your calling card number. When you define 
your calling card number, you need to add commas at the beginning 
to compensate for this delay. Each comma delays transmission of your 
calling card number for two seconds.
To use a calling card:
1. Tap the Use calling card...

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To close a connection:
nTap Disconnect to terminate the connection between your 
handheld and your service.
Creating additional service templates
You can create additional service templates from scratch or by 
duplicating existing templates and editing information. After you 
create a new or duplicate template, you can add and edit settings.
To add a new service template:
1. Tap the Menu icon  . 
2. Tap Service, and then tap New.
An Untitled service template is added to the Service...

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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 application.
To set the Idle timeout:
1. Tap...

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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 a number from 0 to 255; numbers are the...

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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 section must be a number from 0 to 255.
3. Tap and enter the remaining sections of the IP address.
4. Tap OK.
Login scripts
A...

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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 D for more information.
Creating a login script on your handheld
You can create login scripts by selecting commands from the 
Command pick list in the Login Script dialog. Some commands, such 
as Send, require you to supply additional information. Those 
commands have a parameter field...

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4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is complete.
5. Tap OK.
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 
challenge value into your token card, which in 
turn generates a response value for you to enter 
on your...