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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 select the method you want to use to 
connect to your Internet Service Provider or a dial-in server. See 
“Connection preferences” earlier in this chapter for information about 
creating and configuring connection settings.
To select a connection:
1. Tap the Connection pick list.
2. Tap the connection you want to use.
Enter password here
Tap here
Tap here to display 
a list of available 
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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 to put the calling card 
number in the Phone # field and the phone number in the Use 
calling card field.
To enter your server phone number:
1. Tap the Phone field.
2. Enter the phone number for your ISP or dial-in server.
3. If you need to enter a prefix or disable Call Waiting, skip to those 
procedures. Otherwise, tap OK.
Entering a prefix
A prefix is a number that you dial before the telephone number to 
access an outside line. For example, many offices require that you dial 
“9” to dial a number outside the building.
To enter a prefix:
1. Tap the Dial Prefix check box to select it.
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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 
Waiting. Contact your local telephone company for the 
code that is appropriate for you.
3. Tap OK.
Enter your 
prefix here Select this 
box if you 
need to use 
a prefix
Enter your disable 
code here Select this 
box if you 
need 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 check box to select it.
2. Enter your calling card number on the Use calling card line.
Note:It’s a good idea to add at least three commas before your 
calling card number to compensate for the cue delay.
3. Tap OK.
Connecting to your service
After you set your Connection and Network Preferences, establishing 
a connection to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or your 
company’s network (dial-in server) is easy.
Note:If you are connecting to an ISP, you need a third-party 
application, such as a web browser or news reader, to take 
advantage of this connection. For information about third-
party applications that support TCP/IP, check the web site 
http://www.palm.com.
To establish a connection:
nTap Connect to dial the current service and display the Service 
Connection Progress messages. 
Tip:To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages, 
press the lower half of the Scroll button.
Enter your 
calling card 
number here Select this 
box to use a 
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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 pick list.
To duplicate an existing service template:
1. Tap the Service pick list.
2. Tap the predefined service template you want to duplicate.
3. Tap the Menu icon  . 
4. Tap Service, and then tap Duplicate.
A copy of the service template is added to the Service pick list.
Adding detailed information to a 
service template
If you are using one of the predefined service templates, you probably 
only need to enter your user name and telephone number. If you are 
creating a new service template, you may need to provide additional 
information to your ISP or dial-in server. You use the Details dialog 
box to add additional information to a selected service template.
To select a connection type:
1. Tap the service field.
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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 the Idle timeout pick list and select one of the following 
options:
2. Tap OK.
PPPPoint-to-Point protocol
SLIPSerial Line Internet Protocol
CSLIPCompressed Serial Line Internet Protocol
1 minuteWaits one minute for you to open another 
application before it drops the connection. 
2 minutesWaits two minutes. 
3 minutesWaits three minutes. 
NeverKeeps your PPP or SLIP connection until you 
turn off your handheld (or until it times out). This 
option works best with the PalmModem 
accessory.
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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 only 
allowable characters in this field.
Ask your Internet Service Provider or System Administrator for the 
correct Primary or Secondary DNS IP numbers.
Tip:Many systems do not require that you enter a DNS. If you are 
not sure, leave the DNS field blank.
To enter a primary and secondary DNS:
1. Tap the Query DNS check box to deselect it.
2. Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary DNS field, 
and then enter the first section of the IP address. 
Note:Each section must be a number from 0 to 255.
3. Repeat step 2 for the second, third, and last sections of the Primary 
DNS field.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the Secondary DNS number.
5. Tap OK.
IP address
Everyone who logs on to the Internet needs to have a unique identifier 
(an IP address), whether permanent or temporary. Some networks 
dynamically assign a temporary IP address when clients log in. The IP 
Address field lets you identify whether your network provides 
automatic (dynamic) temporary IP addressing.
Note:If your IP address is permanently assigned, you need to get 
that information from your System Administrator. If you are 
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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 login script is a series of commands that automates logging in to a 
network server, for example, your corporate network or your Internet 
Service Provider (ISP). A login script is associated with a specific 
service template created in Network Preferences.
A login script is something that you are likely to receive from your IS 
System Administrator if your company has a system in which you log 
in to the corporate servers from your handheld using a modem or 
network connection. The script is generally prepared by the System 
Administrator and distributed to users who need it. It automates the 
events that must take place in order to establish a connection between 
your handheld and the corporate servers.
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)
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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 so that you can add the necessary 
data.
To create a login script:
1. Tap Script.
2. Tap the End pick list.
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:
Tap here to see the list 
of available commands
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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 handheld. This command takes two 
arguments, separated by a vertical bar (|) on the 
input line.
SendTransmits specific characters to the TCP/IP 
server to which you are connecting.
Send CRTransmits a carriage return or LF character to the 
TCP/IP server to which you are connecting.
Send User 
IDTransmits the User ID information entered in the 
User ID field of the Network Preferences screen.
Send 
PasswordTransmits the password entered in the Password 
field of the Network Preferences screen. If you 
did not enter a password, this command 
prompts you to enter one. The Password 
command is usually followed by a Send CR 
command.
DelayTells your handheld to wait a specific number of 
seconds before executing the next command in 
the login script.
Get IPReads an IP address and uses it as the IP address 
for your handheld. This command is used with 
SLIP connections.
PromptOpens a dialog box and prompts you to enter 
text of some kind (for example, a password or a 
security code).
EndIdentifies the last line in the login script.