Palm Tungsten T Instruction Manual

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To enter your server phone number:
1.From the Communications Preferences screen, select Network.
2.Tap the Phone box.
3.Enter the phone number for your ISP or dial-in server.
4.If you need to enter a prefix or to disable Call Waiting, skip to those procedures. 
Otherwise, tap OK.
5.Ta p  D o n e .
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 first dial “9” to...

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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.From the Communications Preferences screen, select Network.
2.Tap the Phone box.
3.Tap the Disable call waiting check box to select it.
4.Enter the code to disable Call Waiting on the Disable...

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To use a calling card:
1.From the Communications Preferences screen, select Network.
2.Tap the Phone box.
3.Tap the Use calling card check box to select it.
4.Enter your calling card number on the Use calling card line.
NOTEThe Phone Setup dialog box works correctly for AT&T and Sprint long-
distance services. However, because MCI works differently, MCI customers 
need to enter the calling card number in the Phone # field and the phone 
number in the Use calling card...

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To close a connection:
1.From the Communications Preferences screen, select Network.
2.Tap Disconnect to terminate the connection between your handheld and your 
service.
3.Ta p  D o n e .
LAN access points
A LAN access point enabled with Bluetooth technology provides an entry point 
into a local area network. You can log onto these networks from your handheld to 
access services such as e-mail and the Internet. 
LAN access points can be located in...

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3.Enter your User Name and Password for your ISP or network service. See 
“Entering a user name” and “Entering a password” earlier in this chapter for 
details.
4.Tap the Connection pick list and select a connection to a Bluetooth-enabled 
GSM phone, a high-speed wireless data network, or a LAN access points for 
which you have already created a trusted pair. The Connection name is based 
on the model of your phone (if you used Phone Link to create the connection)...

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2.Tap Script.
3.Tap End to expand the pick list, and then tap Send.
4.In the Send field, enter the INIT string provided by your wireless operator.
5.Ta p  O K .
High-speed wireless data network services are not available in all locations. If you 
pass from an area with coverage into one without coverage, you will lose your 
network connection with no notice. 
If your network connection drops unexpectedly, check your phone to see if a high-
speed...

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Adding detailed information to a network service profile
If you are using one of the predefined network service profiles, you probably need 
to enter only your user name, password, and telephone number. If you are creating 
a new network service profile, you may need to provide additional information to 
your ISP or dial-in server. You use the Details dialog box to add more information 
to a selected network service profile.
To add connection details:
1.From the...

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Defining primary and secondary DNS
The domain name 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...

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To enter a permanent IP address:
1.Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and to display a permanent IP 
address field below the check box.
2.Tap the space to the left of the first period, and then enter the first section of the 
IP address. 
Each section must be a number from 0 to 255.
3.Tap and enter the remaining sections of the IP address.
4.Ta p  O K .
Login scripts
A login script is a series of commands that automates logging in to a network 
server—for...

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To create a login script:
1.Tap Script.
2.Tap the End pick list.
3.Select 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...