Palmone VII Wireless Handheld Instructions Manual

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Note:Each telephone company assigns a code to disable Call 
Waiting. Contact your local telephone company for the 
code that is appropriate for you. It’s a good idea to add a 
comma after the code. One comma adds a two-second 
delay to the transmission.
3. Tap OK.
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...

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To establish a connection:
nIn the Network Preferences screen, tap 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.
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...

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3. Tap the Connection type pick list and select one of the following 
connection types:
PPP: Point-to-Point protocol
SLIP: Serial Line Internet Protocol
CSLIP: Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol
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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is complete.
5. Tap OK.Wait For
Tells 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...

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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 have the following characteristics:
nWritten in C language 
nCompiled...

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Service menu
Options menu
TCP/IP troubleshooting
If you are having a problem establishing a network connection using 
TCP/IP, check this section and 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...

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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...