CONFIGURING A NEW INTERNET CONNECTOID:
Click Start (always top left corner of screen - even here) then programs, and you'll see the screen below:
Click connections, and you'll see the screen below:
Click modem (down the bottom), and you'll see the screen below:
Click New Connection, and you'll see the screen below:
As the screenshot above suggests, a cosmetic name for your internet provider needs to be entered in the first box. Your modem is selected from the second box:
For mobile phones with built in IrDA modems:
- Select Generic IrDA modem, taking care to adjust the baud rate to 9600 only if using a mobile phone.
For "compact flash" type modem cards:
- This may require a disk to be installed from your modem manufacturer - contact their technical support division for more information - it is best to leave the baud rate at 57600 for modem cards.
Now click advanced, and you'll see the screen below:
Particularly useful fault finding listed below if you can't connect:
Only tick the box illustrated above if you find you are disconnected straight after connecting - this would most likely be caused by an incorrect username or password...
Ticking this box will allow you to enter your username & password manually - directly into the server - and show you any errors it may be returning...
assuming your account details are correct, you should be offered an option to initiate the internet connection (do select this option), or may even see rubbish like
*^(*%(@*&#$Y@I#@ appearing on the screen - this is the internet connection initiating.... it is time critical and important to close the terminal window the moment
you see this gibberish appearing, so your palmtop can do it's part - otherwise the connection will close.
Click TCP/IP, and you'll see the screen below:
These settings are the default, and are correct for mot internet services.
Click Name Servers, and you'll see the screen below:
I have left the numbers out to eliminate confusion, however, leave all the WINS addresses as 0s.
It is important to enter at least a primary & preferably a secondary DNS - your internet provider will provide you with these if you call their technical support division.
Click ok up the top once this window is complete, and you'll return to the screen below:
Click Next, and you'll see the screen below:
Leave the country code as 61 and the area code as your local one eg. 03, and leave them as this when overseas. This will eliminate confusion when abroad - you will see why as we move on... just remember to
insert any special codes in the phone number box with the internet providers dialup number, using commas if you wish to insert a short pause into the dialling.
Click Next, and you'll see the screen below:
Both boxes above need to be unticked so as to prevent any strange dialling errors.
(x3 in extra settings will help if you are still getting no dialtone errors)
Click Finish, and you'll return to the screen below:
(Except, naturally, the ISP name)
Click Dialing, and you'll see the screen below:
Particularly useful if you see numbers listed before the dialin number when connecting:
Once again, it is important we only use one location, with 61 in the country code, and your STD code (eg 03) in the area code. This will prevent strange numbers from being
inserted before the dialin number, which would be caused by a mismatch between the area/country code here, and the one in the connectoid settings.
If you always leave them the same, and only insert any special STD codes in the dialin number box, things will be a lot more simple & predictable- particularly if travelling.
Click Dialing Patterns, and you'll see the screen below:
As you can see above, the final step of preventing strange numbers appearing before the dialin number is setting all the fields to just a g. Inevitably, country & area codes
don't appear as expected unless they are set exactly right everywhere on the palmtop. Keeping them all the same allows you to update these codes purely by editing the phone number field,
the only place where these codes need to be inserted.
Click OK to return to the previous screen, then OK again to return to the screen below:
You should now have a connectoid like "MY ISP NAME", as shown above...
To configure Internet Explorer:
Press the plastic button below the screen with a house on it (the home button), and you'll see the screen below:
Clicking the blue e pictured above (with "Welcome" underneath) will load Internet Explorer, as seen below:
Clicking Tools then Options will bring up the configuration screen, as seen below:
Clicking Connections will bring up the configuration screen where we can enter the proxy server, as seen below:
As with above, select the connectoid in the top box that you recognise as the one configured earlier for your internet provider.
Ensure your settings include your proxy server address in the box above that says "my proxy serv" and that the port number is correct for your internet provider (their technical support division will confirm this). If
your provider does not require a proxy, or you don't have one, it may very well work without it... just remove the tick from the box "use proxy server".
Then click ok up the top to complete the settings for Internet Explorer.
To configure Pocket Outlook Inbox:
Press the plastic button below the screen with a house on it (the home button), and you'll see the screen below:
Clicking the yellow envelope pictured above (with "Inbox" underneath) will load Pocket Outlook Inbox, as seen below:
Clicking Tools then Options will bring up the configuration screen, as seen below:
Clicking New will bring up the configuration screen, as seen below:
Ensure you select POP3 mail, as seen above, not IMAP4.
The service name is a cosmetic name - type in one you'll recognise as above.
Clicking Next will bring up the settings screen, as seen below:
Ensure you select your internet provider in the first box. In the Server box, you put the address of your incoming mail (POP3) server - your internet providers' technical support division will supply you with this.
As with the connection, your username and password must be typed exactly in the User ID & Password fields
Clicking Next will bring up the next settings screen, as seen below:
Ensure the domain field remains blank.
Put the outgoing (SMTP) mail server in the following box, followed by your email address in the bottom one - your internet providers' technical support division will supply you with these.
Clicking Next will bring up the next settings screen, as seen below:
Although the above settings are really personal preference, I would recommend mirroring them for minimal annoyance during operation.
Clicking Next will bring up the final settings screen, as seen below:
As with above, once again personal preference.
On mobiles, getting file attachments is not such a great idea... you might want to untick "get file attachments" in that case.
Clicking Finish, then OK up the top completes the setup!
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Connecting to the internet:
To connect, you can get to the connectoid screen we did earlier by clicking Start, Programs, Connections. Then just click on it (or it's icon) to see the screen below:
It is important, naturally, when keying in your username & password, that it is exactly correct, right down to capitalisation.
Domain must also remain blank. Before hitting connect, confirm no strange numbers are listed in the phone number, other than the "T" at the start - it should be there, and indicates "tone dialling"
- if you see weird numbers, confirm your area & country code settings all match using the guide above for setting up a connectoid.
Assuming you hit connect, and everything works as expected, you should next see the message below:
If not, consider using the post dial terminal window to confirm the internet provider isn't returning an error when receiving your username & password.
This can be easily located above, as it is the only section with two screenshots side by side. Should you require further assistance, please call HP's Jornada technical support division.
