CUSTOMIZING YOUR SMARTPHONE
CONNECTION SETTINGS
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Check with your company’s system
administrator to see if a VPN is required for
accessing the corporate network. If you
need a VPN, you must purchase and install
a third-party VPN client to use this feature.
Before you begin setting up a VPN, ask
your system administrator for the following
information:
• Your username and password
• Your server’s domain name
• Your server’s TCP/IP settings
• Your server’s host name or IP address
1 Install your third-party VPN client (see
Installing applications
).
2 Press Start and select Settings.
3 Select the Connections tab, and then
select Connections .
4 On the Ta s k s tab, select Add a new
VPN server connection.
5 Follow the onscreen instructions for
entering the settings provided by your
corporate system administrator.
Setting up a proxy server
1 Press Start and select Settings.
2 Select the Connections tab, and then
select Connections .
3 On the Ta s k s tab, select Set up my
proxy server.
4 Check both boxes near the top of the
screen.
5 Select Proxy server and enter the proxy
server name.
6 Press OK .
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To manually start a data connection on
your wireless provider network or another
network, go to Connections Settings. On the
Tasks tab, select Manage existing
connections. Tap and hold the connection
you want to start, and then select Connect
from the shortcut menu.
VPN servers may require that you install
specific VPN software (sold separately) on
your smartphone. Go to www.palm.com
for
more information.
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To change settings such as the port
number, proxy server type, or credentials,
select Advanced.
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