Configuring a network connection – NEC MOBILEPRO 900 User Manual
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Getting Started 1-17
Note
The Microsoft ActiveSync software contains ActiveSync 3.1.
Host PC systems with the Microsoft Windows XP operating system
require ActiveSync 3.5.
You can download ActiveSync 3.5 from the NEC Solutions America
support site (
www.necsolutions-am.com/support,
select
Handhelds
and
Upgrade to Microsoft ActiveSync 3.5
) or from the Microsoft Web site
(
www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/activesync35.asp
).
Configuring a Network Connection
If your host PC is connected to a network, configure one of the
following components before installing Microsoft ActiveSync:
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Configure a WINS server on the host PC’s network, or,
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Configure the host PC’s IP address on the MobilePro using the
following procedure:
1.
Tap Start, Settings, Control Panel, and double tap the network
icon.
2.
Highlight NE2000 Compatible Ethernet Driver and select the
Properties button.
3.
In the IP address tab, select (place a dot beside) “Obtain an IP
address via DHCP.”
4.
Select the Name Servers tab and enter the host PC’s IP address in
the “Primary WINS” field.
To identify the host PC’s IP address, run an IP config utility. In
Windows 95, 98, 2000, and XP, run Win IP Config. In Windows
NT, run IP Config. If you need assistance, see your network
administrator.