Installing and using activesync – Dell X50 Upgrade User Manual

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Communicating and Scheduling

NOTE:

Before connecting your device to a computer for the first time, ensure

that you install ActiveSync on the computer using the

Dell™ Getting Started CD.

NOTE:

If your Axim fails to syncronize, check your computer security software

to see if you have any firewall running. Firewalls may block the communication
from your computer to your Axim.

Installing and Using ActiveSync

To install ActiveSync:

1

Insert the Dell Getting Started CD.

2

Click Getting Started to access the main menu.

3

Click Start Here.

4

Click Install ActiveSync and follow the instructions on the screen.

After the installation is complete, connect your device to your computer.
The ActiveSync Setup Wizard enables you to:

Set up a partnership so that you can synchronize information between
your device and your computer

Customize your synchronization settings

Your first synchronization process automatically begins when you complete
the wizard.

NOTE:

The device must be powered on for the synchronization process to occur.

During your first synchronization, information that was stored in Outlook
on your computer is copied to Calendar, Contacts, and Tasks on your device.
After you set up ActiveSync and complete the first synchronization process,
you can initiate synchronization from your device. To switch to ActiveSync
on your device, tap Start

ActiveSync.

To find information on using ActiveSync on your device, open ActiveSync
on your device and tap Start

Help.

To find information on using ActiveSync on your computer, click
Help

→Microsoft ActiveSync Help.

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