Microsoft Windows CE Services. Fujitsu PenCentra 130

To create a dial-up connection to a desktop modem

Note: If you are a Windows 95 user, you will need to install the Dial-Up Networking

Upgrade 1.2 and create a user account if User Level Access is enabled in Dial-Up

Networking. If you are a Windows 98 user, you will need to add a second dial-up adapter. For more information, see Windows CE Services Help.

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1.

Follow the modem manufacturer's directions to install a modem on your desktop computer.

2.

Note the telephone number for your desktop computer modem.

3.

On your desktop computer, open the Mobile Device folder. Click File and then

Communications .

4.

Under Device Connections via Serial Port, click your modem in the Ports list.

5.

Click Enable mobile device connection.

6.

Click Enabled in both Device Connections via Serial Port and Device

Connections via Network .

7.

Follow the steps in “To create a dial-up connection to an ISP” to create the connection. Substitute the phone number you noted in step 2 for the ISP dial-in number.

Getting Help on Connecting Remotely

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More information on the procedures described here, as well as information on additional procedures, can be found in the following locations:

• “Inbox: Sending and Receiving E-mail Messages” in this chapter.

• “Microsoft Windows CE Services” in this chapter.

• Online Help on your PenCentra 130. Select Start, Help, and then Inbox, Remote

Connections , or Synchronization.

• Windows CE Services online Help on the desktop computer. Open the Mobile

Devices folder and then click Windows CE Services Help Topics on the Help menu. Troubleshooting information is also contained here.

Microsoft Windows CE Services

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Microsoft Windows CE Services with ActiveSync enables you to synchronize the information on your desktop computer with the information on your PenCentra 130.

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Synchronization is the process of comparing the data on your PenCentra 130 with your desktop computer and updating both computers with the most recent information. For example:

• Keep Pocket Outlook data up-to-date by synchronizing your PenCentra 130 with your choice of Microsoft Outlook (Inbox synchronization with Outlook Express is not currently supported), Microsoft Schedule+, or Microsoft Exchange on your desktop computer.

• Synchronize Word and Excel documents, Access and other ODBC databases and tables, and InkWriter documents between your PenCentra 130 and desktop computer. Your files are automatically converted to the correct format.

• With Windows CE Services, you can also:

• Back up and restore your PenCentra 130 data.

• Add and remove programs on your PenCentra 130.

• Copy (rather than synchronize) files between your PenCentra 130 and your desktop computer.

Installing Windows CE Services and Setting up a Partnership

1.

If you want to upgrade to Microsoft Outlook 98, install it first.

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2.

Use a standard serial cable to connect your PenCentra 130 to your desktop computer.

3.

Insert the Desktop Software for Microsoft Windows CE CD-ROM into your

CD-ROM drive.

4.

The Windows CE Services Setup Wizard should start automatically. If it doesn’t, click the Start button, then select Run. In the Open box, type d:\setup, where d is your CD-ROM drive. Click the OK button.

5.

Follow the directions on your screen.

Once installation is complete, a wizard will instruct you to connect your PenCentra

130 and desktop computer and guide you through setting up a partnership and performing your first synchronization. Some items, such as messages, are not synchronized by default. To change the type of items that get synchronized after you’ve completed the wizard, select your device icon in the Mobile Devices folder and then click ActiveSync Options on the Tools menu.

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If you are synchronizing with a computer running Windows 95/98, you can also use an infrared connection to synchronize. For more information, see Windows CE

Services Help.

Note: Regularly back up your PenCentra 130 data on your desktop computer using

Windows CE Services in case information on your PenCentra 130 is ever corrupted or lost. Connect your PenCentra 130 and then click Backup/Restore on the Tools menu in the Mobile Devices folder on your desktop computer. Your first back up may take some time, depending on how much information you have on your PenCentra 130. Subsequent backups will be faster if you select Incremental.

Synchronizing Files and File Conversion

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One way to move documents to your PenCentra 130 is to simply connect your device and desktop computer, open your device icon in the Mobile Devices folder, and drag the files. Copies of the files will be placed on your PenCentra 130, and files will be automatically converted to a format that the PenCentra 130 can read. However, if you have documents that you update frequently on both your PenCentra 130 and desktop computer, you may want to synchronize the copy on your desktop computer with the one on your PenCentra 130 so that you always have an up-to-date copy on both computers. To do so, store the files you want to synchronize in the

Synchronized Files folder on the PenCentra 130 and desktop computer. During synchronization, files are updated in both locations.

Note: On the PenCentra 130, the Synchronized Files folder is in the My Documents folder. On the desktop computer, the Synchronized Files folder is called “device

Synchronized Files”, where “device” is the name of your PenCentra 130. If you are using Windows 95/98, the folder is located in the My Documents folder (c:\My

Documents\device Synchronized Files). If you are using Windows NT, the folder is located in the Personal folder (c:\Winnt\Profiles\your username\Personal\device Synchronized Files).

When you transfer a file from your desktop computer to your PenCentra 130, the file is converted to a format that the PenCentra 130 can read. During file conversion, some of the file’s attributes may be changed or removed, and the file extension is changed. For example, when you transfer a Microsoft Word file to your PenCentra

130, some of the file’s formatting may be removed or changed, and the file extension is changed to.pwd (Pocket Word). When this file is transferred back to the desktop computer, the file extension is converted back to .doc, but any changed or removed formatting will still be lost. Therefore, if you are using the Synchronized Files folder to transfer files and you want to preserve all formatting in the original document, keep a copy of the original file in another folder. See Windows CE Services Help for specific information on how file attributes are affected during conversion.

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Note: If you have password protection on an Excel or Word file on your PenCentra 130, you must first turn off the password protection before the file is synchronized with the desktop computer. To do so, open the file, select File, select Password, and clear the Password field

Remote Synchronization

Note: Be sure to log out of CE Services prior to removing the serial cable. If you do not log out, CE Services will continue to look for a connection when the cable is not installed.

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You can synchronize with your desktop computer while away from the office by connecting to your network or directly to your computer via a modem attached to your computer. For more information, see “Connecting to Your Desktop Computer to Synchronize Remotely” earlier in this chapter.

Getting Help on Windows CE Services

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For additional setup, usage, and troubleshooting information, see online Help on the desktop computer by choosing Windows CE Services Help Topics on the Help menu in the Mobile Devices folder.

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