Chapter 1: Introducing the AirCard 555 Network Card
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Configuring Your
Account
A screen in which you enter profile information appears.
Figure 5-2: Entering profile information (Pocket PC 2002)
3. Fill in the following fields:
Profile—type in any name that will help you remember the
purpose/use of this account. This name will be shown in
the main Watcher screen and, if you later create more pro-
files, you can use it to select this profile.
User Name and Password—type in the user name and pass-
word that the service provider gave you, if applicable.
APN (Access Point Name)— type in the name that the service
provider gave you, if any (some service providers do not
use this, and allow a blank name). This is the name of the
gateway through which you will be connecting to the
Internet.
4. If you want to have a GPRS packet data session established
whenever you are using this profile and whenever you are
in GPRS coverage, then check
Auto Connect.
5. Tap
Advanced.
6. If your service provider gave you a specific IP address for
your AirCard, then select the radio button “
Use static IP
address
”, and type the address. (Usually, you should select
the radio button “
Use dynamic IP address“.)
7. If your service provider is using data compression and/or
header compression, then select the checkbox(es) for the
feature(s) that your service provider supports.
8. If your service provider gave you values for
Primary DNS
and
Secondary DNS , then:
a. Tap the DNS tab at the bottom of the screen.
b. Enter the values into the corresponding fields.
c. Tap
ok.
9. Tap
ok until you return to the main Watcher screen.
The AirCard is now ready for use.