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Psion Teklogix netpad Windows CE .NET 4.2 User Manual 147
Chapter 7: Configuring Communications
Overview
Web-based E-mail Account
This is an e-mail account that you must connect to using a web browser, e.g.
HotMail or Yahoo! Mail.
Note: You can’t connect to this type of account using the e-mail program.
To use web-based e-mail, you must first set up your netpad for Internet
access. You will need to use the Internet Explorer program to access your e-
mail provider’s web site.
7.5.1.4 If You Don’t Have An Internet/E-mail Account
You will require an e-mail account before you can access the Internet, and send and
receive e-mail messages on your netpad.
• To get a personal e-mail account, you must ‘sign-up’ with an Internet
Service Provider (ISP). ISPs usually provide an e-mail account as part of an
Internet access package.
• Most ISPs will provide software (e.g. a CD-ROM) which will help you set
up Internet access and the e-mail account on a PC.
Important: Some ISPs require that you connect to them using a PC in order
to sign-up. If you can’t do this, contact the ISP to find out if you
can sign-up without using a PC. If you have Internet access, see
www.psion.com/mobile for more details.
7.5.1.5 Glossary Of Terms
DNS
The Domain Name System (DNS) is an Internet service that translates domain
(or ‘host’) names into IP addresses. Domain names are alphabetic but the Inter-
net is based on numeric IP addresses. Therefore when a domain name is used, a
DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address. For
example, the domain name www.psionteklogix.com might translate into the IP
address 194.129.243.153.
Hostname (or Domain Name)
A unique identifier in alphabetic characters for a network device.
The hostname corresponds to the device’s numeric IP address. For example,
www.psionteklogix.com could be the same as the IP address 194.129.243.153.