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Chapter 4: Configuring The netpad
Connecting netpad To The PC Using ActiveSync
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Psion Teklogix netpad Windows CE .NET 4.2 User Manual
Important: You must have a correctly configured access point to use 802.11b
Ethernet to access your PC via ActiveSync. The PC and the
netpad must be on the same network, or networks that have access
to each other, for this to function correctly.
4.2.2 Connecting netpad To The PC Using ActiveSync
1. Connect the cable to the serial port on the netpad (or seat the netpad in
its docking station and connect the cable to the docking station), and the
other end to a serial port at the back of the PC.
2. When you have installed ActiveSync on the PC, the ActiveSync icon
will appear in the PC’s taskbar. For details on how to use ActiveSync,
refer to Chapter 6: “Connecting netpad To A PC” and see the Active-
Sync online help.
3. To connect to the netpad, set the Connection Settings in ActiveSync
on the PC to accept connections on the serial port (for further details
refer to “Setting Up ActiveSync” on page 53).
4. On the netpad, double-click on the PC Connection icon in the Control
Panel to access the Properties menu, then verify that the checkbox that
allows connection to the desktop is checked.
To change the connection type, click on the Change... button and select
the connection from the dropdown list.
• Serial Port 3 specifies using the RS-232 communications port on
the netpad.