Browsing the Web or Using E-mail

Now that you have a connection service set up, you should use the Network Connect icon in the status bar at the bottom of the screen. The red X on the icon means that you are not connected. Click on the icon and then choose which

service you would like to connect to. In our example, we choose Logan_Wifi. It will take a couple of seconds to connect and then show the Connected network and

Wifi Card icons. You can

now launch the Opera™ web browser or use your E-mail program. When you are not using these programs, it is recommended that you close the network connection as it would otherwise discharge your battery faster. If one of these applications says “Can’t find DNS server”, this is a sign that you have lost your Wifi connection. Use the status bar icon to disconnect and then try reconnecting again.

Making an Infrared connection

Your PMA430 has an Infrared port which permits you to connect via a mobile phone to the internet. Please be aware that a number of factors, such as your service provider and your mobile phone manufacturer's parameters, influence the success of this connection.

You have 2 options for setting up an Infrared connection:

1)HSCSD/GSM connection

This is the standard way where the connection is made as a normal phone call at the speed of a 9,6k modem. For this connection, you require an Internet Service Provider (ISP) who will provide you with information necessary to establish the connection, such as a user name, password and access phone number.

2)GPRS connection

This relatively recent standard permits you to establish a direct digital connection which tends be faster than the HSCSD/GSM connection. This connection is typically billed per megabyte transferred rather than connection time. Some mobile phone providers require you to take a data subscription service in order to use GPRS.

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Setting up the connection follows a similar procedure as setting up the Wifi connection, as described above. You need to select the “Dial-up – PPP IrDA”. You will require the following information:

Account Tab

 

 

Name

 

A name of your choosing to identify this connection

For a HSCSD/GSM connection:

Username

Your identifier provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP)

Password

 

The corresponding password, provided by your ISP

Phone

 

The access phone number of your ISP

For a GPRS connection:

Username

Contact your telephone service provider for a user name required by the

 

 

GPRS service. If this service does not require a user name, type 123.

Password

 

Contact your telephone service provider for a password required by the

 

 

GPRS service. If this service does not require a password, type 123.

Phone

 

A phone code provide by your phone’s manufacturer (ex. *99# for some

 

 

Nokia phones). You should find this in your phone manufacturer’s

 

 

manual under GPRS activation or through your GPRS data service

 

 

provider.

Modem tab

 

 

AT-dial

ATDT (dial tone) or ATDP (dial pulse) designate the dialing method. A

 

mobile phone uses ATDT. (GSM connection)

Speed

If this parameter is available, set it to 115200 to match the PMA’s internal

 

hardware configuration. (GSM connection)

Wait time

Allows the server this amount of time for the modem connection. (GSM

 

connection)

Demand dialing

The connection can be dialed and disconnected automatically (e.g. when

 

starting OperaTM) or manually using the network connection icon on the Status

 

bar . Attention: when you set this parameter to Auto on/off, you have to make

 

the first connection manually.

 

 

 

 

 

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Archos PMA430TM user manual Browsing the Web or Using E-mail, Making an Infrared connection, Account Tab, Modem tab