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If you want to keep the information on your Smartphone always up to date, set up ActiveSync to synchronize as items arrive. You can synchronize as items arrive only if your company or service provider is running Microsoft Exchange Server with Exchange ActiveSync.

Installing ActiveSync and Creating a Partnership

Before you can synchronize information with a desktop computer, you must first install ActiveSync on your desktop computer and create a partnership between your Smartphone and your desktop computer. You can also set up synchronization between the Smartphone and a Microsoft Exchange server at this time.

You can install ActiveSync on the desktop computer from the i930 companion CD. For more information about installing ActiveSync, see the i930 Smartphone welcome guide.

As soon as ActiveSync installation completes, the New Partnership Wizard automatically starts. This wizard helps you set up a partnership between your Smartphone and your desktop computer or with an Exchange server.

When you create a partnership, you specify your synchronization settings; for example, the type of information to synchronize, whether or not to synchronize with both your desktop computer and an Exchange server. Once a partnership is set up, ActiveSync on your desktop computer recognizes your Smartphone when you connect it, and automatically applies the synchronization settings you specified.

When you finish using the wizard, the first synchronization begins automatically. When synchronization completes, you will notice that the information from your desktop computer or Microsoft Exchange Server that you selected now appears on your Smartphone.

Before you begin setting up ActiveSync, you should get the information you will need and connect the Smartphone to your computer.

Before setting up ActiveSync

1Connect your Smartphone to your desktop computer by USB or infrared connection. For more information, see “Connecting a mobile device to a desktop computer” in ActiveSync Help on your desktop computer.

2Turn on the Smartphone.

Get Exchange Server information

•If you want to synchronize your Smartphone with a server running Microsoft Exchange Server, get the name of the server and the server domain name from your service provider or system administrator.

•You must also know your Exchange user name and password to synchronize with an Exchange server.

Install ActiveSync and create a partnership

1Install ActiveSync on your desktop computer, as described in the Welcome Guide. When Setup completes, the New Partnership Wizard automatically starts.

2Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the wizard.

When you finish the wizard, ActiveSync synchronizes your Smartphone automatically. Once synchronization completes, you can disconnect your Smartphone from your desktop computer.

Note: ActiveSync is already installed on your Smartphone.