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Connecting to a VPN

If you want to use your Treo Pro smartphone to access your corporate email account or other files on your corporate server, you may need to set up a VPN (virtual private network). A VPN enables you to log in to your corporate server through the company’s firewall (security layer).

You need to set up a VPN to access a corporate server in either of the following situations:

⬤Your company’s wireless local area network (LAN) is outside the firewall.

⬤Your company’s wireless LAN is inside the firewall, but you are accessing the network from outside the firewall (for example, from a public location or at home).

Before You Begin

Check with your company’s system administrator to see if a VPN is required for accessing the corporate network. If you need a VPN, you must purchase and install a third-party VPN client in order to use this feature. Before you begin setting up a VPN, ask your system administrator for the following information:

•Your user name and password.

•Your server’s domain name.

•Your server’s TCP/IP settings.

•Your server’s host name or IP address.

Did you know?

A common cause of sync problems is the presence of protective software, such as VPNs or firewalls, on your computer or network. See “The Desktop Sync Software Does Not Respond to a Sync Attempt” on page 389.

1.Install your third-party VPN client (see “Installing Applications” on page 318).

2.Press Start and select Settings.

3.Select the Connections tab, and then select Connections .

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