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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 username 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 360.

1.Install your third-party VPN client (see “Installing Applications” on page 296).

2.Press Start and select Settings.

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

4.On the Tasks tab, select Add a new VPN server connection.

5.Follow the onscreen instructions for entering the settings provided by your corporate system administrator.

Tip

To manually start a data connection on the Sprint network or another network, go to Connections Settings. On the Tasks tab, select Manage existing connections. Tap and hold the connection you want to start, and then select Connect from the shortcut menu.

Setting Up a Proxy Server

1.Press Start and select Settings.

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

3.On the Tasks tab, select Set up my proxy server.

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