Nokia 5190 User Guide - Page 40

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Configure your data and fax software 4 Click the drop-down arrow and select your Nokia phone as the modem to use, then click Next. 5 Enter the GPRS network access code: *99#, then click Finish. You may need to remove area code information so only the access code appears. Connect to the GPRS network Make sure you establish an infrared connection between your phone and PC before making a digital data call. 1 Double-click the new connection (example: Internet-GPRS). 2 Remove any user name or password, then click Connect. Your phone displays Creating GPRS connection while establishing a connection. Once a successful connection has been made, the G status indicator appears in the upper left corner of the phone's screen. Note: Your Windows operating system displays its normal series of authentication messages while the connection is being established. • CONFIGURE AMERICA ONLINE TO CONNECT VIA GPRS You can use the GPRS network to access your America Online (AOL) account. However, instead of using the AOL dial-up number, you connect 9 using AOL's TCP/IP connection. To configure AOL for TCP/IP access: 1 From the AOL Sign On screen, click SETUP. 2 Click Expert Setup, then click the Locations tab. 3 Click the Add Location button. 4 Enter a name for this location (example: TCP/IP for GPRS). 5 Click the Add a custom connection option, then click Next. 6 Enter a name for this type of connection in the Add number (Connection) screen (example: GPRS). 7 Verify that TCP/IP is the type of connection selected, then click OK. 8 Click Close to close the Connection Setup window. Connect to AOL 1 Double-click the Dial-up Networking configuration for GPRS data (example: Internet-GPRS). 2 Click Connect and establish a connection to the Internet. 3 Launch the America Online program. 4 Select the TCP/IP location option on the Sign On screen (example: TCP/IP for GPRS), then click SIGN ON. AOL should now connect using your wireless service provider's Internet access. • CONFIGURE YOUR DATA SOFTWARE FOR CIRCUIT SWITCHED DATA (CSD) Before you can use your phone to send and receive data calls using CSD, you must also configure your data software so that it uses your phone as the active modem (rather than your existing modem). The following pages are designed to help you configure some of the more popular applications for CSD calls. [ 36 ]

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Configure your data and fax software
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9
4
Click the drop-down arrow and select your Nokia phone as the modem to use, then click
Next
.
5
Enter the GPRS network access code:
*99#
, then click
Finish
.
You may need to remove area code information so only the access code appears.
Connect to the GPRS network
Make sure you establish an infrared connection between your phone and PC before making a digital data call.
1
Double-click the new connection (example:
Internet-GPRS
).
2
Remove any user name or password, then click
Connect
.
Your phone displays
Creating GPRS connection
while establishing a connection. Once a successful connection has been made, the
G
status indicator appears in the upper left corner of the phone’s screen.
Note:
Your Windows operating system displays its normal series of authentication messages while the connection is being
established.
• CONFIGURE AMERICA ONLINE TO CONNECT VIA GPRS
You can use the GPRS network to access your America Online (AOL)
account. However, instead of using the AOL dial-up number, you connect
using AOL’s TCP/IP connection.
To configure AOL for TCP/IP access:
1
From the AOL
Sign On
screen, click
SETUP.
2
Click
Expert Setup
, then click the
Locations
tab.
3
Click the
Add Location
button.
4
Enter a name for this location (example:
TCP/IP for GPRS
).
5
Click the
Add a custom connection
option, then click
Next
.
6
Enter a name for this type of connection in the
Add number
(Connection)
screen (example:
GPRS
).
7
Verify that TCP/IP is the type of connection selected, then click OK.
8
Click
Close
to close the
Connection Setup
window.
Connect to AOL
1
Double-click the
Dial-up Networking
configuration for GPRS data (example:
Internet-GPRS
).
2
Click
Connect
and establish a connection to the Internet.
3
Launch the America Online program.
4
Select the TCP/IP location option on the Sign On screen (example:
TCP/IP for GPRS
), then click
SIGN ON
.
AOL should now connect using your wireless service provider’s Internet access.
• CONFIGURE YOUR DATA SOFTWARE FOR CIRCUIT SWITCHED DATA (CSD)
Before you can use your phone to send and receive data calls using CSD, you must also configure your data software so that it uses
your phone as the active modem (rather than your existing modem). The following pages are designed to help you configure some
of the more popular applications for CSD calls.