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• Con your phone for GPRS data, Acquire GPRS modem settings from your service provider

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Configure your data and fax software • You must establish a connection between your PC and your phone and must already have installed your phone as a modem. • Your data software must be running and configured to recognize your Nokia phone as the active modem. • CONFIGURE YOUR PHONE FOR GPRS DATA Before you can use your phone as a wireless modem on your service provider's GPRS data network, your phone must be configured for GPRS data services. Acquire GPRS modem settings from your service provider Your service provider should supply you with the GPRS Access Point Name (APN). The access point name is used by your phone to locate your service provider's gateway to the Internet. APNs look similar to other Internet-style names or addresses: internet.yourserviceprovider.com Your service provider may have already preprogrammed this information into your phone. Tip: Your phone can store up to five different GPRS modem configurations and APNs. Enter GPRS modem settings 1 From the Start screen, press Menu 4-7-2 (Settings > GPRS modem settings > Edit active access point), then press Select. 2 Scroll to GPRS access point, then press Edit. 3 Enter the name of the GPRS access point (supplied by your service provider), then press OK. 4 Scroll to Alias for access point, then press Rename. 5 Enter a user-friendly name for this configuration (example: My Internet), then press OK. Activate an access point Once you enter an APN and alias (user-friendly name) for an access point, you must activate that APN for use. 1 From the Start screen, press Menu 4-7 (Settings > GPRS modem settings), then press Select. 2 Press Select again to view the list of available access point configurations. 3 Scroll to the desired access point alias, then press Activate. Your phone is now configured to access the Internet using the selected APN. However, you must now configure your data software to establish a connection to the Internet using this APN. • MICROSOFT DIAL-UP NETWORKING FOR GPRS DATA You can use Microsoft's Dial-up Networking feature to connect to the Internet through your wireless service provider's access 11 point. However, instead of dialing a traditional phone number, the dialing string to access the GPRS data network is: *99# Create a new connection-GPRS data call 1 Double-click the My Computer icon, then double-click the Dial-up Networking folder. Windows 2000 and Windows ME users: Click Start, point to Settings, then click Dial-up Networking. 2 Double-click the Make New Connection icon. 3 Type a name for your new connection (example: Internet-GPRS). 4 Click the drop-down arrow and select your Nokia phone as the modem to use, then click Next. [ 36 ]

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Configure your data and fax software
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You must establish a connection between your PC and your phone and must already have installed your phone as a modem.
•
Your data software must be running and configured to recognize your Nokia phone as the active modem.
• CONFIGURE YOUR PHONE FOR GPRS DATA
Before you can use your phone as a wireless modem on your service provider’s GPRS data network, your phone must be configured
for GPRS data services.
Acquire GPRS modem settings from your service provider
Your service provider should supply you with the GPRS Access Point Name (APN). The access point name is used by your phone to
locate your service provider’s gateway to the Internet. APNs look similar to other Internet-style names or addresses:
internet.yourserviceprovider.com
Your service provider may have already preprogrammed this information into your phone.
Tip:
Your phone can store up to five different GPRS modem configurations and APNs.
Enter GPRS modem settings
1
From the Start screen, press
Menu 4-7-2
(
Settings
>
GPRS modem settings
>
Edit active access point
), then press
Select
.
2
Scroll to
GPRS access point
, then press
Edit
.
3
Enter the name of the GPRS access point (supplied by your service provider), then press
OK
.
4
Scroll to
Alias for access point
, then press
Rename
.
5
Enter a user-friendly name for this configuration (example:
My Internet
), then press
OK
.
Activate an access point
Once you enter an APN and alias (user-friendly name) for an access point, you must activate that APN for use.
1
From the Start screen, press
Menu 4-7
(
Settings
>
GPRS modem settings
), then press
Select
.
2
Press
Select
again to view the list of available access point configurations.
3
Scroll to the desired access point alias, then press Activate.
Your phone is now configured to access the Internet using the selected APN. However, you must now configure your data software
to establish a connection to the Internet using this APN.
• MICROSOFT DIAL-UP NETWORKING FOR GPRS DATA
You can use Microsoft’s Dial-up Networking feature to connect to the Internet through your wireless service provider’s access
point. However, instead of dialing a traditional phone number, the dialing string to access the GPRS data network is:
*99#
Create a new connection-GPRS data call
1
Double-click the
My Computer
icon, then double-click the
Dial-up Networking
folder.
Windows 2000 and Windows ME users: Click
Start
, point to
Settings
, then click
Dial-up Networking
.
2
Double-click the
Make New Connection
icon.
3
Type a name for your new connection (example:
Internet-GPRS
).
4
Click the drop-down arrow and select your Nokia phone as the modem to use, then click
Next
.