Page 166 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld3. Tap the Speed pick list and select the appropriate speed.4. Enter the initialization string supplied by the documentation forthe modem attached to your mobile phone, if necessary.5. Tap OK, and then tap OK again to save the configuration.After you create the configuration, you need to set up the HotSyncManager of your Desktop application and the HotSync application ofyour handheld to perform a modem HotSync operation.Network preferences and TCP/IPsoftwareThe Network Preferences settings enable you to use the TCP/IPsoftware that is included in the handheld operating system. You canuse the TCP/IP software to connect with Internet Service Providers(ISPs) or dial-in (remote access) servers. Because the TCP/IP softwareis a feature of the operating system, you configure all parametersrelating to it from the Preferences application.To use TCP/IP, you must create a configuration in ConnectionPreferences and then create Network Preferences settings.Note: The Connection Preferences screen enables you to defineseveral ways that your handheld can use a modem tocommunicate with remote devices. For example, you cancommunicate with your ISP server, or with your computer ifyou are away on travel. See “Connection preferences”earlierin this chapter for a complete explanation on how to createmodem configurations.After you configure both the Connection and Network Preferences,you can establish a PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), SLIP (Serial LineInternet Protocol), or CSLIP (Compressed Serial Line InternetProtocol) connection with your ISP or dial-in server. You can do thiseither by using menu commands from the Network Preferencesscreen or by using a third-party application.Note: TCP/IP provides the ability to connect to your ISP or dial-inserver with applications that allow you to view thetransmitted data. Visit the web site http://www.palm.com forinformation on third-party applications that take advantage ofTCP/IP.
