25Before beginning installation, carefully read the following: Because you will be restarting your computer during installation, save your work and quit allprograms before you begin. To set up your communication settings, the HT682 serial cable is required to connect theHT682 to your host computer. If you run the Windows NT® operating system with a service pack, you will be informedduring setup that you may need to reinstall the service pack. Try connecting first, and ifunsuccessful, reinstall the latest service pack.RequirementsTo synchronize, ActiveSync version 3.7 or higher must be installed on both your desktopcomputer and the HT682 PDA Scanner. The HT682 PDA Scanner is installed with ActiveSyncand shipped. Therefore, you must install ActiveSync 3.7 on your desktop computer.To install ActiveSync on your desktop computer, please link to Microsoft website to get freedownload driver.InstallationFollow the installation procedure below to install Microsoft ActiveSync, connect your HT682 toyour desktop computer, and establish a partnership for synchronization, if required.In order to exchange data between your computer and the HT682, Microsoft ActiveSync mustbe installed on your computer. Use A USB cable that comes with your device or the dockingstation to connect the device to your computer.NOTE: If you have a previous version of the Microsoft ActiveSync installed in your computer,uninstall it first before installing the latest version of Microsoft ActiveSync.To install Microsoft ActiveSync on your computer:1. Close any open programs, including those that run at startup, and disable anyvirus-scanning software.2. Download the ActiveSync software from the Microsoft ActiveSync Download page athttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Fami-lyID=7269173a-28bf-4cac-a682-58d3233efb4c&DisplayLang=en.3. Browse to the location of the downloaded file, and double-click it. The installation wizardbegins.4. Follow the instructions on the screen to install Microsoft ActiveSync.