User's Manual Part 2

132 Control panel
Preliminary
New Dial-Up or High-Speed Dial-Up account
Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) supplies you with your
User name ,your Password ,andtheir Phone number , which your
P800 dials to connect to the Internet. If you have a High-Speed
Dial-Up account with your ISP you can increase the speed of
your connection by making settings under
Advanced settings on
the
Speed tab.
IP address types
There are four different types of IP addresses:
•
IPv4 : Consists of four 3-digit boxes and valid input is
between 000 and 256 in each box.
•
IPv6 : Consists of eight hexadecimal boxes and valid input
is between 0000 and FFFF.
•
IPv4 compatible : Consists of six hexadecimal boxes and
four 3-digit boxes. The last hexadecimal box is prefilled
with 0:0:0:0. Only the four 3-digit boxes can be changed,
and the valid input is between 000 and 256.
•
IPv4 mapped : Consists of six hexadecimal boxes and four
3-digit boxes. The last hexadecimal box is prefilled with
F:F:F:F. Only the four 3-digit boxes can be changed, and
the valid input is between 000 and 256.
IPv4 is the most common addressing method.
Proxy
A proxy server is a computer connected between your
P800 and the computer you communicate with. This
arrangement can be used for connections to SyncML
servers, or within a company network. If this setting is
needed, your company's Information Services department
or SyncML provider must give you instructions.
GPRS Advanced settings tabs
Other
If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) supports Point to
Point Protocol (PPP) extensions, you can select the
Enable
PPP extensions
check box. PPP extensions allow your
P800 to provide features such as encryption, which
increases the security of your Internet connection.
Your ISP may require plain text authentication. If you
select the
Plain text authentication check box, the security
of your connection will decrease during the connection
process. Once you are connected, the security of your
connection will be restored.
QoS
Check with your mobile operator before changing any of
the QoS (Quality of Service) settings.
If your operator supports the use of
Header compression ,
selecting
On can speed up your connection.
The settings
Precedence , Delay , Reliability , Peak rate ,and
Mean Rate are all by default set to Subscribed ,which
means that your operators default QoS (Quality of Service)
values will apply.
GPRS Advanced settings tabs
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