User's Manual Part 3

GeoExplorer 2008 Series User Guide 103
Getting Connected 6
Accessing a corporate network through your Internet connection
Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection to access a corporate network or
Intranet.
Before you begin, obtain the following information from your network administrator:
• user name and password
• domain name
• host name or IP address of the VPN server
To access a corporate network through your Internet connection, you must:
1. Set up an Internet connection on the handheld.
2. Set up a VPN connection.
3. Connect to the corporate network or Intranet.
Step 1: Setting up an Internet connection on the handheld
Do one of the following:
• Set up a wireless LAN connection to an access point. For more information, see
page 82.
• Connect to the Internet using a Bluetooth-enabled phone. For more
information, see page 88.
Step 2: Setting up a VPN connection
1. On the GeoExplorer 2008 series handheld, tap
/ Settings / Connections / Connections.
2. From the My Work Network list, tap Add a new VPN
server connection.
3. Follow the instructions in the Make New
Connection wizard.
To view additional information for any screen in
the wizard, tap .
4. Tap
Finish.
Step 3: Connecting to the corporate network or Intranet
To connect to the corporate network or Intranet, simply start using Internet Explorer.
The Windows Mobile operating system automatically controls whether the VPN
connection is used, depending on whether the URL contains a period. For example, the
URL www.trimble.com contains periods, and so the connection to this web site is
made without using the VPN connection. However, an address to a network computer
or file server that does not contain periods automatically starts the VPN connection.