User's Manual

GeoExplorer 6000 Series User Guide 111
Getting Connected 6
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.
If you need to use the VPN connection to access URL addresses that contain periods,
specify exceptions for the addresses that are within the corporate network. To do this:
1. Tap / Settings / Connections / Connections.
2. Tap the Advanced tab.
3. Tap
Exceptions. The Work URL Exceptions screen
appears.
4. Tap Add new URL.
5. Enter the URL and then tap
OK.
6. Repeat Step 4 and Step 5 as required.
7. Tap
OK to return to the Advanced tab of the
Connections screen.
8. Tap
OK to close the Connections screen.
9. Tap to close the Settings screen.
Connecting to other devices using the USB to serial converter
The optional USB to serial converter attaches to the USB port on the bottom of the
handheld. When the USB to serial converter is attached, it adds a serial port (COM1) to
the GeoExplorer 6000 series handheld.
You can use the USB to serial converter to:
• receive differential corrections from an external real-time correction source,
such as a Trimble GeoBeacon receiver, or a DGPS radio (see Using real-time
corrections from an external correction source, page 70)
• connect to other external devices, such as a laser rangefinder (see Using data
from an external source in the TerraSync software, page 103, and select COM1
instead of a Bluetooth COM port)
• connect to a computer to supply GNSS data (see Outputting NMEA data to
external equipment, page 76)