Setting up the serial cradle for use with Windows Remote Access Service

This task is part of the greater task of Using a Remote Access Service. When you have completed the steps below, return to Using a Remote Access Service

Prerequisites

You do not need to complete these steps if you have an ethernet cradle for your Palm OS device.

Alternatively, you can use the MochaSoft Mocha W32 PPP shareware program to connect to the device. For information on Mocha W32 PPP, visit

http://www.mochasoft.dk/

Procedure

To set up the serial cradle for use with Windows Remote Access Service:

1. Connect the serial cradle to the Windows workstation.
2. Open the Control Panel and double-click Modems.
3. The Modems Properties window opens. If you have a modem connection currently defined, click Add to open the Install New Modem window. If you do not have a modem connection defined, the Install New Modem window displays automatically.
4. In the Install New Modem window, select Don't detect my modem.
5. Click Next.
6. Select Dial-Up Networking Serial Cable between 2 PCs in the Models field.
7. Click Next.
8. Choose the serial port the serial cradle is connected to.
9. Click Next.
10. Click Finish to complete the setup of the Serial cradle for use with Window Remote Access Service.

After you have completed configuring the connection to the device, see the IBM DB2 Everyplace Installation and User's Guide to complete the configuration of the Palm OS device using the user ID and password you supplied during this tutorial.

Související koncepce

• Configuring synchronization

Související úlohy

• Installing the sample database
• Creating a JDBC subscription to access source data
• Grouping subscriptions into mobile subscription sets
• Creating mobile users
• Creating a data synchronization group
• Starting the application server
• Using a Remote Access Service
• Configuring the Windows Remote Access Service on the Windows workstation