Setting up a Symbian OS v6.0 mobile device for synchronization

This section provides information about setting up a Symbian OS v6.0 mobile device for synchronization. The topics covered are:

Setting up and configuring a Symbian OS V6.0 mobile device for synchronization

Prerequisites

Before you can test synchronization on a Symbian OS V6.0 device, you need a TCP/IP connection to the device. You can set up a TCP/IP connection from a mobile device to a workstation running on a Win32 platform by using m-Router Connect from Intuwave. You can find information about obtaining a beta version of m-Router Connect from the Intuwave Web site www.intuwave.com.

The m-Router Connect consists of two parts: m-Router Connect for the workstation and m-Router Connect for the device. For the device to connect to the workstation, m-Router Connect must be installed both on the device and on the workstation.

Procedure

To use m-Router Connect to establish a connection between the mobile device and the workstation:

  1. Install m-Router Connect on the device using the documentation that comes with the device.
  2. Install m-Router Connect on the workstation.
  3. Configure m-Router Connect on the workstation.
  4. Configure m-Router Connect on the device.

To finish your setup and configuration:

  1. Configure ISync.
  2. Test synchronization to ensure that the Sync Server is running.

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Configuring m-Router Connect on a workstation

The steps listed below might vary depending on the version of m-Router that you are using.

This task is part of the main task of Setting up and configuring a Symbian OS V6.0 mobile device for synchronization. After you complete these steps, return to Setting up and configuring a Symbian OS V6.0 mobile device for synchronization.

Procedure

To configure m-Router Connect on a workstation:

  1. Connect the Symbian OS V6.0 device to a COM port in the workstation using a serial cable.
  2. Start mRouterDeluxe.exe on your workstation. A program icon appears in the system tray of the desktop.
  3. Right-click the icon. The m-Router Overview window opens.
  4. In the m-Router Overview window, click the icon that represents the COM port that your device connects to. If you connected properly and the m-Router detects the connection, the icon is shown as a plug that has been plugged into a socket.
  5. On the General page of the Properties of COM x window, select serial port from the Mode list. x is the port number.
  6. Select 115200 from the Baud list.

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Configuring m-Router Connect on the device

This task is part of the main task of Setting up and configuring a Symbian OS V6.0 mobile device for synchronization. After you complete these steps, return to Setting up and configuring a Symbian OS V6.0 mobile device for synchronization.

Procedure

To configure m-Router Connect on the device:

  1. Press the Extras button on the keyboard of the device. The Extras window opens.
  2. Select m-Router Connect from the list.
  3. Press Open. The m-Router Connect window opens.
  4. Press Configure. The Settings window opens.
  5. In the Settings window, select Cable.
  6. Press OK to exit the window.
  7. Press Disconnect, then press Exit to exit m-Router Connect..

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Configuring ISync on the device

The DB2 Everyplace Sync Server provides ISync, a sample synchronization client application. You must configure ISync before its first synchronization with the Sync Server.

This task is part of the main task of Setting up and configuring a Symbian OS V6.0 mobile device for synchronization. After you complete these steps, return to Setting up and configuring a Symbian OS V6.0 mobile device for synchronization.

Procedure

To configure ISync on the device:

  1. Press the Extras button on the keyboard of the device. The Extras window opens.
  2. Select Isync from the applications list.
  3. Press Open to start ISync. The ISync window opens.
  4. Press Settings. The User Info window opens.
  5. Type the IP address or host name of the workstation in the Server IP field.
  6. Type 8080 in the Port field. This is the default port used by the application server of Sync Server.
  7. Type nurse1 in the User ID field. This is the sample user created by the Create Sync Server Sample program.
  8. Optional: Select the Detailed Log check box to have ISync register detailed logs during synchronization. Detailed logs are useful in troubleshooting.
  9. Press Set Password. The Set Password window opens.
  10. Type nurse1 in the Enter Password field. This is the sample password set by the Create Sync Server Sample program.
  11. Press OK. The Set Password window closes.
  12. In the User Info window, press OK to save the changes and exit.

The Symbian OS V6.0 device and software are now ready to synchronize.

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Synchronizing data on a Symbian OS V6.0 device

Complete the following steps to verify that the DB2 Everyplace Sync Server is running

This task is part of the main task of Setting up and configuring a Symbian OS V6.0 mobile device for synchronization. After you complete these steps, return to Setting up and configuring a Symbian OS V6.0 mobile device for synchronization.

Procedure

  1. Follow the directions in Configuring m-Router Connect on a workstation to navigate to the General page of the COM port properties window.
  2. On the Symbian OS V6.0 device, press Extras, select m-Router Connect and press Open. The m-Router Connect window opens.
  3. Press Connect. m-Router attempts to establish a connection with the workstation.
  4. With m-Router Connect still running, press Extras, select ISync and press OK. The ISync screen opens.
  5. Press Sync.
  6. In the COM port properties window on your workstation, go to the Mode list and select serial port again to start the communication between the device and the workstation. When communication between the device and workstation is established, the message "connected" appears in the COM port properties window. The synchronization begins.
  7. After the synchronization ends, press the Menu button on the device, highlight Close on the File menu, and press Select to exit ISync.
  8. Press Extras on the keyboard.
  9. Select m-Router Connect from the list and press the open button to switch to the application.
  10. Press Disconnect, then press Exit to exit m-Router Connect..

You successfully synchronized data between your mobile device and DB2 Everyplace Sync Server.

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