User manual O2 CONNECTION MANAGER INSTALLATION AND SET UP GUIDE_E

[. . . ] O2 Connection ManagerTM Quick and easy connection to the Internet Using the O2 GPRS, 3G and Wireless LAN Services Installation and set up guide Contents Welcome Gathering the required information Installation From CD From web Setting up your profile Mobile phone Wireless PC card Wireless LAN Email & VPN Profile name Creating a customised profile Mobile phone Wireless PC card Wireless LAN Email & VPN APN settings DNS & IP settings Profile name Using the Connection Manager Add, edit, delete or change a profile Network search Usage tracking The status bar The quick-launch buttons Troubleshooting FAQs Glossary 6 6 12 13 14 17 19 20 22 23 23 26 27 28 31 31 32 33 34 34 38 38 39 44 47 50 O2 Connection ManagerTM Welcome to the O2 Connection Manager. The O2 Connection Manager provides you with a single, simple to use interface for connecting your laptop to mobile networks from O2. Supported operating systems The O2 Connection Manager is designed to run on Windows® 2000 and Windows XP, it will run on previous versions of Microsoft ® Windows, such as Windows 98 SE or Windows NT but with reduced functionality. For full function availability please refer to the Supported Devices list at http://www. o2. co. uk/o2connectionmanager Checklist Please check the following: · You are using a supported mobile and/or WLAN device. To check please refer to the Supported Devices list at http://www. o2. co. uk/o2connectionmanager · Your O2 SIM is provisioned with GPRS/3G* and/or WLAN services · You have the latest copy of O2 Connection Manager (from CD-ROM or downloaded from http://www. o2. co. uk/o2connectionmanager) · Do not install the manufacturer software supplied with the data card. [. . . ] Once selected, you will see the option for I want to configure my Email program enabled. This option can be left unselected, as O2 Connection Manager will automatically detect your Microsoft Outlook/Microsoft Outlook Express email account. If you do not wish to configure O2 Connection Manager to use your VPN program, select Next to proceed (go to section 3. 5). If you want to configure O2 Connection Manager to use your VPN program, go to section 3. 4. 3. If you have multiple Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express email accounts and you want to configure O2 Connection Manager to use a specific account, then check this box (if you want to configure O2 Connection Manager for VPN see section 3. 4. 3 before continuing). You will be presented with a screen where you are required to provide your email settings. Email Address: Username: Password: Incoming (POP) Server: Outgoing (SMTP) Server: Full Name: YourEmail@YourDomain. com Your Username Your Password Email Server name Email Server name Your Name These are some of the most popular email providers in the UK and their settings for your information. When completed, select Next to proceed. 28 29 3. 4. 2 Other This will enable you to set up O2 Connection Manager for Web based email or other email clients configured on your system. · To set up O2 Connection Manager for Web mail, enter the specific URL in the box enabled when selecting Other · To set up O2 Connection Manager for email clients configured on your system, select Enabled Browse across from other, and search for the email executable If you do not wish to configure O2 Connection Manager to use your VPN program, select Next to proceed. 3. 4. 3 VPN Selecting VPN will enable you to configure your VPN program to function with O2 Connection Manager. Once selected, select Next to proceed. 3. 5 Access Point Name (APN) settings This screen enables you to configure your APN settings. If you are unsure to the Username and Password of the specific APN that you are using. Please contact your normal Customer Service number as shown on your bill. Select Use authentication for O2 Connection Manager to remember your Username and Password. To be prompted for your Username and Password, select Prompt for credentials. You can choose to leave this box blank, and O2 Connection Manager will automatically detect your systems homepage when connected. If you check Default Connection, O2 Connection Manager will automatically become your default connection when connecting to the Internet. 3. 6 Domain Name Server (DNS) & Internet Protocol (IP) settings Sometimes you may want to override the default DNS settings on your computer so you can specify which DNS server is used, or which IP address should be used for a particular domain. Leave the following options checked: Use automatic DNS and IP address assigned by server. Specify the DNS & IP address to be used: · Deselect Use automatic DNS. You will need to know the IP address of the DNS to use ­ if you don't know this you'll need to ask your system administrator or Internet Service Provider · Deselect IP address. Enter the specific IP address of the system you are required to access 3. If your Operating System is Windows 98, specify Wins server to be used: · Select Use Wins server and enter the IP address of the server ­ if you don't know this you'll need to ask your system administrator or ISP Select Next to continue when you have configured the settings, as you require. 30 31 4. Using the Connection Manager 3. 7 Profile name You will now be presented with the profile you have created, and have the option to enter a name to distinguish this profile. Add, edit, delete or change profile When completed, select Finish. Network search This screen allows you to control the device profile, and your connection to Wireless LAN, or GPRS/3G. [. . . ] SSL Commonly used encryption scheme used by many online retail and banking sites to protect the financial integrity of transactions. When an SSL session begins, the server sends its public key to the browser. The browser then sends a randomly generated secret key back to the server in order to have a secret key exchange for that session TCP A protocol used along with the Internet Protocol (IP) to send data in the form of individual units (called packets) between computers over the Internet. While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data, TCP takes care of keeping track of the packets that a message is divided into for efficient routing through the Internet. [. . . ]