Chapter 10 - Hotsync ™ Technology; The Hotsync Process And The Hotsync Manager; Conducting A Local Hotsync - 3Com PalmPilot Professional Handbook

Chapter 10
HotSync ™ Technology
HotSync will:
Synchronize the PalmPilot records with the records on the PC
Desktop and vice versa.
Enable a centralized computer to manage individual or
multiple PalmPilot organizers.

The HotSync Process and the HotSync Manager

HotSync is the process of automatically synchronizing data
between the PalmPilot and PalmPilot Desktop. Changes you make
on the PalmPilot or PalmPilot Desktop will be reflected on both
platforms after a HotSync. HotSync only synchronizes the needed
portions of files, thus reducing HotSync time.
The HotSync Manager oversees the process, which can be
accomplished directly with the PalmPilot organizer's Cradle or with
a modem. The HotSync Manager runs in the background,
monitoring a communications port on the PC, "listening" for a
HotSync command from a PalmPilot. The HotSync Manager will
conduct synchronizations, even when PalmPilot Desktop is not
running.

Conducting a Local HotSync

During the first HotSync, accounts must be established on both the
PalmPilot Desktop and the PalmPilot unit. Subsequently, the
Chapter 11: Installing Applications
This chapter explains how to synchronize data
between PalmPilot
more PalmPilot connected organizers. To do so, the
PalmPilot Desktop and PalmPilot are connected
directly or with a modem. Two-way synchronization
is achieved by use of HotSync
™
Desktop software and one or
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technology.
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