Configure Your Data And Fax Software; Observe The Following Requirements; Learn About Digital Data - Nokia 1261 - Cell Phone - AMPS User Manual

12 Configure your data and fax software

Before you can use your phone to send and receive digital data and fax calls, you must configure your data software so that it uses
your phone rather than your existing modem. You may consider creating a separate set of dialing properties to use when your phone
is connected to your computer, rather than changing any existing settings.
The following pages are designed to help you configure some of the more popular applications to be used with your Nokia phone.

• OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS

Before making or receiving digital data or fax calls:
• You must subscribe to digital data and fax services with your service provider.
• Your phone must be powered up, and you must be in a digital network. Do not switch the phone on when wireless phone use
is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger.
• Your PC IR port or the DKU-5 data cable must be working properly.
• You must establish a connection between your PC.
• You must already have installed your phone as a modem.
• Your data software must be running and configured to recognize your Nokia phone as the active modem.

• LEARN ABOUT DIGITAL DATA

Circuit switched data (CSD)
Until now, your only wireless data option has been your service provider's CSD network. Using CSD, you create a virtual circuit
between your phone (as a wireless modem) and your Internet service provider (ISP), corporate network, or a fax machine.
As long as a CSD call is active, you are typically being billed for the air time (whether you are transmitting/receiving data or not).
Note that the fastest CSD data rate available is 14.4 kilobits per second (kb/s).
General packet radio service (GPRS)
Your Nokia 5100, 6100, 6200, 6610, 6800, 7210, 7250 or 7250i phone is one of the new generation of phones to take advantage
of a higher-speed data protocol called GPRS (general packet radio service). The benefits to you include:
• Higher data transfer rates—data rates up to 40.2 kb/s over the wireless network
• Data on-demand—data transferred only when requested and billing is based on the amount of data you transfer
GPRS data services work much the same way as a PC connected to a corporate network. Information is sent in bursts and packets
only when there is a request for information. Otherwise, the PC or phone remains in an idle state.
Enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE) (Nokia 6200 only)
The Nokia 6200 series phone supports an enhanced version of the GPRS data protocol called EDGE (enhanced data rates for GSM
evolution). EDGE functions much like GPRS, but offers even higher data rates over the wireless network (up to 118.8 kb/s).
Use GPRS/EDGE to access the Internet
Your wireless service provider now becomes your Internet service provider when you use your phone as a wireless GPRS or EDGE
modem. You no longer have to configure your laptop computer or handheld device for connection to your normal ISP when you
want to browse the Web or check your e-mail.
Access corporate network and e-mail using a VPN
Virtual private network (VPN) services provide an encrypted communications tunnel through the Internet, creating a secure
connection between your PC and corporate network using a high-speed or broadband Internet connection.
If you plan on using packet data services to access your corporate network e-mail system, Intranet, or LAN, your corporate network
must have VPN services available. In addition, your network administrator must grant you permission to access the corporate
network through the VPN.
Additional software on your PC (or modification of the current network settings on your PC) may also be required. For more
information on VPN services, contact your network administrator.
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