HP ipaq hw6500 User Manual

Making Data Connections

Connecting to a Private Network

Setting Up VPN Server Connections

A VPN connection enables you to securely connect to a private or a 

corporate network, via the Internet. To set up a VPN server connection:
1.

Contact your network administrator for your user name, password, 

domain name, TCP/IP settings, and host name or IP address of the 

VPN server.

2.

From the Today screen on the HP iPAQ, tap Start > Settings > 

Connections tab > Connections icon > Tasks tab.

3.

Under My Work Network, tap Add a new VPN 

4.

Follow the instructions in the Make New Connection wizard.

NOTE:  For online Help for any screen in the New Connection wizard or 

while changing settings, tap the 

.

Setting Up Proxy Server Settings

If you are connected to your ISP or private network by a dial-up or 

broadband connection, the ISP provides these settings for you. If you are 

at work you might have to access the Internet through a proxy server. If 

these settings are not on your computer or need to be changed, you will 

need to set them up manually.
To set up proxy server settings on your HP iPAQ:
1.

Contact your ISP or network administrator for the proxy server 

name, server type, port, type of Socks protocol used, and your user 

name and password.

2.

From the Today screen on the HP iPAQ, tap Start > Settings > 

Connections tab > Connections icon > Tasks tab.

3.

Under My Work Network, tap Edit my proxy server > 

Proxy Settings tab.

4.

Tap the This network connects to the Internet and This 

check boxes.