Manual set up of Microsoft Windows based PCs with ø Mobile Web

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1 Please note that ø recommends you set up your laptop by using the simple O2 Mobile Web application which is available from These manual instructions are intended for advanced users or IT Managers who wish to create manual settings. Manual set up of Microsoft Windows based PCs with ø Mobile Web This document is a generic description of how to configure Microsoft Windows based computers to use ø Mobile Web. The operating systems covered are: Windows 98 and 98 SE Windows 2000 and XP Contents Introduction, notes and basic settings 2 Service Settings 2 Windows 98 and Windows 98SE 4 Step 1: Do you have everything that you need? 4 Step 2. Installing the Modem 4 Step 3. Configuring the Modem 5 Step 4. Dial-up Networking Set-up 6 Windows 2000/XP 8 Step 1: Do you have everything that you need? 8 Step 2: Installing the Modem 8 Step 3. Configuring the Modem 9 Step 4: Dial-up Networking Set-up 10 Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

2 Introduction, notes and basic settings This document is a generic description of how to configure Microsoft Windows based computers to use ø Mobile Web. The operating systems covered are: Windows 98 and 98 SE Windows 2000 and XP The procedure outlined in this document is not guaranteed to work with all GPRS devices or system configurations. The process has been tested with recently (from 2002) released mobile phones and has generally been found to work. In this document we have used the Nokia 6310 phone for illustrative purposes. For other operating systems, the settings below are the minimum settings required to facilitate connection. Service settings GPRS access settings APN mobile.o2.co.uk Primary DNS Secondary DNS Username Password Homepage username password for PCs, pda.o2.co.uk for handheld PC/PDAs GSM access settings Dial number Primary DNS Secondary DNS Username Password Homepage username password for PCs, pda.o2.co.uk for handheld PC/PDAs Page 2 not for customer use

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4 Windows 98 and Windows 98SE These instructions should be followed in order to configure a Windows 98/98SE laptop with a GPRS mobile. By following these instructions step by step, you will be able to configure your laptop to use ø s Mobile Web service. Step 1: Do you have everything that you need? Step 2: Installing the Modem You need the following hardware and software to use ø Mobile Web: Laptop with Windows 98 or Windows 98SE CD drive GPRS mobile phone Software drivers for the GPRS mobile (usually provided by the phone manufacturer) A data cable, infrared ports or Bluetooth card to connect the GPRS mobile to the laptop A subscription to ø Mobile Web. If you have all of the above, then you are ready to continue. The modem allows your laptop to access Mobile Web, by dialling through your GPRS mobile phone. In general a phone manufacturer will provide a CD with your mobile that installs the correct drivers to your machine. You should use the CD provided with your phone and follow the appropriate installation process. ø does not provide standalone modem drivers. The guide below is a general guide to be used once you have used the manufacturer s CD. These instructions will install the modem, so that your laptop has the ability to connect. Click Start and select Settings Select Control Panel Click Modem If the modem is not already installed then click Add Tick Don t detect my modem: I will select it from a list box and click Next Select Manufacturer and Model of the device that you are using from the list Please note: If the modem is not found in the list, then click Have Disk and place manufacturer s CD in the drive Click Browse and details of the CD will show in the locate file window Select the required modem and click Open Select modem required Click Next Select Com Port to use (normally COM1 for serial connections) and click Next Modem installation proceeds Click Finish The Bluetooth trademark is owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Page 4 not for customer use

5 Step 3: Configuring the Modem Once you have installed the modem, you need to configure it, to ensure that it knows exactly what to do. This is necessary so that your laptop can control your GPRS mobile effectively, and the way that it opens or closes your Mobile Web connection. Select Control Panel Click Advanced Select Modems Exactly enter the following into the Extra Settings field: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP", "MOBILE.O2.CO.UK" all in upper case Highlight the modem that you wish to use from the list. This should be the modem that you have installed. Click Properties This now completes the Modem configuration process. Choose in the Maximum Port Speed drop-down menu Click Connection tab not for customer use Page 5

6 Step 4: Dial-up Networking Set-up Double click My Computer Double click Dial-up Networking Enter the relevant number into Telephone Number field *99# for most GPRS phones *99***1# for Siemens S45 Click Next Click Finish Double click Make New Connection The connection has been created and now needs its properties to be set-up correctly. Right click on the newly created dial-up connection Enter O2 Mobile Web for the connection Select Properties Select a device from the drop-down list (e.g. Nokia 6310 Cable) Click Next Page 6 not for customer use

7 Un-tick Use area code and Dialling Properties Confirm correct modem is selected in Connect using drop-down box Select Server Types tab Double click on the newly created dial up connection Tick Log on to network Un-tick Enable software compression Un-tick Require encrypted password Un-tick Require data encryption Un-tick Record a log file for this connection Un-tick NetBEUI Un-tick IPX/SPX compatible Tick TCP/IP Click TCP/IP Settings. Enter username in the User name field Enter password in the Password field Click Connect Select Server assigned IP address Select Specify name server address You will connect to ø Mobile Web Primary DNS: Secondary DNS: Un-tick Use IP header compression not for customer use Page 7

8 Windows 2000/XP These instructions should be followed in order to configure a Windows 2000/XP laptop with a GPRS mobile. By following these instructions step by step, you will be able to configure your laptop to use ø s Mobile Web service. Step 1: Do you have everything that you need? Step 2: Installing the Modem You need the following hardware and software in order to successfully use Mobile Web: Laptop with Windows 2000/XP (with full administrator rights) CD drive GPRS mobile phone Software drivers for the GPRS mobile (usually provided by the phone manufacturer) A data cable, infrared ports or Bluetooth card to connect the GPRS mobile to the laptop A subscription to ø Mobile Web Windows 2000 users: If you wish to use your GPRS phone with the Infrared port of your laptop, you *must* install the Microsoft patch for IrCOMM. The patch can be found at 795/default.asp Users who have installed Service Pack 3 (SP3) do not need to complete the above step. The modem allows your laptop to access Mobile Web, by dialling through your GPRS mobile phone. In general a phone manufacturer will provide a CD with your mobile that installs the correct drivers to your machine. You should use the CD provided with your phone and follow the appropriate installation process. ø does not provide standalone modem drivers. The guide below is a general guide to be used once you have used the manufacturer s CD. These instructions will install the modem, so that your laptop has the ability to connect. Click Start Select Control Panel Click on Phone and Modem Options Click on Modems tab If the modem is not already installed in the window then click Add The Add Hardware Wizard appears. Tick Don t detect my modem; I will select it from a list box and click Next Select Manufacturer and Model of the device that you are using from the list. Please note: If the modem is not found in the list, then click Have Disk and place manufacturer s CD in the drive. Press Esc key if CD auto-runs (exception: the Motorola T260 uses its own hardware Wizard to install. You will need to install from the CD). Locate the necessary folder containing the modem drivers (manufacturer dependant) Click Browse and details of the CD will show in the locate file window Select the required modem and click Open Select modem required Click Next Select Com Port to use (normally COM1 for serial connections) and click Next Modem installation proceeds Click Finish This now completes the modem installation process. Page 8 not for customer use

9 Step 3. Configuring the Modem Once you have installed the modem, you need to configure it, to ensure that it knows exactly what to do. This is necessary so that your laptop can control your GPRS mobile effectively, and the way that it opens or closes your Mobile Web connection. Select Control Panel Select Phone and Modem Options Select Modems Select the Modem tab Choose from the Maximum Port Speed drop-down menu Select Advanced tab Highlight the modem that you wish to use from the list. This should be the modem that you have installed. Click Properties Enter the following into the Extra initialisation commands field exactly as written here: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","MOBILE.O2.CO.UK" all in upper case again This completes the modem configuration process not for customer use Page 9

10 Step 4: Dial-up Networking Set-up Before setting up Dial-up Networking please ensure that the necessary modem has been installed and correctly configured. Select Control Panel Select Network Connections Select Connect to the Internet Select Create a new connection Select Set up my connection manually This will start the New Connection Wizard Select Connect using a dial-up modem Page 10 not for customer use

11 Select your GPRS modem In the User name field enter username In the Password field enter password In the Confirm password field enter password Enter O2 Mobile Web as the connection name The Connection Wizard has been completed. Enter the relevant telephone number: *99# for most GPRS handsets *99***1# for Siemens handsets The connection has been created and now needs its properties to be set-up correctly. To set up connection properties, right click over the new connection you have made and select Properties not for customer use Page 11

12 Select Configure. Select Properties NOTE: Please make sure that the right modem is ticked. Un-tick Use dialling rules. Select Options Enter the following settings: Primary DNS server: Select as the Maximum speed (bps) Tick Enable hardware flow control Un-tick Enable modem error control Un-tick Enable modem compression Secondary DNS server: This concludes setting up the connection properties. Un-tick Enable modem speaker Select OK The only thing that you need to check in this window is that Display progress while connecting is ticked Double click on the newly created settings to connect to the Internet. Select Networking tab 260 Bath Road Slough Berkshire SL1 4DX United Kingdom O2 (UK) Limited Registered Office as above Registered in England no All trademarks acknowledged. CTS January 2003.