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Setting up a vpn, Install vpn software and set up vpn access – Palm E2 User Manual

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CHAPTER 25

Customizing Your Handheld

Setting up a VPN

If you want to use your handheld to access your corporate email account or other files on your
corporate server, you may need to set up a virtual private network (VPN) on your handheld. A VPN
enables you to log in to your corporate server through the company’s firewall (security layer).
Without a VPN, you cannot pass through the firewall to gain access to the server. You need to set
up a VPN to access a corporate server in either of the following situations:

• Your company’s wireless local area network (LAN) is located outside the firewall.

• Your company’s wireless LAN is located inside the firewall, but you are trying to access the

network from outside the firewall (for example, from a public location or at home).

Check with your company’s system administrator to see if a VPN is required to access the
corporate network. If you need a VPN, you must purchase and install a third-party VPN client to
use this feature.

Before You Begin

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You must purchase and
install a compatible VPN
client onto your
handheld. You also need
the VPN settings from
your corporate system
administrator.

Did You Know?

Once you have installed
and set up a VPN, you can
connect or disconnect it
from within the web
browser.