Connectivity – Toshiba G500 User Manual
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Connectivity
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Connectivity
Creating a proxy connection
Depending on your Service Provider's configuration,
you may need to add a proxy connection to allow
your Toshiba phone to access the Internet or WAP
services. Every network connection is different and
your Service Provider will be able to advise if you
need to create a proxy connection. You should
gather all the relevant information you need, from
your Service Provider, before creating a proxy
connection.
To create a proxy connection:
1. From the Home screen, select Start > Settings
> Connections > Proxy > Menu > Add.
2. Enter the following information:
Description - enter a name for the connection.
Connects from - enter the type of network from
which you will connect.
Connects to - select the type of network to
which you will connect.
Proxy [name:port] - enter the proxy server
name and port number.
Type - select the type of proxy connection to
create.
User name - enter your user name for the
GPRS network, if required.
Password - enter your password, if required.
3. Select Done.
Creating a VPN connection
1. From the Home screen, select Start > Settings
> Connections > VPN > Menu > Add.
2. Enter the following information
Description - enter a name for the connection.
VPN type - select the VPN type.
Server - enter the VPN server name.
Connects from - enter the type of network from
which you will connect to the VPN (typically The
Internet).
Connects to - select the type of network to
which you will connect (typically Work).
IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you have set
up a successful GPRS connection before trying
to create a VPN connection - the VPN
connection uses the GPRS connection to
connect to your Work network. You should
gather all the relevant information you need be-
fore creating a VPN connection. For the VPN
connection to work, you must also refer to the
Connecting to intranet URLs section below.