Setting up wireless sync on the PAC Mate and desktop

Greetings. As the title says, here are the instructions for setting up wireless sync on the PAC Mate (PM) and the Desktop,through Active Sync. Thanks to David E., from the PAC Mate list, for these instructions. You will need to get setup for wireless sync in order to use PAC Mate Desktop with JFW. If you have any questions or have trouble, then contact tech support at Freedom Scientific: (727) 803-8600, between 8:30-7 Eastern, Monday-Friday. Here we go:

Note: You should still be able to synchronize over USB, even after these
steps are followed.

Prerequisite: set up a partnership with your desktop via USB and verify that
step 4 below is true.
Disconnect the USB cable from your PAC Mate.

1. Be sure your network connection for your wireless card is set to "work"
Press the windows key, arrow to Settings and press enter.
ctrl+tab to the Connections tab.
Arrow to the Connections Applet and press enter.
Press ctrl+tab to the Advanced tab.
Tab to the Network Card button and press enter.
Arrow to the name of your wireless network and press enter.
Make sure the Connect to combo box is set to work.
Press enter to save the settings.
Press escape to go back to the Advanced page of the connections applet.

2. Be sure your network settings are set to have any connections that
automatically connect to the internet use your work network. (This way you
can still use Internet Exploder and stuff)
Tab to the Select Networks button and press enter.
Be sure that the "programs that automatically connect to the internet combo
box" is set to "my work network"

4. To use the Windows network protocol (such as file sharing), you cannot
have any special characters in your partnership name. This means that the
default network name of Pocket_PC
will not work because of the underline character in the name.

5. Make sure that in ActiveSync on your desktop you have the Allow network
(Ethernet) and Remote Access Service (RAS) checkbox checked.
Open ActiveSync on your desktop.
Press alt+'f', arrow to Connection Settings and press enter.
Tab to the Allow network (Ethernet) and Remote Access Service (RAS)
checkbox and
use the space bar to check it if it is not already checked.
Tab to the OK button and press enter to save the settings.

6. In ActiveSync on your PAC Mate by default everything is set up except
for:
a. Sync with this PC during manual syn checkbox needs to be checked.
Press the Windows key, arrow to ActiveSync and press enter.
Press the alt key, arrow to Tools and press enter.
Arrow to Options and press enter.
Verify that the name of the computer you want to sync wirelessly with is in
the Use this PC combo box.
Tab to the Sync with this PC during manual sync checkbox and use the space
bar to check it.
Press Enter to close the dialog.

7. To use the wireless ActiveSync connection with PAC Mate Remote, you'll
need to make sure the PAC Mate stays connected even after synchronization is
complete:
Tab to the Options button (in ActiveSync on your PAC Mate), and press enter.
Tab past the "Enable PC Sync using this connection" combo box to the radio
button group.
Be sure that "Maintain Connection" is selected.
Note: Don't worry that the "Enable PC Sync using this connection" combo box
is set to USB, that is what it should be.

Now Press enter to save the changes.
Tab focus away from the Options... button and press enter to close the
Options dialog.

8. Press the alt key, arrow to Sync and press enter.

If you hear the disconnect sound and then the connect sound right next to
eachother then you are not set up properly yet.
Sometimes it takes a second for the PC to connect the first time. You
should hear the connect sound on your PAC Mate, then the connect sound on
your desktop within a minute or so.

Additional note:

If you want the connection to be maintained:
1. Open ActiveSync.
2. Press the alt key, arrow to Tools and press enter.
3. Arrow to Options and press enter.
4. Tab to the Options button and press enter.
5. Tab to the Close connection after synchronization is complete radio
button, up arrow to Maintain connection.
6. Press enter to save the changes.
7. Tab off of the options button and press enter to save the changes.

Don't worry about the "USB" in the combo box. It'll still work.

Have fun and happy wireless syncing!