Configuring Your Handheld



Instructions for Palm devices
Instructions for Windows Mobile (PocketPC and WinCE) devices

Here is some basic information for configuring SyncML, a third-party software available for both for the Palm and Windows Mobile operating systems. This software allows you to synchronize the Oracle Calendar, Contacts, and Task list with your handheld.

You'll need to purchase a copy of Synthesis SyncML Professional or standard software and install it on your device. http://www.synthesis.ch/
We recommend that you do a hard reset on your device before installing SyncML. If you do not wish to do a hard reset, and Oracle Sync is installed, we recommend that you blank the calendar on the device by setting the sync range to be one day. Then sync with Oracle Calendar Sync, and then manually remove the remaining entries from the calendar on the device. Then uninstall Oracle Calendar Sync from your desktop, and remove it from your device. If you don't wipe the Oracle calendar items from your device before using SyncML, you will get duplicate entries from the two sync'ing systems.


Palm instructions

  1. Open SyncML on the device. The default profile is selected.
  2. Tap in the Menu bar to open the Options menu, and choose Options - Profile Settings.
  3. Enter the following information:
    • SyncML server URL: https://calendar.brandeis.edu/ocst-bin/ocas.fcgi
    • User: enter your UNetID and your Oracle Calendar password.
  4. Under "synchronize databases", click on "More". The following entries for Server are case-sensitive, and you must enter server information for each of the three areas:
    • Under Contacts, choose "Normal" from the drop-down list.
    • Under Contacts server path, enter: ./Contacts
    • Under Events, choose "Normal" from the drop-down list.
    • Under Events server path, enter: ./Calendar/Events
      - This is also where you set how far back and how far forward you want to sync events.
    • Under Tasks, choose "Normal" from the drop-down list.
    • Under Tasks server path, enter: ./Calendar/Tasks.
  5. Click Done, and you'll be back at the "Profile Settings" page. Check each box that you want to have synched: Contacts, Events, Tasks. Don't check "Email" or "Notes" because they are not supported on Oracle Calendar. Tap OK.

Now you're back at the main screen, showing Synthesis SyncML Client, Profiles, with the appropriate Contacts, Events and Task boxes checked, for the Default profile you've just configured.

To synchronize data: tap the Sync button to open, and the Sync symbol to continue.


Windows Mobile instructions

  1. Open SyncML on the device. The default profile is selected.
  2. Tap Extras, then choose Profile Settings.
  3. In the 'General' tab section, enter the following information:
    • SyncML Server Address (URL): https://calendar.brandeis.edu/ocst-bin/ocas.fcgi
    • Username / Password : enter your UNetID and your Oracle calendar password.
    • Synchronize: Choose which data types to synchronize. You'll want at least events. Note that the E-Mail option has no effect in our environment.
  4. In the 'Organizer' tab section, enter the following information:
    • Contacts Server Path: ./Contacts
    • Events Server Path: ./Calendar/Events
    • You may wish to limit the amount of data synchronized in the 'Events' section. We recommend you do this to improve performance during synchronization. A good starting point is 10 days before, and 30 days after the current date. This will enable a sliding window of your data on the Windows Mobile device.
    • Tasks Server Path: ./Calendar/Tasks
    • If you want to enable the 'AutoSync' function, you may do so in the 'AutoSync' tab section. One approach that we have found useful is to enable a timed sync on weekdays during work time when wireless access is likely to be available. See the SyncML Help for more detailed information.
    • Return to the 'General' tab and tap OK.

Now you're back at the main screen, showing Synthesis SyncML Client, with the appropriate Contacts, Events and/or Task boxes checked, for the Default profile you've just configured.

To synchronize data: tap the icon with arrows either in the middle of the "Synchronization" section (with "Start" next to it) or in the tray (lower left corner).

When completed, you should see a status message next to where the "Start" text is located. If that reads "Completed OK", all synchronization worked.


For more information, please send an email to itservice@brandeis.edu.


Thanks to the University of Washington for the original design and content of this page
http://www.washington.edu/computing/smartphone/syncml.html
This page was last modified on: Apr 10, 2007