May 27, 2008 - Old    Comments Off on Tether a computer to a Blackberry to access the Internet

Tether a computer to a Blackberry to access the Internet

[b:4yxehksw]Setup[/b:4yxehksw]
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[*:4yxehksw]Connect the Blackberry unit to a USB cable (connected to the computer). [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]In [b:4yxehksw]Device Manager[/b:4yxehksw], in the [b:4yxehksw]Modems[/b:4yxehksw] section, right-click the [b:4yxehksw]Standard Modem[/b:4yxehksw] item and select [b:4yxehksw]Properties[/b:4yxehksw]. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]On the [b:4yxehksw]Advanced[/b:4yxehksw] tab, in the [b:4yxehksw]Extra Initialization Commands[/b:4yxehksw] field, enter
[color=#339966:4yxehksw][b:4yxehksw]”IP”,”WAP.CINGULAR”[/b:4yxehksw][/color:4yxehksw][/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Click [b:4yxehksw]OK[/b:4yxehksw] to close and exit out of Device Manager. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Right-click on [b:4yxehksw]My Network Places[/b:4yxehksw] and select [b:4yxehksw]Properties[/b:4yxehksw]. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Click the [b:4yxehksw]Create a new connection[/b:4yxehksw] link. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Use the [b:4yxehksw]New Connection Wizard[/b:4yxehksw] to create a new connection to access the Internet. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Select [b:4yxehksw]Connect to the Internet[/b:4yxehksw] and click [b:4yxehksw]Next[/b:4yxehksw]. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Click [b:4yxehksw]Set up my connection manually[/b:4yxehksw] and click [b:4yxehksw]Next[/b:4yxehksw]. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Select [b:4yxehksw]Connect using a dial-up modem[/b:4yxehksw] and click [b:4yxehksw]Next[/b:4yxehksw]. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Check only the box labeled [b:4yxehksw]Standard Modem[/b:4yxehksw] and click [b:4yxehksw]Next[/b:4yxehksw]. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Name the connection and click [b:4yxehksw]Next[/b:4yxehksw]. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]For the phone number to dial, use:
[b:4yxehksw][color=#339966:4yxehksw]*99***1#[/color:4yxehksw][/b:4yxehksw] [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Select the box to determine who it can be used for (Anyone or just you) and click [b:4yxehksw]Next[/b:4yxehksw]. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]For credentials, use
User name:[color=#339966:4yxehksw][b:4yxehksw][email protected][/b:4yxehksw][/color:4yxehksw]
Password: [color=#339966:4yxehksw][b:4yxehksw]CINGULAR1[/b:4yxehksw][/color:4yxehksw] [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Click [b:4yxehksw]Next[/b:4yxehksw] and then [b:4yxehksw]Finish[/b:4yxehksw]. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]When this connection window opens, select [b:4yxehksw]Properties[/b:4yxehksw]. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Go to the [b:4yxehksw]General[/b:4yxehksw] tab, and select the [b:4yxehksw]Standard Modem[/b:4yxehksw] item, and then click [b:4yxehksw]Configure[/b:4yxehksw]. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Select a [b:4yxehksw]Max. speed (bps)[/b:4yxehksw] setting of [b:4yxehksw]921600[/b:4yxehksw]. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Uncheck all of the [b:4yxehksw]Hardware features[/b:4yxehksw] checkboxes. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Click [b:4yxehksw]OK[/b:4yxehksw] to close and save changes. [/*:m:4yxehksw][/list:o:4yxehksw]
[b:4yxehksw]Accessing the Internet[/b:4yxehksw]
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[*:4yxehksw]Open the [b:4yxehksw]Blackberry Desktop Manager [/b:4yxehksw]and keep it open for the connection. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Open the [b:4yxehksw]My Network Place [/b:4yxehksw]for the Blackberry connection created above. [/*:m:4yxehksw]
[*:4yxehksw]Click [b:4yxehksw]Dial [/b:4yxehksw]to connect.[/*:m:4yxehksw][/list:o:4yxehksw]
[i:4yxehksw](Some of this information was collected from http://home.comcast.net/~tamsterra/Blac … l_Tips.pdf)[/i:4yxehksw]