ISC PDA Resources
Welcome to the PDA page for Local Support Providers (LSP's) at the University of Pennsylvania. This site is meant to assist LSP's with handheld computing questions, specific to the computing environment at Penn.
Handheld Purchasing Guide
Below is the link to the current handheld purchasing guide. The major changes this time around include:
- The Value category has been deprecated, bringing the recommended categories to four. We do not feel that the lowest end devices will provide users
with the feature set that they need.
- Hardware specifications have been removed from each category in favor
of specific device recommendations.
Items of note from the last revision:
- Stronger language in the enterprise and mid-range categories to drive users towards smartphones.
- Demoting the value category to not recommended. This category will likely be eliminated with the next revision of the purchasing guide.
- The BlackBerry page has been re-designed to be easier to read
http://www.upenn.edu/computing/provider/pda/pda-intro.html
iPhone Information
The iPhone v2.0 and the iPhone 3G are now considered supported devices by ISC. Please see the link below for iPhone specific resources:
http://www.upenn.edu/computing/provider/pda/iphone/iphoneresources.html
Exchange Configuration
In order to enable over the air (OTA) synchronization to ISC's Microsoft Exchange server, a series of steps needs to be followed. Instructions for enabling OTA synchronization to Exchange are located below:
http://www.upenn.edu/computing/provider/pda/eas/eashowto.html
AirPennNet Connectivity
Connectivity to the AirPennNet wireless network is possible for certain PDAs. More information may be found here:
http://www.upenn.edu/computing/provider/pda/instructions/airpennnet/index.html
Smartphone Email Configuration Instructions
To configure handheld email synchronization with Penn's IMAP/POP email servers, please see the links on the following page:
http://www.upenn.edu/computing/provider/pda/instructions/emailconfig.html
PDA Meeting Maker Sync
Please see the following link for information on synchronizing handheld devices with ISC's Meeting Maker Server
http://www.upenn.edu/computing/provider/pda/instructions/mmxp_inst/pdammxp.html
Outlook/Meeting Maker Sync
Below is a link to configuration instructions for sychronizing Outlook 2003 with the ISC Meeting Maker server:
Server-managed PDA Policy
A policy became effective in April 2008 which establishes requirements for, and promotes the security of, University data on server-managed PDAs. Please review the official policy:
http://www.net.isc.upenn.edu/policy/approved/20080407-serverpda.html
More information and documentation may be found at this Provider Wiki page.
Additional Tips and Troubleshooting
How to deterimine the IP address of your Palm OS based smartphone
Below is a link to the Mobile Computing section on the Provider Wiki:
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