Does anyone know if there is a program or some software that would allow me to remotely connect to a pc, and do a hard reset and configure the Axim through a data cable or cradle, or even connect directly to the Axim and perform these tasks?
You can use Remote Display Control or Pocket Controller to acccess your Axim from your PC. However, you will not be able to hard reset unless you have a utility that does that (i.e., you hard reset via software, not by manually holding down power button while doing a soft reset). As well, following the hard reset, you would not be able to reconfigure your device remotely since Remote Display Control and Pocket Controller both require an established ActiveSync connection, which will not exist immediately following a hard reset.
So there is no way to do what I want? Or at least not as of yet.
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You can use Remote Display Control or Pocket Controller to acccess your Axim from your PC. However, you will not be able to hard reset unless you have a utility that does that (i.e., you hard reset via software, not by manually holding down power button while doing a soft reset). As well, following the hard reset, you would not be able to reconfigure your device remotely since Remote Display Control and Pocket Controller both require an established ActiveSync connection, which will not exist immediately following a hard reset.
Not yet. I thought one of the features of WM5 was an admin could remotley hard reset it. But since you have an X50 I guess not....
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Regarding remote management and remote hard reset, I just found out about some interesting software that let's you remote manage your PDA's as well as be able to do a hard reset and the software still being there when it resets!!! It is at soti.net
Originally Posted by coolbre304
Not yet. I thought one of the features of WM5 was an admin could remotley hard reset it. But since you have an X50 I guess not....
Regarding remote management and remote hard reset, I just found out about some interesting software that let's you remote manage your PDA's as well as be able to do a hard reset and the software still being there when it resets!!! It is at soti.net
OOO...you must be talking about MobiControl! They are the same developers who make Pocket Controller, which is an excellent product. This is definitely something worth trying! :approve:
Yes, using VNC you can. Or MS Portrait (?) a PPC-Desktop control/messageing program.
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Is it possable to use your Axim to control (similar to remote access) your PC without a wifi connection? Perhaps through bluetooth or sync?
I am working on a project/ presentation where I will not have access to the internet. My hope was to access the software from my pc through my Axim.
I appreciate your help.
-albert
hi albert,
You don't need to have internet access in order for you to control your desktop remotely using the Axim's terminal services (If this is what your trying to do). You however need to be on the same network to do it. If you don't have a wireless router or a wap, you can still network your axim and your computer via ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) connection and use remote desktop.
If wifi is totally out of the picture, you can use bluetooth only if you have the widcomm stack. The X51+microsoft bt stack will not work (you need to I stall widcomm). Use the widcomm's personal area networking if you want to use remote desktop via terminal services.
You can also use other software for that like VNC as stated above but you don't have to since you already have the resources you need and terminal services is a lot faster than the other options.
Could you both please explain a little further on your responses. Correct Don, I will not have access to wifi or dialup to connect to the PC via "remote access".
I'm very interested in the bluetooth option to control the pc software with the Axim or the terminal option if that's still an option with my conditions. The PC I will be using is a mac mini core duo w/ XP and bluetooth intergration.
A few questions please:
1. How do I setup the connection via bluetooth? Do I need any additional hardware or software? Do I still need widcomm? If so on the PC or Axim?
2. If the bluetooth method will not agree. Can I still use the terminal method to communicate under my conditions (no wifi, no dial up)? Are we just talking about using some sort of cables to connect the Axim to the PC?
Sorry for sounding stupid I'm a bit clueless when comes to networking and remote access without wifi.
1. How do I setup the connection via bluetooth? Do I need any additional hardware or software? Do I still need widcomm? If so on the PC or Axim?
2. If the bluetooth method will not agree. Can I still use the terminal method to communicate under my conditions (no wifi, no dial up)? Are we just talking about using some sort of cables to connect the Axim to the PC?
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a. To setup the connection via bluetooth between your computer and your axim, the Personal Area Networking service should be allowed on both your computer and your PDA. You can use the terminal services without wifi or dial-up, by connecting to the bluetooth Personal Area Networking.
b. Not additional hardware or software required if you have the widcomm stack.
c&d. If you have the X50V with 2003SE, it already comes with widcomm.
If you have the X51V, Dell's stupidity used the microsoft stack as the default bluetooth stack. The microsoft stack doesn't support PAN so you really have to install the widcomm stack for your needs.
XP has a default microsoft bluetooth stack as well and it too doesn't support PAN. Your computer may have another bluetooth stack other than microsoft. Other bluetooth stacks supports personal area networking and they are probably compatible to each other, however I only tested it with the widcomm stack because it is the only one I have.
Find out which bluetooth stack your Axim and your computer is using, and I will try and help you set it up. PM me your email address so I can send you of a compilation of screenshots on how to set it up. If needed, I can perhaps assisst you via Instant Messaging.
2. Other than wifi and bluetooth, I don't believe you can connect to you computer except using a CF-LAN card and connecting it to the network hub (or router) where your computer is connected (that is according to your needs).
a. To setup the connection via bluetooth between your computer and your axim, the Personal Area Networking service should be allowed on both your computer and your PDA. You can use the terminal services without wifi or dial-up, by connecting to the bluetooth Personal Area Networking.
b. Not additional hardware or software required if you have the widcomm stack.
c&d. If you have the X50V with 2003SE, it already comes with widcomm.
If you have the X51V, Dell's stupidity used the microsoft stack as the default bluetooth stack. The microsoft stack doesn't support PAN so you really have to install the widcomm stack for your needs.
XP has a default microsoft bluetooth stack as well and it too doesn't support PAN. Your computer may have another bluetooth stack other than microsoft. Other bluetooth stacks supports personal area networking and they are probably compatible to each other, however I only tested it with the widcomm stack because it is the only one I have.
Find out which bluetooth stack your Axim and your computer is using, and I will try and help you set it up. PM me your email address so I can send you of a compilation of screenshots on how to set it up. If needed, I can perhaps assisst you via Instant Messaging.
2. Other than wifi and bluetooth, I don't believe you can connect to you computer except using a CF-LAN card and connecting it to the network hub (or router) where your computer is connected (that is according to your needs).
Good to hear from you Don. Thanks for your help.
I sent you a PM with my e-mail account. Yes, please e-mail me your screen shots of the process. IM would be great if I need further assistance. I appreciate that!
My Axim is a X51V.
I'll check the mac mini and see what type of bluetooth stacks it has.
Questions:
1. Where do I download the widcomm stacks?
2. If I used the CF-LAN card method and connected to the network hub. What type of configuration do I need? Just the basic network setup?
Also, I read a MS article about "Using Windows XP Remote Desktop and Pocket PC" (Link). The author mentions under the heading "Making the Remote Connection" that he's "..successfully made Terminal Services connections with connectivity provided by ActiveSync 3.5, such as the USB connection in the cradle".
3. Could it really be that simple to just connect using ActiveSync and a cradle? Sounds to good to be true.
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