Push Settings

 

Push Settings give you the ability to choose the type of synchronization for your device and to customize how often your device synchronizes with the NotifyLink server.  There are separate settings for weekdays and weekends.  Synchronization can be turned off, set for all day, or set for intervals. 

These synchronization sessions leave data already on the device untouched and automatically retrieve new email and PIM items from the server at the interval you have specified.

Note: For more information on the Direct Push method of synchronization,
see the reference document Direct Push Technology.

 

Setting Your Sync Preferences

1.  Select Start > Programs (PPC) > NotifyLink Preferences.

2.  Select Push Settings.

3.   Select the Push Type.  Choose Scheduled Push or Direct Push.

a. For Scheduled Push, define the following:

Setting	Description
Weekday Settings	Set to: Off, Interval, or All Day to determine when the device will synchronize Mondays through Fridays.
Weekend Settings	Set to: Off, Interval, or All Day to determine when the device will synchronize on Saturdays and Sundays.
Push Frequency	If you have set weekdays/weekends to All Day or Interval, type in the number of minutes between synchronizations (valid entry=1 to 90 minutes).  Default is 3 minutes, resulting in the device synchronizing every 3 minutes.
Range	If you have set weekdays/weekends to Interval, choose the times you wish the synchronization to start and end.  Times must be within one 24-hour period.  Defaults are 7:00 to 19:00, resulting in the device synchronizing from 7am to 7 pm.

 

b. For Direct Push, define the following:

Setting	Description
Direct Push Timeout	Time limit for a direct push session.  The time limit is determined by the shortest timeout in the network path.  It is recommended that all timeouts in the network path match or exceed the direct push timeout.  Default is 15 minutes.
Weekday Settings	Set to: Off, Interval, or All Day.  If set to Interval, choose the times you wish the synchronization to start and end.  Times must be within one 24-hour period.  Defaults are 7:00 to 19:00, resulting in the device synchronizing from 7am to 7 pm.
Weekend Settings	Set to: Off, Interval, or All Day.  Defaults are the same as for weekday.

 

4.   Select Done to exit.

 

Performing an On Demand Sync

Select the Sync Now button on the Push Settings screen to force synchronization with the NotifyLink server. 

This option initiates an on-demand synchronization session whenever you use it, regardless of the push cycle you have set.  It performs the same job as the scheduled sync: retrieving email and PIM items from the server.  It is different from an OTA Load in that it does not erase existing data from the device and it retrieves email as well as PIM items.

You can also initiate an on-demand sync by:

o  Using the NotifyLink Get/Send option on the Email Message List Pocket Outlook menu.

o  Using the NotifyLink Sync icon on the device’s Programs screen.