Palm & Pocket PC
Oracle's clients for PDAs without phone or wi-fi connectivity
Oracle offers a number of clients for using Calendar with different platforms. To download the required client for your PDA and to access Oracle's installation and configuration guides please use the links in the following table:
| Link to client | Link to Oracle's installation and configuration guides |
|---|---|
| Sync client for Palm - Windows | Sync client for Palm for Windows installation and configuration guide |
| Sync client for Palm - Macintosh | Sync client for Palm Macintosh installation and configuration guide |
| Sync client for Pocket PC | Sync client for Pocket PC installation and configuration guide |
Palm OS 3.5 (and later versions) and Pocket PC 2002 / 2003 devices
Oracle suggests using Synthesis SyncML clients, which are available from the Synthesis website. You should use the settings in the table below.
| Setting option | Setting to enter |
|---|---|
| Mobile Data Sync host address | https://calendar.bris.ac.uk:443/ocst-bin/ocas.fcgi |
| Username / Password | Your normal UoB Username and Calendar Password. This may be different from your UoB password. |
Please note: it is useful to read both the 'Review Device Limitations' and 'Read additional information' sections as these explain any quirks or 'gotchas' that might cause problems when synchronising with Calendar.
Viewing rights settings for Palm and Pocket PC
There are constraints with settings for viewing rights when using PDAs. There are only two settings, 'Normal' (or 'Not Private') and 'Private'. The following table shows how the normal viewing rights settings relate to Palm and Pocket PC viewing rights.
| Calendar | Palm | Pocket PC | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Not Private | Normal | Use for all work-related entries |
| Confidential | N/A | N/A | (Confidential entries synchronise to 'Private' in Palm and Pocket PC) |
| Personal | Private | Private | Use for personal entries outside of working hours |
| Public | N/A | N/A | (Public entries synchronise to 'Not Private' in Palm and 'Normal' in Pocket PC) |