PAMP:Connectivity

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To really be able to utilize PAMP you need to be able to access the phone from another device and there are several ways for arranging that.

Contents 1 WLAN 1.1 Ad-hoc 1.2 Infra 2 MWS Gateway 3 Raccoon Gateway

[edit] WLAN

Often the most convenient and always the fastest way to access PAMP from you laptop is to use WLAN. You can use both ad-hoc and infra WLAN.

NOTE If you intend to access MySQL running on your phone using the MySQL client running on your laptop, then WLAN is the only alternative. The Raccoon and MWS gateway alternatives provide HTTP access to the phone from the Internet, but not IP access, which is what MySQL needs.

[edit] Ad-hoc

On your phone

1. [Settings]->[Connections]->[Access Points]
2. Connection Name => a name for the connection. Pick a name that refers to the phone itself. I typically use Self, but it can be anything.
3. Data bearer -> Wireless LAN
4. WLAN network name -> Enter manually => a name under which your phone will appear when someone scans for available WLAN networks.
5. WLAN network mode -> Ad-hoc

That is the minimum insecure setup. If you want to use security (recommended), then you need to setup that as well.

Then from PAMP

1. [Options]->[Start WLAN]
2. Select the access point you just created, e.g, Self.

Note that it usually takes a while before the connection is activated and the address is shown on the display of PAMP.

Finally, from your Laptop

1. Connect to the WLAN you just created/started on your phone.

Note that it typically takes quite long (minutes) before the laptop obtains an IP-address for that WLAN. You may further have to open ports in the your firewall and configure the proxy settings on the browser on your laptop, before you are able to browse to your phone.

[edit] Infra

On your phone

1. Create a WLAN access point for a particular WLAN router.

Then from PAMP

1. [Options]->[Start WLAN]
2. Select the access point specific for the WLAN router.

Finally, from your Laptop

1. Connect to the same WLAN you just connected to from your phone.

[edit] MWS Gateway

If you install PAMP on top of MWS then you implicitly and immediately have the connectivity provided by the MWS gateway available.

This is the recommended way for providing access from the Internet to your PAMP site.

[edit] Raccoon Gateway

Raccoon is the original mobile web server that provides a mobile phone with http access from the Internet, using a transparent intermediate gateway. The gateway is still available and if you already have a Raccoon identifier and password you can use that. New accounts can be obtained by following the instructions here, but be prepared to provide a really good reason why the MWS alternative is not suitable for you.

Then

1. Start Connector
2. Invoke [Options]->[Settings] and enter your identifier and password.
3. Invoke [Options]->[Go Online] and choose an Internet access point.

Remember that you need to start Pamp and Connector separately.

NOTE The public Raccoon gateway will at some point be taken down. After that, you will have to setup a gateway of your own using the sources found at here if you still don't want to move over to MWS provided connectivity.