The device settings tab controls the way your desktop system
looks at your handheld as hardware. To add an entry to the list,
click Add, or, to edit one, select it and
click Edit.
For each entry you may choose:
Name
This is a name used to display the device in a list. You
may choose almost any name you find convenient.
Port
Your handheld is represented to the computer as a special file
in the /dev directory. The name of
the file will vary from system to system. In many cases
however, it will be /dev/pilot.
Other possible values are
/dev/ttyS0 or
/dev/ttyS1 for serial cradles (under
Windows, these would be referred to as COM ports), or items
under /dev/usb/, for USB cradles.
You will need to make sure that your user account has read,
write, and execute permissions on this device. To add those
permissions, become root with the su
command and enter the command chmod a+wrx
/dev/ttyS0. Substitute the name of the device you are
setting.
If you have not chosen the correct device, you will get an
error message when you click OK.
Speed
Select a number from the dropdown. The higher the number,
the faster you are asking the system to transfer
information. Normally, you should not change this; it is
set, by default, for the fastest value that your
connection type can provide. However, you may set it
higher or lower if you wish. If you experience problems at
high speeds,  reducing the transfer speed sometimes helps.
Timeout
Amount of time to try to connect to system, in seconds. If
there is no communication between the desktop and the handheld for
this many seconds, the system will give up trying.
Type
Select the type of connection you have: Serial, USB, IrDA
(infrared), or Network.
