Instructions for operating the Wireless Conference Management System

1. Visit the website to register. https://mobilitypc3.ecn.purdue.edu/registration.php Here you will need to enter your email address, full name, and choose a password.  Then select which events you would like to attend.  Please make sure to sign up for all events you wish to attend for this list will determine which updates you receive.

2. You will need to install the Notification program onto your PDA.  There are two options; you can either download the program to your PC and synch the application to your PDA or you can visit this website from your Pocket PC and download/install it directly.

1. Download to PC, synch to PocketPC: http://shay.ecn.purdue.edu/~wcms/ActiveSyncInstall.exe

2. Download to PC, synch to Palm: http://shay.ecn.purdue.edu/~wcms/Notification.prc

3. Download to PocketPC directly: http://shay.ecn.purdue.edu/~wcms/AirInstall.exe

3. When the program is started you will be asked to log into the application with the username and password that you registered in step one.  If the server name is incorrect you will receive a connection error.  If the username is wrong then you will be prompted to enter the correct username.  If the password is incorrect you will be prompted with a “try again” message.

4. Only after a successful login the main window will appear and allow you to choose from four options.

1. The Check for Updates Now button will immediately check the server for updates and alert you if there are any available.  If there are no updates then no notification will be given.
2. The Set User Notification button will take you to a screen where you will enter and time interval of how many minutes between consecutive checks of the server.
3. The View Event Cart will open up a webpage with the details of all the events you have currently signed up for.
4. The Logout button will log the user out of the application.  Then if another call to the application has already been ordered the application will present the user with the login screen instead of just immediately checking for updates. IMPORTANT: This is the only way to stop your PDA from checking for updates!!
5. The Exit button has been added on the Palm application to allow the users to easily exit the program back to their main screen without logging out. The demo group continually logged out as the easiest way out of the application.

5. The program will run continually, checking for updates every X number of minutes. When there are updates available you will be prompted to view these new updates.  If you view and then clear the event cart, either from a computer or your PDA then it is assumed that you are aware of the updates and will no longer be prompted for those events.