Mobile Computing

The following list is a brief summary of the mobile computing topics and tasks that are covered in this chapter. Use it to quickly find the information or task you are seeking.

 Verifying the configuration of a portable computer.

Before you put a portable computer into service, you need to be sure that you have properly configured the software and hardware as well as any Windows 2000 features or components.

• See Setting Up a Portable Computer in this chapter.

 Gaining access to network files and folders while working offline.

Portable computer users who frequently use their computers while they are away from the office can continue working with shared network files and folders even though they are not connected to the network. The feature that enables this, known as Offline Files, also synchronizes differences between the offline and online versions of folders and files.

• See Configuring Offline Files on a Portable Computer in this chapter.

• See Managing Files, Folders, and Search Methods in this book.

 Conserving battery power.

Portable computers often rely on battery power. Use Windows 2000 power management features to optimize battery use by configuring power schemes, standby settings, hibernation settings, and battery alerts.

• See Configuring Power Management in this chapter.

• See Hardware Support in this book.

 Removing and swapping devices.

Knowing when it is safe to change device configurations is as important as knowing how. If you are adding or removing PC Cards, or docking and undocking a portable computer, you need to know how dynamic Plug and Play is implemented in Windows 2000.

• See Managing Hardware on Portable Computers in this chapter.

• See Hardware Support in this book.

 Ensuring that a portable computer is secure.

Avoiding unauthorized access is the cornerstone of a secure system. However, you also need to maximize file and folder security, and minimize the risk of theft when it comes to a portable computer.

• See Security Considerations for Portable Computers in this chapter.

• See Security in this book.

 Providing a consistent user environment for roaming users.

If you deploy Windows 2000 Professional with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, you can use roaming user profiles and folder redirection to ensure that users have a consistent desktop environment regardless what computer they are logged onto in the organization.

• See Configuring Roaming User Profiles and Folder Redirection in this chapter.

• See Managing Files, Folders, and Search Methods in this book.

 Identifying potential hardware incompatibilities with portable computers.

Some devices exhibit unexpected behavior when they are installed on portable computers. Knowing how particular devices impact some types of portable computers can help you avoid hardware configuration problems.

• See Hardware Issues Related to Portable Computers in this chapter.

• See Hardware Support in this book.

• See Device Management in this book.