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4.1 Nokia 9290 PC Suite for
Nokia 9290 Communicator
You can connect your Nokia 9290 Communicator to a com-
patible PC or laptop using the Nokia 9290 PC Suite for Nokia
9290 Communicator program supplied on the CD-ROM in
the Nokia 9290 Communicator sales package.
Nokia 9290 PC Suite for Nokia 9290 Communicator works
with Windows 95/98/2000 and NT 4.0.
The Nokia 9290 PC Suite features are:
• File management – Provides access to the Nokia 9290
Communicator file management as well as the user’s
own PC file management to move, copy, rename, and
delete files and folders on and between your Nokia
9290 Communicator and your PC.
• Task scheduler – Enables the user to specify regular
tasks and then automatically manages these for the
user. You can synchronize applications data like contacts
or e-mails between your Nokia 9290 Communicator
and your PC.
• Backup/restore – (Archive Manager) enables an easy
way to view backed-up files and restore different
archived versions.
• Control panel – Provides access to all Nokia 9290 PC
Suite settings.
• Installing applications
• Offline mode – You can also use Nokia 9290 PC
Suite when it is not connected to your Nokia 9290
Communicator (offline mode). When you connect the
two devices the next time, the changed information
is updated from your PC to your Nokia 9290 Commu-
nicator and vice versa.
• Plug-ins
• PC upgrade software (section 4.2. below)
• Nokia 9290 Administrator Suite (section 4.4 below)
• Other additional plug-ins
4.2 Upgrade software
The upgrade software is a PC connectivity plug-in.
Therefore, you first have to install the Nokia 9290 PC Suite
for Nokia 9290 Communicator before installing this program.
This upgrade program enables you to move your contact
data (phone book), and calendar from the Nokia 5100,
6100, 7100, 8200, 8800 series GSM phones and the Nokia
9110 Communicator to the Nokia 9290 Communicator. The
upgrade software is supplied on the CD-ROM of the Nokia
9290 Communicator sales package.
4.3 Multimedia converter
With Multimedia converter you can convert common video
file formats to NIM format playable on the Nokia 9290
Communicator. When converting a video file, the size of the
converted file is usually much smaller than the size of
the original file.
You can also convert common audio file formats to WAV
format and optimize existing WAV format sound files for
use on the Nokia 9290 Communicator. You can use converted
WAV files as ringing tones, for example.
Multimedia converter runs on the 32-bit Microsoft
Windows operating system (95, 98, Me, NT4, and 2000).
It is included on the CD-ROM of the sales package.
You can use the Nokia 9290 PC Suite for Nokia 9290
Communicator to copy converted files to your Nokia 9290
Communicator via a serial cable or an infrared (IR) connec-
tion. You can also store video clips directly to a memory card,
if you have an appropriate peripheral installed in your com-
puter. NIM files can also be stored on a Web server and
referred from an HTML page. This enables users to down-
load NIM files into the Nokia 9290 Communicator.
Multimedia converter supports most files that you can
play in Windows Media Player. The exact set of supported
files depends on the version of Media Player installed in
your system and on the installed audio and video codecs.
Typically, Multimedia converter is able to support most AVI,
WAV, MPG, and MP3 files.
Note: You can play a NIM file on your PC using Multimedia
converter only.
4.4 Nokia 9290 Administrator Suite
Nokia 9290 Administrator Suite is an additional PC software
that is targeted to retailers and corporate IT personnel. It
features Nokia 9290 Communicator setting, file, and appli-
cation delivery to the Nokia 9290 Communicator. The Nokia
9290 Administrator Suite is supplied on the CD-ROM in the
Nokia 9290 Communicator sales package.
It is possible to transfer the configurations to the Nokia
9290 Communicator either by connecting the Nokia 9290
Communicator to the PC where the Nokia 9290 Administrator
Suite is locally or remotely. In the user interface of the
Nokia 9290 Administrator Suite it is possible to create a
whole selection of different settings, applications, etc. and
transfer that set to one or several Nokia 9290 Communicators.
This makes it possible to easily administer several Nokia
9290 Communicators from one service point.
The following settings can be configured:
• IAP settings
• E-mail settings
• WAP settings
• SMS settings
It is also possible to transfer/install:
• WWW bookmarks
• WAP bookmarks
• Voice and fax mailbox numbers
• Files
• Applications/software
In short, the Nokia 9290 Administrator Suite will help
company administrators to offer a standard Nokia 9290
Communicator software and setting package to their users.
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