
• Wireless Networks: In order to synchronize eWallet on your Windows PC with eWallet
on your Android device, both devices will have to be connected to the same wireless
network. The Windows PC that you are using may be connected directly to the network
(not wirelessly) but the Android device must connect wirelessly to use WiFi sync.
• Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: It is possible to synchronize your Android device to your
Windows PC using an Ad Hoc Wireless Network. Ad Hoc Wireless Networks are tem-
porary networks that allow two computers to communicate. For more information on
creating an Ad Hoc Wireless Network, see the Windows documentation on your Windows
PC.
• Public Wireless Networks: Although it is always safest to synchronize using a personal
or Ad Hoc Wireless Network, it is possible to synchronize using some public networks.
It is possible, however, that when synchronizing over a public network that someone
might attempt to intercept files being transferred, including your wallet. As a result we
strongly recommend that you do not synchronize on public wireless networks.
• Bonjour: To allow eWallet on the Windows PC to communicate with eWallet on your
Android device, eWallet can make use of an optional piece of software from Apple called
Bonjour. Typically, if you are using iTunes on your Windows PC you will already have
Bonjour installed. If for any reason eWallet detects that you do not have Bonjour installed,
it will notify you on the Windows PC and let you know where to go to obtain a free copy
of Bonjour if you would like. Bonjour is an optional utility program designed specifically
to coordinate communication between devices. It does not require any set up on your
part and runs quietly in the background if needed. Bonjour never interacts directly with
any of the data in your wallet or even with the wallet files themselves. The main advantage
of using Bonjour with eWallet is that it lets you identify your Android device by name
rather than having to use an IP address.
• Creating a Partnership: For your security, eWallet requires that you create a partnership
with your Android device within the eWallet program on the Windows PC. This ensures
that when you synchronize, your wallet is always synchronizing with the exact same
computer you expect it to. If you wish to synchronize eWallet on your Android device
with eWallet on other computers as well, you will need to create partnerships with eWallet
on those computers as well. When you set up sync eWallet will walk you through this
process, or you can refer to the instructions for creating partnerships below.
• Synchronizing: In order to create a partnership or synchronize with your Android device,
you must activate sync on both your Windows PC and Android device. To activate sync
on your Android device, simply press the Sync button (a pair of circling arrows) in
eWallet on the device. To activate sync on the Windows PC, click the Sync Now button
in the toolbar.
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