Before you leave

• Make sure you have the names and phone numbers of the servers you want to call. If your organization has an enterprise phonebook, make sure you have a local replica of it.
• Make sure you have a phone cord, extra batteries, a power adapter, and your IBM® Lotus® Domino® administrator's phone number. Also, many countries have different phone jacks, so If you're using Notes on a laptop in a different country, you probably need a specific connector for the country you are visiting.
• If you don't have a local Help application, install the Help application locally so you can get Help on Notes when you travel. For information on installing this application, see your Domino administrator.
• If you're going to work in local replicas of applications, create them before you leave the office because it will take less time than creating them on the road over a modem.

• To connect your computer to a phone line, plug one end of a phone cord into your computer modem port, and plug the other end into either a phone jack on the wall or the back of a phone.
• To disable call waiting before you make a call, you can dial *70 in many areas of the United States. (If someone calls the line you're using, call waiting can automatically disconnect you from a server.)
• Make sure you are using a dialup location (such as Home or Travel) before you call a server. For information on switching locations, see Using different locations.

  Tip Each time you start Notes, you can select the location you want in the Password dialog box.

• Toll-free 1-800 numbers don't work from outside the United States.
• You may need to modify your modem file to make international calls. For information, see your Domino administrator.

• When you return to the office, make sure you switch back to a network location (such as Online). To switch, click the current location at the bottom right hand corner of the status bar, then choose a new location from the list that appears.
• Periodically delete log files to free up hard disk space, especially if you select the Log modem I/O or Log script I/O modem options.

See Also

Setting up as a roaming user
Switching to a different location

Glossary