Welcome to IBE Keep Alive! This Program's core function allows a user to override and disable the password timeout functionality built into WM5.0 Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP). Enjoy!

Smart Mode

This option allows Keep Alive to be enabled when AC Power is applied and disabled when running on just battery, without any user intervention. This is very useful with devices that have built in GPS chipsets as in the scenario where one utilizes a charge cable in a vehicle and wants to avoid the annoyance of having to enter a password in the middle of GPS navigation every <x> minutes because of device timeout. When AC Power is unplugged, Keep Alive will disable itself in the tray. Selecting this mode will override the <Turn Keep Alive ON/OFF> option.

Usage: Check is enabled, unchecked is disabled.

Today page

This option allows a user to disable the password timeout function of Exchange 2003 SP2 & MSFP policy enforcement by passing your PIN password automatically without user intervention whenever the Pocket PC comes out of standby mode.

NOTE: Be careful with this option, as with this option checked, your device will be open and unlocked to whoever gains access. (Please refer to the <Today Page Schedule>feature for ways to secure when using this mode.)

Usage: Check is enabled, unchecked is disabled.

Auto Timer

This option allows the user to select timeouts on user specified applications when IBE Keep Alive is actively running. This feature must first be enabled in the lt;Advanced Settings> dialog by selecting the <Turn on Auto Timer> option. Once enabled (and once priorities are set in the <Settings> dialog) the user can set globally a timeout that will bring to the front the highest priority application (#1 is highest, then #2 and so on until the maximum of 9) that is currently running on the device.

NOTE: This mode will not work when Keep Alive is OFF or when in <Smart Mode> and no AC power is applied.

e.g. If a user has specified Excel Mobile as priority #1 and Pocket Streets as priority #2 and set their Auto Timer to a timeout value of 10 secs, (and both of these applications are currently loaded and running), when the user changes applications on the device, say, phone pad to make a phone call, after 10 secs of time of switching to the phone pad, Keep Alive will automatically bring the highest priority (in this case, Excel Mobile) back to the front. This is also beneficial when utilizing a GPS type application on the device and now does not have to worry about switching back to the application using a keystroke combination, it is done automatically.

Usage: Check ONE value, either, 5 secs, 10 secs, 15 secs, 20 secs, 30 secs or 60 secs.

Keep Alive Notifications

This option allows the user to enable/disable Keep Alive notifications from appearing on the screen, such as Keep Alive is running, or Keep Alive is sleeping.

Usage: Checked is do not show notifications, unchecked is show notifications.

Today Page Schedule

This option is a shortcut to the actual feature in <Advanced Settings>, discussed there.

Cleanup Tool

This option enables a scrub process which will verify and delete all old notifications registry/system settings that previous versions of Keep Alive may have installed/enabled. Use this feature only if error or notification dialog boxes appear for no apparent reason.

Memory Status

This option allows the user to view the current memory usage of Pocket PC via a pop up dialog box.

Turn off Keep Alive when battery charge less than

This feature will allow the user to select a priority override of when Keep Alive should completely shut it self off, without affecting the overall setup of Smart Mode and Today Page options. The user can select a % of battery life remaining in increments of 5 (starting at 10% - 40%) that Keep Alive will totally disable itself.

Turn on Keep Alive when battery charge more than

This feature will allow the use to select a priority override of when Keep Alive should enable itself, without affecting the overall setup of Smart Mode and Today Page options. The user can select a % of battery life that this will be enabled for in increments of 5 (starting at 60% - 90%).

Today Page Schedule

This feature allows more granularity and security when using the Today Page feature to <disable> the PIN Code that is enforced via the Exchange Server. The user can specify which days of the week that this option is enabled (enabled means that NO password timeout/lock will occur) as well as what hour/minute this feature should be <enabled> and <disabled> automatically.

NOTE: Both <Turn on> and <Turn off> times are in 24 hour format.

SD Card Support

Keep Alive supports installation and operation/execution from a Storage Card. Also, it can launch itself automatically after a soft reset from a Storage Card.

Screen Rotate Support

Keep Alive supports all Windows Mobile 5 screen dimensions such as Portrait, Landscape and Square screen, as well as VGA.