Transport for communicating with the emulator

WinTap is the mode of transport for communicating with the emulator. It uses the default network connection on your PC for external connectivity. WinTap enables you to access the IP services running on the desktop, or using Internet Connection Sharing on your PC's default internet connection.

Setting up WinTap

WinTap is a tool used to provide Internet connectivity between the device and your PC. WinTap is an alternative way to provide the emulator with an ethernet connection. It uses the default network connection of your PC for external connectivity.

Note: WinTap can be used in applications like Messaging, SyncML, and Text-based web browser. By default, Text-based Web browser uses active Internet Access Point (IAP), to connect. If WinTap has to be used by Text-based Web browser, set the value of IAP to WinTap. In Messaging and SyncML, set the value of IAP to WinTap to connect through WinTap.

WinTap is installed using the SITK installer with the TestDriver. For more information on installing WinTap, refer to Getting Started.

Consider the following while installing WinTap:

  • On your PC, check the Install TAP-Win32 (Windows Driver)

  • On the device, check the Install WinTap (Symbian emulator driver).

    Alternatively, use the new --commdb switch in the TestDriver. This switch provides the following 3 options:

    1. ON: This edits the current CommsDat and adds WinTap to it.

      Currently this option is not supported.

    2. OVERWRITE: This replaces the current CommsDat with one that includes WinTap. This file is located in the resource/wintap/TdWinTap.xml and can be replaced with a custom commsdat file if necessary.

    3. OVERWRITE=customcommsdat.xml: This replaces the current CommsDat with a modified version of customcommsdat.xml file which includes WinTap. This option is used to add WinTap to the CommsDat and do not have to manually edit any file. If CommsDat is in CFG format, you need to manually add WinTap to the CFG file.

      Note: Currently conversion from CFG format to XML format is not supported.

    4. OFF: This does not alter the emulator.

For details on installing the WinTap, see Installing the TestDriver. Common errors encountered while setting up the WinTap are outlined in Common errors.