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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION TO BLUETOOTH4

INTRODUCTION TO BLUETOOTH FOR WINDOWS __ 4

Most Bluetooth-enabled devices have the

capability to act as _________________________ 4

Bluetooth for Windows provides _____________ 5

Bluetooth for Windows supports _____________ 5

BLUETOOTH DEVICE IDENTITY _______________ 5

Device Icons for Windows 9x, ME and 2K _____ 5

Device Icons for Windows XP________________ 6

Service Icons for Windows 9x, ME and 2K_____ 6

Service Icons for Windows XP _______________ 6

CHAPTER TWO INSTALLATION_______________ 7

INSTALLING BLUETOOTH FOR WINDOWS (BTW) _ 7

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS_______________ 7

UNINSTALL PREVIOUS VERSION OF BTW 7

INSTALL BTW__________________________ 8

Install Shield Wizard_______________________ 8

Install Shield Wizard Screen Shots ___________ 9

CHAPTER THREE BASIC OPERATIONS _______ 13

START PROGRAM__________________________ 13

way 1_________________________________ 13

way 2_________________________________ 13

FIND BLUETOOTH DEVICES _________________ 13

Periodic Search for Devices_______________ 13

Some devices within connection range may not

show up in the list of devices found because ___ 14

FIND A SERVICE ___________________________ 15

BLUETOOTH CONNECTION STATUS ___________ 16

Display the Connection Status dialog box _____ 16

Information provided is ___________________ 16

The controls in the Bluetooth Connection Status

dialog box are____________________________ 17

BLUETOOTH CONNECTION WIZARD __________ 17

Setup a new connection ____________________ 17

BLUETOOTH TRAY_________________________ 19

From BTTray you can: ____________________ 19

SEND TO BLUETOOTH ______________________ 20

To use Send to Bluetooth___________________ 20

CHAPTER FOUR CLIENT APPLIANCE_________ 21

NETWORK ACCESS ________________________ 21

Possible Network Access servers include______ 21

Network Access Setup for Windows 2000 ____ 21

Network Access Setup for Windows 98SE &

Windows Me

___________________________ 22

Configure the routing software: _____________ 22

BLUETOOTH SERIAL PORT __________________ 22

To establish a Bluetooth serial port connection_ 23

Determine the communications port being used by

the server________________________________ 24

Close a Bluetooth serial port connection ______ 24

DIAL-UP NETWORKING _____________________ 25

Establish a Dial-up Networking session_______ 25

Close a Dial-up Networking connection_______ 26

FAX_____________________________________ 26

Send a Fax_______________________________ 26

FILE TRANSFER ___________________________ 27

Perform an operation on a folder or file ______ 27

Types of File Transfer operations____________ 28

Other options that may appear______________ 28

INFORMATION EXCHANGE __________________ 29

Supported Outlook items are _______________ 29

There are three types of operation ___________ 29

Send, receive or exchange an object__________ 29

SERVICES ________________________________ 29

Determine the services provided by a Bluetooth

device___________________________________ 30

CHAPTER FIVE LOCAL SERVICES____________ 31

The services provided by Bluetooth for Windows

are

___________________________________ 31

Stop a local service ______________________ 31

Interrupt a connection from the server side __ 32

Summary of content (52 pages)

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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide From BTTray you can: ____________________ 19 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION TO BLUETOOTH4 SEND TO BLUETOOTH ______________________ 20 INTRODUCTION TO BLUETOOTH FOR WINDOWS __ 4 To use Send to Bluetooth ___________________ 20 Most Bluetooth-enabled devices have the CHAPTER FOUR CLIENT APPLIANCE_________ 21 capability to act as _________________________ 4 Bluetooth for Windows provides _____________ 5 NETWORK ACCESS ________________________ 21 Bluetooth for Windows support
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide CHAPTER SIX CONFIGURATION PANEL ______ 33 Receive Business Card_____________________ 42 LOCAL SERVICES TAB ______________________ 42 Access the Bluetooth Configuration Panel ___ 33 Local Services Configuration Settings_______ 42 ACCESSIBILITY TAB _______________________ 33 Bluetooth for Windows Local Service Names __ 42 Accessibility Configuration Settings ________ 33 Property settings which are common to all of the Allow other devices to discover this computer _
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Test a Network Access connection ___________ 51 Unknown Port error ______________________ 51 NOTICES___________________________52 3
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Becoming a Bluetooth client normally requires an action by the device operator, such as an attempt to browse a remote computer, print a file, or dial out on a modem. Chapter One Introduction to standard for the wireless exchange of data between two devices. Every Bluetooth device that provides a service must be prepared to respond to a connection request. Bluetooth software is always running in the background on the server, ready to respond to connection requests.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide running. Bluetooth for Windows provides Clients with the means: Bluetooth Device To locate other Bluetooth devices in the immediate vicinity (inquiry) Identity Discover the services that those devices offer (discovery) Every Bluetooth device has a unique 48-bit binary Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) burned into its Read-Only Memory (ROM). This address cannot be changed by the end-user. Connect to, use, and disconnect from those services.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Service Icons for Windows XP Device Icons for Windows XP Service Icons for Windows 9x, ME and 2K 6
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide b) From the Windows taskbar, click Start followed by Settings followed by Control Chapter Two Panel. Installation c) Double-click Add/Remove Programs. d) On the Add/Remove Programs window, Installing Bluetooth for select the EPoX Bluetooth Software entry. Scroll down if necessary. Windows (BTW) e) Click the Change/Remove button (Windows 2000). The Install Shield Wizard is started.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide installation process. Under normal Windows 2000 installations you should not be prompted for the Windows CD; however you may want to have it on hand. Install Shield Wizard Installing BTW is an automated process made easy by the use of the Install Shield Wizard. You will need to: Read and acknowledge the License Agreement. Fill in some customer information, including the License Key. Fill in some device information.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide select setup.exe on the CD. e) On the Device Information screen, enter 3. Follow the instructions on the screen: the required information: Device Name—other Bluetooth-enabled devices, when inquiring about devices within radio range, will see this user-configured device name. The name can be changed after the installation process through the BTW Configuration Panel.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Install Shield Wizard contains screen shots of the Install Shield Wizard as it is displayed during the Installation of Bluetooth for Windows. The illustrations have been reduced in size.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Chapter Three Basic Operations Start Program way 1 Find Bluetooth Devices Search for Devices looks for Bluetooth devices in the vicinity and displays the devices it finds in My Bluetooth Places. To start the Search for Devices: In the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Devices, select (highlight) a device name Open the Bluetooth menu and select Search for Devices. The Bluetooth menu is only visible when My Bluetooth Places is active.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide However, mobility means that devices may move in or out of connection range during the time between the automatic updates performed by Bluetooth for Windows. To be certain that the displayed list of devices in the neighborhood is current, or if automatic periodic inquiry is not enabled, force an update of the device list using the technique described in Find Bluetooth Devices, above.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide attached to the Bluetooth server. Fax allows a Bluetooth client to wirelessly send a fax using a device that is physically attached to the Bluetooth server. File Transfer establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection that allows your computer to perform file system operations on another Bluetooth-enabled device browse, drag/drop, open, print, cut/copy, paste, delete, rename, etc.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide All Bluetooth servers do not necessarily provide all of these services. For example, network gateways only provide access to the Local Area Network (the Network Access service). Bluetooth Connection Information provided is Status: Connected or Disconnected. Status Device Name: the name of the device to The Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box displays information about the state of a connection and provides a means to disconnect an active connection.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide of this computer: from the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Hardware tab, click the Advanced button, and then change the setting in the Maximum Power Transmission drop-down list. The controls in the Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box are Properties button: displays the On the first Connection Wizard screen: Bluetooth Properties dialog box for this connection.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Click the Next button. If "Require secure encrypted connection" was selected, above, a security screen appears. If the service that was selected in the Select Bluetooth Service dialog box is not offered by the device that was selected in the elect a device that To establish a paired relationship with the remote device while using this wizard, enter your Personal Identification Number in the PIN Code field and then click the Next button.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide to make this connection the default when using this service. For example, if this option is selected and the text reads make Joe Desktop the default Access the Bluetooth Connection Wizard Right-click the Bluetooth icon, selects Services, and then selects Connection Wizard from the fly-out menu. Bluetooth device for the Bluetooth Serial Port service then Joe Desktop will become the default device to be connected to when establishing the Bluetooth Serial Port connection.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide or be transferred. more device names. The device name(s) will be present if this computer has used this service, and connected via this technique, at least once before. If a device name is present in the fly-out menu, selecting that device will re-initialize the connection. Microsoft Office only the document in Send to Bluetooth This feature is used to send information to another Bluetooth device. Data types include: the active window can be transferred.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Network and Dial-up Connections. Chapter Four Client Appliance Network Access The Network Access service permits a Bluetooth client to use a Local Area Network connection that is physically attached to another Bluetooth device (the Right-click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties server).
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Click YES in the confirmation dialog box to enable Internet connection sharing Click YES to restart the computer.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide communications ports and then use that connection as if it were a hardwired serial cable between the devices. To establish a Bluetooth serial port connection Connections are initiated from the client: On the client, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Determine the communications port being used by the server The application on the server must be configured to use the correct communications port.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Though not recommended, connections can also be closed from the server: Neighborhood. In the right pane of Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood, right-click anywhere except on a device name and select On the server, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, select (highlight) My Device. Refresh from the pop-up menu. In the right pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click Bluetooth Serial Port and then select Stop to close the service.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide double-click Dial-up Networking. Networking service. In the right pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click Dial-up networks and then selects Disconnect Dial-up Networking from the pop-up menu. In the Connect to dialog box, fill in your user name, password, and the phone number to be dialed, and then click the Dial button. Select the Save password check box and the dialog box will not appear for subsequent connections to the same phone number.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide open or create the document to be faxed and use the print or end to Fax Recipient option available in most applications. The Fax connection closes automatically when the transmission is complete.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 3.5 Floppy Drive copies the selected item(s) from the server to the client 3.5 floppy drive. Still in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, click the plus (+) sign in front of Public Folder to expand that folder. If there are additional folders inside the expanded folder then those additional folders may have to be expanded. Folder contents are displayed in the right pane of My Bluetooth Places.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Abort FTP Operation aborts an in-process File Transfer operation. option from the pop-up menu. Business cards are sent, received or exchanged without further intervention. Information Exchange The Information Exchange service provides a way to send and receive Microsoft Outlook items to and from another Bluetooth device. To send Calendar Items, Notes, and Messages, navigate to the folder that contains the item you want to send, select the item, and then click Open.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide operations on another Bluetooth-enabled device browse, drag/drop, open, print, cut/copy, paste, delete, rename, etc. On the client, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Access server must be physically connected to the Local Area Network. Chapter Five Local All services start automatically by default when Bluetooth for Windows is initialized. Services Local Services are those services that a Bluetooth server is capable of providing. Automatic start-up can be turned off for individual services (Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Local Services tab, double-click the service name).
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Connected (COM#) the service is in use, the local port is COM#. Device name if connected: Empty field the service is not connected A device name and/or Bluetooth Device Address identify the device that is using the service. Interrupt a connection from the server side Right-click the local service and select Stop from the pop-up menu. Right-click the local service and select Start from the pop-up menu to re-start the service.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Configuration Panel lets you specify which remote devices may access this computer. Security settings configured in the General, Local Services, and Client Applications tabs may also affect which devices have access to this computer. Chapter Six Configuration Panel The Bluetooth Configuration Panel provides access to settings for Bluetooth services, hardware and security and for event notification.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide devices). Accessibility, Adding and Deleting Devices Limit access to your computer to specific remote devices From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Accessibility tab, in the Allow drop-down list box, select "Only devices listed below". Control the types of devices that are allowed to connect to this computer From the Allow drop-down-menu, select: All devices to connect well remote devices are permitted to connect to this computer.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide In the list of devices allowed to connect, click the name of the device to be removed and then click the Delete button. Discovery Tab Discovery Configuration Settings The settings on Discovery tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel determine whether your computer looks for other Bluetooth devices automatically, how often it looks and what type of devices it looks for. In the Devices with access... dialog box select the device(s) and click OK.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide the drop-down list and then click the Add Device button. The options are: Report all Bluetooth devices Report only selected Bluetooth devices (see Discovery, Adding Specific Devices and Discovery, Deleting Specific Devices). Select the desired option from the drop-down list. Discovery, Adding Specific Devices In the Discoverable devices... dialog box, highlight the device to be discovered and click the OK button.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide reported. To add a device to the list of devices to be discovered, that device must be within range of the Bluetooth radio; devices that are not within radio range will not appear in the list of devices in the Discoverable devices... dialog box. Click the OK button.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide independently. General Configuration Settings The settings on the General tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel determine device properties and basic system security settings. Identity section Computer Name-enter a unique names to identify this computer to other Bluetooth devices in the vicinity; this field cannot be left blank.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Link Manager Protocol complies with. Type: the type of device, e.g., USB. Device Properties: The Advanced button: displays the Manufacturer: the name of the Advanced Settings dialog box, which allows you to select the country code and transmission power settings. This option is not available on all systems. company that manufactured the device selected in the Devices section of this dialog box.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Depending on the country in which the hardware is sold and/or in which it will be used, the advanced button may not be present. From this dialog box you can set the: Country Code: North America, Europe (except France), and Japan France and China Hardware Advanced Maximum Transmission Power: Settings Dialog Box When available, this dialog box is reached from the Hardware tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide before the change(s) will take effect. File Transfer My Shared Directory: the directory Click the Yes button to reset the Bluetooth device now all open Bluetooth connections will be closed. configured in this section is the highest-level directory to which a remote Bluetooth computer has access. This directory and its sub directories are displayed in the remote device's My Bluetooth Places.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide to obtain your business card. services provided by your computer to remote devices. Each service can be configured individually for security, name, and other settings. Click the Browse button and navigate to the directory that contains your business card. The Local Services tab also includes options to add and delete user-defined serial services.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide the service. Property settings which are common to all of the local services Notifications Tab Although each of these settings can be set individually for each service, all local services have the have setting for: Notifications Configuration Authentication Settings Authorization The Notifications tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel lets you associate a sound (Windows *.wav file) with specific Bluetooth events.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Synchronization information Associate a sound with a Bluetooth event From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Notifications tab: In the Notify column of the Events list, select the check box associated with the event. In the Sound area of the Notifications tab, click the Browse button and navigate to the sound file (*.wav) to be used for notification. To preview the sound file, click the play button. Click the OK button to close the Bluetooth Configuration Panel.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide it requires a passkey or Link Key from the remote device. When a remote device attempts access a visual and/or audio warning notifies the local operator.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide The server operator responds by clicking the Bluetooth icon in the Windows system tray to open a dialog box that displays: Enable Encryption for a service Right-click a service name and select Properties from the pop-up menu to display the Bluetooth Properties dialog box. The user-friendly name of the device attempting to connect Select the Encryption option. If Authentication is not enabled it will be automatically turned on when Encryption is selected.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide guide for your Bluetooth device for additional information. the service stopped One or both devices are rebooted. Link Key When Authentication is enabled devices are paired the first time they attempt to connect, after a successful passkey exchange. A Link Key is a unique, internally generated, access code. Link Keys are generated automatically when devices are Paired or when Authentication is enabled.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Passkey Request dialog box may appear (depending on security settings) when a connection is attempted if either Authorization or Authentication is enabled. The method of notification depends on the version of Windows: Remove Pairing When devices are paired, the configuration information is saved on both devices. Devices remain paired until the relationship is broken on both devices.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Cancel-deny the connection Advanced (click the See Also button, below, for more information). A check box that, when enabled, grants (authorizes) the connecting device access to all of the services on this computer (click the See Also button, below, for more information).
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide is attached to the server. Chapter Eight Verify that the modem is usable as a local device from the server. Troubleshooting In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Local Services tab, double-click the Dial-up Networking service: Cannot Connect to a Paired Device Paired devices are always displayed in My Bluetooth Places, even if the remote device is out of range or not powered up.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Revision information for the Host Controller Interface, if appropriate. Determine the LMP version number In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, on the Hardware tab, in the Device Properties section, the seventh entry provides Link Manager Protocol version number information.
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EpoX BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide FCC Notices THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION. "FCC RF Exposure requirements: This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.