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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION TO

BLUETOOTH_______________________________ 4

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 ________________ 5

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 _______________ 14

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

Summary of content (52 pages)

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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide BLUETOOTH TRAY __________________________ 19 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION TO From BTTray you can: ______________________ 19 BLUETOOTH_______________________________ 4 SEND TO BLUETOOTH _______________________ 20 INTRODUCTION TO BLUETOOTH FOR WINDOWS ____ 4 To use Send to Bluetooth ____________________ 20 Most Bluetooth-enabled devices have the capability CHAPTER FOUR CLIENT APPLIANCE_______ 21 to act as __________________________________ 4 Bluetooth for Windows provides ___
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Interrupt a connection from the server side ___ 32 Send Business Card ________________________ 41 Receive Business Card ______________________ 42 CHAPTER SIX CONFIGURATION PANEL ____ 33 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
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Determine the LMP version number ___________ 51 Test a Network Access connection ____________ 51 Unknown Port error ________________________ 51 Notices 52 3
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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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Bluetooth for Windows provides Bluetooth Device Clients with the means: Identity To locate other Bluetooth devices in the immediate vicinity (inquiry) 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. Discover the services that those devices offer (discovery) Connect to, use, and disconnect from those services.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Service Icons for Windows 9x, ME and 2K Service Icons for Windows XP 6
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide b) From the Windows taskbar, click Start followed by Settings followed by Control Panel. Chapter Two Installation c) Double-click Add/Remove Programs. d) On the Add/Remove Programs window, select the Bluetooth Software entry. Scroll down if necessary. Installing Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) e) Click the Change/Remove button (Windows 2000). The Install Shield Wizard SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS is started.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 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. _ Device Type—click the down arrow and choose Desktop or Laptop from the drop-down list.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide displayed during the Installation of Bluetooth for Windows. The illustrations have been reduced in size.
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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. way 2 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Periodic Search for Devices Bluetooth for Windows can be configured to automatically search for devices on a regular basis (Bluetooth Configuration Panel >Discovery tab). One of the advantages of Bluetooth is the mobility the wireless connections allow. 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.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Dial-up Networking allows a Bluetooth Configuration Panel > Accessibility tab, on the un-listed device). client to use a modem that is physically 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.
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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 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 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 Bluetooth Properties dialog box for this connection. On the first Connection Wizard screen: In the Select a Service drop-down menu, select the type of connection that will be established.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Select Bluetooth Service dialog box is not offered by the device that was selected in the elect a device that provides the 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide default device to be connected to when establishing the Bluetooth Serial Port connection. Bluetooth Tray The Bluetooth Tray resides in the Windows System Tray, which is normally located in the lower-right corner of the screen. Bluetooth Tray provides fast access to many routine Bluetooth operations. Exchange Business Cards with another Bluetooth Computer right-click the Bluetooth icon, selects Services, and then selects Business Card Exchange from the fly-out menu.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide menu, selecting that device will re-initialize the connection. From the File menu, select Send To, and then select Bluetooth from the fly-out menu. Send to Bluetooth This feature is used to send information to another Bluetooth device. Data types include: Select other to display the Select Device dialog box, or Select a device from the sub-menu. Files from Microsoft Explorer Click the OK button to send the data.
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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 server).
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide enable Internet connection sharing Configure the routing software: In the Windows system tray, right-click the Win Route icon and select Administration Network Access Setup for Windows 98SE & Windows On the Settings tab, select and network adapter Me Internet Protocol routing software is required on Windows 98SE and Windows Me servers; a downloadable trial version of Win Route Lite is available on the Tiny Software, Inc.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 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. In the right pane of Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood, right-click anywhere except on a device name and select Refresh from the pop-up menu. In the right pane of My Bluetooth Places, double-click Bluetooth Serial Port.
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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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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 Refresh from the pop-up menu. On the server, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, select (highlight) My Device. 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Networking service. double-click Dial-up Networking. 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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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. File Transfer In the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click the server that will provide the Fax service and select Discover Available Services from the pop-up menu to update the available services list.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 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. floppy drive. My Shared Folder copies the selected item(s) from the server to the default File Transfer folder on the client.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 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. Supported Outlook items are Business cards (*.vcf and *.vcd) Services Calendar entries (*.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide cut/copy, paste, delete, rename, etc. In the right pane of Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood, right-click anywhere except on a device name and select Refresh from the pop-up menu. Information Exchange establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection between two devices so that they can exchange personal information manager data such as business cards, calendar items, email messages, and notes.
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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 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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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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide The Accessibility tab of the Bluetooth 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 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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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. In the Devices with access... dialog box select the device(s) and click OK. Multiple devices can be selected at the same time using SHIFT + click and/or CTRL + click.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide or more specific devices, classes of devices and types of devices within a class at the same time. highlight the existing time and enter the new time. When My Bluetooth Places is first opened it performs an initial automatic search for devices even if "Look for other Bluetooth devices" is not enabled. When Bluetooth for Windows is configured to report only specific devices, it reports ONLY those devices.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Click the OK button. Report only a specific a type of device within a class Configure Bluetooth for Windows to report the class of device that the type of device belongs to (follow the steps in "Report only a specific class of device," above, but do NOT click the OK button). In the Discoverable devices... dialog box, from the Type drop-down menu select the specific type of device to be reported.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide with all other devices. Identification Number (PIN)) before allowing a connection to be established. Your computer and the connected Bluetooth device will exchange data using encrypted links. To re-enable specific device discovery re-select "Report only selected Bluetooth devices." Medium-the default setting security is When all devices are deleted an error message will appear if report all Bluetooth devices is not selected. configured at the service-level.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide The Hardware tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel provides basic information about the Bluetooth hardware installed on this computer and access to the Advanced Settings dialog box, if required: the Bluetooth Specification that the Host Controller Interface complies with. LMP Version: the version number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Link Manager Protocol complies with.
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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 Maximum Transmission Power: High Medium Hardware Advanced Low Settings Dialog Box When available, this dialog box is reached from the Hardware tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide before the change(s) will take effect. File Transfer Click the Yes button to reset the Bluetooth device now all open Bluetooth connections will be closed. My Shared Directory: the directory 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide option to allow remote devices to obtain your business card. 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 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 Settings Authentication The Notifications tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel lets you associate a sound (Windows *.wav file) with specific Bluetooth events.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 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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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: 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide information. When Authentication is enabled devices are paired the first time they attempt to connect, after a successful passkey exchange. Link Key A Link Key is a unique, internally generated, access code. Link Keys are generated automatically when devices are Paired or when Authentication is enabled. To pair devices before attempting a connection In the Windows System Tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon, then Setup and select Security from the fly-out menu.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide version of Windows: Devices remain paired until the relationship is broken on both devices. Windows 2000, Windows Me and Windows XP bubble message is displayed over the Bluetooth icon in the Windows System Tray To break a paired device relationship In the Windows System Tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon, then Setup and select Security from the fly-out menu. Windows 98SE the Bluetooth for Windows icon in the Windows System Tray blinks.
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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Verify that the modem is usable as a local device from the server. Chapter Eight In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Local Services tab, double-click the Dial-up Networking service: Troubleshooting Click the down arrow in the Modem field and select the modem that will be used to dial out 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide 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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BlueTooth Dongle User’s Guide Notices FCC-B Radio Frequency Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.