Apple Bluetooth
Welcome to the world of Bluetooth™, a short-range wireless technology that lets you connect computers, mobile phones, and handheld devices to each other and to the Internet. Your computer includes Bluetooth technology that can help eliminate the need for the cables that traditionally connect devices together. Bluetooth-enabled devices can connect wirelessly to each other anywhere in a 10-meter (33-feet) range, unlike connections between infrared (IR) devices, which must be in line with each other to connect.
New features in Apple Bluetooth software allow you to connect to more devices easier, extending the ways you can use and configure Bluetooth technology.
This document provides information on how to
mconnect your computer to Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones and other devices. Connecting Bluetooth devices is known as pairing.
mconnect to the Internet using Bluetooth and a mobile phone
mexchange files between Bluetooth-enabled computers
msynchronize data between your computer and Bluetooth-enabled Palm Powered™ handheld devices
Setting Up Your Computer for Bluetooth
If your computer is equipped with an Apple Bluetooth module, you need to set up your computer to use Apple Bluetooth software.
1Open the Bluetooth pane of System Preferences and click the Settings tab.
2Select “Show Bluetooth status in the menu bar.”
Pairing Your Macintosh With a Bluetooth-Enabled Phone
Before you can connect to the Internet with your mobile phone, you need to pair your computer with your Bluetooth enabled phone.
Make sure your phone is Bluetooth-enabled on and in “discoverable” mode. See the documentation that came with your phone.
1Choose Search For Phones from the Bluetooth status menu in the menu bar.
2Select your phone in the “Pair with a Bluetooth Device” dialog, then click Pair.
3Enter a passkey. Use any combination of numbers. When prompted, enter the same passkey on your phone.
Your computer is now paired with your phone. The name of your phone is listed in the Bluetooth status menu in the menu bar. Apple Bluetooth software remembers the pairing with your phone so you should only need to pair with your phone once.
You can now use your phone to dial your ISP and connect to the Internet. Follow these instructions to set up your computer and connect to the Internet.
Note: To access the Internet, you must have an active mobile phone account capable of digital services and an account with an Internet service provider (fees may apply).
Setting Up Your Computer to Connect to the Internet With a Bluetooth-Enabled Phone
1Choose your phone from the Bluetooth status menu in the menu bar.
2Open the Network pane of System Preferences.
3Choose “bluetooth modem” from the Show pop-up menu.
Note: Make sure the “bluetooth modem” port is turned on in the Network pane of System Preferences. To do this, choose Active Network Ports from the Show pop-up menu, then select “bluetooth modem.”
4Enter your ISP information in the TCP/IP and PPP tabs.
5Choose the model of your phone from the Modem pop-up menu in the Modem tab.
Connecting to the Internet With a Bluetooth-Enabled Phone
1Choose Open Internet Connect from the Bluetooth status menu in the menu bar.
2Choose “bluetooth modem” from the Configuration pop-up menu.
3Click Connect.
2 |
Apple Bluetooth |
4/19/02 • Apple Confidential |
Loading...