SOFTWARE SUITE
User’s Manual
Bluetooth Software Suite User’s Manual
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About this manual
This User’s Manual will provide you with the
information needed to make the most of the
Bluetooth Software Suite.
If you need basic information on the Bluetooth
technology, please refer to the Beginner's Guide
accompanying the Bluetooth Software Suite. Both
the Beginner's Guide and this User's Manual are
included on the Bluetooth Software Suite CDROM. Also, when you have installed the Bluetooth
Software Suite, the two documents are available
from the Windows Start menu.
The Bluetooth Software Suite and Microsoft
Windows are highly integrated. However, it is
beyond the scope of this manual to explain the
basics of using Windows. Therefore, if you need
information on that topic, please refer to the
Windows online help.
The information in this document is furnished for
informational use only, is subject to change
without notice, may contain errors or inaccuracies,
and represents no commitment whatsoever.
Rev. TR 1.0 00-09-15
CAUTION
FCC Radio-Frequency Exposure Statement
This equipment generates and radiates radiofrequency energy. In order to comply with FCC
radio-frequency radiation exposure guidelines
for an uncontrolled environment, this equipment
has to be installed and operated while
maintaining a minimum body to antenna
distance of 20 cm.
Users are not permitted to make changes or
modify the system in any way.
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Contents
About this manual 2
CAUTION 2
Getting started 5
Bluetooth Neighborhood 5
Introduction 5
Opening Bluetooth Neighborhood 6
Bluetooth Neighborhood window 7
Profiles and services 8
List view 9
Basic functions 11
Naming your local device 11
Device discovery 12
Service discovery 13
Link establishment 14
Disconnecting 15
Status information 15
View details 16
Device folders 18
Online help 19
Local services 20
Object transfer 20
Making default business card available 20
Business card transfer 24
Sending objects directly from MS Outlook 25
Receiving objects 25
Creating objects in the Object Editor 26
File transfer 28
Audio 30
Bluetooth COM ports 32
General information 32
Bluetooth COM port settings 33
Bluetooth COM port link establishment 36
LAN 36
DUN 37
FAX 38
Network 39
Setting up networks 39
Network link establishment 40
Local device settings 40
Local profile properties 40
General information 40
Enabling/disabling profile 41
Object Push Settings 42
Object Push - Security 43
File Transfer Settings 44
Audio settings 45
Bluetooth Speaker Phone Setup Wizard 46
LAN Access settings 48
Dial-up Networking settings 49
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Bluetooth Neighborhood properties 50
General 50
Settings 51
Device discovery 52
Trust 53
Security 55
Bonding 57
Bluetooth unit settings 59
Enabling/disabling Bluetooth unit 59
Indication of Bluetooth unit state 59
Index 71
Remote device settings 60
Remote device properties 60
General 60
Trust 61
Hardware 63
LED operation 63
PC card technical specifications 63
USB adapter technical specifications 63
Diagnostics 64
Appendices 66
Appendix A: Profiles 66
Appendix B: List view icons 67
Appendix C: Regulatory statements 69
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Getting started
Bluetooth Neighborhood
Introduction
With the Bluetooth™ Software Suite, you can
establish wireless links between your computer
and other Bluetooth enabled devices. Without
using an inch of cable, you can for example:
• Transfer sound, objects and files;
• Access the Internet by means of dial-up
networking;
• Connect to local area networks;
• Send fax messages, using the fax software of
your computer;
• Establish Bluetooth ad hoc networks consisting
of two or more Bluetooth devices;
• Connect to serial devices (legacy applications).
Most operations are carried out from an
application called the Bluetooth Neigborhood.
The basic functions of the Bluetooth
Neighborhood include three steps:
1. Carrying out device discovery, i.e. finding out
which remote Bluetooth devices are available
within your range;
2. Carrying out service discovery, i.e. finding out
which services (applications) a remote device
facilitates;
3. Establishing links to remote devices.
The Bluetooth Neighborhood should be seen as
an equivalent to the Network Neighborhood. The
latter is an ordinary network, the Bluetooth
Neighborhood is a wireless network of the
Bluetooth devices within range.
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Opening Bluetooth Neighborhood
The Bluetooth Neighborhood and Windows
Explorer are highly integrated. Therefore,
Windows Explorer is the natural place to open the
Bluetooth Neighborhood: Open Windows
Explorer, and select the Bluetooth Neighborhood
among the folders in Windows.
Alternatively, you can open the Bluetooth
Neighborhood from the shortcut placed on your
desktop during the installation:
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Bluetooth Neighborhood window
When you open the Bluetooth Neighborhood, the
following window appears*:
The figures 1-7 refer to the following explanations:
*
The first time you open the Bluetooth Neighborhood, you will
not see any remote Bluetooth devices. To discover the remote
devices within range, press F5. For information on the contents
of the list view, see the section “List view”.
Note also that as the setup of the window depends on your
Windows Explorer setup, the components in the above
example may not be exactly the ones shown on your screen.
1: Menu bar: Contains standard Windows pull-
down menus and a Bluetooth menu. We will
deal with the Bluetooth menu in later sections.
Furthermore, from the menu bar, you can
access the Bluetooth Software Suite online
help.
2: Tool bar: Contains standard Windows tools
like Back, Forward, View, etc. In addition, the
bar contains such Bluetooth tools as Device
Discovery and Disconnect.
3: Address bar: Shows which item is currently
selected. Also, from this bar you can browse in
Windows Explorer.
4: View details: Appears when on the View
menu you have selected the item View Details.
You will see various information on the items in
the list view. For more information, see the
section "View details".
5: Local Profiles/Local Services bar: Shows
the local profiles or the local services that your
Bluetooth device supports. For more
information, see the section "Profiles and
services".
6: Status bar: Provides information on the item
currently selected in the Bluetooth
Neighborhood.
7: List view: Shows you the contents of the
folder, remote device, etc. currently selected.
See the section "List view".
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The setup of the Bluetooth Neighborhood window
depends on your Windows Explorer setup. Thus,
the above example does not show all the standard
Windows components that may be added to the
window.
Profiles and services
Interoperability depends on profiles
Any Bluetooth device has at least one profile, i.e.
an application that you can use the device for.
When two devices are to interoperate, i.e.
communicate with each other, they must have a
shared profile. If, for instance, you want to transfer
a file from one Bluetooth enabled computer to
another, both computers must support the profile
OBEX File Transfer.
The Bluetooth Software Suite supports a number
of profiles, called your Local Profiles. You will find
these on the Local Profiles bar.
Services are used for link establishment
While the function of the Local Profiles bar is to
display the profiles your device supports, the
Local Services bar is what you will actually be
using when operating the Bluetooth
Neighborhood. Facilitated by a profile, each of the
services represents a specific operation that your
device can carry out. An example of a service is
audio, i.e. sound transfer, which is facilitated by
the profile Generic Audio. Sound transfer can take
place between your computer and other Bluetooth
devices supporting the Generic Audio profile.
In later sections, we will show you how to make
use of each of the services that your device
features.
For the Local Profiles bar, click Local Profiles.
For the Local Services bar, click Local Services.
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List view
The list view in the main window contains three
elements: My Inbox, My Shared Files, and a list of
discovered remote devices. When an item is
selected in the Bluetooth Neighborhood, for
instance My Inbox or a remote device, the list
view will display the contents of that item. (In this
connection, the contents of a remote device are
the services it supports).
My Inbox:
This is where your device receives objects like
electronic business cards, messages, notes, and
calendar objects. My Inbox is a folder of files like
any other Windows folder, and its contents can be
copied, renamed, dragged and dropped etc. (For
more information, see the section “Receiving
objects”.)
My Shared Files:
In this folder, you can make files available to
remote users. When a remote user has carried
out service discovery on your device, he will be
able to open your folder My Shared Files and the
files you have placed in it. Also, remote users can
place files in your folder My Shared Files and – if
allowed – delete files (see “File Transfer Settings”
for information on the security aspects of receiving
files). Finally, if a remote device sends a file to
For a complete list of the profiles that your
Bluetooth device supports, including which
services each profile facilitates, see “Appendix A:
your device, it is received in My Shared Files. Like
My Inbox, you can manipulate My Shared Files
like any Windows folder. For more information,
see the section “File transfer”.
Profiles”.
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Remote devices or services:
The devices shown in the main window list view
are the remote Bluetooth devices that your device
has discovered during device discovery. The
icons show what kind of device each remote
device is (device class), like the desktop and
laptop computer icons in the following example:
A question mark is used to show that the device
class is unknown:
When service discovery has been carried out on a
remote device, the list view will change to showing
the services facilitated by the remote device in
question. Each service is represented by an icon,
for instance DUN (dial-up networking) and FAX:
Appendix B contains a complete list of the various
remote device and service icons.
Finally, the icons will indicate “linked” and
“bonded” as follows:
Furthermore, it is indicated by the icons whether
or not a device is within range as follows:
Within range
Out of range
Note: The list view does not show your local
device, only remote ones.
Linked
Bonded
Linked and bonded
The list view settings can be changed like other
Windows list view settings; you can for instance
change the size of the icons or have the elements
displayed as a list. For information on settings
specifically relevant in connection with the
Bluetooth Software Suite, see the section “View
details”.
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Basic functions
Naming your local device
Before you start communicating with remote
users, you should select the name that you want
your device to present itself with when discovered
by remote devices. To do so:
1. On the Bluetooth menu, click Bluetooth
Neighborhood Properties:
The following dialog box opens:
2. At the top of the dialog box, click the tab
Settings.
3. In the item Bluetooth Device Name, type the
name you want your device to present itself
with when discovered by devices, for instance
“Adam”:
4. Click OK.
Other Bluetooth devices discovering your device
will now see it as "Adam".
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For information on the item Bluetooth Device
Class in the dialog box shown above, see the
section “Bluetooth Neighborhood properties” –
“Settings”.
Device discovery
Before your local device can get to communicate
with a remote Bluetooth device, it needs to
discover the remote devices that are available
within range. This activity is called device
discovery.
To carry out device discovery: On the Bluetooth
menu, click Device Discovery.
While your device is looking for remote devices,
the following dialog box will show the progress of
the device discovery:
When the device discovery has been carried out,
the list view will show which remote devices within
range are currently available. Also, you can see
the previously discovered devices that are no
longer available (cf. the section "List view"):
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Service discovery
Before trying to establish a link to a remote
device, it may be useful to know which services
the device facilitates. To find out, you can carry
out service discovery.
Double-click the remote device in the main
Note: The main window list view does not show
your local device, only the discovered remote
ones.
Alternative ways of carrying out device discovery:
• When the main window list view (with
discovered devices) is displayed, press F5.
This will update the list view.
• On the tool bar, click the tool button Device
Discovery.
window list view, for instance the one named
"Bluetooth Client Device":
When the service discovery has been carried out,
the list view will show the services that the remote
device supports:
In some cases, it may not be possible to carry out
service discovery. There could be a number of
reasons for this: The remote user may have set
up his device to reject link establishment attempts
(cf. “Trust”), the distance between the two devices
may be too far, etc. If service discovery (or any
other activity) is not carried out successfully, a
message box will let you know what went wrong.
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Link establishment
When you have carried out service discovery, you
can establish a link to the remote device. You can
make use of any service that both your device and
the remote device support. Drag the local service
to the corresponding remote service:
In the above example, a DUN (dial-up networking)
link is being established by dragging the local
DUN service to the remote DUN service. (The
remote device could be a computer with access to
a modem, which would allow you to access the
Internet.)
Alternatively, if you know in advance that a remote
device supports a particular service, you can skip
service discovery. Just drag the local service to
the remote device:
In this example, a DUN link is being established
by dragging the local DUN service to the remote
device.
For information on how to make use of each of the
local services when a link has been established,
refer to the section about the local service in
question.
If link establishment is not carried out
successfully: The remote user may have set up
his device to reject link establishment attempts (cf.
“Trust”), the distance between the two devices
may be too far, etc. A message box will let you
know what went wrong.
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Disconnecting
To disconnect a link established to a remote
device:
1. Select (click) the remote device or service
that you want your device to disconnect from.
2. On the Bluetooth menu, click the item
Disconnect:
Alternatively, double-click the remote service that
your local device is connected to.
The link will now be disconnected.
Status information
The Bluetooth Neighborhood status bar provides
you with information on the item currently selected
in the Bluetooth Neighborhood, like the name of a
remote device (“Eddie’s Notepad””) or My Inbox.
Also, message boxes keep you informed of the
progress of any activity, and let you know if
anything goes wrong. The following example is a
message box showing that the local device is
being disconnected from a remote one:
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View details
One of the Windows-like features of the Bluetooth
Software Suite is the possibility of changing the
settings of the list view. What is of special interest,
however, is the Details information of the list
view:
1. On the menu bar, click View.
2. Click Details.
Alternatively, on the tool bar, click the View icon
the appropriate number of times until the details
are displayed:
The type of details displayed depends on the
contents of the list view: remote devices, remote
services, or the contents of My Inbox or My
Shared Files.
Details concerning remote devices
In the main window, the list view can display
information on each of the remote devices
discovered:
• Name: The name the remote user has chosen
for his device to present itself with when
discovered by other devices.
• Class: The type of the remote device (device
class), for instance a desktop computer, a
laptop, or a mobile phone.
• Status: Whether the remote device is within
range or not.
• Bonding: Whether or not your local device
and the remote one have bonded. See the
section “Bonding”.
• Role: Shows if the remote device is the
master or a slave in the piconet.
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Details concerning remote services
When you have carried out service discovery on a
remote device, the list view can display the
following information on the services that the
remote device supports:
Details concerning My Inbox and My Shared
Files
If you have opened My Inbox or My Shared Files,
you can get the same information on each of the
received objects or files that you can get in
standard Windows folders:
• Name: The name of the remote service.
• Description: The name of the profile that
supports the remote service. If your device
features the same profile, interoperability
between the two devices is possible.
• Status: Whether or not the remote service is
connected to your device.
• Name: The name given to the object or file
when it was saved.
• Size: The size of the object or folder.
• Type: The type of the object or folder, for
instance “vCard File” like the business card in
the above example.
• Modified: The date when the object or file
was last saved.
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Device folders
What is a device folder?
In the Bluetooth Neighborhood main list view, you
can create device folders: folders containing a
number of remote devices. You can communicate
with a device folder as with any single remote
device. When doing so, you will be
communicating with all the devices in the folder at
the same time. This feature makes it easy to
distribute objects and files to more than one
device at a time, establish multiple audio links to
be used for conferencing, etc.
How to create a device folder:
1. Open the Bluetooth Neighborhood main
window.
2. On the Bluetooth menu, click Create New
Device Folder.
A new folder will appear in the list view:
The default name of the folder is New Folder.
However, you can rename the folder like any
Windows folder by selecting it, clicking F2,
and typing the name you want.
3. Drag the remote devices you want to the
device folder. This is a standard Windows
drag-and-drop operation; to move a number of
remote devices at the same time, hold down
the CTRL key, click each remote device, and
then drag the selected remote devices to the
folder.
In the following example, two remote devices
have been selected and are being dragged to
a device folder named “Conference”.
You can create as many device folders as you
like, and you can include as many devices in each
folder as you like.
Communicating with a device folder is done in
exactly the same way as with a single remote
device. In the following example, a business card
is being dragged to the device folder named
“Conference”:
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Online help
You can open the Bluetooth Software Suite online
help by clicking the menu bar item Help or
pressing the key F1.
Help provides you with links to the online version
of this User’s Manual. The design of the Help
function is similar to the Windows Help:
Each of the remote devices included in the device
folder “Conference” will now receive the business
card.
Each tab helps you locate information in a
different way. To locate topics, use the Contents
tab; to look up keywords, use the Index tab; and
to search for text, use the Search tab.
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Local services
Object transfer
With the Bluetooth Neighborhood, you can
transfer such objects as business cards, e-mail
messages, calendar objects, and notes. If
Microsoft Outlook is installed on your computer,
that is where you create and send objects. If
Microsoft Outlook is not installed on your
computer, you can use the Object Editor included
in the Bluetooth Software Suite.
Making default business card
available
Before your business card can be transferred to a
remote device, it needs to be included as a
service on your Local Services bar. This will allow
remote users to pull your business card, i.e.
transfer it to their devices. Also, you can push the
business card yourself, i.e. transfer it to remote
devices. Finally, pulling and pushing can take
place in one and the same operation: exchanging
business cards. This can be done by both you and
a remote user.
If Microsoft Outlook is installed on your computer,
you can create a business card in Contacts, and
then drag it into the Bluetooth Neighborhood. If
Microsoft Outlook is not installed, you can use the
Object Editor. Both ways of making your default
business card available on the Local Services bar
will be explained in the following.
From Microsoft Outlook
1. Open both the Bluetooth Neighborhood and
Microsoft Outlook.
2. Arrange the Bluetooth Neighborhood and
Microsoft Outlook, Contacts windows so that
both are visible on the screen:
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A new icon on the Local Services bar shows that
your default business card is now available for
transfer to remote devices:
3. Drag the item containing your own contact
information into the Local Services bar:
From the Object Editor
An alternative way of registering your default
business card is by means of the Object Editor.
To open the Object Editor:
1. On the Bluetooth menu, point to Profile
Properties, and click OBEX Object Push.
The OBEX Object Push Properties dialog box
opens:
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3. In the item Default Business Card, click the
button Create New. The Object Editor opens:
2. At the top of the dialog box, click the tab
Object Push Settings.
4. In the Object Editor, type the information you
want to include in your default business card.
You can include information about your name
and one or more e-mail addresses, telephone
numbers, and addresses.
5. To save the business card: On the Object
Editor File menu, click Save.
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6. To quit the Object Editor: Click the OK button.
You will now return to the dialog box OBEX
Object Push Properties – Object Push
Settings. Here you will see the name of your
default business card, which is the same as
the name typed in the Object Editor.
Editing an existing business card in the Object
Editor:
As appears from the information above, the
Object Editor can be used to create a new default
business card. Furthermore, you can use the
Object Editor to edit an existing business card.
The procedure is almost the same as that
described above; however, in step 3, click Edit
(instead of Create New).
If you want to view or edit the default location
of the business card, click the “ ... “ button.
7. To complete the creation of the new default
business card: Click the OK button.
A new icon on the Local Services bar shows that
your default business card is now available for
transfer to remote devices:
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Business card transfer
Before your default business card can be
transferred to remote devices, you must make it
available among your local services as described
in the section "Making default business card
available".
To send your business card to a remote device,
drag the card icon to the remote Inbox folder or
remote device (or device folder). In the following
example, the business card is being dragged to a
remote device named “Bluetooth Client Device”:
If the link is established successfully, the remote
device will now receive your business card in its
Bluetooth Neighborhood Inbox.
For the choice of sending, receiving, or
exchanging business cards with another user,
right-click the remote device, and point to
Business Card:
You can now choose:
• To transfer your business card (included on the
Local Services bar) to the remote device: Click
Push business card.
• To transfer the remote user’s business card to
your device: Click Pull business card.
• To exchange business cards with the remote
user: click Exchange business cards.
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Sending objects directly from MS
Outlook
Microsoft Outlook users can send objects (like
messages or notes) directly from Microsoft
Outlook: Drag the object either to the remote
Inbox folder or to the remote device (or device
folder):
In the above example, an e-mail message is being
forwarded from the Microsoft Outlook inbox to the
remote Bluetooth device.
Receiving objects
When your local Bluetooth device receives an
object (a default business card, message, note, or
calendar object) from a remote device, the object
is placed in My Inbox:
If you have Microsoft Outlook: When you
double-click a received object, it will open in
Microsoft Outlook.
If you do not have Microsoft Outlook: When
you double-click a received object, it will open in
the Object Editor.
You can open a received object directly from My
Inbox, or you can drag the object to wherever you
want to store it. In the following example, an
object is being dragged from My Inbox to the
Desktop:
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Creating objects in the Object Editor
If Microsoft Outlook is not installed on your
computer, you may use the Object Editor to create
objects – messages, notes, and cards. Note that
objects created in the Object Editor are not saved
as objects but as files. You can then transfer
these files as you would any file in the Bluetooth
Neighborhood (cf. “File transfer”).
1. To open the Object Editor: Click Start, point to
Programs, point to Bluetooth Software
Suite ..., and click Object Editor:
2. To create an object in the Object Editor:
Click File, point to New, and click the kind of
The Object Editor opens:
object you want to create, for instance a
VMessage:
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Cards are created in the Object Editor itself (by
typing the information you want to include);
messages and notes are created in a new
window. The following example shows the
window that pops up on clicking VMessage as
shown above:
5. Select the location and name of the new file.
6. Click Save.
When you have saved the file, you can transfer it
like any file using the Bluetooth Neighborhood.
For more information, see “File transfer”.
3. Type the information you want to be included
in the object.
4. To save the object:
a. If it is a message or a note, in the
window where you typed the contents,
click File and Save As.
b. If it is a card, in the Object Editor, click
File and Save.
A new dialog box pops up. In the following
example, a message is about to be saved:
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File transfer
File transfer is a way of sharing files with others.
In the Bluetooth Neighborhood, you can make a
file available to a remote user by placing it in the
folder My Shared Files:
When a remote user has carried out service
discovery on your device, he can open your folder
My Shared Files and the files in it. Furthermore,
he can add and delete files if he is allowed to do
so (for information on the security aspects of My
Shared Files, see the section “File Transfer
Settings”).
Finally, if a remote device sends a file to your
local device, it is received in My Shared Files.
Making a file available in My Shared Files
Placing a file in My Shared Files is easily done by
dragging the file from where it is stored to the
folder My Shared Files. Or you can open My
Shared Files first, and then drag the file to the list
view displaying the contents of My Shared Files.
In the above example, a file is being dragged from
the desktop to the list view displaying the contents
of My Shared Files.
When a remote user opens your folder My Shared
Files, he will have access to the file you placed in
it.
Sending a file to a remote device
If you want to transfer a file to the Shared Files
folder of a remote device, you can do so in a
number of ways:
• Drag the file from where it is stored to the
remote device (or device folder):
In the above example, a file is being dragged
from My Documents to the remote device.
• First carry out service discovery on the remote
device. Then drag the file from where it is
stored into the remote Shared Files folder:
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No matter which way you choose to transfer a file
to a remote device, the user of that device will
receive the file in his Shared Files folder.
Receiving files
When your local Bluetooth device receives a file
sent from a remote device, the file is placed in My
Shared Files.
You can then open the received file directly from
In the above example, a file is being dragged
from My Documents to the Shared Files
folder of the remote device.
My Shared Files, or you can drag the file to
wherever you want to store it. In the following
example, a file is being dragged from My Shared
Files to My Documents:
• First carry out service discovery on the
remote device; then open the remote Shared
Files folder; finally drag the file from where it
is stored to the list view displaying the
contents of the remote Shared Files folder.
In the above example, a file is being dragged
from the Desktop into the contents of the
remote Shared Files folder.
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Audio
An audio link makes it possible to transfer sound
from one Bluetooth device to another. There are
basically two ways of using an audio link:
• Using your computer as a Bluetooth Audio
Device: Connect a headset to it, establish an
audio link to one or more remote devices, and
then use the computer like a walkie-talkie. The
sound coming from the headset over the
Bluetooth link will be seen by the operating
system as coming from a sound card. This
also makes it possible to use the headset as
input/output device in a NetMeeting™ Internet
conference or for dictation software based on
voice recognition.
• Using your computer as a Bluetooth Speaker
Phone: Connect to a Bluetooth enabled
modem and make telephone calls, using the
built-in microphone and speaker of the
computer (laptop) for the conversation.
Link establishment
There are two ways of establishing an audio link:
Either drag the local service Audio to a remote
device (or device folder):
Or carry out service discovery first, then drag the
local service Audio to the remote service Audio:
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When the link establishment has been carried out
successfully, you can make use of either the
audio device or speaker phone feature as
described above.
PC speaker
The Bluetooth speaker phone feature involves
using the PC speaker. This can be
enabled/disabled from the Local Services bar:
1. Right-click the local/remote Audio service:
2. Click enable/disable.
When the speaker has been enabled, you can
make use of the Bluetooth speaker phone feature.
For more information on audio settings, see the
section "Audio settings". For information on how
to optimize the sound performance of the
Bluetooth speaker phone, see the section
“Bluetooth Speaker Phone Setup Wizard”.
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Bluetooth COM ports
General information
What is a Bluetooth COM port?
Physical communications (COM) ports are used
when two serial devices are connected by means
of a cable. A Bluetooth COM port, however, is a
virtual COM port providing a wireless alternative
to a physical one. Bluetooth COM ports make it
possible to connect to almost any Bluetooth
enabled serial application (legacy application) that
would otherwise have been connected using a
cable and a physical COM port.
Some profiles require a Bluetooth COM port
As Bluetooth links are wireless, you need no
physical COM port to connect to a remote device.
However, in connection with some of your local
profiles, you need a Bluetooth COM port. This
provides an address, so to speak, needed by your
legacy application to establish a link to a remote
device.
Note: Most users need not worry about
Bluetooth COM ports at all; the default settings
ensure that you can use all your Local Services
without having to make any Bluetooth COM port
settings.
The following services are supported by profiles
that are associated with a Bluetooth COM port:
• DUN (Dial-up Networking Profile)
• FAX (Fax Profile)
• LAN (LAN Access Profile)
• Default business card (OBEX Object Push)
• File transfer (OBEX File Transfer)
Furthermore, the Serial Port Profile is used in
connection with Bluetooth COM ports.
Except for the Serial Port Profile, the abovementioned profiles are associated with the
Bluetooth COM ports 7, 8, and 9 by default. You
can change these settings, if you like. For more
information, see the section “Bluetooth COM port
settings”.
New Bluetooth COM ports and interoperability
Some users may want to add one or more
additional Bluetooth COM ports to the computer.
This is necessary if you want to make use of the
Serial Port Profile, for instance to use a serial
application like HyperTerminal to transfer data
between two Bluetooth enabled computers.
The same profile must be associated with the
local Bluetooth COM port and the remote one you
want to connect to. Therefore, before you can
establish a serial Bluetooth COM port link to a
remote device, you must associate the Serial Port
Profile with a Bluetooth COM port, and then add
the Bluetooth COM port to your computer. For link
establishment to be possible, the remote device
must have a Bluetooth COM port with the Serial
Port associated with it, too.
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In "Bluetooth COM port settings" we will look into
how you can add and remove Bluetooth COM
ports, and change the settings concerning which
profiles are associated with which Bluetooth COM
ports.
Bluetooth COM port settings
Before you can make use of a Bluetooth COM
port link, you must associate one or more
appropriate profiles with a Bluetooth COM port
and then add the COM port to your Local Services
bar (cf. “Bluetooth COM ports” – “General
information”). These settings are made by means
of the Bluetooth Configuration Tool.
Opening the Bluetooth Configuration Tool:
1. Open the Microsoft Control Panel.
2. Double-click Bluetooth Configuration Tool.
The Bluetooth Configuration Tool dialog box
opens:
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Adding Bluetooth COM ports
To add a Bluetooth COM port:
1. In the Bluetooth Configuration Tool window,
click Add. The following dialog box opens:
Note: Before you can use the new Bluetooth
COM port, you have to restart your computer.
Note: Windows NT users will not see the new
Bluetooth COM port icon on the local services
bar until the computer has been restarted.
Deleting Bluetooth COM ports
If you want to delete a Bluetooth COM that you no
longer need:
2. Use the arrows to go to the Bluetooth COM
port you want to add and the profile you want
to associate with it. In the above example, the
1. In the Bluetooth Configuration Tool window,
highlight the Bluetooth COM port you want to
delete, for instance COM2:
Serial Port Profile is being associated with
Bluetooth COM port 3.
Note: Some programs (like HyperTerminal)
cannot detect COM ports higher than 4.
You will only be allowed to add Bluetooth
COM ports that are not already in use. Only
available Bluetooth COM ports will appear on
the list in the above dialog box.
3. To confirm the settings, click Add.
The new Bluetooth COM port will now be included
on the Bluetooth Neighborhood Local Services
bar:
2. Click Remove. The following dialog box
opens:
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3. To confirm that you want to delete the
Bluetooth COM port, click Yes.
The Bluetooth COM port will now be removed
from the Local Services bar.
Note: Windows NT users have to restart the
computer for the changes to take effect.
Associating and removing profiles from
existing Bluetooth COM ports
In the Bluetooth Configuration Tool, you can see
which profiles are associated with which Bluetooth
To change the settings:
1. In Existing COM ports, click the Bluetooth
COM port in question.
2. In Associated Profiles, check the profiles
you want to associate with the Bluetooth COM
port, or remove the ones you no longer want
to be associated with it.
3. Click OK.
Note: Windows NT users have to restart the
computer for the changes to take effect.
COM ports. You change these settings so as to
associate the profiles you need with an existing
Bluetooth COM port. Also, you can remove a
profile from a Bluetooth COM port.
In the following example, it appears that the Serial
Port Profile is associated with Bluetooth COM port
2:
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Bluetooth COM port link establishment
When you have added a Bluetooth COM port to
the Local Services bar (as described in the
section “Bluetooth COM port settings”), you can
establish a link to a remote device.
Drag the Bluetooth COM port icon to the remote
device (or device folder):
Alternatively, carry out service discovery, then
drag the local Bluetooth COM port icon to a
remote Bluetooth COM port icon:
LAN
The LAN service is used for accessing a Local
Area Network through a dial-up networking
gateway. You can use this service to establish a
link to a remote Bluetooth enabled computer
which has access to a LAN.
The LAN service provides a Bluetooth COM port
prepared for Bluetooth dial-up networking. You
can use the LAN COM port with Microsoft dial-up
networking in order to establish a LAN connection.
Please refer to the Windows online help for
instructions in how to use Microsoft dial-up
networking.
Links can be established by dragging and
dropping in the Bluetooth Neighborhood:
Drag the LAN icon from the Local Services bar to
one of the following in the list view:
• The remote device (or device folder), or
• The remote LAN service.
In the following example, a link is being
established by dragging the local LAN service to a
remote LAN service:
The link established between your local device
and the remote one can now be used exactly as if
it were a wired link.
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DUN
The DUN service, i.e. dial-up networking, is used
for accessing the Internet through a DUN
gateway. You can use this service to establish a
link to a Bluetooth enabled modem or computer
which has access to a modem.
For information on how to set up the program to
dial up automatically when a LAN link is
established, see “LAN Access settings”.
Note: The LAN Access Profile requires a
Bluetooth COM port. By default, the profile is
associated with Bluetooth COM port 7. For more
information, see “Bluetooth COM ports”.
The DUN service provides a Bluetooth COM port
prepared for Bluetooth dial-up networking. You
can use the DUN COM port with Microsoft DUN in
order to establish a DUN connection. Please refer
to the Windows online help for instructions in how
to use Microsoft DUN.
Links can be established by dragging and
dropping in the Bluetooth Neighborhood:
Drag the DUN icon from the Local Services bar to
one of the following in the list view:
• The remote device (or device folder), or
• The remote DUN service.
In the following example, a link is being
established by dragging the local DUN service to
a remote DUN service:
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FAX
The FAX service is used for sending fax
messages, using the fax software on your
computer. You can use this service to establish a
link to a remote Bluetooth enabled fax machine or
computer which has access to a fax machine.
The FAX service provides a Bluetooth COM port
prepared for Bluetooth faxing. You can use the fax
For information on how to set up the program to
dial up automatically when a DUN link is
established, see “DUN Access settings”.
Note: The Dial-up Networking Profile requires a
Bluetooth COM port. By default, the profile is
associated with Bluetooth COM port 7. For more
information, see “Bluetooth COM ports”.
COM port in connection with the Microsoft fax
software or a third party application such as
Symantec WinFax Pro in order to establish a fax
connection. Please refer to the relevant
documentation, like the Windows online help (if
you use the Microsoft fax software).
Links can be established by dragging and
dropping in the Bluetooth Neighborhood:
Drag the FAX icon from the Local Services bar to
one of the following in the list view:
• The remote device (or device folder), or
• The remote FAX service.
In the following example, a link is being
established by dragging the local FAX service to a
remote FAX service:
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Network
In this section, we will focus on setting up and
establishing Bluetooth networks. We will assume
that you have some previous experience in
ordinary, i.e. wired networks using Microsoft
networking. If that is not the case, please refer
to the Microsoft Windows online help for
Note: The FAX Profile requires a Bluetooth
COM port. By default, the profile is associated
with Bluetooth COM port 7. For more
information, see “Bluetooth COM ports”.
information on Microsoft networking.
Setting up networks
During the installation of the Bluetooth Software
Suite, the installation program assigned a static IP
address to the TCP/IP protocol bound to the
Bluetooth Ethernet adapter.
The settings made during the installation will be
used when you establish a network link as
described in the section "Network link
establishment". You can, of course, change these
settings as you like.
The Bluetooth network works in the same way as
if the computers were connected through a hub
using a wired Ethernet. The settings made in
Windows are used, exactly as if using Microsoft
networking.
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Network link establishment
Establishing a Bluetooth ad hoc network link is
done in the same way as you establish other
Bluetooth links: In the Bluetooth Neighborhood
main window, drag the local service Network to
the remote device, device folder, or service:
Local device settings
Local profile properties
General information
The Bluetooth Software Suite provides you with
general information on the profiles that your
device supports. For each profile, you can see:
• Which version of the profile your device
features;
• A description, i.e. the name of the profile;
• The company name;
• The copyright holder.
This information is included in the Profile
Properties dialog box. To open this: On the
Bluetooth menu, point to Profile Properties, and
click the profile in question, for instance Serial
Port:
When a network link has been established
between a master and its slaves, this network is
similar to connecting the same computers through
a hub using a wired Ethernet. The settings made
in Windows are used, exactly as if using Microsoft
networking.
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The mentioned information appears from the item
General Information:
Enabling/disabling profile
You can enable or disable each of the profiles that
your device supports. If you enable a profile,
remote users will be allowed to access the
services associated with the profile. If you disable
a profile, remote users will not be allowed to
access the services associated with the profile.
Enabling/disabling a profile is done from the
Profile Properties dialog box. To open this: On the
Bluetooth menu, point to Profile Properties, and
click the profile in question, for instance OBEX
File Transfer:
In the item Activate Profile, you can now enable
or disable the profile.
Note: You can only disable a profile when your
computer is not connected to any remote device.
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Object Push Settings
The profile OBEX Object Push is used for
transferring objects: messages, notes, cards
(including the default business card), and
calendar objects. In the Object Push Settings
dialog box, you can view or edit the location of the
physical Inbox folder and the default business
card.
To open the Object Push Settings dialog box:
1. On the Bluetooth menu, point to Profile
Properties, and click OBEX Object Push.
2. At the top of the OBEX Object Push
Properties dialog box, click the tab Object
Push Settings.
• Object Inbox: By default, the physical Inbox
folder is placed in My Documents in a folder
named Bluetooth. However, you can move the
Inbox to any location you want. To browse for
a different location, click the “...“ button.
• Default Business Card: The physical default
business card is placed in My Documents in a
folder named Bluetooth. However, like the
Inbox, you can browse using the “...” button,
and place the business card where you want.
If you have not already created a business
card, clicking Create New will open the Object
Editor, where you can register your default
business card. Click Edit if you want to edit an
existing business card. For more information,
see “Making default business card available”.
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Object Push - Security
The profile OBEX Object Push is used for
transferring objects: messages, notes, cards, and
calendar objects. In the Security dialog box, you
can make decisions concerning the security
aspects of receiving and sending objects.
To open the Security dialog box:
1. On the Bluetooth menu, point to Profile
Properties, and click OBEX Object Push.
2. At the top of the OBEX Object Push
Properties dialog box, click the tab Security.
• Incoming Objects: Here you can decide if
your device should:
– Accept incoming objects of any type; or
– Reject all incoming objects; or
– Only accept incoming objects of certain
types: Business cards, calendar objects,
messages, and/or notes.
• Outgoing Objects: Here you can select for
remote devices to be allowed/not allowed to
pull your default business card.
By default, your device will automatically
accept incoming objects, and it will allow
remote users to pull your default business
card.
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File Transfer Settings
The profile OBEX File Transfer is used for
transferring files. In the File Transfer Settings
dialog box, you can view or edit the location of the
physical My Shared Files folder. Furthermore, you
can make decisions concerning the security
aspects of remote users’ access to the files in “My
Shared Files”.
To open the File Transfer Settings dialog box:
1. On the Bluetooth menu, point to Profile
Properties, and click OBEX File Transfer.
2. At the top of the OBEX File Transfer
Properties dialog box, click the tab File
Transfer Settings.
• Shared Files Folder: By default, this folder is
placed in My Documents in a folder named
Bluetooth. However, you can move it to any
location you want. To browse for a different
location, click the "..." button.
• Security: From this item you can make
settings regarding which kind of access
remote users will have to your local My
Shared Files folder, i.e. whether they will be
allowed to read, edit, and delete the contents
of the folder. You can choose among:
– Read only access; or
– Read and write access; or
– Read, write, and delete access.
Furthermore, if you select “Remote users are
required to be authenticated ...”, remote users
will have to enter a password before they can
access your shared files. In the field at the
bottom of the dialog box, you can type the
password you require remote users to enter.
The default settings are as shown in the
above illustration.
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Audio settings
In this section we will focus on various settings in
connection with the Generic Audio profile.
As already mentioned in the section “Audio”, there
are basically two ways of using an audio link:
• The Bluetooth audio device feature, using a
headset, the Bluetooth link serving as a sound
card.
• The Bluetooth speaker phone feature, using
the computer speaker and microphone like a
phone, the audio coming from an ordinary
sound card.
Note: For optimal sound performance, you
should run the Bluetooth Speaker Phone
Setup Wizard. See the following section.
For information on how to establish and use audio
links, see “Audio”.
Default audio path:
By default, your computer is set up as a
Bluetooth speaker phone. If you want to change
this default setting:
1. On the Bluetooth menu, point to Profile
Properties, and click Generic Audio.
2. At the top of the Audio Properties dialog box,
click Audio Settings. The following dialog
box appears:
3. In the item Audio Path, select either
Bluetooth Audio Device or Bluetooth
Speaker Phone as the default setting.
Audio quality:
As appears from the example above, the Audio
Settings dialog box also contains the item Audio
Quality. Here you can set the sound quality to be
used during the next audio link.
Generally speaking, the higher the sound quality
the better. However, the higher the quality, the
more of the capacity of the Bluetooth unit is
needed for the link. If you want to be able to
transfer data at the same time as sound, you
should select medium or low audio quality.
The default setting is Low.
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Bluetooth Speaker Phone Setup Wizard
During the installation of the Bluetooth Software
Suite, some default settings were made
automatically for the sound of the Bluetooth
speaker phone feature. In many cases, however,
these default settings will not secure your system
the best sound quality possible. Therefore, we
recommend that you run the application the
Bluetooth Speaker Phone Setup Wizard to
configure your system for optimal sound
performance.
To open the Bluetooth Speaker Phone Setup
Wizard: Click Start, point to Programs, point to
Bluetooth Software Suite ..., and click
Bluetooth Speaker Phone Setup Wizard:
As appears, you can have the Bluetooth Speaker
Phone Setup Wizard configure your system in one
of three ways:
• Automatically, which is recommendable.
Click:
• Manually, which should be done only by
advanced users. Click:
The Bluetooth Speaker Phone Setup Wizard
opens:
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• Using the default settings (the same as those
made during the installation of the Bluetooth
Software Suite). This way is recommended if
both of the above fail. Click:
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the
configuration of your system for optimal sound
performance of the Bluetooth speaker phone
feature.
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LAN Access settings
In connection with LAN link establishment, the
Bluetooth Software Suite can establish a dial-up
connection automatically. Setting up the program
for this is done from the LAN Access Properties
dialog box.
1. On the Bluetooth menu, point to Profile
Properties, and click LAN Access.
2. At the top of the LAN Access Properties
dialog box, click the tab LAN Access
Settings. The following dialog box appears:
3. Select the option Automatically establish
Dial-up connection when Bluetooth link
has been established.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to select
which recipient should be dialed. You can
add new recipients to the list by clicking
Create New or edit the selected recipient by
clicking Edit Selected.
When you establish a LAN link as described in the
section "LAN”, the Bluetooth Software Suite will
now automatically establish a dial-up connection.
For more information on LANs, please refer to the
Windows online help.
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Dial-up Networking settings
In connection with DUN link establishment, the
Bluetooth Software Suite can establish a dial-up
connection automatically. Setting up the program
to do so is done from the Dial-up Networking
Properties dialog box.
1. On the Bluetooth menu, point to Profile
Properties, and click Dial-up Networking.
2. At the top of the Dial-up Networking
Properties dialog box, click the tab Dial-up
Networking Settings. The following dialog
box appears:
3. Select the option Automatically establish
Dial-up connection when Bluetooth link
has been established.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to select
which recipient should be dialed. You can
add new recipients to the list by clicking
Create New or edit the selected recipient by
clicking Edit Selected.
When you establish a DUN link as described in
the section "DUN", the Bluetooth Software Suite
will now automatically establish a dial-up
connection to the selected recipient.
For more information on dial-up networking,
please refer to the Windows online help.
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Bluetooth Neighborhood properties
General
The Bluetooth Software Suite provides information
on the properties of the Bluetooth Neighborhood.
This information is accessed from the Bluetooth
Neighborhood Properties dialog box. To open this:
On the Bluetooth menu, click Bluetooth
Neighborhood Properties.
The Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties – General
dialog box opens:
At the top of the dialox box you can see the name
of your local device, in this case “John’s desktop”.
(For information on how to name your local
device, see “Naming your local device”.)
Furthermore, the dialog box contains the items
General Information and Connections:
• General Information shows the identity
information that, in addition to the name of
your device, will be sent to remote devices
carrying out device or service discovery on
your device. The device address and service
class are determined by the Bluetooth
hardware, the device class you can set
yourself (see “Settings”).
• Connections shows which remote devices
your device is currently connected to, if any.
Also, you can see which role your local
device plays in the piconet: master or slave.
As appears, from this dialog box you can access a
number of other dialog boxes: Settings, Device
Discovery, Trust, Security, and Bonding. We will
deal with each of these in the following.
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Settings
In the Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties –
Settings dialog box, you can set such identity
information as the name and class of your local
device. To open the dialog box:
1. On the Bluetooth menu, click Bluetooth
Neighborhood Properties.
2. Click the tab Settings.
• Bluetooth Device Class: Here you can
provide the Bluetooth Software Suite with
information on which class of device your
computer belongs to: is it a desktop, laptop or
server-class computer?
This information will be given to remote devices
having carried out device discovery on your local
device.
• Bluetooth Device Name: Here you can
select a name for your device (cf. “Naming
your local device”).
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Device discovery
In connection with device discovery, you can
make a number of settings in the Bluetooth
Neighborhood Properties – Device Discovery
dialog box. To open this dialog box:
1. On the Bluetooth menu, click Bluetooth
Neighborhood Properties.
2. Click the tab Device Discovery.
The Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties – Device
Discovery dialog box opens:
• In Device Discovery you can choose for
device discovery to take place only when you
activate the function manually (which is the
default setting), or for device discovery to be
initiated automatically at certain intervals. If
you select the latter option so that device
discovery will take place automatically, you
can set the duration of the interval between
device discovery sessions in the item Device
Discovery Period.
• In Device Discovery Length you can set the
number of seconds that you want device
discovery to last. The default settings is 10
seconds, which should be enough in most
cases. However, if for some reason it is
difficult for two devices to discover each other,
you can increase the duration.
• In Device Discovery Period you can set the
number of minutes that you want the intervals
between automatic device discovery sessions
to last. This function is active when in the item
Device Discovery you have set automatic
device discovery to take place periodically.
• In Previously Discovered Devices you can
have the Bluetooth Neighborhood list view
display remote devices discovered during
previous device discovery sessions. (This
item is selected by default). If this item is not
selected, the list view will only display the
remote devices discovered during the latest
session.
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• In Expire Discovered Devices you can
decide to have discovered remote devices
removed automatically from the Bluetooth
Neighborhood list view when they have not
been seen for a specified period of time. Note
that if the dialog box item Previously
Discovered Devices is not selected, the list
view will only display the remote devices
discovered during the latest device discovery.
Trust
The Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties – Trust
dialog box concerns the trust relationship you
want your local device to apply to newly
discovered remote devices: How do you want
your local device to react if a newly discovered
remote device tries to establish a link to it? To
open this dialog box:
1. On the Bluetooth menu, click Bluetooth
Neighborhood Properties.
2. Click the tab Trust.
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You can decide whether your device should:
– Reject a link establishment attempt; or
– Prompt you before accepting link
establishment; or
Advanced link policy
To view or change the trust relationship settings
for one or more discovered remote devices, click
Advanced Settings:
– Accept link establishment automatically. (This
is the default setting).
To have the default trust relationship settings
applied to all existing discovered devices as well
as the newly discovered ones, click Apply to all
devices.
Note: If you want to make trust relationship
settings for a particular remote device – rather
than for all remote devices – you can do so from
the Remote Device Properties – Trust dialog
box. For information on how to open this, see
"Remote device properties” – “Trust".
In this dialog box, each discovered remote device
is located in one of three boxes: Reject link
establishment attempt, Prompt before
accepting link establishment, or Automatically
accept link establishment. The location of each
remote device (i.e. the box it is placed in)
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indicates which default trust relationship settings
have been selected for it.
To change the trust relationship setting for a
device in the Advanced Link Policy dialog box:
Drag the device from its present position into the
box representing the trust relationship you want
for the device. The new settings will now be
applied to the remote device next time it attempts
to connect to your local device.
Security
In the Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties –
Security dialog box, you can make a number of
decisions concerning the security of your local
device. To open this dialog box:
1. On the Bluetooth menu, click Bluetooth
Neighborhood Properties.
2. Click the tab Security.
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• Security Mode can be set to either No
Security or Link level security.
• Discoverability Mode refers to whether or
not other devices will be allowed to discover
your device. In other words, selecting nondiscoverable mode is a way of preventing
remote devices from discovering your device.
If a device has selected link level security, no
remote device can connect to it without
bonding (see “Bonding”. ) Furthermore, only
when you have selected link level security can
you use encryption (see below).
The default settings are as shown in the examples
(the illustrations) above.
• Encryption Mode can be enabled or
disabled. Based on the use of a link key, this
feature can only be enabled when link level
security has been selected (see above).
If encryption is enabled: When your device is
communicating, only the linked devices will be
able to understand the data sent between
them.
• Connectability Mode refers to whether or not
remote devices having discovered your device
will be allowed to establish a link to it. In other
words, selecting non-connectable mode is a
way of ensuring that no remote device can
connect to your device.
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Bonding
Bonding refers to the creation of a link key –
a bond – between two devices. Bonding is used
when a device requires link level security (see
“Security” for information on how to do so). When
a remote device attempts to connect to the device
requiring link level security, the users of both
devices will be prompted for a password. They
must then enter the same password.
The purpose of bonding is for two devices to be
able to identify each other so that no remote
device can connect without knowing the right
password. This may be convenient if for instance
you do not want any other device than your own
Bluetooth enabled phone to be able to connect to
your computer. Other devices trying to connect
will be prompted for the password, which prevents
them from interfering in the connection.
The duration of the bonding can be set to last
beyond the current link; if so, the two devices will
only be prompted for the password the first time
they connect, i.e. when creating the bond.
Both when creating the bond and when making
use of an existing one, both devices must be in
bondable mode. Below you will find information on
how to set both bonding mode and duration.
Settings concerning bonding are done in the
Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties – Bonding
dialog box. To open this:
1. On the Bluetooth menu, click Bluetooth
Neighborhood Properties.
2. Click the tab Bonding.
• In Bluetooth Bonding, you can decide
whether or not your device should be able to
bond to other devices.
The default setting is bondable mode. Both to
be able to establish a new bond and to make
use of an existing one, your device has to be
in bondable mode.
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• In Default Bluetooth Bonding Expiration,
you can set bonding to expire when the link is
disconnected; after a specified period of time;
or never. (The default setting is: Never).
Note: The settings you make in the Bluetooth
Neighborhood Properties – Bonding dialog
box are default settings that will be applied to
all remote devices. For information on how to
make settings for the duration of a bond
between your device and a particular remote
device, see the section "Remote Device
Properties” – “Trust".
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Bluetooth unit settings
The settings of the Bluetooth unit are controlled
from the Bluetooth Control Center. From this
application, which is located in the lower right
corner of the screen, you can enable/disable the
Bluetooth unit. Also, the Bluetooth Control Center
icon indicates the state of the Bluetooth unit.
Enabling/disabling Bluetooth unit
From the Bluetooth Control Center, you can
enable or disable the Bluetooth unit.
1. Right-click the Bluetooth Control Center icon
in the lower right corner of the screen.
2. Click Enable ... or Disable ...:
Indication of Bluetooth unit state
Located in the lower right corner of the screen, the
Bluetooth Control Center displays one of three
icons to show the state of the Bluetooth unit:
• Disabled:
In this state, your Bluetooth device cannot
communicate with other devices.
• Enabled but not transmitting:
Your device is ready to communicate with
other devices.
• Enabled and transmitting:
Your device is communicating with one or
more remote devices, or an attempt is being
made to establish a link.
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Remote device settings
Remote device properties
General
For information on the properties of a remote
device:
1. Right-click the remote device.
2. Click Properties.
The Remote Device Properties – General dialog
box opens.
At the top of this dialog box, you will see the name
of the remote device.
In addition, the box contains the items General
Information, Historical Information, and
Services used.
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• General Information provides such identity
information on the remote device as its
address, device class, and service class.
• Historical Information tells you when the
device was last seen by your device, and
when it was last linked to it.
• Services used shows which services of the
remote device are currently connected to your
local device, if any. Also, you can see which
role the remote device plays in the piconet,
i.e. master or slave.
Trust
In the Remote Device Properties – Trust dialog
box, you can make settings for the individual
remote device concerning:
• Trust relationship, i.e. the way your local
device will react if the remote device attempts
to establish a link to it.
• Bonding expiration, i.e. if your local device
and the remote one bond, how long should
the bonding last? (cf. "Bonding").
You can make similar settings in the dialog boxes
Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties – Trust (cf.
"Trust") and Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties –
Bonding (cf. "Bonding"). However, while the
settings made in those dialog boxes concern all
remote devices discovered, the settings in the
Remote Device Properties – Trust dialog box
concern a particular remote device.
To open this dialog box:
1. Right-click the remote device in question.
2. Click Properties.
3. In the General dialog box, click the tab Trust.
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• Device Bonding Expiration allows you to
make settings concerning the duration of
bonding between your device and the remote
one. You can set the bonding to expire when
the link is disconnected, after a specified
period of time, or never. (The default settings
is: Never).
For more information on bonding, see
"Bonding".
• Trust Relationship allows you to define
the trust relationship to be applied when
the remote device wants to establish a
link to your device:
– Reject link establishment, or
– Prompt before accepting link
establishment, or
– Automatically accept link establishment.
(This is the default setting).
If you like, you can apply the selected trust
relationship to all remote devices (as in the
Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties –Trust and
Bonding dialog boxes). To do so, click Apply
to all devices.
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Hardware
LED operation
The green LED indicator on the PC card/USB
Adapter is lit for 10 seconds after power up, and is
flashing when the Bluetooth unit is communicating
with a remote Bluetooth unit.
PC card technical specifications
• Type II PC card
• Compliant with PC Card Standard Release 7
• 0dBm or +20dBm Bluetooth radio designed
in accordance with Specification of the
Bluetooth System v1.0 B
• Power consumption:
Standby less than 40mA
Active less than 250mA (0dBm Bluetooth
radio) or 330mA (+20dBm Bluetooth radio)
• Working temperature range:
Recommended: –5° to +55° C
• Condensation: Extreme temperature changes
may cause condensation on the surface of
the PC card. If so, the PC card may not work
properly until completely dry again.
USB adapter technical specifications
• Compliant with USB specification version 1.1
• Power consumption:
Standby less than 2.5mA,
Active less than 310mA
• +20dBm Bluetooth radio designed in
accordance with Specification of the
Bluetooth System v1.0 B
• Working temperature range:
Recommended: –5° to +55° C
• Condensation: Extreme temperature changes
may cause condensation on the surface of
the USB adapter. If so, the USB adapter may
not work properly until completely dry again.
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Diagnostics
After the installation, it is recommendable to check
that the hardware for the Bluetooth Software Suite
(i.e. either a PC card or a USB adapter) has been
installed properly. This is done by performing a
loopback test. The test is carried out from the
Bluetooth Configuration Tool:
1. Open the Microsoft Control panel.
2. Double-click Bluetooth Configuration Tool.
The Bluetooth Configuration Tool dialog box
opens:
3. Click the tab Diagnostics. The following
window opens:
You can now perform a loopback test to
check that the hardware is working properly:
4. In Loop Mode, select either Single Loop (to
test a single loop) or Infinite Loops (to test a
number of loops). We recommend that you
choose the latter (which is also the default
setting).
5. To start the test, click Run. When in the loop
mode Infinite Loops, the test will run until you
click Stop.
6. In Loop Count you can see the number of
loops tested. The number of Errors should
always be: 0. If the test shows one or more
errors, your hardware has probably not been
installed correctly. We recommend that you:
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• Ensure that the hardware is installed
correctly, whether a matter of inserting a
PC card or connecting a USB adapter (cf.
the Installation Manual).
• Restart your computer.
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Appendices
Appendix A: Profiles
The following table shows which profiles the
Bluetooth Software Suite currently supports and
which role each profile plays:
The profile:
Ethernet Network Network service
Generic Audio Audio service
OBEX File Transfer File transfer
OBEX Object Push Object transfer
Serial Port Bluetooth COM port service
Generic Access All other profiles
Service Discovery Application Service discovery
Dial-up Networking DUN service (as data terminal)
Fax FAX service (as data terminal)
LAN Access LAN service (as data terminal)
Generic Object Exchange OBEX File Transfer and OBEX Object
Supports the following:
Push profiles
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Appendix B: List view icons
In the Bluetooth Neighborhood list view, the
following icons are used to represent remote
devices and remote services respectively:
Remote devices:
Desktop computer
Laptop computer
Server-class computer
Handheld PC/PDA
Palm sized PC/PDA
Cellular phone
Cordless phone
Smart phone
Unclassified phone
LAN access point
LAN access point, 33-50% utilized
Audio – headset
Unclassified audio
Modem
Peripheral
Unclassified
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Remote services:
Audio
Bluetooth COM port
LAN
DUN
FAX
Business card
Network
Inbox
Shared Files
Device folder
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Appendix C: Regulatory statements
General
This product complies with any mandatory product
specification in any country where the product is
sold. In addition, the product complies with the
following.
European Union (EU) and EFTA
This equipment complies with the R&TTE
directive 1999/5/EC and has been provided with
the CE mark accordingly.
Note that the radio frequency band used by this
equipment has not been harmonized in all of the
EU.
United States of America and Canada
Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR
HOME OR OFFICE USE. See FCC 47CFR part
15.19(b)(2).
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules
and with RSS-210 / RSS-139 of the Industry
Canada. 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.
Note that any changes or modifications to this
equipment not expressly approved by the
manufacturer may void the FCC authorization to
operate this equipment.
Canada
IC Notice
To prevent radio interference to the licensed
service, this device is intended to be operated
indoors and away from windows to provide
maximum shielding. Equipment that is installed
outdoors is subject to licensing.
<In French>
Pour empêcher un brouillage radioélectrique au
service faisant l'objet d'une licence, cet appareil
doit être utilisé à l'interieur et loin des fenêtres afin
de founir un écran de blindage maximal. Au cas
aù un installation en plain air, le materiel doit faire
l'objet d'une licence.
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Japan
Japan office:
Address: BIA Inc.
No. 202 Gobancho House
4-22 Gobancho
Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 102-0076
Phone 03 5276 5984
Fax: 03 5276 0625
E-mail: biasib@gol.com
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Index
About this manual, 2
Advanced link policy, 54, 55
Audio, 30
Audio link establishment, 30
Audio path, 45
Audio quality, 45
Audio settings, 45
Basic functions, Bluetooth Neighborhood, 11
Bluetooth audio device, 30
Bluetooth bonding, 57
Bluetooth COM port link establishment, 36
Bluetooth COM port settings, 33
Bluetooth COM port, what is, 32
Bluetooth COM ports, general information, 32
Bluetooth COM ports, how to add, 34
Bluetooth COM ports, how to associate and
remove profiles, 35
Bluetooth COM ports, how to delete, 34
Bluetooth COM ports, interoperability, 32
Bluetooth COM ports, profiles, 32
Bluetooth Configuration Tool – Bluetooth COM
Ports dialog box, 33
Bluetooth Configuration Tool – Diagnostics dialog
box, 64
Bluetooth Configuration Tool, how to open, 33
Bluetooth device class, 51
Bluetooth Neighborhood, 5
Bluetooth Neighborhood properties, 50
Bluetooth Neighborhood properties – General
dialog box, 50
Bluetooth Neighborhood properties – Settings
dialog box, 51
Bluetooth Neighborhood window, 7
Bluetooth Neighborhood, how to open, 6
Bluetooth speaker phone, 30
Bluetooth speaker phone settings, 46
Bluetooth Speaker Phone Setup Wizard, 46
Bluetooth unit settings, 59
Bluetooth unit state indication, 59
Bluetooth unit, how to enable/disable, 59
Bonding, 57
Bonding expiration, 58, 61
Bonding expiration, remote device settings, 62
Business card transfer, 24
Business card, location, 42
Business card, making default available, 20
Canada, 69
Caution, 2
Class of local device, 51
COM port link establishment, 36
COM port settings, 33
COM port, what is, 32
COM ports, general information, 32
COM ports, how to add, 34
COM ports, how to associate and remove profiles,
35
COM ports, how to delete, 34
COM ports, interoperability, 32
COM ports, profiles, 32
Connectability mode, 56
Default Bluetooth bonding expiration, 58
Default business card, location, 42
Default business card, making available, 20
Device class, 51
Device discovery, 12
Device discovery length, 52
Device discovery period, 52
Device discovery, manually or automatically, 52
Device discovery, settings, 52
Device name, 11
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Devices, icons, 67
Devices, remote, in list view, 10
Diagnostics, 64
Dial-up networking settings, 49
Disabling Bluetooth unit, 59
Disabling profile, 41
Disconnecting, 15
Discoverability mode, 56
DUN, 37
EFTA, 69
Enabling Bluetooth unit, 59
Enabling profile, 41
Encryption mode, 56
European Union (EU) and EFTA, 69
Expire discovered devices, 53
FAX, 38
File transfer, 28
File transfer settings, 44
Files, receiving, 29
Files, receiving, security, 44
Getting started, 5
Hardware, 63
Help, 19
Historical information, remote device, 61
IC Notice, Canada, 69
Icons, list, 67
Inbox, 9
Interoperability, Bluetooth COM ports, 32
Interoperability, profiles, 8
Introduction, 5
Japan, 70
LAN, 36
LAN Access settings, 48
LED operation, 63
Link establishment, 14
Link establishment, audio, 30
Link level security, 56
Link policy settings, advanced, 54
List view, 9
List view icons, 67
Local device name, 11
Local device settings, 40
Local loopback test, 64
Local profile properties, 40
Local profiles and services, 8
Local profiles, interoperability, 8
Local profiles, list, 66
Local services, 20
Microsoft Outlook, making default business card
available, 20
Microsoft Outlook, sending objects directly from,
25
My Inbox, 9
My Inbox, location, 42
My Shared Files, 9, 28
My Shared Files, location, 44
Name of local device, 11
Naming local device, 11
Network, 39
Network link establishment, 40
Networks, setting up, 39
OBEX file transfer settings, 44
OBEX Object Push - Security, 43
OBEX Object Push settings, 42
Object Editor, creating objects, 26
Object Editor, editing business card, 23
Object Editor, making default business card
available, 21
Object Inbox, location, 42
Object Push - Security, 43
Object Push settings, 42
Object transfer, 20
Objects, creating in the Object Editor, 26
Objects, receiving, 25
Objects, sending directly from Microsoft Outlook,
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Online help, 19
PC card, 63
PC speaker, 31
Previously discovered devices, 52
Profile properties, 40
Profile, enabling/disabling, 41
Profiles and services, 8
Profiles, interoperability, 8
Profiles, list, 66
Receiving files, 29
Receiving objects, 25
Regulatory statements, 69
Remote device properties, 60
Remote device properties – General dialog box,
60
Remote device properties, general information, 61
Remote device settings, 60
Remote device settings, bonding expiration, 62
Remote device settings, trust, 61
Remote device settings, trust relationship, 62
Remote device, historical information, 61
Remote device, services used, 61
Remote devices, icons, 67
Remote devices, in list view, 10
Remote devices, view details, 16
Remote services, in list view, 10
Security mode, 56
Security, link level, 56
Security, OBEX Object Push, 43
Security, receiving files, 44
Security, settings, 55
Service discovery, 13
Services and profiles, 8
Services, icons, 68
Services, local, 20
Services, remote, in list view, 10
Settings, Bluetooth Neighborhood properties, 51
Shared Files, 9
Shared Files folder, location, 44
Speaker, 31
Speaker phone, 30
Speaker phone settings, 46
Status information, 15
Technical specifications, USB adapter, 63
Trust relationship, 61
Trust relationship, remote device settings, 62
Trust, remote device settings, 61
Trust, settings, 53
United States of America and Canada, 69
USB adapter, 63
Remote services, icons, 68
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