Hewlett Packard Enterprise RWB60 Users manual

3Com

Bluetooth User Guide

http://www.3com.com/ http://www.3com.com/productreg

Published January 2000

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3Com® Bluetooth User Guide 1

NTRODUCTION

Overview 5 Bluetooth Device Installation CD 5 Bluetooth Device Features 5

Bluetooth Compliant 5 Radio Connections 6 Optimized Antenna 6 Windows Support 6 Software and Firmware Upgradeable 6

NSTALLING YOUR

Overview 7 Windows 95, 98, 2000, and Me 7

Installing the Device 7 Uninstalling 7

Windows NT 4.0 8

3COM B

Overview 9 Installation 9 Features 9

Main Window 10

Using Connection Manager 10

Connection Manager Help System 11

Other Applications 11

Bluetooth Diagnostics 11 Control Panel Applet 11

ROUBLESHOOTING

Overview 13 Bluetooth Device Installation 13 Bluetooth Device Use 13

LUETOOTH CONNECTION MANAGER

3COM B

LUETOOTH DEVICE

EGULATORY INFORMATION

NTRODUCTION

Overview

Bluetooth Device Installation CD

3Com Bluetooth Device

The you to get reliable, cable-free connectivity to all personal mobile devices such as laptop and desktop computers, Palm computers, cellular phones, and other devices, that use the Bluetooth standard.

Wireless technology opens many new possiblities for personal mobile devices. Wireless e-mail, LAN/WAN internet access, faxes, file transfers, and Palm HotSyncs are just a few examples of what can be done using this new cable-free standard.

The 3Com Bluetooth Device is configured using 3Com Bluetooth Connection Manager (see 3Com Bluetooth Connection Manager). Connection Manager is used for configuring the 3Com Bluetooth Device and viewing other Bluetooth devices. It must be running to use the 3Com Bluetooth Device. Connection Manager is installed automatically (see Installing Your 3Com Bluetooth Device) and is loaded at Windows startup. It remains minimized as a system tray icon until you double-click the icon. Once you open Connection Manager you can configure your 3Com Bluetooth Device and connect to other Bluetooth devices.

The following contents are provided on the

Windows 95, 98 and 2000 setup program and drivers

Windows NT 4.0 setup program and drivers

Windows Millenium Edition (Windows Me) setup program and drivers

is based on the Bluetooth wireless standard, which allows

3Com Bluetooth Device Installation CD

Bluetooth Device Features

Bluetooth Compliant

3Com Bluetooth Connection Manager

README.TXT file with updated information about your 3Com Bluetooth Device

Your 3Com Bluetooth Device is compliant with the latest wireless technology standards:

3Com Bluetooth Device User Guide

This

Other supporting files

Bluetooth 1.0b Specification

PC Specification version 1.1

PC Common Class Specification version 1.0

Designed to meet worldwide regulatory approvals

HAPTER

NTRODUCTION

1: I

Radio Connections

Optimized Antenna

Windows Support

Software and Firmware

Upgradeable

For wireless connecting, the 3Com Bluetooth Device uses a reliable radio to trasmit data wirelessly. The onboard radio uses the following settings:

Radio Transmit Power: 0 dBm (1mW)

Radio Sensitivity: -70dBm

Frequency Range: 2.402--2.480 GHz

The 3Com Bluetooth Device’s antenna is integrated into the PC or USB card. This optimized antenna provides powerful performance in all directions.

Wake up on incoming call

Windows Power Management Support

Windows Plug-and-Play Support

Your 3Com Bluetooth Device can be updated to correct problems without having to return your card to 3Com. Current software and firware upgrades and the instructions to use them are on the BBS, the 3Com Web site (

www.3com.com

), and online services.

If your device is functioning properly, there is usually no need to upgrade it. In any case, we recommend upgrading only under the direction of a Customer Support Applications Engineer.

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