Palm VX Handbook

Palm

Handbook for the

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Bluetooth Card

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Chapter 1: Palm™ Bluetooth Card Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What can you do with the card? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Bluetooth technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Wireless connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The Internet bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Connecting at close range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Operational considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 2: Preparing Your Handheld to Use

the Palm™ Bluetooth Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Applications installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing applications not included on the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Card usage tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 3: Connecting with Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Device types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Methods of performing discovery/connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting using the Bluetooth application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Switching between a phone connection and a wireless LAN

access point connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 4: Using Your Palm™ Bluetooth Card Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Telephony features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Tap dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Collaborative applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using BlueBoard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using BlueChat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

The Send function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Wireless LAN access point features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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Contents

Chapter 5: Advanced User Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using the Bluetooth Preferences screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Enabling/disabling the user cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the Connection Preferences screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the Network Preferences screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Customizing ISP settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Customizing Palm WAP Browser settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Connecting to non-GSM phones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Connecting to a GPRS network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Phone drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Switching connections to the same type of device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

HotSync operation with your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Chapter 6: Performance Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Usage environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Chapter 7: Connection Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Passkeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Trusted pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Chapter 8: Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Installation/operation problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Phone connection problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Product Regulatory and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

CHAPTER 1

The Palm™ Bluetooth Card allows you to wirelessly connect your Palm™ handheld to devices enabled with Bluetooth technology, including other Palm handhelds, mobile phones, local area network (LAN) access points, and computers. With the Palm Bluetooth Card, you can do the following:

Access data quickly without wires

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Connect to other computing and communicating devices equipped with

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Bluetooth technology

What can you do with the card?

You can use the Bluetooth Card to do the following:

Access the Internet

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Check and send e-mail

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Chat with other users

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Collaborate on whiteboard drawings

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Exchange SMS (Short Messaging Service) messages

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Send data to other users

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Dial telephone numbers from your Address Book

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Print from Address Book or Datebook

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Perform wireless HotSync® operations

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Additional equipment (for example, a mobile phone or laptop computer) enabled with Bluetooth technology is required to complete these tasks. This explains in detail how to perform each task.

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Bluetooth technology

Bluetooth technology is the enabling technology of the Palm Bluetooth Card. Bluetooth technology provides flexible, inexpensive, easy-to-use wireless connectivity between devices. This technology offers several key benefits to the user, including the following:

Wireless connectivity

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A bridge to the Internet

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Connectivity at close range

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Wireless connectivity

The Bluetooth wireless technology was originally developed to solve the cable clutter problems consumers faced when connecting multiple devices. For example, by using Bluetooth technology, a Palm handheld can now interface with a mobile phone equipped with Bluetooth technology without requiring physical cable connections or IR (infrared) line-of-sight connections.

The types of connections for which cable clutter can be eliminated with Bluetooth technology include the following:

Palm handheld to mobile phone

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Palm handheld to wireless LAN access point

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Palm handheld to laptop computer

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Palm handheld to printer

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The Internet bridge

There are two ways that Bluetooth technology enables you to build a wireless bridge to established networks like the Internet or campus/corporate intranets:

Dial-up networking

This form of the Internet bridge is no different from the method many people use to access the Internet today. It entails dialing into the Internet through a modem and an ISP (Internet Service Provider). In this case, the user’s mobile phone serves as the modem. Bluetooth technology eliminates the need for a physical cable connection in this scenario.

NOTE

phone, you must have both a wireless operator that supports data services and an ISP account.

In order to connect to the Internet using a mobile

Operational considerations

Direct access networking

Connecting at close range

To be truly wireless is a matter of connecting not only to the other side of the globe, but also to the other side of the room. Bluetooth technology enables you to wirelessly connect devices at a distance of up to 10 meters (30 feet), providing data access between a Palm handheld and another nearby device equipped with Bluetooth technology.

What’s more, one Palm handheld equipped with Bluetooth technology can connect with up to seven other similarly equipped Palm handhelds, forming a small network known as a piconet and enabling group collaboration and data exchange.

Direct access to a network via Bluetooth technology is possible using wireless LAN access points equipped with Bluetooth technology. A wireless LAN access point allows devices to connect to it wirelessly; the access point in turn connects to the Internet or an intranet. These access points may be installed in meeting rooms, classrooms, and public spaces, enabling multiple wireless access opportunities.

You can also directly access a GPRS network via Bluetooth technology using the high-speed data transfer option on your mobile phone.

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application you are using to make the connection; for example, with the collaborative application BlueBoard included on the CD-ROM you can connect with up to three other handhelds.

The number of devices with which you can connect may be limited by the

Operational considerations

Key considerations when using the Bluetooth Card include the following:

Power management

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Connection security

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See Chapter 6 for information on power management with the Bluetooth Card. See

Chapter 7 for information on connection security with the Bluetooth Card.

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CHAPTER 2

Preparing Your Handheld to Use

This chapter describes the steps you must complete in order to use the Palm™ Bluetooth Card with your handheld.

Installing the software

To use the Palm Bluetooth Card with your handheld, you must install the software files located on the CD-ROM.

To install the software (Windows):

Insert the CD-ROM into your computer ’s CD-ROM drive. A screen displays

automatically.

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If you have the multilingual version of the Bluetooth Card, select the language

you want to install. This must match the language of your handheld.

Select Bluetooth and Phone Services and follow the onscreen instructions. This

installs the following components:

– Bluetooth extensions for Palm OS

– Bluetooth application

– Telephony services

– SMS (Short Messaging Services)

software

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– Collaborative applications

– Related documentation

See “Applications installed” later in this chapter for information on these components.

(Optional) Select Web Clipping and/or Palm™ WAP Browser and follow the

onscreen instructions to install these applications. See “Telephony features” in

Chapter 4 for information on these applications.

Connect your handheld to the cradle/cable, and press the HotSync®

button

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NOTE

necessary drivers and collaborative applications to your handheld.

You must perform a HotSync operation after installing the CD-ROM to install

To install the software (Mac):

Insert the CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The folder containing

the CD-ROM software will automatically open.

If you have the multilingual version of the Bluetooth Card,

double-click the folder of the language you want to install. This must match the language of your handheld.

Double-click the Bluetooth Installer icon and follow the onscreen instructions.

This installs the following components:

– Bluetooth extensions for Palm OS software

– Bluetooth application

– Telephony services

– SMS (Short Messaging Services)

– Collaborative applications

See “Applications installed” later in this chapter for information on these components.

(Optional) Double-click the Web Clipping Installer and/or the WAP icon, and

follow the onscreen instructions to install these applications. The WAP icon installs the Palm WAP Browser. See “Telephony features” in Chapter 4 for information on these applications.

Connect your handheld to the cradle/cable, and press the HotSync

button

Applications installed

Installation of the Bluetooth software includes the following items:

Installing the software

Bluetooth extensions

Bluetooth application

Palm OS software extensions enabling wireless connectivity using Bluetooth technology from your handheld

Application that provides a step-by-step interface for connecting to a phone, laptop computer, or wireless LAN access point

Telephony services

SMS

Address Book tap dialing and the Phone Preferences screen

Application that allows Palm handheld users to exchange simple text messages with other users who have access to SMS service

BlueBoard (collaborative application)

BlueChat (collaborative application)

Whiteboard application that allows Palm handheld users with the Bluetooth Card to collaborate on drawings

Messaging application that allows Palm handheld users with the Bluetooth Card to exchange text in real time

See Chapter 3 for information on connecting using the Bluetooth application. See

Chapter 4 for information on Address Book tap dialing, SMS, BlueBoard, and

BlueChat. See Chapter 5 for information on using the phone Connection screen.

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Installing applications not included on the CD-ROM

You can use the following applications not included on the CD-ROM with the Bluetooth Card:

MultiMail® SE e-mail application. Using MultiMail SE with the Bluetooth Card

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enables wireless sending and receiving of e-mail messages from your handheld.

Web clipping application files. Using these files with the Bluetooth Card and the

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Web clipping application included on the CD-ROM enables wireless retrieval of data from the Internet for viewing on your handheld. See Chapter 4 for more information on the Web clipping application.

To install applications not included on the CD-ROM:

If the application is included on your handheld, refer to the CD-ROM included

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with your handheld for installation instructions.

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Using the card

After you have installed the software files onto your handheld, you can begin using the Bluetooth Card.

IMPORTANT

Palm Bluetooth Card in the handheld. Otherwise, the card will not function properly.

If the application is not included on your handheld, go to installation instructions.

You must install the software files from the CD-ROM before inserting the

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Using the card

To insert the card:

Insert the card in the direction shown by the icon on the back panel of your

handheld. The gold contact pins should face the front of the handheld.

Push the card in with your thumb. When you feel the card lock, the card is

properly seated. If you have system sound turned on, you will hear the system sound.

Back panel of handheld

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further.

The Bluetooth Card extends slightly. Do not attempt to force the card in

To remove the card:

Push lightly against the card with your thumb.

When the card releases, you can remove it. If you have system sound turned on,

you will hear the system sound.

You must push to release the card before removing it

Chapter 2 Preparing Your Handheld to Use the Palm™ Bluetooth Card

Card usage tips

The following tips will help you get optimal use of your Bluetooth Card:

Insert the card into your handheld at the beginning of a Bluetooth session.

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Remove the card when the session is complete.

When not in use, store the card in a dry, dust-free location.

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See “Product Regulatory and Safety Information” for detailed information on using your Bluetooth Card safely.

Discovery

CHAPTER 3

Connecting with Other Devices

This chapter describes the steps needed to connect your handheld with other devices equipped with Bluetooth technology.

Discovery is the process of finding other devices equipped with Bluetooth technology within range of your handheld. The discovery process includes the following:

Sending a request to discover devices equipped with Bluetooth technology

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within range

Selecting devices with which you wish your handheld to connect

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The discovery process is typically initiated by an application included with the Bluetooth Card. For example, when you connect your handheld with a mobile phone using the Bluetooth application, the application gives you the option of discovering phones equipped with Bluetooth technology within range in order to make a connection with one of these phones.

Many applications enable you to create a trusted pair with a device. Once you create a trusted pair with a device, you can connect with it directly without going through the discovery process. Information on creating trusted pairs is found in the procedures described later in this chapter.

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to work. By default, Bluetooth technology is on. See “Connecting using the Bluetooth

application” later in this chapter for how to turn Bluetooth technology off and on.

Device types

The following types of devices can be discovered and connected with from your handheld:

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Bluetooth technology must be set to “on” in order for the discovery process

Mobile phone

Laptop computer

Printer

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Wireless LAN access point

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Other Palm™ handhelds

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discovered by and connected with your handheld. See “Usage environments” in

Chapter 6 for range limits of the card. For a list of specific device makes and models

supported by the Bluetooth Card, go to www.palm.com/bluetooth.

Only devices equipped with Bluetooth technology and within range can be

Methods of performing discovery/connection

Discovery/connection is a function of several applications included with the Bluetooth Card. You also have the option of connecting via Bluetooth technology using the Send function included with various applications on your handheld, as well as through your handheld’s Connection Preferences screen. Depending on whether you are connecting using an application, the Send function, or the Connection Preferences screen, only certain types of devices can be discovered, as follows:

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Using the Bluetooth application:

wireless LAN access point

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Using a collaborative application delivered with the Bluetooth Card:

Palm handheld

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Using the Send function:

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Using the Connection Preferences screen:

Connect to Palm handheld, printer, laptop computer

computer, wireless LAN access point

Connect to mobile phone, laptop computer,

Connect to

Connect to mobile phone, laptop

Connecting using the Bluetooth application is described later in this chapter. See

Chapter 4 for information on connecting through collaborative applications or by

using the Send function. See “Using the Connection Preferences screen” in

Chapter 5 for information on connecting using your handheld’s Connection

Preferences screen.

Connecting using the Bluetooth application

The Bluetooth application provides a step-by-step process to assist you in discovery/connection with another device.

To connect with another device using the Bluetooth application:

Tap the Applications icon .

Tap the Bluetooth icon .

Methods of performing discovery/connection

One of the following screens appears:

If this is the first time your are using the application or no connection has been

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made through the Bluetooth application on your handheld, the following screen appears:

Use the toggle option to turn Bluetooth technology off and on

Tap the icon or name of the type of device with which you wish to connect to begin the connection process.

If you have previously made a connection through the Bluetooth application on

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your handheld, the following screen appears:

The Connected to field shows the ISP or network with which you have most recently made a connection. Tap the Connected to field to change the connection, or tap the icon or name of the type of device with which you wish to connect to begin a new connection process. If you tap the Connected to field to change the connection, the same screen appears with the new connection name in the Connected to field.

If the most recent device with which you have made a connection is a laptop computer, the Via field does not appear.

Use the instructions below for connecting with a phone, a laptop computer, and a wireless LAN access point using the Bluetooth application.

NOTE

connect with a non-GSM phone, see “Connecting to non-GSM phones” in Chapter 5.

You can only connect with GSM phones using the Bluetooth application. To

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To set up a connection with a phone:

On the Bluetooth application screen, tap Phone.

Select the model of phone with which you wish to create a connection. If your

phone model does not appear on the list, you can choose the default driver (Standard GSM Driver), or download the specific driver for your phone. See “Phone drivers” in Chapter 5 for more information.

(Optional) Enter a name for this connection, and then tap Next. This name identifies the connection between your handheld and a particular phone, and can be anything you choose. You should not enter the name of your ISP here.

Tap here

Select phone model

Enter connection name if desired

Set your phone to be able to be discovered by another device (discoverable), and

then tap Next.

NOTE

set your phone to discoverable.

See the documentation that was included with your phone for how to

Methods of performing discovery/connection

The discovery process now takes place, during which one or more discovery

screens appear. When the Discovery Results screen appears, do one of the following:

– If the phone with which you wish to connect appears on the discovery results

list, select the phone name, and then tap OK.

– If the phone with which you wish to connect does not appear on the

discovery results list, tap Find More, select the phone name when it appears on the list, and then tap OK.

Tap the phone with which you wish to connect

Tap Find More to discover additional phones

NOTE

If your handheld does not find any phones enabled with Bluetooth technology within range, you will receive a status message. You can try discovery again, or tap OK to return to the Bluetooth screen. You may need to perform the discovery process several times.

Prepare your phone to accept a Bluetooth connection, and then tap Next.

NOTE

See the documentation that was included with your phone for how to prepare your phone to accept a Bluetooth connection. The documentation might refer to a Bluetooth connection as a Bluetooth pairing or a Bluetooth link.

The first time you connect with a phone, you will be asked to create a trusted

pair with that phone. To create a trusted pair with a phone, tap Next, enter the

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passkey when prompted, and then tap OK. Select the check box to add the phone to your Trusted Pair list.

Enter passkey

NOTE

See “Trusted pairs” in Chapter 7 for more information on trusted pairs.

Depending on the model of phone with which you are connecting, you may be able to choose the passkey to enter, or the phone may have a passkey preassigned; see the documentation included with your phone for information. The documentation might refer to a Bluetooth connection as a Bluetooth pair or a Bluetooth link.

In either case, you must use the same passkey for both the phone and your handheld. If the passkeys are different, you will receive an error message, a trusted pair will not be formed, and the connection with the phone will fail. You will need to start over at step 1.

If passkey authentication succeeds (that is, passkey exchange is successful) but the Bluetooth application is unable to complete the connection with the phone for any other reason, you will receive an error message and be given the option to try connecting again.

If passkey authentication succeeds and the Bluetooth application successfully

connects with your phone, the following screen appears. You are now able to use SMS and wireless tap dialing.

You have the option of using the phone connection to access the Internet. Do one of the following:

– To use the phone connection to access the Internet, tap Yes and follow the

steps below.

– To use the phone connection for SMS and tap dialing only, tap No. A

confirmation screen appears. See the electronic

SMS Handbook

included on

Methods of performing discovery/connection

the CD-ROM for information on using SMS. See “Tap dialing” in Chapter 4 for information on using tap dialing.

To use a phone connection to access the Internet:

Create a connection with a phone as described in the above procedure.

After you tap Yes in step 7 above, the following screen appears:

You can choose to use an existing ISP, or set up service with a new ISP.

To use an existing ISP:

On the screen shown in step 2 above, select the ISP, and then tap Next. A

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confirmation screen appears.

To set up service with a new ISP:

On the screen shown in step 2 of using a phone connection to access the Internet,

tap Setup New ISP, enter the ISP name, and then tap Next.

Enter name for new ISP

Enter the phone number and settings for dial-up access, and then tap Next.

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Enter your login name, tap the Password box to enter password, enter your

password, and then tap OK. The login name and password must be those you use to connect through your ISP.

On this screen, you can also tap Advanced Network Settings to change the default network settings. See “Customizing ISP settings” in Chapter 5 for more information.

Tap Next. A confirmation screen appears.

To create a connection with a laptop computer:

On the Bluetooth application screen, tap PC.

Tap here

(Optional) Enter a name for this connection, and then tap Next. This name

identifies the connection between your handheld and a particular laptop computer, and can be anything you choose.

Enter connection name if desired

Methods of performing discovery/connection

You may need to enter a login name and password. Be sure to have the login

name and password provided by your network administration, and then tap Next.

Do one of the following:

– If the computer with which you wish to connect with appears on the

discovery results list, select the computer name, and then tap OK.

– If the computer with which you wish to connect does not appear on the

discovery results list, tap Find More, select the computer name when it appears on the list, and then tap OK.

Tap the laptop with which you wish to connect

Tap Find More to discover additional laptops

NOTE

technology within range, you will receive an error message. You can try discovery again, or tap OK to return to the Bluetooth screen. You may need to perform the discovery process several times.

(Optional) The laptop computer with which you are trying to connect may ask

If your handheld does not find any computers enabled with Bluetooth

you for a passkey. If this occurs, enter the passkey when prompted, and tap OK.

Depending on the model of laptop with which you are connecting, you may be able to choose the passkey to enter, or the laptop may have a passkey preassigned. See the documentation included with your laptop for information. In either case, you must use the same passkey for both the laptop and your handheld.

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If the Bluetooth application is unable to complete the connection with the laptop

computer, you will receive an error message and be given the option to try connecting again.

If the Bluetooth application successfully connects with the laptop computer, a confirmation screen appears.

To create a connection with a wireless LAN access point:

On the Bluetooth application screen, tap LAN.

Ta p here

(Optional) Enter a name for this connection, and then tap Next. This name

identifies the connection between your handheld and a particular wireless LAN access point, and can be anything you choose.

Enter connection name if desired

Be sure to have the login name and password provided by your network

administrator, and then tap Next.

Methods of performing discovery/connection

Do one of the following:

– If the LAN access point with which you wish to connect appears on the

discovery results list, select the LAN access point name, and then tap OK.

– If the LAN access point with which you wish to connect does not appear on

the discovery results list, tap Find More, select the LAN access point name when it appears on the list, and then tap OK.

Tap the wireless LAN access point with which you wish to connect

Tap Find More to discover additional wireless LAN access points

NOTE

Bluetooth technology within range, you will receive a status message. You can try discovery again, or tap OK to return to the Bluetooth screen. You may need to perform the discovery process several times.

(Optional) The LAN access point with which you are trying to connect may ask

If your handheld does not find any LAN access points enabled with

you for a passkey. If this occurs, enter the passkey supplied by your network administrator.

Enter your login name, tap the Password box to enter password, enter your

password, tap OK, and then tap Next.

After you enter a password, the Password field entry changes to “Assigned.” If you tap Next without entering a login name, you will receive an error message.

Tap Next. If the Bluetooth application is unable to complete the connection with

the LAN access point, you will receive an error message and be given the option to try connecting again.

If the Bluetooth application successfully connects with the LAN access point, a confirmation screen appears.

Chapter 3 Connecting with Other Devices

Switching between a phone connection and a wireless LAN access point connection

In addition to performing discovery/connection, the Bluetooth application also lets you easily switch between a phone connection and a LAN access point connection.

To switch between a phone connection and a LAN access point connection:

Tap the Applications icon .

Tap the Bluetooth icon .

Tap the Connecting to field, and select the connection to which you wish to

switch.

Switch connection in the Connected to field

When the connection has been switched, the following message appears:

Tap OK.

You can also switch between connections to the same type of device; for example, between a connection to one phone and a connection to a different phone. See “Switching connections to the same type of device” in Chapter 5 for information.

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