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Bluetooth Connection Kit Bluetooth Neighborhood properties 40 General 40 Settings 41 Device discovery 42 Trust 43 Security 45 Bonding 47 Bluetooth unit settings 49 Enabling/disabling Bluetooth unit 49 Indication of Bluetooth unit state 49 Remote device settings 50 Remote device properties 50 General 50 Trust 51 Diagnostics 53 Appendices 54 User's Guide Appendix A: Profiles 54 Appendix B: List view Icons 55 Appendix C: Specifications 56 Appendix D: Safety and Usage Tips 57 Appendix E: Technical Support 59 Li
Software and Hardware Install Introduction System Requirements This chapter will show you how to install the To install all the necessary software and run the Bluetooth Connection Kit. The chapter will cover Bluetooth Connection Kit, you need: instructions for: . + Installing the Bluetooth Connection Kit {including software and hardware} + Installing the drivers . * Uninstalling the Bluetooth Connection Kit .
Bluetooth Connection Kit Installing the Bluetooth Connection Kit Before you can use the Bluetooth Connection Kit, you must install the Bluetooth Software Suite. Installing the Software 1. Exit all Windows programs, 2. Insert the Bluetooth Connection Kit CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. 3. The setup program should auto-run. Follow the program to install the software in the language of your choice. 4.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Installing the Drivers When you insert the Bluetooth Card into your computer for the first time, a Windows hardware or device driver wizard will appear. The wizard will search for the following drivers: + Socket Bluetooth CF Card « Bluetooth Ethernet Adapter * Bluetooth RF COMM Protocol (Windows 2000/ XP only) + Bluetooth SDP Protocol {Windows 2000/XF only} Windows 2000/XP: If the “Digital Signature Not Found” screen appears, click Yes to continue.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Uninstalling the Software If you want to remove the Bluetooth Software Suite from your PC, there are two ways to do it. Uninstalling Automatically The program will suggest that you have the old version of the Bluetooth Software Suite uninstalled automatically. To do so, follow the onscreen instructions. Note: When the old version of the Bluetooth Software Suite has been uninstalled automatically, the installation program will ask If you want to restart your computer.
Getting started Bluetooth Neighborhood Introduction With the Bluetooth Connection Kit, you can establish wireless links between your computer and other Bluetooth-enabled devices.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Opening Bluetooth Neighborhood To open the Bluetooth Neighborhood, perform the following steps: 1. Open Windows Explorer. 2. Select the Bluetooth Neighborhood among the folders in Windows.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Bluetooth Neighborhood window When you open the Bluetooth Neighborhood, the following window appears: eer Sosa Linton Poet moe Taproom Linage dietitian nie Rise. Ine cassava inaner The figures 1-6 refer to the following explanations: "The first time you open tha Bluetooth Neighborhood, you will not see any remote Bluetooth devices. To discover the remote devices within range, press F5.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Profiles and services Local Profiles Any Bluetooth device has at least one profile. Each profile is a specific function that a Bluetooth device can perform. In order for twa Bluetooth devices to inter operate communicate with each other), they must share the same profile. For example, Active Sync requires the use of a serial communications port. If you want to Active Sync a desktop computer and Pocket PC via Bluetooth, both computers must support the Serial Port profile.
Bluetooth Connection Kit List view The list view in the main window contains a list of discovered remote devices. When a remote device is selected in the Bluetooth Neighborhood, the fist view will display the services it supports. 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.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Basic functions Naming your local device Before you start communicating with remote users, you should select a device name you want remote users to see. To name your device, perform the following steps: 1. On the Bluetooth menu, click Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties: Bluetooth Device Discovery Profile Properties The following dialog box opens: RE SO =| (GEE satin | Devin Corey | Traci | Secs | Srv] ? Boomerang automation, rer — Bao Dave adders. HTD User's Guide 2.
Bluetooth Connection Kit For information on the item Bluetooth Device Class in the dialog box shown above, see the section “Bluetooth Neighborhood pro; “Settings”. User's Guide Device discovery Before your local device can communicate with a remote Bluetooth device, it will need to discover the remote devices available within range. This process is called device discovery, To run device discovery, click on Device Discovery on the Bluetooth drop-down menu.
Bluetooth Connection Kit 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 is displayed, press F5. This will update the list view. + On the tool bar, click the tool button Device Discovery. User's Guide Service discovery Before trying to establish a link to a remote device, it may be useful to know which services the device supports.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Link establishment When you have carried out service discovery, you can establish a fink 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.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Disconnecting To disconnect a link established to a remote device, perform the following steps: 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: Bluetooth Device Discovery Profile Properties . Co Bluetooth Neighborhood Propitiates " Retention Device Expediences Alternatively, double-click the remote service that your local device is connected to. The link will now be disconnected.
Bluetooth Connection Kit View details One of the Windows-like features of the Bluetooth Connection Kit 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.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Details concerning remote services When you run service discovery on a remote device, the list view will display the following information on the services supported by the remote device: Name Descriptor Status 2 Com Slide Port Connected + 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.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Local services Bluetooth COM port 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 Connection Kit 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 Port Profile, for example to use a serial application like Active Sync 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.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Adding Bluetooth COM ports Add a Bluetooth COM port by performing the following steps: 1. in the Bluetooth Configuration Tool window, click Add. The following dialog box opens: Salons COM pail io be ade 1) 2. Use the arrows to go to the Bluetooth COM port you want to add and the profile you want to associate with it.
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Bluetooth Conn action Kit 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}.
Bluetooth Connection Kit ACTIVE SYNC What is Bluetooth Active Sync? The Active Sync service lets you create an active connection and/or partnership between your Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP computer and another Bluetooth-enabled computer, This lets you synchronize contacts, email, files, etc. The following instructions explain how to Active Sync your Windows 88SE/Me/2000/XP computer and a Windows Powered Pocket PC when both are using the Socket Bluetooth Card. Preparing the Serial Profile COM Port 1.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Configuring Active Sync for the Serial Profile COM Port 1. Start Active Sync. 2. Go to File | Connection Settings. 3. Make sure the following box is checked: Allow serial cable or infrared connection to this COM port. 4. in the drop-down menu, select the COM. port with the Serial Port Profile. 5. Click OK. Configuring the Bluetooth Neighborhood Settings for Active Sync 1. Double-click on the Bluetooth Neighborhood icon on the desktop. o 2.
Bluetooth Connection Kit User's Guide 7. Enter the following settings: 0\'{ fr + Security Mode: Link level security Starting Ac e Sync om your * Encryption Mode: Disable coke + Connect ability Mode: Connectable mode Discover ability Mode: comparability Mod e: General 1. Make sure your Pocket PC already has the Bluetooth Connection Kit software Installed. 2. insert the Bluetooth Card into your Pocket PC. 3. From the Today screen, click on the Bluetooth icon in the task tray. Preoccupation More I 4.
Bluetooth Connection Kit 6. When your Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP computer asks for a Bluetooth passkey, enter any four digits and click OK. in det ko bored with the seals device, a passkey seeds to be entered Tha passkey encored must be identical on both sides. Enter Bassoonist passkey: [Coe] omen | User's Guide . When the Pocket PG asks you for a passkey, enter the same four digits and tap Reply. . Follow the rest of the screens until you have successfully connected via Active Sync.
DUN What is Bluetooth DUN? Dial-up Networking (DUN) is used for accessing the Internet. Bluetooth DUN eliminates the need for a cable for the connection between your computer and the Bluetooth phone. In other words, the Bluetooth DUN service allows you to connect tirelessly to a Bluetooth-enabled phone — by means of which you can access the Internet. Identifying the DUN COM Port 1. In the Control Panel, click on Bluetooth Configuration Tool. i Toothbrush Contiguity DI. 2. .
Bluetooth Connection Kit Set up Windows for the New Modem 1. Go fo the Control Panel, 2. Wind P: Click on Phone and Modem Options. Click on the Modem tab. L. Phone and Modem Options Windows 98SE/Me: Click on Modems. 3. Click Add. User's Guide . Windows 98SE: The next screen will ask what type of modem you want to install, Select Other, then click Next. . Check Don't detect my modem, | will select it from a fist. Click Next. Pr. es Du mrt Linesman? &y Veto whee ve cs os mos.
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Bluetooth Connection Kit User's Guide Creating a Bluetooth D 3. Check Automatically establish Dial-up recreational 00 UN connection when Bluetooth link has been established. Click on Create new. 1. In Bluetooth Neighborhood, right-click on DUN. in the pop-up menu, select Properties. 4. Windows 2000/XF: in the Type of Connection screen, select Dial-up to Private Network. rd Click Next. BUN Windows 98SE/Me: Enter a name for your Bluetooth DUN connection. Click Next. 2.
Bluetooth Connection Kit 6. In the next screen, enter the dial-up number. Click Next. Phone Gnomish 0 Din tpn? Ass} Tine sre ube tom. You mht som ache °F rd taco, So you vet 70 hr oma mba, Lo Shin ha 1 or oboe po a coda i akin tbe cm 7. Windows 2000/XP only: In the last screen, enter a name for your new connection. 8. Click Finish. User's Guide 8. In the Recipient to dial: fled, select the Bluetooth DUN connection you just created. Click Apply. Click OK.
Bequeath Connection Kit Starting the Connection from Your Computer Users of MOTOROLA, NOKIA, NTT Como and Sonya phones: Follow these instructions. Users of ESOTERIC] : You can choose to start the connection either from your computer (as described here) or from the phone (as described on the next page). 1. Nokia 6210 only: This phone has a preassigned passkey. You can find it on a label on the connectivity battery. Have the passkey ready write it down).
Bluetooth Connection Kit Starting the Connection from Your Phone Users of ERICKSON phones: You can choose to start the connection either from your phone (as described here) or from the computer (as described on the previous page). Sonya phones: Do not follow these instructions. You must start the connection from the computer. 1. Turn on your Bluetooth phone and use it to discover and bond with your computer. Erickson phones: + Goth Menu, press YES. + Scroll to Extras or Connections, press YES.
Bluetooth Connection Kit FAX What is Bluetooth FAX? The procedure for sending and receiving fax messages by means of a computer is basically the same, whether you use Bluetooth or not; First connect a modem to your computer. Then configure your fax application to use the modem as a fax machine {more information below). The Bluetooth FAX service eliminates the need for a cable for the connection between your computer and the modem.
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Bluetooth Connection Kit Local device settings Local profile properties General information The Bluetooth Connection Kit 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; + Description, i.e. the name of the profile; + The company name; + The copyright holder. This information is included in the Profile Properties dialog box.
Bluetooth Contraction Kit 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 withe 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.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Bluetooth Neighborhood properties General To view information on the properties of the Bluetooth Neighborhood, you can access the Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties dialog box. To open this: On the Bluetooth menu, click Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties. Bluetooth Device Discovery . . Fig Properties » The Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties — General dialog box opens: User's Guide At the top of the dialog box you can see the name of your local device, in this case “John’s desktop”.
Bluetooth Connection Kit 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 Settings tab. Fy er Gerald pC Tat | tines pol ‘Toothbrush Davies Noe Tha Bioethics Device Name it used by the cal Toothpaste Deon o gently Vol Yo weeds rte devices petitioning 3 * Extinction 0.8. Device Discovery.
Bluetooth Conn action Kit Device discovery To modify device discovery settings, you use 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 Device Discovery tab. The Bluetooth Neighborhood Properties — Device Discovery dialog box opens: ar re Gena | Se tings [DST DRIER] Trust.
Bluetooth Connection Kit In Expire Discovered Devices you can decide to have discovered remote devices removed automatically from the Bluetooth Neighborhood fist 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.
Bluetooth Connection Kit You can decide whether your device should: ~ Reject a link establishment attempt; of — Prompt you before accepting fink establishment; or ~ 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.
Bluetooth Connection Kit accept link establishment. The location of each remote device (i.e. the box it is placed in) 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.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Security Mode can be set to either No Security or Link level security. It 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). Encryption Mode can be enabled or disabled.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Bonding Bonding refers to the creation of a fink 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.
Bluetooth Connection Kit User's Guide * In Default Bluetooth Bonding Expiration, you can set bonding to expire when the fink 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.
Bluetooth Connection Kit 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.
Bluetooth Conn action Kit User's Guide 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. General Information Bluetooth Device Address: Blastoff Davies Class «Laptop “Bho Sac Cs ¥ Historical Inflate « == Nonscheduled FU a kee on 15-08-2000 16.4503 fe “sma Lesson Services used Eis AGATE Piecemeal. initiated Fer i ET The Remote Device Properties ~ General dialog box opens.
Bluetooth Connection Kit . 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 finked 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 phonetic, Le. master or slave.
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Bluetooth Connection Kit User's Guide Diagnostics We recommend you verify the Bluetooth Connection Kit hardware has been properly installed by performing the loop back test. This test is carried out from the Bluetooth Configuration Noel: 1 2. Open the Microsoft Control panel, Double-click Bluetooth Configuration Tool. The Bluetooth Configuration Tool dialog box opens: Click the Diagnostics tab. This will open the window where you can perform a loop back test to check if your hardware is working properly: 4.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Appendices Appendix A: Profiles The following table shows which profiles the Bluetooth Connection Kit currently supports and which role each profile plays: User's Guide The profile: Supports the following: Serial Port Bluetooth COM port service, Active Sync Generic Access All other profiles Service Discovery Application Service discovery Dial-up Networking DUN service (as data terminal) Fax FAX service (as data terminal)
Bluetooth Connection Kit Appendix B: List view icons in the Bluetooth Neighborhood fist view, the following icons are used to represent remote devices and remote services respectively: Remote devices: Fe Desktop computer Laptop computer Server-class computer Handheld PC/PDA Palm sized PC/PDA Cellular phone Cordless phone Smart phone Unclassified phone Foosball FD User's Manual £58 Modem a4 Peripheral 2 Unclassified Remote services: em = Toothbrush COM port a DUN fe) FAX 55
Bluetooth Conn action Kit Appendix C: Specifications Physical Characteristics: CF VO Card Size: 143x 1.69% 0.13 in (36.4 x 42.8 x 3.3 mm) Power Consumption (3.
Bluetooth Conn action Kit Appendix D: Safety and Usage About Bluetooth and Health Bluetooth wireless technology allows you to use short range radio signals to connect a variety of devices, such as mobile phones, Pocket PCs, notebook computers, printers, LAN access points, and many other devices at home or work. These radio signals replace the cables that have traditionally connected these devices. Bluetooth products have small radio transmitters and receivers.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Rafter * Turn off your Bluetooth Card antenna before boarding any aircraft, * To prevent interference with communications systems, you must not use your Bluetooth Card while the plane is in the air, * Do not use it on the ground without permission from the crew. Radio Frequency Exposure Your Bluetooth Card is a radio transmitter and receiver.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Appendix E: Support Resources Users’ Forum If you would like to discuss the Bluetooth Connection Kit with other users, visit Socket’s online users’ forum at : www.socketforum.
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Bluetooth Connection Kit Regulatory Compliance Compact Flash Card The Socket Bluetooth Card is designed to be compliant with the rules and regulations in locations where they are sold and will be labeled as required. This product is type approved — users are not required to obtain license or authorization before using.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Canada Certification The marking of on the Bluetooth card means: is the certification number, and the term “IC’ before the equipment certification number oily signifies that Industry Canada technical specifications were met. Radio Frequency Interference Requirements — Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
Bluetooth Connection Kit Applicable Standards: . EN 55 022 — Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment. . EN 50 082-1 — Electromagnetic Compatibility ~ General Immunity Standard, Part 1: Residential, Commercial, Light Industry. . IEC 801.2 — Electromagnetic Compatibility for Industrial Process Measurement and Control Equipment, Part 2: Electrostatic Discharge Requirements. . TEC 801.
Bluetooth Connection Kit STDIO Card The Socket Bluetooth Card is designed to be compliant with the rules and regulations in locations where they are sold and will be labeled as required. This product is type approved — users are not required to obtain license or authorization before using. This product has been certified as conforming to technological standards. Therefore, the following actions are punishable by law: . Disassembly or modification of this product, .
Bluetooth Connection Kit Radio Frequency Interference Requirements (Industry Canada) This device complies with Industry Canada RSS 210. Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and _{2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that nay cause undesired operation. To prevent radio interference fo the licensed service, this device is intended to be operated indoors and away farm windows fo provide maximum shielding.
Index Advanced link policy, 44, 45 Basic functions, Bluetooth Neighborhood, 13 Bluetooth bonding, 47 Bluetooth COM port link establishment, 24 Bluetooth COM port settings, 21 Bluetooth COM port, what is, 20 Bluetooth COM ports, general information, 20 Bluetooth COM ports, how to add, 22 Bluetooth COM ports, how to associate and remove profiles, 23 Bluetooth COM ports, how to delete, 22 Bluetooth COM ports, interoperability, 21 Bluetooth COM ports, profiles, 20 Bluetooth Configuration Tool, §3 Bluetooth Conf
Bluetooth Connection Kit List view, 12 List view icons, 55 Local device name, 13 Local device settings, 38 Local loop back test, 53 Local profile properties, 38 Local profiles and service: Local profiles, interpersonal Local profiles, list, 54 Name of local device, 13 Online help, 19 Previously discovered devices, 42 Profile properties, 38 Profiles and services, 11 Profiles, interoperability, 11 Profiles, list, 54 Remote device properties, 50 Remote device properties ~ General dialog box, 50 Remote device p