User's Manual

IVT BlueSoleil™ User Manual

All specifications are preliminary and subject to change without notice.

7 Bluetooth File Transfer

7.1 Introduction

The File Transfer profile (FTP) supports the file transfer usage model, which offers

the ability to transfer files from one Bluetooth device to the other.

The FTP profile can be used in the following scenarios:

♦ A computer can transfer files to/from another computer.

7.2 Transfer files to/from a Computer

This section outlines the steps in transferring files between Computer A and

Computer B.

Computer A (Server) Computer B (Client)

IVT BlueSoleil™ IVT BlueSoleil™

A Bluetooth Device A Bluetooth Device

Note: BlueSoleil™ can inter-operate with other Bluetooth devices which support

FTP profile.

Step 1: Insert the Bluetooth Devices into each computer.

Step 2: Start BlueSoleil™ in each computer.

Step 3: Make sure File Transfer service is started on Computer A. Refer to

Section 7.3 for service configurations.

Step 4: Search for Computer A on Computer B, and connect to its FTP service

(Figure 7.1). The remote folder is displayed in a Windows Explorer

style window (Figure 7.2).