Creative USB Adapter ® CB2431 with Bluetooth Wireless Technology User’s Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 3 About Your Creative USB Adapter CB2431 with Bluetooth Wireless Technology.................................. 3 Package Contents ..................................................................................................................................... 3 System Requirements .......................................................................................
INTRODUCTION About Your Creative USB Adapter CB2431 with Bluetooth Wireless Technology Thank you for choosing the Creative USB Adapter CB2431 with Bluetooth Wireless Technology. Your USB adapter is easy to set up and supports wireless transfer rates of up to 1 Mbps*. Your USB adapter adds Bluetooth technology to your computer and can be paired with other Bluetooth-enabled devices. * Effective throughput of up to 723 Kbps.
Bluetooth Tray After installing the software, you would find a shortcut icon to My Bluetooth Places on your desktop. However, there is another icon that you will see after successful installation of the software. Normally located on the lower right-hand corner of your computer screen, the Windows system tray will now have an additional icon. This is the Bluetooth Tray. The Bluetooth Tray provides quick access to numerous Bluetooth operations. In this section, we will discuss the many uses of this icon.
Here, we divide the icon types into two – one for Windows XP, and the other for Windows 98SE / ME / 2000. Device icons for Windows XP Bluetooth icons provide at-a-glance feedback about a device or service’s status by changing appearance. The Bluetooth icon in the Windows system tray provides feedback about Bluetooth status.
Unknown Devices Service icons for Windows XP Service icons are gray or yellow in color (or gray with yellow accents) in their “normal” state. When in their “connected” state, the primary color of the icon changes to green.
Laptop Computer Modem Network Access Point Printer Cellular Telephone Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Unknown Devices Service icons for Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 Service icons are gray or yellow in color (or gray with yellow accents) in their “normal” state. When in the “connected” state, the primary color of the icon changes to green.
GETTING STARTED Installing Your USB Adapter 1. Turn on your computer and insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. Your CD should start automatically. If it does not, follow the steps below: i. Start Windows Explorer. ii. On the left pane, click the My Computer icon. iii. Right-click the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive icon, and then click Autoplay. 2. Select Software Installation. 3. Select the Bluetooth Software check box and click the OK button. 4.
ix. Select Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install and click the Next button. x. Select CB2431/CB2436 Creative Bluetooth USB Adapter and click the Next button. xi. Click the Finish button. Your USB adapter should appear under Bluetooth Devices in Device Manager. Note: Your computer's USB port may be located on the front panel. If your USB adapter does not fit into the USB port located on the back panel, connect it to the USB port located on the front panel.
Finding services After discovering the devices you can have access to, you may perform Service Discovery. Each available device that you have discovered in the Bluetooth Neighborhood provides you with several services. To find out what these services are, simply do either of the following: Double-click a device in the Bluetooth Neighborhood, OR Right-click a device and select Discover Available Services.
Note: Not all Bluetooth devices provide all of these services. For instance, network gateways only displays the Network Access service to let you have access to the Local Area Network (LAN) connection. Setting up a connection Now that you know how to discover available devices and their services, you are now ready to make a Bluetooth connection with another device.
Or, 2. In the Folders panel, expand Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood, select a device, and then, in the right panel, right-click a service provided by that device and select “Connect to …” Determining a connection status The Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box displays information about the status of a connection. It is also where you disconnect an active connection. To display the Connection Status dialog box: 1. Open My Bluetooth Places and select My Device. 2.
Tasks Messages Notes To use Send to other Bluetooth device 1 In the application: 1.1 Windows Explorer – select one or more files to be transferred. Folders cannot be transferred. 1.2 Microsoft Office – only the document in the active window can be transferred. 1.3 Microsoft Outlook – select one or more items to be transferred. 2 From the application’s File menu, select Send To, and then select Bluetooth from the shortcut menu.
CLIENT APPLICATIONS About Client and Server Before we start discussing about what each of the services does, let us briefly tell you a bit about Client and Server since we will be mentioning a lot of these two in this chapter. In order for two Bluetooth devices to exchange data, they must establish a connection. However, before a connection is established, one device must request a connection with the other. This is the Client.
If, for some reason, the connection must be closed: from My Bluetooth Places, right-click the service name and select Disconnect. When an HID connection is closed manually by the operator, the connection’s “persistence” is broken. The connection must be re-established manually, after which the connection will again persist until broken manually. Printer The Bluetooth Printer allows this computer to use a Bluetooth printer.
Connection is initiated from the client. To establish a Bluetooth Audio Gateway connection: 1. On the Client, open My Bluetooth Places by double-clicking the icon on your desktop. 2. Select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood. 3. Right-click anywhere except on a device name and select Refresh from the pop-up menu to see an updated list. 4. Right-click the server that will provide the Audio Gateway service and then select Discover Available Services to display an updated list of services. 5. 6.
Connection is initiated from the client. To establish a Bluetooth serial port connection: 1. On the Client, open My Bluetooth Places by double-clicking the icon on your desktop. 2. Select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood. 3. Right-click anywhere except on a device name and select Refresh from the pop-up menu. This updates your current list of available devices. 4. Right-click the server (the receiver of your request) with which you want to establish a connection.
Dial-up Networking The Dial-up Networking service allows a Bluetooth client to use a modem that is physically connected to a different Bluetooth device (acting as the server). Once a wireless connection is established between the two devices, the client can use the server’s modem as if it were a local device on the client. Connection is initiated from the Client. To establish a Dial-up Networking session: 1. On the Client, open My Bluetooth Places by double-clicking the icon on your desktop. 2.
Once the fax connection is established, you need to open or create the document to be faxed and use the Print or Send to Fax Recipient option available in most applications. The Fax connection automatically closes when the transmission is complete. File Transfer The File Transfer service allows a Bluetooth device to perform file operations on the default File Transfer directory – and all the folders and files that it contains – of another Bluetooth device. To perform a folder or file operation: 1.
Copy: copies a folder and its contents, or individually selected files in a folder, to the Windows clipboard. Delete: removes selected file(s) and/or folder(s) on the server. Rename: allows you to change an empty folder’s name. Properties: displays the file or folder’s properties in a dialog box. Other options may appear, depending on the content in which the menu appears: Update: refreshes the contents of a folder. New Folder: creates a new folder on the server.
PIM Synchronization The PIM Synchronization service is used to match information between a Bluetooth client and a Bluetooth server. A perfect example would be a Personal Information Manager (PIM) database. CREATIVE BLUETOOTH SOFTWARE supports synchronization with devices that support IrMC v1.1 and exchange the v2.1 vCard format. If Information Synchronization is used for the first time with a new application, it may take a few minutes to synchronize the database.
In the next sections to follow, we will discuss about how to set up Network Access in different Windows platforms. Windows 2000, Server-side Setup 1. From the Windows Control Panel, select Network and Dial-up Connections. 2. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box opens. 3. Click the Sharing tab. Select Enable Internet Connection Sharing. 4. Click OK. 5. Click Yes to enable Internet connection sharing.
CONFIGURATION PANEL The Bluetooth Configuration Panel provides access to various settings including Bluetooth services, hardware, security, and events notification. In this chapter, we will thoroughly discuss each of the tabs in the Configuration Panel. There are two ways to open the Bluetooth Configuration Panel. Use either one of the following: Click the Start menu, go to Settings and select Control Panel. From the Windows Control Panel, select Bluetooth Configuration.
No devices: No remote devices will be permitted to initiate a connection with your computer. However, your computer can still initiate a connection with other remote Bluetooth devices. Only paired devices: Only devices that have been paired with your computer are allowed to connect to it. Only devices listed below: Only the listed devices are allowed to connect to your computer (see the next section, Adding and deleting devices for details).
Select the desired option from the drop-down list. Discover Specific Devices: You can specify CREATIVE BLUETOOTH SOFTWARE to report only specific devices, specific class(es) of device(s), or specific type(s) of device(s) within a class. The discovered devices can be mixed-and-matched – you can discover one or more specific devices, classes of devices, and types of devices within a class at the same time. To have CREATIVE BLUETOOTH SOFTWARE report only specific devices: 1.
1. Open the Bluetooth Configuration Panel by right-clicking the Bluetooth Tray icon on the Windows system tray. Select Advanced Configuration. The Bluetooth Configuration Panel is displayed. 2. Click the Discovery tab. 3. Select the device you want to remove. 4. Click the Delete button. Note: If you have not selected the Report only selected Bluetooth devices option, the Delete button will not be available. To temporarily override the discovery of specific devices: 1.
Dial-up Networking Network Access Bluetooth Serial Port Common Configuration Setting: We mentioned earlier that you could change the settings of each service individually. However, all of the local services will have common settings and Notification settings for all of the following: These properties can be set individually for each Bluetooth services: For General: Service name: User can change service name on text box.
− information items − synchronization information To associate a sound with a Bluetooth event: 1. Open the Bluetooth Configuration Panel by right-clicking the Bluetooth Tray icon on the Windows system tray. Select Advanced Configuration. The Bluetooth Configuration Panel is displayed. 2. Click the Local Service tab. 3. Double click a service name and select the Notifications tab. 4. In the Sound section, click the Browse button and look for the sound file (*.wav) that you want to use for notification.
2. Click the Local Services tab. 3. Click the Add Serial Service button. 4. In the Service Properties dialog box that appears, modify these: Enter a unique name (less than 99 alphanumeric characters). Select the appropriate security settings. Select Startup if you want the service to start automatically when CREATIVE BLUETOOTH SOFTWARE initializes. From the COM Port drop-down list, select a communications port that is not assigned to any other service. 5. Click OK.
type or one device provides more than one service of the same type (this is only possible with the Bluetooth Serial Port service), the service name can be customized. 5. Click OK. To stop a local service, simply right-click the service and select Stop from the pop-up menu. Stopped services are no longer available for use by clients. You may also see a summary of information about each local service from Windows Explorer. To do this, open your Windows Explorer.
HCI Version: the version number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Host Controller Interface (HCI) complies with. HCI Revision: the revision number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Host Controller Interface (HCI) complies with. LMP Version: the version number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Link Manager Protocol (LMP) complies with. LMP Revision: the revision number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Link Manager Protocol (LMP) complies with.
SECURITY Introduction Each service that the server provides can be configured to require the Secure Connection setting, that means of, Authorization: the server operator must acknowledge all connection attempts before a connection is established. Authentication: the server requires a Personal Identification Number code (PIN, also referred to as a “passkey”) or a Link Key before a connection is established. Encryption: all data sent between the Bluetooth client and Bluetooth server is encrypted.
Encryption Encrypting translates data into an unreadable format using a secret key or password. Decrypting the data requires the same key or password that was used to encrypt it. Encryption in CREATIVE BLUETOOTH SOFTWARE is based on the same passkey or Link Key that is used for Authentication. If Authentication is not enabled, the key will not be available and encryption will not take place. Link Key A Link Key is a unique, internally generated access code.
6. After pairing, you will see a pair icon on the device you made. To break a paired device relationship: 1. Open My Bluetooth Places by double-clicking the icon on your desktop. 2. Select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood. 3. Right-click anywhere except on a device name and select Refresh from the pop-up menu to see an updated list. 4. Right-click the device you want to unpair and select Unpair Device from the shortcut menu. Passkey A Passkey is a password that is made up of 16 or less characters.
TROUBLESHOOTING Q: What is a Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) and where can I find it? Can I change the BDA? A: Every Bluetooth device has a unique 48-bit Bluetooth Device Address, or BDA. This address cannot be changed by the end-user. A device’s BDA is usually displayed in hexadecimal format, for example, 00:D0:B7:03:2E:9F. You may find your device’s BDA in the Hardware tab of your Configuration Panel or on a label on your USB adapter. Q: I get an “X” mark on my Service icon.
Q: How do I determine the Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) of my hardware device and the version number of both the Bluetooth Specification and the Link Manager Protocol (LMP)? A: Open the Bluetooth Configuration Panel and click the Hardware tab. Then you could see the Device Address. There you will see the BDA of the selected Bluetooth device and the version number of both the Host Controller Interface and the Link Manager Protocol.
