BluetoothTM USB Dongle Product User’s Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 5 THE BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 5 WHAT IS BTW ............................................................................................................................................ 5 WHAT’S IN THE BOX .......................................................
NOTIFICATIONS TAB.................................................................................................................................. 30 VERSION INFO TAB ................................................................................................................................... 31 SECURITY...................................................................................................................... 32 INTRODUCTION .................................................................
INTRODUCTION The Bluetooth Technology Bluetooth is a worldwide standard for the wireless exchange of data between two compatible devices. It utilizes short-distance radio link technology and replaces the traditional cable connections to enable wireless connections between desktop and laptop computers, cellular phones, scanners, digital cameras, printers, and other devices.
What’s new BTW has an extensive list of features that you will find extremely helpful. A Connection Wizard that helps you set up new connections and places a shortcut icon on your desktop.
Device Icon Types Device Type Normal Connected Paired Cellular Telephone Desktop Computer Laptop Computer Modem Network Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Printer 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.
Device icons for Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 Device Icon Types Device Type Normal Connected Paired Cellular Telephone Desktop Computer Laptop Computer Modem Network Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Printer 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 My Bluetooth Places After you have successfully installed the Bluetooth software, you will see a new icon on your desktop. This is a shortcut to My Bluetooth Places. Double-click the icon to open My Bluetooth Places in a window. Finding Bluetooth devices You are now ready to search for available Bluetooth devices that are within connection range. There are two ways to do this: 1. From your desktop, right-click My Bluetooth Places icon.
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.
Setting up a new 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. Setting up a new connection is fast and easy, especially if it’s through the Connection Wizard. Using the Connection Wizard The Connection Wizard walks you through the process of setting up a new Bluetooth connection with another device. Although a connection is not established right away, a shortcut is placed in My Bluetooth Places.
− To establish a paired relationship with the remote device while using this Wizard, enter your Personal Identification Number in the PIN Code of the security screen, and then click the Next button. − To establish a paired relationship with the remote device the first time this connection is used, leave the PIN Code blank in the security screen, and then click the Next button. 8. The last Connection Wizard screen appears.
Also in the dialog box you will find three ‘control’ buttons: Properties: click this button to display the Bluetooth Properties dialog box for the connection. Disconnect: click this button to end your current connection. Close: click this button to close the Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box. Stop (in Windows XP): click this button to disable the service wherever applicable. You may change the power transmission level of your computer. To do this: 1.
service from the submenu. An additional submenu will appear, containing one or more of the following options: − Find Devices, OR − Other Devices (and one or more device names). The device name(s) will be present if your computer has previously used this service and has connected through this method at least once before. If a device name is present in the submenu, selecting that device will re-initialize the connection.
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. Select Discover Available Services from the pop-up menu to display an updated list of available services. 5. Double-click Bluetooth Serial Port. A dialog box appears, containing the communications port number assigned to this connection by the client.
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. Select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood. 3. Right-click anywhere except on a device name and then select Refresh from the pop-up menu for an updated list. 4.
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 forders 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.
Information Synchronization The Information 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. BTW 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.
To configure the routing software: 1. In the Windows system tray, right-click the WinRoute icon and select Administration. 2. Click the Settings tab. Select 2nd network adapter. 3. From the Network adapter drop-down list, select any adapter other than the USB Dongle. 4. Click the Settings button. 5. Click the DHCP tab. From the Adapter drop-down list, select the Bluetooth Windows 9x Adapter. 6. Select Enable DHCP Server. 7. Type in the client IP address range fields: − From: 210 − To: 240 8.
All devices to connect: All remote devices are permitted to connect to your computer. No devices to connect: 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 to connect: Only devices that have been paired with your computer are allowed to connect to it.
If you prefer to have your computer perform a periodic search for other Bluetooth devices, simply select the Look for other Bluetooth devices option. Make sure you enter the number of minutes (choose between 1 and 60) as this represents how often you want BTW to search for devices. Also in this tab, you can specify the devices that you want your computer to report. BTW can screen out devices that you do not find necessary to access.
7. Click OK. To report only a specific type of device within a class: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 in the previous procedure (To report only a specific class of device). 2. From the Type drop-down list, select the specific type of device to be reported. 3. Click OK. To remove a device from the list of devices to be discovered: 1. Open the Bluetooth Configuration Panel by right-clicking the Bluetooth Tray icon on the Windows system tray. Select Setup and then select Configuration from the submenu.
Identity section: Computer name: enter a unique name to identify your computer to other Bluetooth devices in the vicinity; this field cannot be left blank. Computer type: select either Desktop or Laptop from the dropdown menu to help identify your device type when other Bluetooth devices search for your computer. Security section: High: requires other Bluetooth devices to enter a Personal Identification Number (PIN) before they are allowed to connect to your computer.
LMP Sub Version: the sub-version number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Link Manager Protocol (LMP) complies with. Advanced: Advanced: this button displays the Advanced Settings dialog box, allowing you to select the country code and transmission power settings. Note: This option is not available on all systems. Hardware Tab – Advanced Settings dialog box As mentioned in the previous section, the Advanced Settings dialog box is not always available.
My Business Card: the path to your electronic business card. My Inbox Directory: the path to the directory that will be used to save incoming business cards, notes, e-mail messages, and calendar items. Now let’s look at each section and see how you could specify their settings. File Transfer My Shared Directory displays the highest-level directory to which a remote Bluetooth computer has access. This directory and its sub-directories are visible in the remote device’s My Bluetooth Places.
Information Synchronization Network Access Property settings which are common to all of the local services We mentioned earlier that you could change the settings of each service individually.
5. Click OK. Removing a user-defined Bluetooth Serial Port 1. Open the Bluetooth Configuration Panel by right-clicking the Bluetooth Tray icon on the Windows system tray. Select Setup and then select Configuration from the submenu. The Bluetooth Configuration Panel is displayed. 2. Click the Local Services tab. 3. Select the port you want to remove. 4. Click Delete. Note: The Delete button is only available when the Bluetooth Serial Port service or a user-defined serial port service is selected.
Service Name: enter a service name (no more than 99 alphanumeric characters) in this field. In most cases, a service name is supplied by default. However, in environments where there is more than one device of the same 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.
− 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 Setup and then select Configuration from the submenu. The Bluetooth Configuration Panel is displayed. 2. Click the Notifications tab. 3. In the Notify column of the Events list, select the checkbox associated with the event. 4.
SECURITY Introduction Each service that the server provides can be configured to require the following: 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.
The server operator may grant or deny access to the service by clicking an on-screen button. If the server operator ignores the Authorization notification after a preset timeout, access will be denied. 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 BTW is based on the same passkey or Link Key that is used for Authentication.
Link Keys are created by combining the following three items: The Passkey The Bluetooth Device Address An internally generated random number Pairing Devices Pairing devices establishes a rather permanent relationship between two devices. It creates a permanent security link between the two and enables easy access to all the available services without having to enter access information every time a connection is attempted.
4. Click Done to confirm the change. Note: Pairing must be broken on both devices. Passkey A Passkey is a password that is made up of 16 or less characters. Passkeys are also referred to as PIN codes, or Personal Identification Numbers. In BTW, passkeys are used in the Authentication and Encryption process. Security Request Dialog Box Depending on your security settings, you may see a Bluetooth Authorization or Bluetooth Passkey Request dialog box when a connection is attempted.
ALL the services of your computer. Once you select this checkbox, you are authorizing the connecting device to gain access to all the services available on your computer at all times. Therefore, if you want to limit the services that this connecting device may use, here’s what you can do: Click the Advanced button. A dialog box appears, prompting you to select the services that the connecting device is authorized to use. When a service is selected, that service will NOT require authorization in the future.
TROUBLESHOOTING Below you will find the most frequently asked questions that we get from our customers. Q: What is a valid Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) and where can I find it? Can I change the BDA? A: Every Bluetooth device has a unique 48-bit binary Bluetooth Device Address, or BDA, burned into its Read-Only Memory (ROM). This address cannot be changed by the end-user. A device’s BDA is usually displayed in hexadecimal format. Therefore, if you see a BDA with 00:D0:B7:03:2E:9F, that is a valid BDA.
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. Select Device Properties and then select 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.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Important Information This model Bluetooth USB Dongle (GBU301) must be installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions as described in the user documentation that comes with the product. The device complies with the following radio frequency and safety standards.
