User's Manual
• Depending on your system, multiple icons for Serial COM ports may
appear.
3. After you have started the service in BlueSoleil, now you are ready to
initiate the connection from the remote device. For instructions, refer to
the user documentation for the remote device.
Initiate the Connection
If you would like to use your computer as a client in a Bluetooth connection,
make sure that you have started (enabled) the service on the remote device.
Otherwise, BlueSoleil will not be able to discover the service and connect to it.
For instructions, refer to the device’s user documentation.
1. Return to the Main Window. Click View | Main Window.
2. Double-click on the icon for the device you wish to connect to. BlueSoleil
will begin to search for information about which services the device
supports.
3. After the search, icons will be highlighted (yellow) at the top of the
BlueSoleil Main Window for services that are supported by the device.
Verify that the service you want to use is supported.
4. Right-click on the device icon. In the pop-up menu, click Connect, then
select the service. BlueSoleil will start the connection. Depending on the
security settings of each device, you may need to enter the same passkey
on each device in order to bond the two devices.
5. A screen may appear asking if you want to set up automatic connections.
Click Yes or No.
6. If you are connecting to a phone, your phone may ask if you want to ask
the BlueSoleil computer to your device list. Enter Yes and enter a passkey.
7. When the devices have successfully connected, the device icon in the Main
Window will turn green, and a green line will appear between the red ball
and the device icon. A red dot will travel along the green line from the
client to the server. A signal strength icon will also appear next to the
device icon.
The BlueSoleil icon in the task tray will also turn green to indicate an
active connection.
Note: A red check mark will appear next to the name of any device that
you have previously paired with your computer.
8. Depending on which services you are using, additional screens may appear,
and/or you may need to configure additional connection settings (e.g.,
user name, password, COM port number, etc.). Refer to the instructions in
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