User Manual

Configuring Other

Devices

The WindConnect Bluetooth Print Adapter is designed to allow printing from a

variety of different Bluetooth devices. Such devices must support the Bluetooth

Serial Port Profile, the Object Push Profile, or the LAN Access Profile in order to

work with the WindConnect Bluetooth Print Adapter. This is one of the most

commonly available profiles, but check your device’s documentation to make sure

that it is supported.

To use the WindConnect Bluetooth Print Adapter, you must first install the appro-

priate hardware and software on your laptop, handheld computer, or other device

that requires printing capabilities. To do this, follow the instructions that come

with the device. In most cases, the installation program will install a Bluetooth dis-

covery program plus a virtual serial port (this port redirects I/O from an applica-

tion program so that it goes over the Bluetooth link instead of a serial port).

To send a job to a printer connected to a WindConnect Bluetooth Print Adapter,

set up the printing application so that it uses the virtual serial port. When you

want to print, use the discovery program to select the printer. After you have

selected the printer, you can print in the normal manner just as if the device were

directly cabled to the printer.

Using the WindConnect Bluetooth Print Adapter with Computers

that Do Not Use TROY, IBM, or Toshiba PCMCIA Cards

The WindConnect Port Monitor software described in the previous section only

works with laptop computers that have a TROY, IBM, or Toshiba PCMCIA card

installed. If you are using a laptop computer with a different PCMCIA card or with

built-in Bluetooth capabilities, you need to set up the Bluetooth printing as follows:

1. Create a virtual COM port using the Bluetooth software (for example, the

3Com Bluetooth Connection Manager) provided with the Bluetooth PCMCIA

card, USB adapter, or built-in adapter.

2. Use the Window Add Printer utility to create a new printer. This procedure

is similar to the procedure described in the Adding a Windows Printer section of

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