User's Manual

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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. The application that will use this
connection must be configured to send data to this port.
Depending on the security configuration, the dialog box that provides communications port
information may not appear until after Authentication and Authorization have been accomplished.
The application on the server must be configured to use the correct communications port.
To determine the communications port that the service will use:
1. On the
Server
, open
My Bluetooth Places
by double-clicking the
icon on your desktop.
2. Right-click My Device and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
3. In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, select the Local Services tab.
4. Double-click the Bluetooth Serial Port service to display its Service
Properties dialog box. The Service Properties dialog box displays the
communications port that the connection is using.
To close a Bluetooth serial port connection:
1. On the
Client
, open
My Bluetooth Places
by double-clicking the icon on
your desktop.
2. Select the device that is providing the Bluetooth Serial Port service.
3. Right-click Bluetooth Serial Port and then select Disconnect
Bluetooth Serial Port from the pop-up menu.
Another method to close the connection is from the
Server
. However, this is not recommended:
1. On the Server, open My Bluetooth Places by double-clicking the
icon on your desktop.
2. Select My Device.
3. Right-click
Bluetooth Serial Port
and then select
Stop
to close
the service. The service must be re-started before it will be
available to remote devices.
Note:
To restart connection, right-click
Bluetooth Serial Port
and select
Start from the pop-up menu.
Dial-up Networking
The Dial-up Networking service allows a Bluetooth client to use a modem that is physically
connected a different Bluetooth device (acting as the server). Once a wireless connection is