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that will be used by the service.
Adding an additional Bluetooth Serial Port
1. In Bluetooth Configuration Panel, choose “Local Services” tab, and click “Add
Serial Service”. The Service Properties dialog box displays.
2. Enter a unique name.
3. Select the appropriate security settings.
4. Select “Startup” if you want the service to start automatically when Bluetooth
connection initializes.
5. Choose a communications port that is not assigned to any other service from the
COM Port drop-down menu.
Removing a user-defined Bluetooth Serial Port
From Bluetooth Configuration Panel, choose “Local Services” tab. Highlight the port
to be removed, and click “Delete”.
To change a local service’s properties: from Bluetooth Configuration Panel, choose
“Local Services” tab and double-click the service name.
Select or clear the appropriate check boxes and click “OK”.
The service properties that can be changed include:
! Startup: The default setting is enabled. If Startup is not enabled, the service
can still be started manually.
! Authorization: when this option is selected, the server operator requires a
confirmation before a remote device is allowed to connect to this service.
When Authorization is enabled, Authentication is automatically enabled.
The default of Authorization setting is disabled.
! Encryption: When this option is selected, the data exchanged by the
Bluetooth server and the Bleutooth client is encrypted. Encryption affects
only those data exchanged through Bluetooth connection. Data exchanged
through modem, Local Area Network, etc., will not be affected by this
setting. When Encryption is enabled, Authentication is automatically
enabled.
! Authentication: When this setting is enabled, a passkey or Link Key is
required. The default setting is disabled. Devices are paired automatically
when authentication is complete.
! Service Name: Enter a service name in this field. Although in most cases
the default service name will serve, you may customize the service name
when there’s more than one device of the same type or one device provides
more than one service of the same type in the environment.