Chapter 2
Create a Bluetooth Serial Port Connection
Establish a connection using one of these techniques:
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Notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, Bluetooth icon
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From My Bluetooth Places
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Using the Bluetooth Setup Wizard
Close a Bluetooth Serial Port Connection
If the connection was established from the Bluetooth icon in the Notification area, at the
far right of the taskbar; click the Bluetooth icon, select Quick Connect, Bluetooth Serial
Port and then select the device that is providing the service (active connections have a
checkmark in front of them).
or
No matter how the connection was created, In My Bluetooth Places, right-click the service
name and select Disconnect.
Configure
The General tab under the Bluetooth Serial Port tab of the Client Applications tab of the
Bluetooth Configuration Panel provides options to configure:
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The application name: To change it, highlight the existing name and enter the new
name.
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Secure connection: To enable secure connection, select the option box. To disable
secure connection, clear the option box.
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The communications port (COM port) to be used.
NOTE:
default COM Port setting.
Bluetooth services
This section describes the Bluetooth services and configuration.
Access the services configuration
All of the built-in Bluetooth services allow you to rename the service and/or require a
secure connection when using the application.
1.
Open the configuration panel using one of these methods.
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In the Notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, right-click the Bluetooth icon
and select Advanced Configuration from the shortcut menu or
•
From Windows Control Panel, select Bluetooth Configuration.
2.
In the Bluetooth configuration panel, Local Services tab, highlight the service to be
configured, and then click Properties (or double-click the service).
Common Configuration Settings
These properties can be set individually for each Bluetooth service:
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Unless you have a specific reason to do so, DO NOT CHANGE the