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BLUETOOTH SERVICES
Common Configuration Settings
These properties can be set individually for each Bluetooth service:
Service Name - the default name of each service can be changed.
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Secure Connection - requires that remote devices provide proof of identity and that all data
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be encrypted.
Startup Automatically - starts the service automatically when Bluetooth is started.
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Notifications - provides visual and/or audio notification that a remote device is attempting to
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connect (or has connected) to a service on this computer.
Notifications
There are three types of notification:
Authentication request, also called a PIN code request - this notification is displayed auto-
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matically in a balloon over the Notification area, at the far right of the taskbar if a Personal
Identification Code is required before a connection can proceed. An audio file can also be
associated with the notification.
Authorization request, also called a connection request - this type of notification can be
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visual, audio, or both. It notifies you of attempts to access a Bluetooth service on this
computer; the connection will not proceed until you click the balloon that is displayed over
the Notification area, at the far right of the taskbar. If the notification balloon is ignored, the
connection request will time out and fail.
Notification only - this type of notification does not affect access in any way; it is solely for
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information purposes to let you know that a connection has been established.
Example: Both Authentication and Authorization request notifications are controlled by whether
Secure Connection is enabled for an individual service. An example of how notifications might
work when a remote device attempts to access a service on this computer, if all notifications are
enabled:
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Authentication - a balloon notification (audio optional) prompts you for a PIN code. If
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the PIN code does not match the code entered on the remote device, the connection
will not be allowed. After the remote device has been authenticated this notification will
not appear again, unless the paired relationship is broken. If the paired relationship is
broken, the devices must re-pair.
Authorization - a balloon notification is displayed and/or a sound file provides audio
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notification that a remote device is attempting to access a Bluetooth service on this
computer. Click the balloon to proceed. A dialog box prompts you to enable the
connection only once, or to allow this device to use the service every time.
After a connection has been authorized, an additional visual and/or audio notification
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may be displayed (if enabled). This notification is for information only to inform the
operator that a connection has been established.
Note: After two devices are paired, the authentication notification will no longer be dis-
played when a connection is attempted. If Always allow... is enabled during the authori-
zation process, the authorization notification will not be displayed on future connection
attempts. Connection notification only happens if it has been enabled on the Notifications
tab of the individual service being accessed.
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