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BTW User's Guide
September 9, 2002
Document Number: (011107-1006-BTW_btw1.2_docs_BTWDocs.doc)
Version: 1.3
Wireless Internet and Data Communication
9645 Scranton Road, Suite 205
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: 858.453.8400
Fax: 858.453.5735
Email
Technical Support: support@widcomm.com
Information: info@widcomm.com
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  • Page 1 BTW User’s Guide September 9, 2002 Document Number: (011107-1006-BTW_btw1.2_docs_BTWDocs.doc) Version: 1.3 Wireless Internet and Data Communication 9645 Scranton Road, Suite 205 San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: 858.453.8400 Fax: 858.453.5735 Email Technical Support: support@widcomm.com Information: info@widcomm.com WIDCOMM April 5, 2002...
  • Page 2 BTW User’s Guide LICENSED SOFTWARE © Copyright 2000 – 2002, WIDCOMM, Inc. (“WIDCOMM”). All rights reserved. Warning: This software and accompanying documentation are protected by copyright law and international treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this software, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    BTW User’s Guide Table of Contents Introduction......................1 ......................... 1 LUETOOTH ....................1 CCESS LUETOOTH LACES ..............2 CONS SED FOR LUETOOTH EVICES AND ERVICES Basic Operations ..................... 5 ......................5 TART OR LUETOOTH ....... 5 REATE A ONNECTION ROM THE...
  • Page 4 BTW User’s Guide Security........................41 ........................41 UTHENTICATION .......................... 41 UTHORIZATION ....................41 LUETOOTH EVICE DENTITY ..........................41 NCRYPTION ............................ 41 ........................42 AIRING EVICES ............................42 ASSKEY ........................42 ECURE ONNECTION ....................42 ECURITY EQUEST IALOG Troubleshooting ..................... 43 ..................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    BTW User’s Guide 1 Introduction 1.1 B LUETOOTH The Bluetooth tray resides in the Windows system tray, which is normally located in the lower-right corner of the screen. The Bluetooth tray provides fast access to most Bluetooth operations. From the Bluetooth tray you can: Access My Bluetooth Places—double-click the Bluetooth icon, or right-click the...

  • Page 6: Icons Used For Bluetooth Devices And Services

    BTW User’s Guide 1.3 I CONS SED FOR LUETOOTH EVICES AND ERVICES Bluetooth icons provide at-a-glance feedback about a device or service's status by changing appearance. The Bluetooth icon in the Windows system tray provides feedback about Bluetooth status. Figure 1: Bluetooth Icon...

  • Page 7: Figure 3: Service Icons For Windows 9X, Me And 2K

    BTW User’s Guide Figure 3: Service Icons for Windows 9x, Me and 2K Service Icons for Windows 9x, Me and 2K Name Normal Connected Not Available* Audio Gateway Dial-up Networking Headset Network Access PIM Item Transfer PIM Synchronization Public Folder Serial Port *Services may be unavailable because they are in use or because the necessary hardware is not installed.

  • Page 8: Figure 5: Service Icons For Windows Xp

    BTW User’s Guide Figure 5: Service Icons for Windows XP Service Icons for Windows XP Name Normal Connected Not Available* Audio Gateway Dial-up Networking Headset Network Access PIM Item Transfer PIM Synchronization Public Folder Serial Port *Services may be unavailable because they are in use or because the necessary hardware is not installed.

  • Page 9: B Luetooth

    BTW User’s Guide 2 Basic Operations 2.1 S TART OR LUETOOTH To start Bluetooth: in the Windows system tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon and select Start Bluetooth Device. The Bluetooth icon is blue in color with a white insert when Bluetooth is running.

  • Page 10: Find Bluetooth Devices

    BTW User’s Guide 2.5 F LUETOOTH EVICES Search for Devices looks for Bluetooth devices in the vicinity and displays the devices that it finds in My Bluetooth Places. To start a search for devices, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, select Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood, and then, from the Bluetooth menu, select Search for Devices.

  • Page 11: Finda Service

    BTW User’s Guide 2.6 F ERVICE The process of determining the services that a device provides is called Service Discovery. To initiate a Service Discovery, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click a device name and select Discover Available Services from the shortcut menu.

  • Page 12: Bluetooth Connection Status

    BTW User’s Guide 2.7 B LUETOOTH ONNECTION TATUS The Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box displays information about the state of a connection and provides a means to disconnect an active connection. Display the Connection Status dialog box: in My Bluetooth Places, from the Folders pane, select a device, and then, in the right pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click a service name and select Status from the shortcut menu.

  • Page 13: Send To Bluetooth

    BTW User’s Guide 2.8 S END TO LUETOOTH This feature is used to send information to another Bluetooth device. Data types include: Files from Microsoft Explorer Documents from Microsoft Office applications, including: Word Excel Access PowerPoint. Microsoft Outlook items, including:...

  • Page 14: Configure Bluetooth

    BTW User’s Guide 3 Configure Bluetooth 3.1 A CCESS THE LUETOOTH ONFIGURATION ANEL The Bluetooth Configuration Panel provides access to settings for Bluetooth services, client applications, hardware, security, discovery, accessibility, default paths, event notification and other Bluetooth related items. To Open the Bluetooth Configuration Panel...

  • Page 15: General Configuration Settings

    BTW User’s Guide 3.4 G ENERAL ONFIGURATION ETTINGS General Configuration Settings The settings on the General tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel determine information that is displayed to remote devices. Identity Computer Name-enter a unique name to identify this computer to other Bluetooth devices in the vicinity;...

  • Page 16: Audio Gateway

    BTW User’s Guide 3.5.3 Audio Gateway Overview The Audio Gateway Application allows a remote Bluetooth device to use this computer’s microphone and speakers as the remote device’s audio input and output devices. Open a connection to the Audio Gateway service that is provided by another Bluetooth...

  • Page 17: Bluetooth Serial Port

    BTW User’s Guide 3.5.4 Bluetooth Serial Port Overview The Bluetooth Serial Port application allows this computer to establish a wireless serial connection with a remote Bluetooth device. The applications on both this computer and the remote device must be configured to send and receive data to and from the respective communications port (COM port) assigned to the Bluetooth serial port.

  • Page 18: Dial-Up Networking

    BTW User’s Guide 3.5.5 Dial-up Networking Overview The Bluetooth Dial-up Networking application allows this computer to use a modem that is physically connected to a remote device to access the Internet, log on to a remote network. Open a connection to the Dial-up Networking service that is provided by another...

  • Page 19: Fax

    BTW User’s Guide 3.5.6 Fax Overview The Bluetooth Fax service allows this computer to send a fax using a Fax/Modem that is physically connected to a remote device. To Send a Fax 1. Open a connection to the Fax service that is provided by another Bluetooth...

  • Page 20: Headset

    BTW User’s Guide 3.5.7 Headset Overview The Headset application allows this computer to use a Bluetooth headset (or any other device that offers the Bluetooth headset service) as the audio input and output device for this computer. Possible uses include: If this computer has on-board telephone hardware, a Bluetooth headset might be used as the audio input/output device to make/receive telephone calls.

  • Page 21: File Transfer

    BTW User’s Guide 3.5.8 File Transfer Overview The Bluetooth File Transfer application allows this computer to perform file operations on the Bluetooth Exchange Folder (and the folders and files it contains) of a remote device. Copy to/from a remote device...

  • Page 22: Network Access

    BTW User’s Guide 3.5.9 Network Access Overview The Bluetooth Network Access application makes it possible for this computer: To connect to a Local Area Network via a physical connection on a remote Bluetooth device. To connect to an ad hoc network provided by a remote Bluetooth device.

  • Page 23: Pim Synchronization

    BTW User’s Guide 3.5.10 PIM Synchronization Overview The PIM Synchronization Application is used to synchronize the Personal Information Manager (PIM) database of this computer with the PIM database of a remote Bluetooth device. The supported PIMs are: Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Outlook Express Lotus Notes.
  • Page 24 BTW User’s Guide (Continued from the previous page) Configure PIM Synchronization The Bluetooth Configuration Panel > Client Applications > PIM Synchronization > General tab provides options to configure: The application name—to change it, highlight the existing name and enter the new name.

  • Page 25: Pim Item Transfer

    BTW User’s Guide 3.5.11 PIM Item Transfer Overview The Bluetooth PIM Item Transfer application allows this computer to send and receive Personal Information Manager items to-and-from a remote Bluetooth device. Item transfer can be accomplished several ways: To send, receive or exchange business cards: 1.
  • Page 26 BTW User’s Guide (Continued from the previous page) Configure PIM Item Transfer The Bluetooth Configuration Panel > Client Applications > PIM Item Transfer > General tab provides options to configure: The application name—to change it, highlight the existing name and enter the new name.

  • Page 27: Printer

    BTW User’s Guide 3.5.12 Printer Overview The Bluetooth Printer application allows this computer to use a Bluetooth printer. Once a Bluetooth printer has been properly installed it can be used from this computer in the same way as any other printer would be.

  • Page 28: Bluetooth Services

    BTW User’s Guide 3.6 B LUETOOTH ERVICES Common Configuration Settings These properties can be set individually for each Bluetooth service: Service Name-the default name of each service can be changed. Secure Connection-requires that remote devices provide proof of identity and that all data be encrypted.

  • Page 29: Notifications

    BTW User’s Guide 3.6.1 Notifications Overview There are three types of notification: Authentication request, also called a PIN code request—this notification appears automatically in a balloon over the Windows system tray if a Personal Identification Code is required before a connection can proceed. An audio file can also be associated with the notification.
  • Page 30 BTW User’s Guide (Continued from the previous page) Service Access Notification “Notifications” lets you associate a sound (Windows *.wav file) and/or a visual indication with access attempts by remote devices. A different notification sound can be associated with each local Bluetooth service.

  • Page 31: Audio Gateway

    BTW User’s Guide 3.6.2 Audio Gateway The Bluetooth Audio Gateway service allows this computer to use a remote Bluetooth device’s microphone and speakers as this computer’s input and output devices. For example, if this computer has voice recognition capabilities, a Bluetooth headset might be used as the audio input device.

  • Page 32: Bluetooth Serial Port

    BTW User’s Guide 3.6.3 Bluetooth Serial Port The Bluetooth Serial Port service allows a remote Bluetooth device to establish a wireless serial connection with this computer. The wireless serial connection may be used by applications as though a physical serial cable connected the devices.

  • Page 33: Dial-Up Networking Service

    BTW User’s Guide 3.6.4 Dial-up Networking Service The Bluetooth Dial-up Networking service makes it possible for a remote Bluetooth device to use a modem that is physically connected to this computer. The remote device can then access the Internet or log on to a remote network.

  • Page 34: File Transfer Service

    BTW User’s Guide 3.6.6 File Transfer Service Overview The File Transfer service allows this computer to perform file operations on the Bluetooth Exchange Folder (and the folders and files it contains) of a remote device. Basic setup procedure Right-click the Bluetooth icon and select Explore My Bluetooth Places.

  • Page 35: Headset Service

    BTW User’s Guide 3.6.7 Headset Service The Bluetooth Headset Service allows this computer to provide audio input/output for remote Bluetooth devices. For example, if the remote device is a Bluetooth telephone, this computer’s microphone and speakers can be used as speakerphone input and output for that device.

  • Page 36: Network Access

    BTW User’s Guide 3.6.8 Network Access The Bluetooth Network Access service makes it possible for a remote Bluetooth device to use the Local Area Network connection that is physically attached to this computer. After this computer has been configured to provide the Network Access service to other Bluetooth devices, it will not be able to use the Bluetooth Network Access service provided by another Bluetooth device without being re-configured.

  • Page 37: Pim Item Transfer

    BTW User’s Guide 3.6.9 PIM Item Transfer Overview The PIM Item Transfer service allows Personal Information Manager items to be transferred between this computer and a remote Bluetooth device. Four data types are supported: Business Cards Calendar Items Email Messages Notes Each data type can be saved in any of the supported and installed PIMs.
  • Page 38 BTW User’s Guide (Continued from the previous page) Configure In addition to the configuration options common to all Bluetooth services, this service also has settings that determine: How business card requests are handled. The options are: Never send my business card—ignore the request Choose a business card as needed—when prompted, select a business card to...
  • Page 39 BTW User’s Guide (Continued from the previous page) Default Business Card Selection When the “Always send the same business card” option is selected, a dialog box appears to allow the selection of a default business card. The first time the dialog box appears it provides a way to choose the Personal Information Manager that stores the default business card.

  • Page 40: Pim Synchronization

    BTW User’s Guide 3.6.10 PIM Synchronization The PIM Synchronization service can be used by a remote device to synchronize its Personal Information Manager (PIM) database with the PIM database of this computer.. Four data types are supported: Business cards Calendar items Email messages Notes.

  • Page 41: Hardware Settings

    Bluetooth hardware installed on this computer and access to the Advanced Settings dialog box, if required: Devices: Name: the name of the device, e.g., WIDCOMM Bluetooth Device Type: the type of device, e.g., USB. Device Properties: Device status: indicates that the device is operating properly or that there is a problem/conflict.

  • Page 42: Advanced Settings

    BTW User’s Guide 3.7.1 Advanced Settings When available, this dialog box is reached from the Hardware tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel. NOTE: Depending on the country in which the hardware is sold and/or in which it will be used, the Advanced button may not be present.

  • Page 43: Accessibility Settings

    BTW User’s Guide 3.8 A CCESSIBILITY ETTINGS The Accessibility tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel lets you specify whether remote devices may access this computer, which remote devices have access, and whether an audio warning is played when a Personal Identification Number (PIN code) is required.

  • Page 44: Discovery Settings

    BTW User’s Guide 3.9 D ISCOVERY ETTINGS The settings on the Discovery tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel determine whether this computer looks for other Bluetooth devices automatically, how often it looks and what type of devices it looks for.

  • Page 45: Security

    BTW User’s Guide 4 Security 4.1 A UTHENTICATION Authentication is used to verify identity; it requires a passkey or link key from the remote device. When a remote device attempts access, a visual and/or audio warning notifies the local operator.

  • Page 46: Pairing Devices

    BTW User’s Guide 4.6 P AIRING EVICES Pairing allows you to avoid entering access information each time a connection is attempted. Paired devices share a unique Link Key, which they exchange each time they connect. NOTE: The mate of a pair always appears in My Bluetooth Places, even if the mate is not turned on or is out of connection range.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    BTW Configuration & User’s Guide Glossary 5 Troubleshooting ANNOT CONNECT TO A PAIRED DEVICE Paired devices are always displayed in My Bluetooth Places, even if the remote device is out of range or not powered up. Verify that the remote member of the pair is within radio range, and powered up, and then attempt the connection again.
  • Page 48 BTW Configuration & User’s Guide Glossary IND INFORMATION ABOUT THE LUETOOTH HARDWARE ATTACHED TO MY COMPUTER In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, select the Hardware tab. EST A ETWORK CCESS CONNECTION If the client is hardwired to the LAN, unplug the hardwired connection to ensure that the test checks the wireless connection rather than the hardwired connection.

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