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5. Select a numbered COM port from the list of ports that
appear. If the port cannot be created, it is in use. Select a
diff erent numbered port.
6. Important: Deselect the Secure Connection option below
the list of COM ports, as shown above. Deselecting this
option ensures that the device disconnects its Bluetooth
connection only when you tell it to.
7. Tap Finish.
Once the virtual COM port is assigned using the outgoing
Bluetooth COM port, specify the COM port assignment within
your application as explained in the user documentation for
the application. An example follows.
Suppose you are using a Bluetooth-enabled GPS receiver
with the device and a navigation program on the Field PC.
In this example, assume you have set up a virtual COM port
between the Field PC and the GPS receiver and that you
assigned the outgoing COM port as COM 6. To assign the
COM port in your navigation program, you would then follow
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