WIDCOMM BT-0230 User manual

Bluetooth USB Adapter BTW Configuration & User’s Guide
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Bluetooth USB Adapter
User’s Guide
Version 1.1

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REGULATORY INFORMATION
The Bluetooth USB Dongle must be installed and used in strict accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions. This device complies with the following radio frequency and
safety standards.
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
FCC Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:
--Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
--Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
--Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
--Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna
or transmitter.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CE NOTICE
Marking by the symbol CE indicates compliance of this equipment to the R&TTE Directive
1999/5/CE. Such marking is indicative that this equipment meets or exceeds the following
technical standards:
•EN 300 328
•EN 301 489 -1, EN 301 489 –17
•EN 60950

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Table of Contents
See Errata for information about Windows XP
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................1
1.1 INTRODUCTION TO BLUETOOTH........................................................................................... 1
1.2 INTRODUCTION TO BTW..................................................................................................... 2
1.3 BLUETOOTH DEVICE IDENTITY ............................................................................................ 3
1.4 ICONS USED FOR BLUETOOTH DEVICES AND SERVICES ....................................................... 4
1.5 WHAT'S NEW..................................................................................................................... 5
2 Basic Operations....................................................................................................6
2.1 FIND BLUETOOTH DEVICES ................................................................................................ 6
2.2 FIND A SERVICE ................................................................................................................ 7
2.3 DETERMINE A CONNECTION’S STATUS ................................................................................ 8
2.4 USING THE CONNECTION WIZARD ....................................................................................... 9
2.4.1 Setup a new connection......................................................................................... 9
2.5 BLUETOOTH TRAY ........................................................................................................... 10
3 Client Applications ...............................................................................................11
3.1 NETWORK ACCESS .......................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1 Network Access Server-side Setup for Windows 2000 ....................................... 11
3.1.2 Network Access Server-side Setup for Windows 98SE & Windows Me ............. 12
3.1.2.1 Configure the server: ............................................................................ 12
3.1.2.2 Configure the routing software: ............................................................ 12
3.2 BLUETOOTH SERIAL PORT ............................................................................................... 13
3.3 DIAL-UP NETWORKING ..................................................................................................... 14
3.4 FAX ................................................................................................................................. 14
3.5 FILE TRANSFER ............................................................................................................... 15
3.5.1 Types of File Transfer operations ........................................................................ 15
3.6 INFORMATION EXCHANGE................................................................................................. 16
3.7 INFORMATION SYNCHRONIZATION ..................................................................................... 17
4 Local Services ......................................................................................................18
4.1 LOCAL SERVICES............................................................................................................. 18
5 Configuration Panel .............................................................................................19
5.1 ACCESSIBILITY TAB ......................................................................................................... 19
5.1.1 Adding and Deleting Devices............................................................................... 19
5.2 DISCOVERY TAB .............................................................................................................. 20
5.3 GENERAL CONFIGURATION SETTINGS............................................................................... 21
5.4 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION............................................................................................ 22
5.4.1 Hardware Advanced Settings Dialog Box ............................................................ 23
5.5 INFORMATION EXCHANGE CONFIGURATION SETTINGS ....................................................... 24
5.5.1 File Transfer ......................................................................................................... 24
5.5.2 Send Business Card ............................................................................................ 24
5.5.3 Receive Business Card........................................................................................ 24
5.6 LOCAL SERVICES TAB...................................................................................................... 25
5.6.1 Property settings which are common to all of the local services ......................... 25
5.6.2 To add a user- defined Bluetooth Serial Port....................................................... 26
5.6.3 To remove a user-defined Bluetooth Serial Port.................................................. 26
5.7 NOTIFICATIONS TAB ......................................................................................................... 27
5.8 VERSION INFO CONFIGURATION........................................................................................ 27
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6 Security .................................................................................................................28
6.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 28
6.2 AUTHENTICATION............................................................................................................. 28
6.3 AUTHORIZATION............................................................................................................... 28
6.4 ENCRYPTION.................................................................................................................... 29
6.5 LEVELS OF SECURITY....................................................................................................... 29
6.6 LINK KEY......................................................................................................................... 29
6.7 PAIRING DEVICES ............................................................................................................ 30
6.8 PASSKEY ......................................................................................................................... 30
6.9 SECURITY REQUEST DIALOG BOX .................................................................................... 31
6.10 SECURITY REQUEST DIALOG BOX, ADVANCED BUTTON .................................................... 31
7 Technical Support ................................................................................................32
8 Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................33
9 Glossary................................................................................................................35

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1 Introduction
1.1 INTRODUCTION TO BLUETOOTH
The term “Bluetooth” refers to a worldwide standard for the wireless
exchange of data between two devices.
In order to exchange data, two Bluetooth devices must establish a
connection.
Before a connection is established, one device must request a connection
with another.
The second device accepts (or rejects) the connection.
The originator of the request is known as the client.
The device that accepts (or rejects) the request is known as the server.
Many Bluetooth devices can act as both client and server.
A client Bluetooth device runs a software program that requests a
connection to another device as part of its normal operation. For example,
the program may request a connection to a remote computer, a printer, or a
modem.
Becoming a Bluetooth client normally requires an action by the device
operator, such as an attempt to browse a remote computer, print a file, or
dial out on a modem.
Every Bluetooth device that provides a service must be prepared to respond
to a connection request. Bluetooth software is always running in the
background on the server, ready to respond to connection requests.
1.2 BLUETOOTH USB DONGLE
The Bluetooth USB Dongle allows a computer with a USB port to
communicate with other Bluetooth-enabled devices. When used with the
Bluetooth application software it can perform wireless network applications
such as information exchange, file transfer, network access, dial-up
networking and so on.

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1.3 BLUETOOTH USB DONGLE
Introduction to BTW
BTW is the solution for the seamless integration of Bluetooth technology into personal
computers.
For an overview of the features added in this release, see What's New.
Most Bluetooth-enabled devices have the capability to act as:
•A Bluetooth server—these devices provide one or more services, such as access to
the Internet, to other Bluetooth devices.
•A Bluetooth client—these devices use the service(s) provided by Bluetooth
servers.
Bluetooth devices that can act as both server and client can often do both at the same time.
BTW provides:
•Clients with the means:
To locate other Bluetooth devices in the immediate vicinity (inquiry)
Discover the services that those devices offer (discovery)
Connect to, use, and disconnect from those services.
•Servers with the means to include/exclude individual services in the list of services
they provide to clients.
•Extensive security, including:
Authorization
Authentication
Encryption.
BTW supports
•Windows 2000.
•Windows 98SE (Second Edition).
•Windows Me (Millennium Edition)
•Windows XP Professional
•Windows XP Home Edition.
BTW functions the same way, regardless of the supported version of Windows on which it
is running.

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The services supported by BTW are:
•Bluetooth Serial Port—establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection between two
devices. The connection may be used by applications as though a physical serial
cable connected the devices.
•Dial-up Networking—allows a Bluetooth client to use a modem that is physically
attached to the Bluetooth server.
•Fax—allows a Bluetooth client to wirelessly send a fax using a device that is
physically attached to the Bluetooth server.
•File Transfer—establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection that allows your
computer to perform file system operations on another Bluetooth-enabled
device—browse, drag/drop, open, print, cut/copy, paste, delete, rename, etc.
•Information Exchange—establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection between
two devices so that they can exchange personal information manager data such as
business cards, calendar items, email messages, and notes.
•Information Synchronization—establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection
between two devices and uses the connection to synchronize Personal Information
Manager data between the two devices.
•Network Access—establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection between the client
and a server that is physically connected to the Local Area Network. If the client
has permission (user name and password for the LAN), the wireless connection
can be used as if the client were hardwired to the LAN.
All Bluetooth servers do not necessarily provide all of these services. For example,
network gateways such as those in WIDCOMM’s BlueGate series only provide access to
the Local Area Network (the Network Access service).
To determine the services provided by a Bluetooth device:
1. On the client, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, select Entire Bluetooth
Neighborhood.
2. In the right pane of Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood, right-click anywhere except
on a device name and select Refresh from the pop-up menu.
In the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click a device and select Discover
Available Services from the pop-up menu to update the available services list. The
available services will be displayed in the right pane of My Bluetooth Places.
1.4 BLUETOOTH DEVICE IDENTITY
Every Bluetooth device has a unique 48-bit binary Bluetooth Device Address (BDA)
burned into its Read-Only Memory (ROM). This address cannot be changed by the end-
user.
A device’s BDA is usually displayed in hexadecimal format; 00:D0:B7:03:2E:9F is a valid
BDA.
Each Bluetooth device also has an operator-configurable, user-friendly name to help
distinguish it from other Bluetooth devices. The user-friendly name may be up to 99
alphanumeric characters in length and may contain spaces. My Personal Computer is a
valid user-friendly name.

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1.5 ICONS USED FOR BLUETOOTH DEVICES AND SERVICES
Bluetooth icons provide at-a-glance feedback about a device or service's status by
changing color.
Device icons are blue in color with yellow accents in their "normal" state and green with
yellow accents in their "connected" state. Devices that are paired with this computer
display a "check mark" in the upper-left portion of their icon. (See Errata for Windows XP
device icons)
Device Icon Types
Device Type Normal Connected Paired
Cellular Telephone
Desktop Computer
Laptop Computer
Modem
Network
Personal Digital
Assistant (PDA)
Printer
Unknown devices.
Service icons are gray or yellow in color (or gray with yellow accents) in their "normal"
state. In the "connected" state the primary color of the icon (gray or yellow) changes to
green. (See Errata for Windows XP service icons)
Service Icon Types
Service Name Normal Connected
Bluetooth Serial Port
Dial-up Networking
Fax
File Transfer
Information Exchange
Information Synchronization
Network Access
Icons for services that are not available have a red "X" in their lower-right corner.
Services may be unavailable because they are in use or because the necessary hardware
(such as a modem for Dial-up Networking) is not installed.

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1.6 WHAT'S NEW
•A Connection Wizard now helps you set up new connections and places a shortcut
to the new connection in My Bluetooth Places.
Extensive right-click context sensitive menu support throughout, including the
ability to:
Access the Bluetooth Configuration Panel.
Create connection shortcuts.
Discover services.
Display connection status.
Display properties for connections, shortcuts to connections, local devices and
services, remote devices and services.
Open and close connections.
Pair and un-pair devices.
Refresh lists of devices, services, and folder contents.
•Context sensitive What’s This Help in the Bluetooth Configuration Panel.
•A Relative Signal Strength Indicator/Properties dialog box has been added for
every connection. right-click the connection and select Status to display the dialog
box.
•Enhanced Windows system tray functions that provide quick access to:
My Bluetooth Places; double-click the Bluetooth icon
Speedy connection establishment; Right-click the Bluetooth icon, select
Services, and then the service you want. BTW shows you only the devices that
offer that service.
The Connection Wizard.