User's Manual

IVT BlueSoleil™ User Manual

All specifications are preliminary and subject to change without notice.

Figure 3.9: Stop the PAN service on Computer A

Advanced Usage:

 Computer A is now the center node. Other computers, for example,

Computers C, D and E, can connect to Computer A with BlueSoleil™ following

the same steps as those for Computer B.

 Computer A, B, C, D and E can access each other using the Windows

Network Places. This forms a Bluetooth ad-hoc networking environment.

Note: Computer A can currently only support up to 7 connections.

Also it takes about 1 minute before an IP address can be obtained on the client side

(Computer B) unless a DHCP server is running on the server side (Computer A).

3.3 Access a Local Area Network through a PAN bridge

This section outlines the steps involved in accessing a Local Area Network (LAN)

through a PAN bridge.

Computer A: Ethernet PAN Bridge B:

Notebook/Laptop, PIII, 800MHz, 128M Ethernet PAN Bridge

A Bluetooth USB dongle

Windows 2000

IVT BlueSoleil™

Network Adapter connecting to the

Internet

Step 1: Plug the LAN cable into the PAN bridge (Ethernet PAN Bridge B) and

power it on.

Step 2: Insert a Bluetooth USB dongle into the computer.

Step 3: Start BlueSoleil™ in the computer.

Step 4: Set the device name of the computer to anything you want. Here it

is named Computer A.

i In the BlueSoleil™ Main Window of Computer A, click Tools |

Configurations | My Bluetooth. Enter ‘Computer A’ in the

device name field in the My Bluetooth Device window.

Step 5: Connect Computer A to Ethernet PAN Bridge B

i Go to Computer A, double click My Device Icon until you find the