User's Manual

2-1
2-1 Introduction
Bluetooth
TM
technology provides short-range wireless communications between enabled
devices. Bluetooth
TM
for Windows (BTW) provides seamless integration of
Bluetooth
TM
technology into personal computers.
Most Bluetooth
TM
-enabled devices have the capability to act as:
x A Bluetooth
TM
server—these devices provide one or more services, such as access
to the Internet, to other Bluetooth
TM
devices.
and
x A Bluetooth
TM
client—these devices use the service(s) provided by Bluetooth
servers.
Bluetooth for Windows provides:
x 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.
x Servers with the means:
 To include/exclude individual services in the list of services it provides to
clients.
x Extensive security, including:
 Authorization
 Authentication
 Encryption.
BTW supports:
x Windows 2000.
x Windows 98SE (Second Edition).
x Windows Me (Millennium Edition).
BTW functions the same, regardless of the supported version of Windows it is
running on.
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