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2-4 Find a Service (Service Discovery)
After BTW has identified the available Bluetooth servers within connection range the
client can make use of the services provided by those servers. The process of
determining the services that are available is called Service Discovery.
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.
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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:
x Certain network gateways only provide access to the Local Area Network
(the Network Access service).
x A Bluetooth-enabled cellular telephone may provide only:
 Dial-up Networking (access to the Internet).
 A Bluetooth Serial Port (used to exchange PIM information with your
computer).
To determine which services are provided by a Bluetooth device, right-click the device
and select Discover Available Services from the popup menu.
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In this release of BTW, Microsoft Outlook is the only Personal Information Manager
supported.