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x COM Port—from the drop-down list choose a Virtual COM Port for the
connection made with this application. Choose any port not in use by the system.
NOTE: The COM Port option is only available for the
Bluetooth Serial Port client application and user-
defined COM ports.
x Application Name—select the application name to highlight it and key a valid
and unique name between 1 and 99 characters, for example, Other Application.
Typically, this option is only used when creating a user-defined COM port.
3-2.6.2 Add a User-defined COM Port
Applications that use serial connections, for example, HyperTerminal, will use the
Bluetooth Serial Port client application to transfer data as though a physical serial cable
connects your computer and the remote device.
In some instances, it may be advantageous to have more than one Bluetooth Serial Port,
for example:
x When more than one serial connection is up and running at the same time
(if Point-to-Multipoint connections are supported by your Bluetooth devices).
x In place of the BTW Bluetooth Serial Port client application—the user-defined
COM port would be configured to specific settings that your computer should use
each time it makes a serial connection to a specific remote device. The name
could be set to clearly identify the connection, for example, Serial_PDA to
Laptop_COM8. This would identify a serial connection between two specific
Bluetooth devices using COM port 8.
To add a user-defined COM port:
1. Open the Configuration window. The General tab is displayed.
2. Click the Client Applications tab.
3. Click the Client Applications tab
Add COM Port button.
4. In the Application Properties dialog box, modify the properties:
a) In the application name field, select Bluetooth Serial Port to highlight it and
key a valid, user-defined COM port name between 1 to 99 characters, for
example, User-defined COM Port.
NOTE: No two client applications may have the same name.
However, a local service name and client application
name can be the same.
b) Make changes to the security settings as desired:
 Encryption—check the box to require the use of encrypted links when
sending data. Authentication is automatically selected.
 Authentication—check the box to require your computer and the remote
devices to authenticate when a connection is established. Both devices
will be required to exchange passkeys. Once the devices authenticate,
they become paired and no further authentication is required unless the
pairing is broken.
c) Click the down arrow at the right end of the COM Port field and select any
port not in use by the system.
5. Click the dialog box
OK button. The user-defined COM port will be displayed in
the Client Applications tab list.
6. Click the Configuration window Apply or OK button to confirm the change.