User's Manual

Bluetooth Software Suite Users Manual
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New Bluetooth COM ports and interoperability
Some users may want to add one or more
additional Bluetooth COM ports to the computer.
This is necessary if you want to make use of the
Serial Port Profile, for instance to use a serial
application like HyperTerminal to transfer data
between two Bluetooth enabled computers.
The same profile must be associated with the
local Bluetooth COM port and the remote one you
want to connect to. Therefore, before you can
establish a serial Bluetooth COM port link to a
remote device, you must associate the Serial Port
Profile with a Bluetooth COM port, and then add
the Bluetooth COM port to your computer. For link
establishment to be possible, the remote device
must have a Bluetooth COM port with the Serial
Port associated with it, too.
In "Bluetooth COM port settings"
we will look into
how you can add and remove Bluetooth COM
ports, and change the settings concerning which
profiles are associated with which Bluetooth COM
ports.
Bluetooth COM port settings
Before you can make use of a Bluetooth COM
port link, you must associate one or more
appropriate profiles with a Bluetooth COM port
and then add the COM port to your Local Services
bar (cf. “Bluetooth COM ports” – “General
information”). These settings are made by means
of the Bluetooth Configuration Tool.
Opening the Bluetooth Configuration Tool:
1. Open the Microsoft Control Panel.
2. Double-click Bluetooth Configuration Tool.
The Bluetooth Configuration Tool dialog box
opens: