User's Manual

Bluetooth Software Suite Users Manual
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LAN
To be able to make the most of the LAN service,
some previous knowledge of Microsoft networking
is required. If necessary, please refer to the
Microsoft Windows online help for information on
Microsoft networking.
What is Bluetooth LAN?
The LAN service is used for accessing a Local
Area Network. This is done by establishing a link
between your computer and a Bluetooth enabled
LAN access point device connected to a LAN
server.
What the Bluetooth link does is supply an
alternative to establishing a network link by means
of a NULL modem cable: Instead of connecting
your computer to the LAN server using a NULL
modem cable, you establish a wireless Bluetooth
link to the LAN access point.
Configuring Direct Cable Connection
Both your computer and the LAN access point
have to support the Microsoft Windows
component Direct Cable Connection
*
. For
information on how to install and open the Direct
Cable Connection, please refer to the Microsoft
Windows online help.
Note: To be able to use the Direct Cable
Connection, all operating systems except
Windows NT and 2000 require that the Dial-up
adapter is installed (in Control Panel / Network).
For instructions, see the Windows online help.
First, open the Direct Cable Connection and follow
the onscreen instructions to configure your
connection to the LAN access point.
Note that during the configuration of the Direct
Cable Connection, you will be prompted to specify
whether your computer is to be a guest or the
host. Select guest as you are the one to access
resources on the LAN access point (the host).
Furthermore, when prompted, select Bluetooth
COM port 7 for your LAN link. That is the default
COM port for Bluetooth LAN. (It is possible to
change this default setting. For more information,
see “Bluetooth COM ports” – “General
information” and “Bluetooth COM port settings”.)
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The name of this Windows component varies from one
operating system to another. However, whether called “Direct
Cable Connection”, “Network and Dial-up Connections”, or
something else, the function is basically the same.