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Wireless Bluetooth   

USB Dongle 

User’s Guide 

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Summary of Contents for BF-8000

Page 1: ...Wireless Bluetooth USB Dongle User s Guide 1...

Page 2: ...1 5 2 BLUETOOTH DEVICE IDENTITY 22 5 3 BLUETOOTH TRAY 22 5 4 ACCESS MY BLUETOOTH PLACES 23 5 5 ICONS USED FOR BLUETOOTH DEVICES AND SERVICES 23 CHAPTER 6 BASIC OPERATIONS 28 6 1 START OR STOP BLUETOOT...

Page 3: ...BLUETOOTH CLIENT APPLICATIONS OVERVIEW 71 7 6 1 Audio Gateway 72 7 6 2 Bluetooth Serial Port 73 7 6 3 Dial up Networking 75 7 6 4 Fax 76 7 6 5 Headset 77 7 6 6 File Transfer 79 7 6 7 Network Access 8...

Page 4: ...is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect...

Page 5: ...such as an attempt to browse a remote computer print a file or dial out on a modem Every Bluetooth device that provides a service must be prepared to respond to a connection request Bluetooth softwar...

Page 6: ...matically assigned when they connect The bundled Bluetooth Software also provides Internet sharing and security access between the server and clients After finishing these steps outlined in this manua...

Page 7: ...on Guide for the fastest way to get up and running with the wireless Bluetooth USB Dongle What ships in the box The following items should be found in the Bluetooth USB Dongle box Bluetooth USB Dongle...

Page 8: ...computer s USB port first Please uninstall the software by completing these steps 1 Close any open programs and insert the utility CD into your CD ROM Drive 2 The Autorun function should start and wi...

Page 9: ...4 Click on the Remove button from Remove the Program screen 5 When the files have been removed you will be presented with a screen informing of its completion Click on the Finish button 9...

Page 10: ...of the Bluetooth software You may go further to install the upgrade version as described in the following section 3 2 Installing the Bluetooth software First time installation Note Plug in the USB Don...

Page 11: ...start the software installation If the Autorun function does not automatically start please open the Installation CD to find the Setup exe file and double click the Setup exe icon to continue 2 The We...

Page 12: ...installed the BTW software a Enter a device name b Select a device type c Click on the Next button 5 In the Destination Folder screen you are asked to confirm the Destination Folder for the applicati...

Page 13: ...he Program screen informs you that the driver is ready for installation Click on the Install button to continue a For Windows 2000 XP users please click on OK button from the following Driver Signatur...

Page 14: ...y of Windows 98 source files path during installation Please enter the location of the Windows98 setup files and follow the on screen description 7 Plug the Bluetooth Dongle to an available USB port f...

Page 15: ...art Using Bluetooth After you have the Bluetooth software installed and reboot your PC for the first time please right click on the Bluetooth icon on the system tray and highlight Starting Using Bluet...

Page 16: ...Next Input your computer s name and select its type Click Next Click Next button will guide you to make the Bluetooth services of your computer available to other Bluetooth devices If you click Skip a...

Page 17: ...Decide which Bluetooth service that your computer will offer and check the box of it to enable it You can also click Configure button to modify each service s property 17...

Page 18: ...inish button to complete the basic Bluetooth configuration If you want to re configure the Bluetooth services you can right click the Bluetooth icon on the system tray and highlight Bluetooth Setup Wi...

Page 19: ...cate that the dongle is functioning Refer to the following table Status LED Receiving Transmitting Ready Rx Indicator Green quick flash Solid Green Solid Green Tx Indicator Solid Red Red quick flash R...

Page 20: ...ware tab Please refer to the following picture and check if the Device Status field reports The device is working properly and the Device Address is correctly displayed If yes it means that the Blueto...

Page 21: ...luetooth software provides 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 discon...

Page 22: ...ntain spaces My Personal Computer is a valid user friendly name 5 3 BLUETOOTH TRAY The Bluetooth tray resides in the Windows system tray which is normally located in the lower right corner of the scre...

Page 23: ...ple ways to access My Bluetooth Places In the Windows system tray Right click the Bluetooth icon and select Explore My Bluetooth Places Or Double click the Bluetooth icon on the system tray On the des...

Page 24: ...Enabled Disabled Connected Blue with White Blue with Red Blue with Green Figure 1 Bluetooth Icon Bluetooth Icon Indicates Bluetooth Status Figure 2 Device Icons for Windows 9x Me and 2K 24...

Page 25: ...Figure 3 Service Icons for Windows 9x Me and 2K Service Icons for Windows 9x Me and 2K Note Services may be unavailable because they are in use or because the necessary hardware is not installed 25...

Page 26: ...Figure 4 Device Icons for Windows XPDevice Ions for Windows Figure 5 Service Icons for Windows XP 26...

Page 27: ...NOTE Services may be unavailable because they are in use or because the necessary hardware is not installed 27...

Page 28: ...rt when Bluetooth is running To stop Bluetooth In the Windows system tray right click the Bluetooth icon and select Stop the Bluetooth Device The Bluetooth icon is blue in color with a red insert when...

Page 29: ...click Connect If this computer has never created a connection to this type of service the only option on the shortcut menu is Find Devices Select this option to search for devices that potentially pr...

Page 30: ...radio button of each item and follow the wizard s on screen instructions 6 4 CREATE A CONNECTION FROM BLUETOOTH EXPLORER From Bluetooth Explorer Right click a device name and select Connect to the de...

Page 31: ...or In the Folders pane select a device and then in the right pane right click a service provided by that device and select Connect NOTE Only available services are displayed in the menus 31...

Page 32: ...ices on a regular basis Bluetooth Configuration Panel Discovery tab One of the advantages of Bluetooth is the mobility that the wireless connections allow However mobility means that devices may move...

Page 33: ...t of devices found because Your device is configured to report only specific types or classes of devices Bluetooth Configuration Panel Discovery tab on your device The unlisted device is configured to...

Page 34: ...ardware The Bluetooth Serial Port service for example does not use a physical port on this computer Instead it creates virtual serial ports that Windows applications can see and use as if they were ac...

Page 35: ...ws a device to access a Local Area Network via a second Bluetooth device that is physically connected to the network or allows a remote device to become part of an ad hoc network provided by the Bluet...

Page 36: ...or Not Connected Device Name the name of the device to which this computer is connected Duration the length of time that this connection has been established displayed in hours minutes and seconds De...

Page 37: ...s The controls in the Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box are Properties button displays the Bluetooth Properties dialog box for this connection Disconnect button closes this connection Close butto...

Page 38: ...re connection is enabled The example illustrated here is the pairing procedure between a Bluetooth enabled notebook and a cellular phone with Bluetooth and GPRS functions After the pairing process is...

Page 39: ...Right click the cellular phone icon and select Pair Device from the shortcut menu The following Bluetooth PIN Code Request dialog box will be pop up Please enter the Bluetooth PIN Code and click OK 39...

Page 40: ...d the process will take a few seconds If the pairing process is complete there will be a check on the top of the cellular phone icon Steps 2 Connect to the Internet The following procedures will guide...

Page 41: ...The following screen shows that the system starts to connect to the cellular phone Please type the number your GPRS cellular phone provides and click Dial 41...

Page 42: ...est message indicating the notebook is requesting the service Please click OK to accept the request The following screen will be present on your notebook indicating the connection process If the conne...

Page 43: ...es client applications hardware security discovery accessibility default paths event notification and other Bluetooth related items To Open the Bluetooth Configuration Panel From the Windows Control P...

Page 44: ...that is displayed to remote devices Identity Computer Name enter a unique name to identify this computer to other Bluetooth devices in the vicinity this field cannot be left blank Computer type select...

Page 45: ...computer If Allow No devices below is selected this option is not available Control the types of devices that are allowed to connect to this computer From the Devices allowed to connect to this comput...

Page 46: ...a PIN code is required before that service can be accessed To chose a notification sound that will play when a remote device attempts to access a service that requires a secure connection click Selec...

Page 47: ...from the list In the list of devices allowed to access this computer select the device to be removed from the list and then click Delete NOTE Multiple devices may be selected using SHIFT click and or...

Page 48: ...r devices every X minutes X is an whole number between 1 and 60 To change the time between auto inquiries highlight the existing time and enter the new time NOTE When My Bluetooth Places is first open...

Page 49: ...covered can be mixed and matched you can discover one or more specific devices classes of devices and types of devices within a class at the same time Remove a device from the list of devices to be di...

Page 50: ...fined serial services These properties can be set individually for each Bluetooth service Service Name the default name of each service can be changed Secure Connection requires that remote devices pr...

Page 51: ...ample if this computer has voice recognition capabilities a Bluetooth headset might be used as the audio input device Hardware Requirements The Bluetooth radio on both this computer and the remote dev...

Page 52: ...ed Bluetooth Serial Port but additional Bluetooth Serial Ports can be added when needed To establish a Bluetooth Serial Port connection The connection must be initiated from the remote device by the B...

Page 53: ...etooth Serial Port From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel Local Services tab select the port to be removed and then click Delete NOTE The Delete button is only available when a Bluetooth Serial Port i...

Page 54: ...Modems drop down menu Set the common configuration properties of the service and then click OK 7 5 4 Fax Service The Fax service allows a remote Bluetooth device to send a Fax via a modem that is phys...

Page 55: ...on configuration properties of the service and then click OK 7 5 5 File Transfer Service Configure the File Transfer Service From the Windows system tray right click the Bluetooth icon select Advanced...

Page 56: ...red for either of these services the other service will be updated to use the new location Click the Browse button and navigate to the directory that will be used as Bluetooth exchange folder location...

Page 57: ...puter using the default application for this type of file Print sends the selected file to this computer s default printer Send To 3 floppy A the 3 inch floppy drive on this computer Public Folder on...

Page 58: ...of the service and then click OK 7 5 7 Network Access The Bluetooth Network Access service makes it possible for a remote Bluetooth device to use the Local Area Network connection that is physically a...

Page 59: ...ties From the Network Access General properties page in the Type of service shortcut menu select Allow other devices to access the Internet LAN via this computer and then click Configure Connection Sh...

Page 60: ...e Home Network Please follow the on screen descriptions to install the Sygate Home Network Note that check the box of Server Mode on the Installation Setting dialog box during installation Click on th...

Page 61: ...7 5 7 3 Share Printer via Network Access After you configure a desktop or laptop as a Bluetooth server the Bluetooth client can surf the Internet and print documents through the Bluetooth server Foll...

Page 62: ...es dialog box and remove the check of Account is disabled Click OK to confirm your settings Steps Bluetooth client Open My Bluetooth Places Pairing device You can pair these two devices either from Bl...

Page 63: ...Click Next to find the printer Select the Bluetooth server select the shared printer and click Next 63...

Page 64: ...evice Four data types are supported Business Cards Calendar Items Email Messages Notes Each data type can be saved in any of the supported and installed PIMs NOTE PIMs which are not installed on this...

Page 65: ...card requests are handled The options are Never send my business card ignore the request Choose a business card as needed when prompted select a business card to be sent to the requester Always send t...

Page 66: ...e attachments with email Check or clear this option as appropriate Close a PIM Item Transfer connection PIM Item Transfer connections close automatically when the data transfer is complete Default Bus...

Page 67: ...w default business card must be selected from the database of the newly selected PIM NOTE Once a card is highlighted if you hover the mouse pointer over that selection a balloon appears with additiona...

Page 68: ...e PIM database this is configured in the PIM Item Transfer service otherwise that data type will not be available for selection it will be grayed out in the PIM Synchronization configuration settings...

Page 69: ...to access a service on this computer if all notifications are enabled 1 Authentication a balloon notification audio optional appears to prompt for a PIN code If the PIN code does not match the code en...

Page 70: ...sound can be associated with each local Bluetooth service Associate a sound with service access From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel Local Services tab 1 Double click a service name and then select...

Page 71: ...panel these programs are referred to collectively as Client Applications Bluetooth Services are software programs on this computer that provide a service to other devices In the Bluetooth configuratio...

Page 72: ...7 6 1 Audio Gateway Configure The Bluetooth Configuration Panel Client Applications Audio Gateway General tab provides options to configure 72...

Page 73: ...checkmark in front of them or No matter how the connection was created In My Bluetooth Places right click the service name and select Disconnect 7 6 2 Bluetooth Serial Port Overview The Bluetooth Seri...

Page 74: ...M port to be used NOTE Unless you have a specific reason to do so DO NOT CHANGE the default COM Port setting Close a Bluetooth Serial Port connection If the connection was established via the Bluetoot...

Page 75: ...th Explorer Using the Bluetooth Setup Wizard After the Bluetooth dial up networking connection is established it can be used the same way as any other networking connection For example you can open a...

Page 76: ...eated In My Bluetooth Places right click the service name and select Disconnect 7 6 4 Fax Overview The Bluetooth Fax service allows this computer to send a fax using a Fax Modem that is physically con...

Page 77: ...eadset or any other device that offers the Bluetooth headset service as the audio input and output device for this computer Possible uses include If this computer has on board telephone hardware a Blu...

Page 78: ...he connection and begin using the headset as the audio input output device for this computer tray click the Bluetooth icon select Quick Connect Headset and then select the device that is providing the...

Page 79: ...remote device In the Folders pane of Explorer from the Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood branch select a device and expand that branch to view the Bluetooth Exchange Folder of the remote device NOTE If Pu...

Page 80: ...ile to this computer s default printer Send To 3 floppy A the 3 inch floppy drive on this computer Bluetooth Exchange Folder the Bluetooth Exchange Folder on this computer Rename applies only to empty...

Page 81: ...work Access connection Establish a connection using one of these techniques Windows system tray Bluetooth icon From Bluetooth Explorer Using the Bluetooth Setup Wizard Close a Network Access connectio...

Page 82: ...PIM Synchronization Overview The PIM Synchronization Application is used to synchronize the Personal Information Manager PIM database of this computer with the PIM database of a remote Bluetooth devi...

Page 83: ...on To enable secure connection place a checkmark in the box The PIM items to be synchronized and the PIM on this computer with which those items should be synced NOTE If synchronization is enabled for...

Page 84: ...For example Notes items can only be synchronized in Microsoft Outlook therefore Lotus Notes and Outlook Express do not appear as options in the Notes item shortcut menu Personal Information Managers t...

Page 85: ...the remote device is determined by how the remote device s PIM Item Transfer service is configured Configure PIM Item Transfer The Bluetooth Configuration Panel Client Applications PIM Item Transfer G...

Page 86: ...cept the PIM Item Transfer application will still accept business cards that the application has specifically requested via its Receive or Exchange functions Email attachments The only option is inclu...

Page 87: ...ons 2 When the wizard asks you to select a printer make and model do so If your printer is not in the list of options click Have Disk insert the driver disk for the printer and then navigate to the dr...

Page 88: ...for the printer 5 To complete the installation follow the on screen instructions To delete a printer click Start Settings Printers right click the printer to be deleted and then select Delete from th...

Page 89: ...rotocol complies with LMP Sub Version the sub version number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Link Manager Protocol complies with The Advanced button displays the Advanced Settings dialog box w...

Page 90: ...ck Yes to reset the Bluetooth device now all open Bluetooth connections will be closed Click No to save the changes the changes will be applied the next time the Bluetooth device is reset or restarted...

Page 91: ...n is limited to Yes you may connect click the balloon to proceed No you may not connect ignore the balloon prompt and the connection will fail 8 3 ENCRYPTION Encrypting data translates it into an unre...

Page 92: ...One of the devices is not on A service connection is interrupted or the service stopped One or both devices are rebooted To Pair with another device If Secure Connection is enabled devices will pair...

Page 93: ...o indicate you to enter the PIN code Click this bubble message Enter the PIN code The Bluetooth PIN code should be the same between paired devices Remove Pairing In the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Pl...

Page 94: ...NECTION A passkey or link key is required each time a connection is attempted All data exchanged over the Bluetooth connection is encrypted Depending on other configuration options authorization may a...

Page 95: ...T START The Dial up Networking service will not start unless a properly configured modem is attached to the server Verify that the modem is usable as a local device on the computer to which it is atta...

Page 96: ...the Hardware tab TEST A NETWORK ACCESS CONNECTION If the client is hardwired to the LAN unplug the hardwired connection to ensure that the test checks the wireless connection rather than the hardwire...

Page 97: ...a newer version of Windows Use an m3u to mp3 conversion utility to convert the file s into a format that is supported by Windows 98 Conversion utilities are available as freeware or shareware on the I...

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