BTW User’s Guide

3.6.2Audio Gateway

The Bluetooth Audio Gateway service allows this computer to use a remote Bluetooth device’s microphone and speakers as this computer’s input and output devices. For example, 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 device must support audio.

•The remote device handles both audio input and output for this computer; therefore, this computer does not require a sound card, microphone, or speakers.

Configure the Audio Gateway Service

From the Windows system tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon, select Advanced Configuration > Local Services, and then double-click the Audio Gateway service.

Set the common configuration properties of the service, and then click OK.

3.6.3Bluetooth Serial Port

The Bluetooth Serial Port service allows a remote Bluetooth device to establish a wireless serial connection with this computer. The wireless serial connection may be used by applications as though a physical serial cable connected the devices.

To establish a Bluetooth Serial Port connection

The connection must be initiated from the remote device by the Bluetooth Serial Port application.

Determine the communications port being used by this computer for the Bluetooth Serial Port

In the Windows system tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon, select Advanced Configuration, and then the Local Services tab. The COM port assigned to this service is the last item in the Bluetooth Serial Port service row. Configure the application on this computer that will use this service to send its data to this COM.

Add a Bluetooth Serial Port

The Bluetooth Serial Port service has one pre-configured Bluetooth Serial Port, but additional Bluetooth Serial Ports can be added as needed.

To add a port

1.From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Local Services tab, click Add Serial Service.

2.In the properties dialog box, modify the properties.

3.Enter a unique name (less than 99 alphanumeric characters).

4.Select secure connection, if desired.

5.Select Startup Automatically, if desired

6.From the COM Port shortcut menu select a communications port that is not assigned to any other service.

7.Click OK.

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