HTC Imagio, WHIT100 user manual Setting up your phone as a Bluetooth modem in Windows Vista

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The next thing to do is to create a modem dial-up connection. The procedures for creating a modem dial-up connection are different for Windows Vista™ and Windows XP. Refer to “Creating a modem dial-up connection” later in this chapter for details.

Setting up your phone as a Bluetooth modem in Windows Vista®

You can connect your phone to a notebook or desktop computer through Bluetooth and use the phone as a modem for the computer. To connect your phone to the computer through Bluetooth, your computer must be Bluetooth enabled or you must have a USB Bluetooth dongle.

To set up a Bluetooth connection between your phone and Windows Vista™ computer

1.On your phone, turn on Bluetooth and set it to visible mode.

2.Connect a Bluetooth radio adapter on your computer. (Refer to the manufacturer’s documentation for details on how to install).

After a Bluetooth radio adapter is installed on your computer, the Control Panel and System Tray will have the Bluetooth Devices icon. Right-click this icon then click Open Bluetooth Settings.

3.In the Bluetooth Devices window, click Add.

4.The Add Bluetooth Device Wizard opens. Select the My device is set up and ready to be found check box then click Next.

5.The wizard then detects your phone and displays its name in the dialog box. Select the phone name then click Next.

6.Select Let me choose my own passkey then enter a passcode (1 up to 16 digits) that will serve as an identification number for establishing a secure connection between your phone and the computer. Click Next.

7.A confirmation message then appears on your phone. Click Yes to accept the connection, enter the same passcode, then click Next.

8.On the computer, click Finish to exit the wizard.

9.On your phone tap Done.

To add your phone as a Bluetooth modem to your Windows Vista™ computer

After you have finished creating a Bluetooth connection between your phone and computer, Windows Vista™ automatically detects your phone and then installs it to your computer as a Bluetooth modem.