Chapter 6

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Configure Bluetooth

6.1 Access The Bluetooth Configuration Panel

The Bluetooth Configuration Panel provides access to settings for Bluetooth services, 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 Panel, select Bluetooth Configuration

or

‧In the Windows System Tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon, and select Ad- vanced Configuration from the shortcut menu.

6.2Bluetooth Services VS. Bluetooth Applications

Bluetooth Services are services that this computer provides to remote Bluetooth devices. The Bluetooth services on this computer are referred to collectively in the Bluetooth configuration panel as “Local Services”.

Bluetooth Applications are software applications on this computer that allow this computer to use the Bluetooth services that are provided by remote devices. The Bluetooth applications on this computer are referred to collectively in the Bluetooth configuration panel as “Client Applications”.

Bluetooth Services and Bluetooth Applications usually have coinciding names; e.g., there is a File Transfer service and a File Transfer client application.

How this computer provides a service to remote devices is configured on the Local Services tab of the Bluetooth configuration panel.

How this computer uses a service that is provided by a remote device is configured on the Client Applications tab of the Bluetooth configuration panel.

6.3 Bluetooth Exchange Folder

This is the highest-level directory on this computer to which a remote Bluetooth device has access.

Devices that have been granted access to the Bluetooth Exchange Folder on the computer also have access to all sub-folders contained within that folder and all files in those subfolders.

NOTE: The Bluetooth Exchange Folder is shared by the PIM Item Transfer and the File Transfer services and can be configured from the Properties page of either of those services. When the Bluetooth Exchange Folder is re-configured for either of these services, the other service will be updated to use the new location.

6.4 General Configuration Settings

The settings on the General tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel determine information that is displayed to remote devices.

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