Bluetooth™ Networking Overview
In order to exchange data, two Bluetooth enabled devices must establish a connection. Bluetooth software is always running in the background, ready to respond to connection re- quests. One device (known as the master or the client) must request a connection with another. The second device (the slave or the server) then accepts or rejects the connection. A Bluetooth enabled QL Series printer will normally act as a slave, but in theory any Bluetooth device can be either a master or a slave. This miniature network is sometimes referred to as a “piconet” and can consist of several Bluetooth enabled devices.
For the most part, communications using the Bluetooth protocol are initiated and processed without any operator inter- vention, much like the IrDA system described previously.
Each Bluetooth enabled QL Series printer is identified by a unique Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) loaded into its Quick- Link module when manufactured.
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