BTW Configuration & User’s Guide
Client Applications
April 5, 2002
WIDCOMM
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3.2 B
LUETOOTH
S
ERIAL
P
ORT
The Bluetooth Serial Port service allows two Bluetooth devices to establish a wireless
connection through virtual communications ports and then use that connection as if it
were a hardwired serial cable between the devices.
To establish a Bluetooth serial port connection:
Connections are initiated from the client:
1. On the client, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, select Entire Bluetooth
Neighborhood.
2. In the right pane of Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood, right-click anywhere
except
on a device name
and select Refresh from the pop-up menu.
3. In the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click the server you want to
establish a connection with and select Discover Available Services from the pop-
up menu to update the available services list. The available services will be
displayed in the right pane of My Bluetooth Places.
4. In the right pane of My Bluetooth Places, double-click Bluetooth Serial Port. A
dialog box appears that contains the communications port number assigned to
this connection by the client. The application that will use this connection must
be configured to send data to this port.
Depending on the security configuration, the dialog box that provides communications
port information may not appear until after Authentication and Authorization have been
accomplished.
The application on the server must be configured to use the correct communications port.
To determine the communications port being used by the service:
•
On the server, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click My Device
and select Properties from the pop-up menu
•
In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, select the Local Services tab.
•
Double-click the Bluetooth Serial Port service to display its Service Properties
dialog box. The Service Properties dialog box shows the communications port
the connection is using.
To close a Bluetooth serial port connection
Connections are normally closed from the client:
•
On the client, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, select (highlight) the
device that is providing the Bluetooth Serial Port service.
•
In the right pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click Bluetooth Serial Port and
then select Disconnect Bluetooth Serial Port from the pop-up menu.
Though not recommended, connections can also be closed from the server:
•
On the server, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, select (highlight) My
Device
•
In the right pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click Bluetooth Serial Port and
then select Stop to close the service. The service must be re-started before it will
be available to remote devices (right-click Bluetooth Serial Port and select Start
from the pop-up menu).
