BTW Configuration & User’s Guide
Security
April 5, 2002
WIDCOMM
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A Bluetooth Authorization or Bluetooth Passkey Request dialog box may appear
(depending on security settings) when a connection is attempted if either Authorization or
Authentication is enabled. The method of notification depends on the version of
Windows:
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Windows 2000, Windows Me, and Windows XP—a bubble message is displayed
over the Bluetooth icon in the Windows System Tray
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Windows 98SE—The BTW icon in the Windows System Tray blinks.
Regardless of the version of Windows, click the Bluetooth icon in the Windows System
Tray and then follow the on-screen instructions. The instructions vary, depending on the
security configuration of the system.
If the security notification is ignored the connection request will fail after a preset
timeout.
The dialog box provides
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Device Name: the user-friendly name of the device attempting to connect.
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Request to access: the service the remote device is attempting to access.
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Buttons for responding.
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OK-allow the connection
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Cancel-deny the connection
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Advanced button (see below)
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A check box that, when enabled, grants (authorizes) the connecting device access
to all of the services on this computer (click the See Also button, below, for more
information).
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The check box on the main page of the Bluetooth Authorization and Bluetooth Passkey
Request dialog boxes ("Check this box to ALWAYS allow this device to access ALL the
services of your computer"), when enabled, grants permission (authorizes) the device
attempting to connect to access all services on this computer when attempting to connect
in the future.
To limit the services the connecting device may use:
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Click the Advanced button
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In the expanded dialog box, select the services that the connecting device is
authorized to use. When a service is selected, that service will NOT require
authorization in the future (no prompt will appear when a connection is
attempted).
Regardless of whether the main dialog box is for Authorization or
Authentication, these options pertain to Authorization; they do not affect
Authentication.
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Click the Authorize or Authenticate button.
