BTW Configuration & User’s Guide
Basic Operations
April 5, 2002
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The Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box displays information about the state of a
connection and provides a means to disconnect an active connection.
To display the Connection Status dialog box
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In My Bluetooth Places, from the Folders pane, select (highlight) a device.
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In the right pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click a service name and select
Status from the pop-up menu.
The information provided is
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Status
: Connected or Disconnected
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Device Name
: the name of the device to which this computer is connected.
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Duration
: the length of time this connection has been established, displayed in
hours, minutes and seconds. Depending on the service, the connection may time
out (automatically disconnect) after a specific period of inactivity.
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Activity
: the number of bytes sent and received over the connection
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Signal Strength
: a variable scale that ranges from Too Weak through Good to
Too Strong.
To change the power transmission level of this computer: from the Bluetooth
Configuration Panel, Hardware tab, click the Advanced button, and then change the
setting in the Maximum Power Transmission drop-down list.
The controls in the Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box are
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Properties
button: displays the Bluetooth Properties dialog box for this
connection
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Disconnect
button: closes this connection wherever applicable.
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Stop
button: disables this service wherever applicable.
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Close
button: closes the Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box.
