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Bluetooth Serial Port
The Bluetooth Serial Port service enables a remote Bluetooth device to establish a wireless
serial connection with this computer. The wireless serial connection may be used by
applications as though a physical serial cable connected the devices.
To establish a Bluetooth Serial Port connection:
The connection must be initiated from the remote device by the Bluetooth
Serial Port application.
Determine the communications port being used by this computer for the Bluetooth Serial Port:
In the Notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, right-click the
Bluetooth icon, select Advanced Configuration, and then select the Local
Services tab. The COM port assigned to this service is the last item in the
Bluetooth Serial Port service row. Configure the application on this
computer that will use this service to send its data to this COM.
Add or Delete a Bluetooth Serial Port
The Bluetooth Serial Port service has one pre-configured Bluetooth Serial Port, but additional
Bluetooth Serial Ports can be added as needed.
To add a port:
1. From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Local Services tab, click
Add Serial
Service
.
2. In
the
Properties
dialog box, modify the properties.
Enter a unique name (fewer than 99 alphanumeric
characters).
Select secure connection.
Select
Startup Automatically
.
3. From the COM Port shortcut menu select a communications port that
is not assigned to any other service.
4. Click
OK
.
To remove a Bluetooth Serial Port:
From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Local Services tab,
select the port to be removed, and then click
Delete
.
Note:
The Delete button is only available when a Bluetooth Serial Port is selected.
Dial-up Networking Service
The Bluetooth Dial-up Networking service makes it possible for a remote Bluetooth device to
use a modem that is physically connected to this computer. The remote device can then
access the Internet or log on to a remote network.
Configure the Dial-up Networking Service
From the Notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, right-click the Bluetooth icon, select
Advanced Configuration > Local Services, and then double-click the Dial-up Networking
service.
Select the physical modem to be used from the Modems -
shortcut menu.
