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Connection is initiated from the client. To establish a Bluetooth serial port connection:
1. On
the
Client, open My Bluetooth Places by double-clicking the icon on your
desktop.
2. Select
Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood.
3. Right-click anywhere except on a device name and select Refresh from the pop-up
menu. This updates your current list of available devices.
4. Right-click the server (the receiver of your request) with which you want to establish a
connection. Select Discover Available Services from the pop-up menu to display an
updated list of available services.
5. Double-click
Bluetooth Serial Port. A dialog box appears, containing 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.
To determine the communications port that the service will use:
1. On
the
Server, open My Bluetooth Places by double-clicking the
icon on your desktop.
2. Right-click
My Device and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
3. 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 displays the communications port that
the connection is using.
To close a Bluetooth serial port connection:
1. On
the
Client, open My Bluetooth Places by double-clicking the icon on
your desktop.
2. Select the device that is providing the Bluetooth Serial Port service.
3. Right-click
Bluetooth Serial Port and then select Disconnect
Bluetooth Serial Port from the pop-up menu.
Another method to close the connection is from the Server. However, this is not recommended:
1. On
the
Server, open My Bluetooth Places by double-clicking the
icon on your desktop.
2. Select
My Device.
3. 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.
Note: To restart connection, right-click Bluetooth Serial Port and select
Start from the pop-up menu.
