User’s Guide
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* Notifications
Overview
There are three types of notification:
Authentication request, also called a PIN code re-
quest—this notification appears automatically in a
balloon over the Windows system tray if a Personal
Identification Code is required before a connection
can proceed. An audio file can also be associated with
the notification.
Authorization request, also called a connection re-
quest—this type of notification can be visual, audio,
or both. It notifies you of attempts to access a
Bluetooth service on this computer; the connection
will not proceed until you click the balloon that ap-
pears over the Windows system tray. If the notifica-
tion balloon is ignored, the connection request will
time out and fail.
Notification only—this type of notification does not
effect access in any way; it is solely for information
purposes to let you know that a connection has been
established.
Example
Both Authentication and Authorization request notifications
are controlled by whether Secure Connection is enabled for
an individual service.
An example of how notifications might work when a remote
device attempts to access a service on this computer, if all
notifications are enabled:
1. Authentication: a balloon notification (audio optional)
appears to prompt for a PIN code. If the PIN code
does not match the code entered on the remote device,