CHAPTER 3: SETUP FOR WINDOWS MOBILE
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WINDOWS MOBILE — IF YOUR DEVICE HAS THE BROADCOM OR
WIDCOMM BLUETOOTH STACK, DISABLE THE BLUETOOTH SERIAL
PORT PROFILE BEFORE BEGINNING ACTIVEPAIRING.
IDENTIFYING YOUR BLUETOOTH STACK FOR WINDOWS
MOBILE:
Check the About screen of your Bluetooth software to determine if it
was developed by Broadcom or WIDCOMM. The table below lists
some devices that have the Broadcom or WIDCOMM Bluetooth
stack:
Device Operating
System
Dell Axim
Windows Mobile 2003, 2003SE
Fujitsu LOOX
Windows Mobile 2003, 2003SE
HP iPAQ
Windows Mobile 2003, 2003SE, 5.0, 6
DISABLING THE SERIAL PORT PROFILE FOR WINDOWS
MOBILE:
Open your device’s Bluetooth software. Tap on the Services tab.
Next to the Serial Port option, uncheck the Enable Service option.
WINDOWS XP/VISTA —ACTIVEPAIRING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY
TESTED WITH THE MICROSOFT, BROADCOM AND TOSHIBA
BLUETOOTH STACKS. BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF
POSSIBLE HARDWARE BRAND AND BLUETOOTH STACK
COMBINATIONS, ACTIVEPAIRING MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY ON
ALL COMPUTERS RUNNING WINDOWS XP OR WINDOWS VISTA.
