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3.5.12 Printer
Overview
The Bluetooth Printer application allows this computer to use a Bluetooth printer.
Once a Bluetooth printer has been properly installed, it can be used from this computer in the
same way as any other printer would be.
Configure
The Bluetooth Configuration Panel > Client Applications > Printer > General tab provides options
to configure:
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The application name—to change it, highlight the existing name and enter the new name.
•
Enable or disable secure connection. To enable secure connection, place a check mark in the
box.
Install a Bluetooth Printer
Option One:
1. Perform a search for devices and then, from Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood, right-click a
Bluetooth printer, select “Add Printer” from the shortcut menu, and follow the on-screen
instructions.
2. When the Wizard asks you to select a printer make and model, do so.
If your printer is not in the list of options, click “Have Disk…”, insert the driver disk for the printer,
and then navigate to the drive and directory that contains the driver initiation file (*.inf) for the
printer.
3. To complete the installation, follow the on-screen instructions.
Option Two:
1. From the Windows Control Panel, select “Printers > Add Printer > Next > Local printer > Next”.
2. On the “Select the Printer Port” screen of the Wizard:
a) Select “Create a new port”.
b) In the Type shortcut menu, select “Bluetooth Printer Port”, and then click “Next”
3. On the next screen, select the printer by name, and then click “Connect”.
4. Install the driver: when asked to select a printer make and model, do so.
If your printer is not in the list of options, click “Have Disk…”, insert the driver disk for the printer,
and then navigate to the drive and directory that contain the driver initiation file (*.inf) for the
printer.
5. To complete the installation, follow the on-screen instructions.
To delete a printer,
click “Start > Settings > Printers”, right-click the printer to be deleted, and
then select “Delete” from the shortcut menu.
3.6
B
LUETOOTH
S
ERVICES
Common Configuration Settings
These properties can be set individually for each Bluetooth service:
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Service Name
—the default name of each service can be changed.
•
Secure Connection
—requires that remote devices provide proof of identity and that all data
be encrypted.
•
Startup Automatically
—starts the service automatically when Bluetooth is started.
•
Notifications
—provides visual and/or audio notification that a remote device is attempting to
connect (or has connected) to a service on this computer.
3.6.1 Notifications
Overview
There are three types of notification:
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Authentication request, also called a PIN code request—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.