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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 Por
t
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.
Dial-up Networking
The Dial-up Networking service allows a Bluetooth client to use a modem that is physically
connected to a different Bluetooth device (acting as the server). Once a wireless connection
is established between the two devices, the client can use the server’s modem as if it were a
local device on the client.
Connection is initiated from the
Client
. To establish a Dial-up Networking session:
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 then
select
Refresh
from the pop-up menu for an updated list.
4. Right-click the server that will provide the Dial-up Networking
Service and select
Discover Available Services
from the
pop-up menu to display an updated list of available services.
5. In My Bluetooth Places, double-click
Dial-up Networking
.
6. The
Connect To dialog box
opens, prompting you to fill in
your user name, password, and the phone number to be
dialed.
7. Click
the
Dial
button. Selecting the
Save password
checkbox
will let you connect to the same number in the future without
having to type in all the connecting information.