BTW Configuration & User’s Guide
November 27, 2001
WIDCOMM Inc. Confidential and Proprietary
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4 Local
Services
4.1 L
OCAL
S
ERVICES
Local Services are those services that a Bluetooth server is capable of providing.
The services provided by BTW are:
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Bluetooth Serial Port
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Dial-Up Networking
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Fax
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File Transfer
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Information Exchange
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Information Synchronization
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Network Access.
The names of all the services are displayed even though the server may not be capable of
supporting all services. For example, when a server provides a service that is hardware-
dependant, that server must be capable of local action, i.e., a Dial-up Networking server
must have a working modem, a Fax server must have a functional fax modem, and a
Network Access server must be physically connected to the Local Area Network.
All services start automatically by default when BTW is initialized.
Automatic start-up can be turned off for individual services (Bluetooth Configuration
Panel, Local Services tab, double-click the service name). If a service is not configured to
start automatically it can still be started manually (right-click the service and select Start
from the pop-up menu).
To stop a local service: right-click the service and select Stop from the pop-up menu.
Stopped services are not available for use by clients.
With Local Device selected, the Details view of Explorer provides basic information
about each local service:
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Service—the name of the service
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Startup—Automatic or Manual
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Status:
Started(COM#)—the service is running and ready to use COM#
Not Started—the service is not running (not available to clients)
Connected(COM#)—the service is in use, the local port is COM#
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Device name if connected:
Empty field—the service is not connected
A device name and/or Bluetooth Device Address—identifies the device that
is using the service.
To interrupt a connection from the server side:
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Right-click the local service and select Stop from the pop-up menu.
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Right-click the local service and select Start from the pop-up menu to re-start the
service.
