Asante Wireless USB Adapter - Manuals

Chapter 2. Macintosh OS X Feature Tour After installing the FriendlyNET FBT100 adapter in you Mac, OS X will automatically identify and install the driver. Look in the System Preference screen. In the Hardware section, double-click on the Bluetooth icon (shown above) to open the Bluetooth dialog box...

P AIRED D EVICES Click on the New… button to add a new pair. Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 8

F ILE T RANSFER Double-click on the Bluetooth File Exchange utility Choose recipient M OBILE P HONE S ERVICES Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 9

Chapter 3. Configuring Bluetooth After installing the Asanté Bluetooth software, plug your FriendlyNET FBT100 adapter into an available USB port on your PC. Since the adapter draws very little power, you may even connect it to a bus-powered hub (like the FriendlyNET VU104). Troubleshooting Tip : If ...

Chapter 4. Bluetooth Neighborhood With the Asanté Bluetooth software running on your Windows computer, you can: • Search for Bluetooth devices in the vicinity. • Discover the services available on the device. • View the status of the connection. • View the properties of the service. The screen image...

F IND A S ERVICE After you have found a Bluetooth device, click on that device name to view all of its services. In the example below, the Nokia 6130i was discovered with 4 services (COM 1, Dial-up networking, Fax and Inbox). The FriendlyNET FBT100 adapter supports these services: • Bluetooth Serial...

C ONNECTION S TATUS To view the status of a connection, click Discover services from the Bluetooth Tasks list (Windows XP) or right-click the service and select Status from the pop-up menu. The status screen shows: • Connection status ( Not Connected or Connected ) • Device Name • Duration (length o...

Chapter 5. Bluetooth Connection Wizard Asanté’s Bluetooth Connection Wizard simplifies the process for setting up new connections with another Bluetooth device. After using the wizard, a shortcut is placed in the right panel of My Bluetooth Places. To use the connection, just double-click the icon. ...

To establish a paired relationship with the remote device while using this wizard, enter your Personal Identification Number in the PIN Code field of the security screen, and then click the Next> button. Note : To establish the paired relationship with the remote device the first time this connec...

On the last screen: • Connection Name: Update the name of the connection (if necessary). • Set default Bluetooth device: Check to make this the default device. Click the Finish button to close the wizard. Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 28

Chapter 6. Bluetooth Services Frequently used Bluetooth operations are accessible from the Bluetooth icon in the Windows system tray (bottom right corner of the desktop). Right-click on the icon to reveal: • Explore: opens My Bluetooth Places. See Chapter 4 for more information. • Setup: define secu...

D IAL - UP N ETWORKING The Dial-up Networking service permits a Bluetooth client to use a modem that is physically connected to a different Bluetooth device (the server). After the Bluetooth wireless connection is established the client can use the server’s modem as if it were a local device on the ...

F ILE T RANSFER The File Transfer service allows one Bluetooth device to perform file operations on the default File Transfer directory (and the folders and files it contains) of another Bluetooth device. On the machine from which the File Transfer service will be used: 1. In the Folders pane of My ...

I NFORMATION S YNCHRONIZATION The Information Synchronization service is used to synchronize information (e.g., a Personal Information Manager database) between a Bluetooth client and a Bluetooth server. Asanté Bluetooth services supports synchronization with devices that support IrMC v1.1 and excha...

Chapter 7. Windows Security Since Bluetooth transmits information wirelessly, Asanté recommends turning on security when handling sensitive and personal data communications. This chapter describes how to enable all security settings for all Asanté Bluetooth services for Windows. The screen images sh...

E NCRYPTION Encrypting translates data into an unreadable format using a secret key or password. Decrypting the data requires the same key or password that was used to encrypt it. Encryption is based on the same passkey or Link Key that is used for Authentication. If Authentication is not enabled th...

2. The Bluetooth Security dialog box appears and the list of devices in the vicinity is updated. 3. In the Found Devices pane of the dialog box, click the name of the device to be paired. 4. Click the Execute Pairing button. 5. In the Bluetooth Passkey Request dialog box, enter your Bluetooth passke...

To break a paired device relationship: 1. In the Windows System Tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon, then Setup | Security from the pop-up menu. 2. From the Bluetooth Security dialog box, in the Paired Devices list, select a device, click the Delete button and then click the Done button. Note : Pai...

To limit the services the connecting device may use: 5. Click the Advanced button. 6. In the expanded dialog box, select the services that the connecting device is authorized to use. When a service is selected, that service will NOT require authorization in the future (no prompt will appear when a c...

Chapter 8. Windows Troubleshooting This chapter provides basic troubleshooting tips when using the Asanté Bluetooth software with Windows. 1. Cannot connect to a paired device Paired devices are always displayed in My Bluetooth Places, even if the remote device is out of range or not powered up. Ver...

8. How do I test a Network Access connection? • If the client is hardwired to the LAN, unplug the hardwired connection to ensure that the test checks the wireless connection rather than the hardwired connection. • If the server has access to the Internet, open a browser on the client and connect to ...

Appendix A. Glossary of Terms BD Addr Bluetooth Device Address BDA Bluetooth Device Address Device Inquiry The process of searching for other Bluetooth devices. DHCP Dynamic Host Control Protocol-when enabled, connecting devices are assigned an Internet Protocol (IP) address by the server. FTP File ...

Appendix B. Learning More About Bluetooth Asanté is pleased to be an official member of the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group). The organization’s official website is http://www.bluetooth.com . Bluetooth is a wireless specification that supports data and voice-centric applications. The radio ope...