MSI pc2pc bluetooth- Manuals

CONTENTS 1 . I n t r o d u c t i o n ................................................................................ 1 1.1 Bluetooth Technology ........................................................... 1 1.2 MSI™ PC2PC Bluetooth ...................................................... 1 1.3 Hardwar...

User’s Guide 1 1. Introduction 1.1 Bluetooth Technology The term “Bluetooth” refers to a worldwide standard for the wireless exchange of data between two devices. In order to ex-change data, two Bluetooth devices must establish a connection.Before a connection is established, one device must request...

2 PC2PC Bluetooth 1.3 Hardware Specifications enabling short-range wireless connections between desktop/laptopcomputers, Bluetooth-enabled peripherals (printers, faxes,...), port-able handheld devices, and connectivity to the Internet. Bluetooth Transceiving Key/Module General H/W Interface USB Blue...

User’s Guide 3 Network Capabilities Support piconet point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connections Link Manager 3-slot Packets Yes 5-slot Packets Yes Slot Offset Yes Timing Accuracy Yes Switch Yes Hold Mode Yes Sniff Mode Yes Test Mode Yes Park Mode Yes RSSI Yes Power Control Yes Authentication ...

User’s Guide 5 Package 2 Transceiving Module Dipole Antenna Cable (Optional) User’s Guide Transceiving K e y USB Cable Software C D User’s Guide Package 1 2. Installation 2.1 Package Checkup Unpack the package and inspect all the items carefully. If any of the items is damaged or missing, please con...

6 PC2PC Bluetooth 2.2 Software Installation 1. Bluetooth Software version 1.4.2 build 10 will check the license of the hardware. Hence, if you intend to update thesoftware from earlier versions (such as v1.3.x), you must,in the first place, obtain a license key (security code)from WIDCOMM’s website ...

User’s Guide 9 2.3 Hardware Installation Remove the computer case. 1. Install the transceiving module ontoyour mainboard. Procedures may differd e p e n d i n g o n t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h ebluetooth pinheader on the mainboard.Please refer to the following: 2. F o r m a i n b o a r d s w i t h...

14 PC2PC Bluetooth 2. Access My Bluetooth Places My Bluetooth Places is part of Windows Explorer . There are multiple ways to access My Bluetooth Places: In the Windows system tray Right-click the Bluetooth icon and select ExploreMy Bluetooth Placeso rDouble-click the Bluetooth icon On the desktop, ...

User’s Guide 19 3.2 Basic Operations 1. Start Or Stop Bluetooth To s t a rt B l u e t o o t h : i n t h e Wi n d o w s s y s t e m t r a y, r i g h t - click the Bluetooth icon and select Start the Bluetooth Device.The Bluetooth icon is blue in color with a white insert whenBluetooth is running. To ...

20 PC2PC Bluetooth Devices….” Select this option to search for devices thatpotentially provide the desired service, select a device fromthe list, and then click Connect. 3. Create A Connection Using The Bluetooth Setup Wizard From the Folders pane of Windows Explorer, right-clickMy Bluetooth Places ...

User’s Guide 21 Neighborhood, select a device, and then, in the rightpane, right-click a service provided by that device andselect “Connect to…” M S I R e m i n d s Yo u . . . Only available services are displayed in the menus. 5. Find Bluetooth Devices Search for Devices looks for Bluetooth devices...

22 PC2PC Bluetooth Some devices within connection range may not show up inthe list of devices found because: Your device is configured to report only specific typesor classes of devices (Bluetooth Configuration Panel> Discovery tab, on your device).The unlisted device is configured to be non-disc...

User’s Guide 23 allowing a remote Bluetooth device to connect.Bluetooth services require a Bluetooth application on theremote device; services and applications usually have coin-ciding names; i.e., there is a Bluetooth Fax Service and aBluetooth Fax Application. T h e s e r v i c e s s u p p o r t e...

24 PC2PC Bluetooth t h e a u d i o i n p u t / o u t p u t m e c h a n i s m f o r a r e m o t eBluetooth device, such as a cell phone. All Bluetooth servers do not necessarily provide all of theseservices. For example, network gateways may provide onlythe Network Access service. 7. Bluetooth Connec...

User’s Guide 25 computer: from the Bluetooth Configuration Panel,Hardware tab, click the Advanced button, and thenchange the setting in the Maximum Power Transmis-sion drop-down list. The Advanced button is not avail-able in all countries. T h e c o n t r o l s i n t h e B l u e t o o t h C o n n e ...

26 PC2PC Bluetooth To u s e S e n d t o B l u e t o o t h 1. In the application: a ) Windows Explorer—select one or more files to be transferred. Folders cannot be transferred. b) Microsoft Office—only the document in the active window can be transferred. c ) Microsoft Outlook—select one or more ite...

User’s Guide 27 2. Bluetooth Services versus Bluetooth Applications B l u e t o o t h S e r v i c e s a r e s e r v i c e s t h a t t h i s c o m p u t e r p r o - vides to remote Bluetooth devices. The Bluetooth serviceson this computer are referred to collectively in the Bluetoothconfiguration pan...

28 PC2PC Bluetooth folders. M S I R e m i n d s Yo u . . . The Bluetooth Exchange Folder is shared by the PIMItem Transfer and the File Transfer services and can beconfigured from the Properties page of either of thoseservices. When the Bluetooth Exchange Folder is re-configured for either of these ...

User’s Guide 29 I d e n t i t y C o m p u t e r N a m e - e n t e r a u n i q u e n a m e t o i d e n t i f y t h i s c o m p u t e r t o o t h e r B l u e t o o t h d e v i c e s i n t h evicinity; this field cannot be left blank. C o m p u t e r t y p e - s e l e c t e i t h e r D e s k t o p o r ...

30 PC2PC Bluetooth M S I R e m i n d s Yo u . . . Client Applications and Local Services usually havecoinciding names; e.g., there may be a Fax serviceand a Fax application. * G e n e r a l C o n f i g u r a t i o n All of the built-in Bluetooth applications allow you to re-n a m e t h e a p p l i c...

User’s Guide 31 For example, the HID Application allows this computer touse a Bluetooth keyboard and a Bluetooth mouse. C r e a t e a B l u e t o o t h H I D c o n n e c t i o n M S I R e m i n d s Yo u . . . Some HIDs have multiple modes. Before establishinga connection, be sure the HID is in the d...

32 PC2PC Bluetooth C l o s e a n H I D c o n n e c t i o n Under normal circumstances, there is no reason to close anHID connection; once established the connection is main-tained automatically, even during the power off and poweron processes.If, for some reason, the connection must be closed: from ...

User’s Guide 33 C l o s e a n a u d i o g a t e w a y c o n n e c t i o n : If the connection was established via the Bluetooth icon inthe Windows system tray; click the Bluetooth icon, selectQuick Connect, Audio Gateway and then select the devicet h a t i s p r o v i d i n g t h e s e r v i c e ( a...

34 PC2PC Bluetooth * B l u e t o o t h S e r i a l P o r t O v e r v i e w The Bluetooth Serial Port application allows this computert o e s t a b l i s h a w i r e l e s s s e r i a l c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a r e m o t eBluetooth device.T h e a p p l i c a t i o n s o n b o t h t h i s c o m p...

User’s Guide 35 B l u e t o o t h S e r i a l P o r t > G e n e r a l t a b p r o v i d e s o p t i o n s t oconfigure: T h e a p p l i c a t i o n n a m e — t o c h a n g e i t , h i g h l i g h t t h eexisting name and enter the new name.Enable or disable secure connection. To enable secureconn...

36 PC2PC Bluetooth C l o s e a D i a l - u p N e t w o r k i n g c o n n e c t i o n If the connection was established via the Bluetoothicon in the Windows system tray; click the Bluetoothicon, select Quick Connect, Dial-up Networking andthen select the device that is providing the service( a c t i ...

User’s Guide 39 C r e a t e a H e a d s e t c o n n e c t i o n Establish a connection using one of these techniques: Windows system tray, Bluetooth iconFrom My Bluetooth PlacesUsing the Bluetooth Setup Wizard M S I R e m i n d s Yo u . . . Most Bluetooth headsets “ring” when a connection isattempte...

User’s Guide 41 this computer.You can also drag-and-drop files or folders from this com-puter to the Public Folder (and its sub-folders) of the remotedevice. O t h e r f i l e o p e r a t i o n s Right-click a file or folder in the remote device’s PublicF o l d e r f o r a c o n t e x t s e n s i t ...

User’s Guide 43 C l o s e a N e t w o r k A c c e s s c o n n e c t i o n If the connection was established via the Bluetoothicon in the Windows system tray; click the Bluetoothicon, select Quick Connect, Network Access and thenselect the device that is providing the service (activeconnections have ...

44 PC2PC Bluetooth Business cardsCalendar itemsEmail (with or without attachments)Notes. C o n f i g u r e P I M S y n c h r o n i z a t i o n The Bluetooth Configuration Panel > Client Applications >P I M S y n c h r o n i z a t i o n > G e n e r a l t a b p r o v i d e s o p t i o n s t o...

User’s Guide 45 Synchronize Microsoft Outlook -this item type will be synced with its matching entry in MicrosoftOutlook, regardless of the PIM that contains thise n t r y o n t h e r e m o t e d e v i c e . I f a m a t c h i n g O u t -look entry does not exist, it will be created S y n c h r o n i...

User’s Guide 47 C l o s e a P I M I t e m Tr a n s f e r C o n n e c t i o n This application closes the open connection automaticallywhen its task is complete. C o n f i g u re P I M I t e m Tr a n s f e r The Bluetooth Configuration Panel > Client Applications >P I M I t e m T r a n s f e r ...

48 PC2PC Bluetooth from your PIM. If you ignore the request the remote devicewill receive a time-out notice. Always send the same business card- when this option is selected a dialog appears that allows you to set a defaultbusiness card, which will be sent automatical l y when requests are received....

50 PC2PC 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 HaveDisk…, insert the driver disk for the p...

User’s Guide 51 * N o t i f i c a t i o n s O v e r v i e w There are three types of notification: A u t h e n t i c a t i o n r e q u e s t , a l s o c a l l e d a P I N c o d e r e -quest—this notification appears automatically in aballoon over the Windows system tray if a PersonalIdentification C...

52 PC2PC Bluetooth the connection will not be allowed. Once the remotedevice has been authenticated this notification willnot appear again, unless the paired relationship is bro-ken and the devices must repair. 2. Authorization: a balloon notification appears and/or a sound file provides audio notif...

User’s Guide 53 local Bluetooth service. A s s o c i a t e a s o u n d w i t h s e r v i c e a c c e s s From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Local Services tab: 1 . Double-click a service name and then select the Noti- fications tab. 2. Check the desired options; visual and sound may both be sel...

User’s Guide 55 3 . E n t e r a u n i q u e n a m e ( l e s s t h a n 9 9 a l p h a n u m e r i c characters). 4. Select secure connection, if desired.5. Select Startup Automatically, if desired6. From the COM Port shortcut menu select a communi- cations port that is not assigned to any other servic...

User’s Guide 57 * Fax Service The Fax service allows a remote Bluetooth device to send aFax via a modem that is physically attached to this computer.Configure the Fax service:From the Windows system tray, right-click the Bluetoothicon, select Advanced Configuration > Local Services, andthen doubl...

User’s Guide 59 be changed using this technique.Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Refresh, View & New—standard Windows functions. * H e a d s e t S e r v i c e The Bluetooth Headset Service allows this computer to pro-vide audio input/output for remote Bluetooth devices.For example, if the remote device...

60 PC2PC Bluetooth * N e t w o r k A c c e s s The Bluetooth Network Access service makes it possible fora remote Bluetooth device to use the Local Area Networkconnection that is physically attached to this computer.After this computer has been configured to provide the Net-work Access service to ot...

User’s Guide 63 5 . S e l e c t E n a b l e I n t e r n e t C o n n e c t i o n S h a r i n g f o r t h i s connection, click OK, and then click YES in the con-firmation dialog box. * C l i e n t C o n f i g u r a t i o n 1 . F r o m t h e W i n d o w s s y s t e m t r a y , r i g h t - c l i c k t ...

64 PC2PC Bluetooth M S I R e m i n d s Yo u . . . PIMs which are not installed on this computer will notappear in the shortcut menus. When the PIM that is associated with an individual data typeis changed on the PIM Item Transfer page, that data type isalso changed for the PIM Synchronization servic...

User’s Guide 65 are limited to ten, after which the oldest contact will bereplaced. Where to store inbound data items, on an individualbasis. Options include (not all options apply to allitems): Do Not AcceptAny of the installed PIMs on this computerSave to Folder The Bluetooth Exchange Folder locat...

66 PC2PC Bluetooth cut menu and select the PIM to be used.On subsequent appearances of this dialog box, the PIM selec-tion option is not available. C h a n g e t h e s e l e c t e d P I M On the PIM Item Transfer properties page, “Received items”section, there is a Business Cards shortcut menu. When...

User’s Guide 67 “Business card requests” shortcut menu. If the “Always send the same business card” option is se-lected again, and a different contact chosen, the propertiespage will display both contacts in the shortcut menu. M S I R e m i n d s Yo u . . . In addition to the default menu options, t...

68 PC2PC Bluetooth Microsoft Outlook permits duplicate entries, so all dupli-cates may not be exchanged in the synchronization process. M S I R e m i n d s Yo u . . . Only Outlook’s default contacts folder is synchronized.Items in sub-folders are not synchronized. Items thatare moved from the defaul...

User’s Guide 69 H C I Ve r s i o n : t h e v e r s i o n n u m b e r o f t h e Bluetooth Specification that the Host ControllerInterface complies with. H C I R e v i s i o n : t h e r e v i s i o n n u m b e r o f t h e Bluetooth Specification that the Host ControllerInterface complies with. L M P V...

70 PC2PC Bluetooth France and China Maximum Transmission Power: HighMediumLow. Click Apply to implement the changes. A dialog box appearswith notification that the Bluetooth device attached to thiscomputer must be reset before the change(s) will take effect. C l i c k Ye s t o r e s e t t h e B l u ...

User’s Guide 71 tiate a connection with this computer. However, thiscomputer can still initiate connections with remoteBluetooth devices. All devices —all remote devices are permitted to con- nect to this computer.C o n n e c t i o n s a r e s u b j e c t t o a d d i t i o n a l s e c u r i t yrestr...

72 PC2PC Bluetooth M S I R e m i n d s Yo u . . . Multiple devices may be selected using SHIFT + clickand/or CTRL + click. D e l e t e a d e v i c e f r o m t h e l i s t In the list of devices allowed to access this computer, selectthe device to be removed from the list, and then click Delete. 9. D...

User’s Guide 73 Report only selected Bluetooth devices (see Discovery,Adding Specific Devices and Discovery, Deleting Spe-cific Devices).Select the desired option from the drop-down list. D i s c o v e r S p e c i f i c D e v i c e s The type of device(s) that this computer looks for and re-ports wh...

74 PC2PC Bluetooth Temporarily override the discovery of specific devices In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, from the Discoverytab, select “Report all Bluetooth devices.” The specificallyselected devices will be discovered along with all other devices.To re-enable specific device discovery re-sel...

User’s Guide 75 Yes , you may connect (click the balloon to proceed) No , you may not connect (ignore the balloon prompt and the connection will fail). 3. Bluetooth Device Identity Every Bluetooth device has a unique Bluetooth Device Ad-dress (BDA) assigned to it during the manufacturing process.Thi...

76 PC2PC Bluetooth 6. Pairing Devices Pairing allows you to avoid entering access information eachtime a connection is attempted. Paired devices share a uniqueLink Key, which they exchange each time they connect. M S I R e m i n d s Yo u . . . The mate of a pair always appears in My BluetoothPlaces,...

User’s Guide 77 7. Passkey An alphanumeric string up to 16 characters in length. Pass-keys are also called Personal Identification Numbers, or PINcodes.A passkey may be required if the Secure Connection optionis enabled for a Bluetooth service or application. 8. Secure Connection A passkey or link k...

78 PC2PC Bluetooth 3.5 Troubleshooting 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.Ve r i f y t h a t t h e r e m o t e m e m b e r o f t h e p a i r i s w i t h i n r a d i orange, and po...

User’s Guide 79 Click the OK button to close the Bluetooth Con-figuration Panel. 4. Determine the Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) of my hard- ware device In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, on the Hardware tab, inthe Devices section, select the device you want to determinethe address of. In the Dev...

80 PC2PC Bluetooth my computer In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, select the Hardwaretab. 8. Internet Connection Sharing Does Not Work This occurs because Internet Connection Sharing was enabledwhen Bluetooth was installed (this is a Microsoft Windowsbehavior and is considered proper operation).T...

User’s Guide 81 You may also Ping the server from the DOS prompt. 10. Unknown Port message when using a Bluetooth Serial Port T h e “ U n k n o w n P o r t ” e r r o r m e s s a g e u s u a l l y m e a n s a n a t -tempt was made to connect a port that was in use.Additional Bluetooth Serial Ports ca...

User’s Guide 85 5. Glossary B D A Bluetooth Device Address. Every Bluetooth device has a unique48-bit binary Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) burned into itsRead-Only Memory (ROM). This address cannot be changedby the end-user.A device’s BDA is usually displayed in hexadecimal format;00:D0:B7:03:2E:9F...

User’s Guide 87 devices, such as a portable PC and a cellular phone, connect. Apiconet can support up to eight devices. When a piconet isformed, one device acts as the master while the others act asslaves for the duration of the piconet connection. PIM P e r s o n a l I n f o r m a t i o n M a n a g...