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Bluetooth Serial Port
The Bluetooth Serial Port service enables a remote Bluetooth device to establish a
wireless serial connection with this computer. The wireless serial connection may be used
by applications as though a physical serial cable connected the devices.
To establish a Bluetooth Serial Port connection:
The connection must be initiated from the remote device by the Bluetooth Serial Port
application.
Determine the communications port being used by this computer for the Bluetooth Serial
Port:
▲ In the Notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, right-click the Bluetooth icon,
select Advanced Configuration, and then select the Local Services tab. The COM port
assigned to this service is the last item in the Bluetooth Serial Port service row.
Configure the application on this computer that will use this service to send its data
to this COM.
Add or delete a Bluetooth serial port
The Bluetooth Serial Port service has one pre-configured Bluetooth Serial Port, but
additional Bluetooth Serial Ports can be added as needed.
To add a port:
1. From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Local Services tab, click Add Serial Service.
2. In the properties dialog box, modify the properties.
• Enter a unique name (fewer than 99 alphanumeric characters).
• Select secure connection.
• Select Startup Automatically.
• From the COM Port shortcut menu select a communications port that is not
assigned to any other service.
3. Click OK.
To remove a Bluetooth Serial Port:
▲ From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, Local Services tab, select the port to be
removed and then click Delete.
NOTE: The Delete button is only available when a Bluetooth Serial Port is selected.
Dial-up Networking Service
The Bluetooth Dial-up Networking service makes it possible for a remote Bluetooth device
to use a modem that is physically connected to this computer. The remote device can
then access the Internet or log on to a remote network.
Configure the Dial-up Networking Service
From the Notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, right-click the Bluetooth icon,
select Advanced Configuration then Local Services, and then double-click the Dial-up
Networking service.
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