Planet Technology BT-200U manual

Networkin g & Comm u nicatio n USB Bluetooth Adapter BT-200U User ’ s Manual[...]

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1 Chapter 1 Introduction T his USB Bluetooth Adapter, B T -200U, is speci f icall y designed to plug into an avail- able Universal Serial Bus port connecting to a des k top or laptop PC. It allo w s y ou to m a k e short-range w ireless connections bet w een Bluetooth devices such as cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDA), and des k top[...]

2 Chapter 2 Ins t allation Soft w are Installation Note: The Bluetooth Software should be installed well prior to the hardware installation. 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive to initiate the autorun progra m . Once co m pleted, a m enu screen w ill appear as f ollo w s: 2. T o install the Bluetooth so f t w are, clic k on the "Bluetoo[...]

Installation 3 5. On the Device Information screen, enter the required in f or m ation: De v ice Name — other Bluetooth-enabled devices, w hen inquiring about devices w ithin radio range, w ill see this user-con f igured device na m e. T he na m e can be changed a f ter the installation process through the Bluetooth So f t w are Con f iguration P[...]

Broadband Router User Guide 4 8. Clic k OK at the f ollo w ing m essage (onl y f or W indo w s 2000/XP installation). 9. T he Installing Bluetooth Software screen displa y s the installation progress. I f pro m pted to insert the W indo w s CD, do so and f ollo w the on-screen instructions. 10. W hen f inished, clic k Finish to end the Installation[...]

Installation 5 Hard w are Installation Note: The hardware installation should be only performed when the software is well installed. Precaution Before the installation, make sure the USB port exists in your computer and is enabled. To check this, go to M y Computer à Control Panel à System . Open the Device M anager tab. If the Universal Serial B[...]

Broadband Router User Guide 6 3. As soon as the device is properl y plugged to y our co m puter, W indo w s w ill auto- m aticall y detect the device and pro m pt the f ollo w ing m essage. Select “ Install the so f t w are auto m aticall y (Reco mm ended) ” And press Next to continue. 4. Select “ Continue An y w ay ” w ith the f ollo w ing[...]

Installation 7 Select Hard w are. Chec k i f USB Bluetooth device is on the devices list as belo w . I f y es, it m eans y our B T -200U is w ell installed.[...]

8 Chapter 3 Bluetooth So f t w are A bout Bluetooth Soft w are In order to exchange data, t w o Bluetooth devices m ust establish a connection. Be f ore a connection is established, one device m ust request a connection w ith another. T he second device accepts (or rejects) the connection. T he originator o f the request is k no w n as the client .[...]

PC Configuration 9 Ÿ Fax — allo w s a Bluetooth client to w irelessl y send a f ax using a device that is ph y sicall y attached to the Bluetooth server. Ÿ File T ransfer — establishes a Bluetooth w ireless connection that allo w s y our co m puter to per f or m f ile s y ste m operations on another Bluetooth-enabled device — bro w se, drag[...]

Broadband Router User Guide 10 Ser v ice icons are gra y or y ello w in color (or gra y w ith y ello w accents) in their "nor m al" state. In the "connected" state the pri m ar y color o f the icon (gra y or y ello w ) changes to green. Errata for Windo w s XP de v ice icons Icons f or services that are not available have a red [...]

PC Configuration 11 Chapter 4 Basic Operation For best performance, we recommend that the Bluetooth devices you are setting for transferring files should be within a range of 10 meters of each other. Be f ore y ou start co mm unicating w ith a Bluetooth device, y ou need to: 1. Search Bluetooth de v ices in the vicinit y . 2. Pair y our PC w ith th[...]

Broadband Router User Guide 12 Pair Pairing is the process o f associating Bluetooth devices w ith each other so that the y connect as soon as the y get w ithin range o f each other. Y ou can initiate the pairing bet w een t w o Bluetooth devices f ro m y our o w n PC or y ou can accept a request f or pairing f ro m the other device. 1. Right clic [...]

PC Configuration 13 A f ter the pairing procedures are co m pleted, y ou m a y start using the local services that a Bluetooth server is capable o f providing, w hich includes Bluetooth Serial Port, Dial- Up Net w or k ing, Fax, File T rans f er, In f or m ation Exchange, In f or m ation S y nchroni z ation and Net w or k Access. Ho w to use the se[...]

14 Chapter 5 Configuration General Y ou m a y deter m ine the de v ice properties and basic s y stem securit y setting s on the General tab o f the Bluetooth Con f iguration Panel. Identit y Computer Name enter a unique na m e to identi f y this co m puter to other Bluetooth devices in the vicinit y ; this f ield cannot be le f t blan k . Computer [...]

Advanced Configuration 15 A ccessibilit y In the Accessibilit y tab o f the Bluetooth Con f iguration Panel, y ou w ill be able to specif y w hich remote de v ices ma y access this computer. Securit y settings con f igured in the General , Local Ser v ice s, and Client A pplications tabs m a y also a ff ect w hich devices have access to this co m p[...]

Broadband Router User Guide 16 Disco v er y In the Discover y tab o f the Bluetooth Con f iguration Panel, y ou can deter m ine: 1. w hether y our co m puter loo k s f or other Bluetooth devices auto m aticall y , 2. ho w o f ten it loo k s and, 3. w hat t y pe o f devices it loo k s f or. Perform a periodic Search for De v ices W hen " Look f[...]

Advanced Configuration 17 T he settings on the In f or m ation Exchange tab o f the Bluetooth Con f iguration Panel con f igure: File T ransfer M y Shared Directory : the director y con f igured in this section is the highest-level director y to w hich a re m ote Bluetooth co m puter has access. T his director y and its sub directories are displa y[...]

Broadband Router User Guide 18 T he Local Services tab also includes options to add and delete user-de f ined serial services. Bluetooth So f t w are Local Service na m es are: Ÿ Bluetooth Serial Port Ÿ Dial-Up Net w or k ing Ÿ Fax Ÿ File T rans f er Ÿ In f or m ation Exchange Ÿ In f or m ation S y nchroni z ation Ÿ Net w or k Access Client [...]

Advanced Configuration 19 Possible Net w or k Access servers include: 1. Bluetooth-enabled co m puters that have a hard w ired Ethernet connection. 2. Stand-alone Bluetooth Net w or k Access Points. T he Bluetooth server m ust be speci f icall y con f igured to provide the Net w or k Access service. After a Bluetooth device is configured as a Netwo[...]

Broadband Router User Guide 20 De v ices: Name na m e o f the device, e.g., M y Bluetooth Device T y pe t y pe o f the device, e.g., USB. De v ice Properties: M anufacturer the na m e o f the co m pan y that m anu f actured the device selected in the Devices section o f this dialog box. Firm w are Re v ision the m anu f acturer's f ir m w are [...]

Advanced Configuration 21 Ÿ Clic k the No button to save the changes — the changes w ill be applied the next ti m e the Bluetooth device is reset or restarted. Version Info T he Version In f o tab o f the Bluetooth Con f iguration Panel displa y s the na m e and version nu m ber o f the so f t w are co m ponents o f Bluetooth So f t w are. T her[...]

Broadband Router User Guide 22 Sounds can be associated on an individual basis w ith several events, including: 1. W hen a PIN code is required 2. W hen a re m ote device atte m pts to access: ¨ Files on this co m puter ¨ A Bluetooth port ¨ T he Dial-up net w or k service ¨ T he LAN Access service ¨ T he Fax service. 3. W hen a re m ote device[...]

23 A ppendix A T rouble Shooting Q1: C A NNO T CONNEC T T O A P A IRED DEVICE: A1: Paired devices are al w a y s displa y ed in M y Bluetooth Places, even i f the re m ote device is out o f range or not po w ered up. Veri f y that the re m ote m e m ber o f the pair is w ithin radio range and po w ered up and then atte m pt the connection again. Q2[...]

Broadband Router User Guide 24 Q6: HOW DO I DE T ER M INE T HE VERSION NU M BER OF T HE LINK M A N A GER PRO T OCOL (L M P)? A6: In the Bluetooth Con f iguration Panel, on the Hard w are tab, in the Device Proper- ties section, the seventh entr y provides Lin k Manager Protocol version nu m ber in f or m ation. T he eighth entr y contains the Lin k[...]

Appendi x C - Specifications 25 A ppendix B S pecification Standard Bluetooth v1.1 Interface USB v1.1 ( T y pe A) Frequenc y band 2.4~2.4835GH z unlicensed ISM band Data rate Up to 723Kbps M odulation method GFSK (Gaussian Frequenc y Shi f t Ke y ing) Spread spectrum FHSS (Frequenc y Hopping Spread Spectru m ) Operating v oltage 5V f ro m connected[...]