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    1 Installation Installation Guide Bluetooth ® 4.0 USB Micro Adapter GBU521 P ART NO. M1235-a[...]

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    2 3[...]

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    3 W elcome Thank you for purchasing one of the most featur e-rich Bluetooth ® to USB adapters available. IOGEAR’ s Bluetooth ® to USB adapters are rst-rate wir eless connectivity accessories designed to help reduce the frustration of dealing with cable glut in your home or ofce. These adapters allow computers with USB connections to becom[...]

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    4 5 T able of Contents Package Contents 5 Overview 6 Features 8 Requirements 9 Introduction 10 Installation-Windows XP 11 Installation – Windows 7 / Vista 16 Initial Bluetooth Conguration Wizard – Windows XP 20 Initial Bluetooth Conguration Wizard – Windows Vista / 7 24 Software Un-installation 26 Connect to Bluetooth Enabled Cellular P[...]

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    5 Package Contents This package contains: 1 Bluetooth ® 4.0 USB Micro Adapter 1 Driver CD 1 Quick Start Guide 1 W arranty Card / Registration Card The Bluetooth Installation CD contains the following: Bluetooth drivers for Windows XP* / Vista / 7 User Manual for IOGEAR Bluetooth ® 4.0 USB Micro Adapter *For Windows XP driver , please go to www .i[...]

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    6 7 Overview Bluetooth is a low-power wireless networking standar d which uses short radio waves to allow electronic devices to communicate with each other without using cables. The following applications are supported by Bluetooth ® technology: • Synchronize your Bluetooth PDA with your computer . • Send your business card to anyone who has a[...]

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    7 Most Bluetooth-enabled devices have the capability to act as: • A Bluetooth server - these devices provide one or mor e services, such as access to the Inter net, or to other Bluetooth devices. • A Bluetooth client - these devices use the service(s) provided by Bluetooth servers. Most Bluetooth devices that can act as both server and client, [...]

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    8 9 Features • Allows any computer to become Bluetooth enabled • W irelessly communicate with Bluetooth enabled computers, printers, PDAs, mobile phones, headsets, and more • Up to 30 ft (10m) maximum wireless range • Pair with up to 7 Bluetooth devices • Supports dual mode • Built-in security to assure the privacy of your communication[...]

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    9 Requirements • Available USB port • Windows XP / Vista / 7[...]

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    10 11 Introduction IOGEAR ® ’ s Bluetooth ® 4.0 USB Micro Adapter is a Class 2 device with a wir eless working distance of up to 30 feet (10 meters). This device allows any computer with USB connections to become a Bluetooth™ enabled computer . It complies with Bluetooth 1.1, 1.2, 2.0, 3.0 and USB 1.1 specications, and provides users with [...]

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    11 Installation-Windows XP 1. Make sure that the IOGEAR Bluetooth adapter is NOT plugged into the computer befor e installing the software. Please download XP driver fr om www.iogear .com/support/dm. - Select GBU521 as your product fr om Driver List drop down menu - Save XP driver to your desktop or the directory you pr efer - Once you complete dow[...]

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    12 13 - Double click compressed le[...]

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    13 - And uncompressed the le to your desktop or pr efer directory and you will see the BTW_5.6.0.7700_RET AIL folder on your desktop or prefer dir ectory - Double click BTW_5.6.0.7700_RET AIL folder - Y ou will see setup.exe le - double click setup.exe for XP driver installation[...]

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    14 15 2. Click on Next to continue 3. Select “I accept the terms in the license agree- ment” and click Next to continue[...]

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    15 4. During the install, a “Bluetooth Device not Found” window will appear . DO NOT plug in the Bluetooth adapter at this time, simply click Cancel to proceed with the driver installation without connecting the Bluetooth device. 5. Once the driver installation has completed, click Finish . Y ou may plug in the Bluetooth Micro Adapter now and i[...]

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    16 17 2. Please click Ye s to continue installation. Installation – Windows 7 / Vista 1. Put WIDCOMM Driver CD into CD drive of your PC, an auto-installation program will start to guide you to complete the installation step by step. The following steps tell you how to install the WIDCOMM Bluetooth driver in Windows 7. Other Windows OS is similar [...]

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    17 3. Installation program will remind you to plug in the Bluetooth USB Adapter if you don’t put it into your PC. 4. Click Agree and Install Bluetooth Software to continue.[...]

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    18 19 6. Welcome to install Bluetooth stack. It is recommended to r estart your computer after setup is completed. 5. Please plug your Bluetooth adapter and then it will install.[...]

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    19 7. Installation Completed.[...]

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    20 21 Initial Bluetooth Conguration Wizard – Windows XP 1. Double click on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray . This will start the “Initial Bluetooth Conguration Wizard”. 2. Click Next to continue.[...]

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    21 3. Enter a unique name for this computer . This name will be displayed to other Bluetooth devices. Select a computer type from the drop-down menu and click Next . 4. Click Next to continue.[...]

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    22 23 5. Select the services that you would like your computer to offer to the Bluetooth devices. Click Next to proceed. 6. The Bluetooth software will install the selected services. This process may take a while. 7. If you wish to setup a Bluetooth device now , click Next to continue to start the pairing pro- cess of your computer and the Bluetoot[...]

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    23 8. After the Bluetooth Conguration Wizard ends, the My Bluetooth Places window will show up. For Windows Vista, the My Bluetooth Places window will show up as this For Windows XP , the My Bluetooth Places window will show up as this.[...]

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    24 25 Initial Bluetooth Conguration Wizard – Windows V ista / 7 1. Right click on the Bluetooth Icon. 2. Select “Open Bluetooth Settings”[...]

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    25 3. Next, check the box labeled “Allow Bluetooth devices to nd this computer”. *Note: Uncheck the box if you do not want Bluetooth devices to nd your computer . Click OK.[...]

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    26 27 Software Un-installation Windows XP 1. First, unplug the IOGEAR USB Bluetooth ® 4.0 USB Micro Adapter fr om your computer 2. Go to Control Panel (Start > Settings > Contr ol Panel) 3. Click on Add or Remove Programs 4. Click on IOGEAR Bluetooth Software and click on [Remove] 5. When the uninstall is complete, restart your computer Wind[...]

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    27 Connect to Bluetooth Enabled Cellular Phone / PDA Windows XP 1. Double click on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray . 2. Next, click on Add a Bluetooth Device to connect your Bluetooth enabled cellular phone to your computer .[...]

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    28 29 3. Click Next to continue. 4. The Bluetooth Setup Wizard will search and nd available Bluetooth enabled devices around your computer . Select the phone of your choice and click Next to continue.[...]

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    29 5. Y ou will be prompted with a six digits PIN code on your screen. Enter this PIN code to your Bluetooth enabled cellular phone now . 6. Y ou will be asked to select the services that are available pr ovided on your phone. It is recommended to leave all services checked. Click Finish to continue.[...]

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    30 31 7. Y ou will then see the selected services installing to your computer . After the installation completes, you will see all available services listed in My Bluetooth Places. Y ou can double click on any of these services to activate them or you can also right click on specic service and nd out more options pr ovided by the service.[...]

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    31 Windows Vista 1. Click on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray and select Add a Bluetooth Device . 2. Make sure to set your Bluetooth enabled phone on pairing mode and the software will start scanning for all available Bluetooth enabled devices. Once found, your phone will appear in below window . Select your phone and click on Next to continue[...]

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    32 33 3. The Bluetooth software will generate a pairing key which will display in below window . T ype in this pairing key into your Bluetooth enabled phone to accept the pairing request and click on Next to continue. Please make sure to put in the pairing key to your Bluetooth enabled phone within 30 seconds, otherwise, you will need to start this[...]

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    33 5. Once the pairing process is completed, you can interact with your Bluetooth enabled phone in differ ent ways according to the available choices appearing in the control window . 6. Y ou will be asked to select the services that are available pr ovided on your phone. It is recommended to leave all services checked. Click Finish to continue.[...]

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    34 35 7. Y ou will then see the selected services installing to your computer . After the installation completes, you will see all available services listed in My Bluetooth Places. Y ou can double click on any of these services to activate them or you can also right click on specic service and nd out more options pr ovided by the service.[...]

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    35 Windows 7 1. Click on the up-arrow icon located in the system tray and click on the Bluetooth icon to begin. 2. Click on Add a Device to continue.[...]

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    36 37 3. Make sure to set your Bluetooth enabled phone on pairing mode and the software will start scanning for all available Bluetooth enabled devices. Once found, your phone will appear in below window . Select your phone and click on Next to continue. 4. The Bluetooth software will generate a pairing key which will display in below window . T yp[...]

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    37 5. Click on Close to complete the pairing process. 6. Once the pairing process is completed, you can interact with your Bluetooth enabled phone in differ ent ways according to the available choices appearing in the control window .[...]

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    38 39 Connect to a Bluetooth Enabled Printer Note: If this is a new printer you are setting up, you will need to install the driver and software of your printer prior to completing the pairing process. Please follow the printer setup wizard to setup your printer . Windows XP 1. Double click on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray . 2. Click Next t[...]

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    39 3. The Bluetooth software will search for available Bluetooth devices around your computer . Se- lect the printer and click on Next to continue. 4. T ype in the correct Passkey of the printer . Please refer to the original user manual of the device for further details and instructions on entering the Passkey . Press Next when done.[...]

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    40 41 5. Make sure both services are selected and click on Finish to complete the pairing process. 6. If your printer is already setup, click on Start , then Settings , then Printers and Faxes . Right click on the printer and select Properties . Click on Ports tab when you see the properties window . Now , click on Add Port… to connect to the pri[...]

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    41 7. Select the printer from the list and click on Connect to complete the connection.[...]

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    42 43 Note: If this is a new printer you are setting up, you will need to install the driver and software of your printer prior to completing the pairing process. Please follow the printer setup wizar d to setup your printer . Windows Vista 1. Click on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray and select Add a Bluetooth Device . 2. Make sure to set you[...]

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    43 3. Depending on the Bluetooth conguration of your Bluetooth enabled printer , there are three pairing options to choose from. For detail pairing instructions, please consult the original user manual of your Bluetooth enabled printer . In this user manual, we will select Enter the device’ s pairing code and click on Next to continue.[...]

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    44 45 5. Click on Close to complete the pairing process. 4. Enter the pre-dened pairing code assigned by your Bluetooth enabled printer and click on Next to continue.[...]

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    45 6. If your printer is already setup, click on the Vista logo, then select Control Panel. Double click on Printers icon and access the list of printer installed on your system. Right click on the printer select Properties. Select Ports tab and click on Add Port… to create the connection to the printer .[...]

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    46 47 Windows 7 1. Click on the up-arrow icon located in the system tray and click on the Bluetooth icon to begin. Note: If this is a new printer you are setting up, you will need to install the driver and software of your printer prior to completing the pairing process. Please follow the printer setup wizard to setup your printer . 2. Click on Add[...]

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    47 3. Make sure to set your Bluetooth enabled printer on pairing mode and the software will start scanning for all available Bluetooth enabled devices. Once found, your printer will appear in below window . Select your printer and click on Next to continue. 4. Depending on the Bluetooth conguration of your Bluetooth enabled printer , there are t[...]

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    48 49 5. Enter the pre-dened pairing code assigned by your Bluetooth enabled printer and click on Next to continue. 6. Click on Close to complete the pairing process[...]

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    49 Connect to Network Access Windows XP 1. Double click on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray . 2. Click Next to begin pairing with the Bluetooth device.[...]

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    50 51 3. Select the device that you want to connect, and click Next to continue. 4. Now you should also see the same Passkey shows up in a window on the other Bluetooth device that you are connecting to. V erify both systems have the same Passkey then click Next to continue.[...]

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    51 5. Check the services that are available on the device and click Finish to complete the pairing process. 6. Now you can double click on the Network Access icon to start the connection. Once the connection is established, the Network Access icon will turn green indicating that it is now connected.[...]

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    52 53 Windows Vista 1. Click on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray and select Add a Bluetooth Device . 2. The software will start scanning for all available Bluetooth enabled devices. Once found, the other Bluetooth enabled computer will appear in below window . Select the computer and click on Next to continue.[...]

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    53 3. The Bluetooth software will generate a pairing key which will display in below window . T ype in this pairing key into the other Bluetooth enabled computer to accept the pairing request and click on Next to continue. Please make sure to put in the pairing key to your Bluetooth enabled computer within 30 seconds, otherwise, you will need to st[...]

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    54 55 4. Once the pairing process is completed, you can interact with your Bluetooth enabled computer in differ ent ways according to the available choices appearing in the control window .[...]

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    55 5. Click on the Bluetooth icon located in the system tray and select Join a Personal Area Network . 6. Select the Bluetooth device that you want to establish the network connection with, then click on Connect to start the connection.[...]

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    56 57 Windows 7 1. Click on the up-arrow icon located in the system tray and click on the Bluetooth icon to begin. Click on Add a Device to continue. 2. The software will start scanning for all available Bluetooth enabled devices. Once found, the other Bluetooth enabled computer will appear in below window . Select the computer and click on Next to[...]

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    57 3. The Bluetooth software will generate a pairing key which will display in below window . T ype in this pairing key into the other Bluetooth enabled computer to accept the pairing request and click on Next to continue. Please make sure to put in the pairing key to your Bluetooth enabled computer within 30 seconds, otherwise, you will need to st[...]

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    58 59 5. Click on the up-arrow icon located in the system tray and click on the Bluetooth icon to begin. Click on Join a Personal Area Network to continue. 6. Right click on the computer that you want to establish the network connection with, select Connect using then Direct connection to create the connection.[...]

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    59 Pairing What is “Pairing?” Pairing is a Bluetooth function that enables Bluetooth devices to remain permanently linked to another . What “Pairing” means in terms of security? As mentioned, Pairing allows devices to permanently link with each other . The pass key authentication will also be perpetuated in Pairing, meaning that devices wil[...]

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    60 61 Pairing Devices In My Bluetooth Places, click on Search devices in range. Right click on the Bluetooth device and select “Add Bluetooth Device”. If the Passkey is prompted by the softwar e, then enter the Passkey to your Bluetooth device. Otherwise, please consult the original user manual of your Bluetooth device for further instructions [...]

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    61 Specications Operating T emperature 0˚C - 50˚C Humidity 5% - 90% non-condensing T ransmission Power 4 dBm(Class 2) Frequency Band 2.402 GHz - 2.4835 GHz Unlicensed ISM band Modulation GFSK for 1Mbps, π / 4-DQPSK for 2Mbps; 8-DPSK for 3Mbps Data Rate Up to 3 Mbps Interface USB Sensitivity <-82dBm at < 0.1% BER Security 128b AES and ap[...]

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    62 63 T echnical Support If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR T ech Info Library (T .I.L.) at www .iogear .com/ support for the latest tips, tricks, and troubleshooting. The IOGEAR T .I.L. was designed to provide you with the latest technical information about our products. Most of the answers to your questions can be found he[...]

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    63 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement 15.21 Y ou are cautioned that changes or modications not expressly approved by the part r esponsible for com - pliance could void the user’ s authority to operate the equipment. 15.105(b) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuan[...]

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    64 65 Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. this device may not cause interference and 2. this device must accept any interference, including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation of the device. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled[...]

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    65 This device has been tested and found to comply with the requirements set up in the council directive on the approximation of the law of member states r elating to EMC Dir ective 89/336/EEC, Low V oltage Directive 73/23/EEC and R&TTE Dir ective 99/5/EC. CE Statement[...]

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    66 67 Limited W arranty WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU! NEED ASSIST ANCE SETTING UP THIS PRODUCT? Make sure you: 1. Visit www .iogear .com for more product information 2. Visit www .iogear .com/support for live help and product support W arranty Information This product carries a 3 Y ear Limited W arranty . For the terms and conditions of this warranty ,[...]

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    67 Contact IOGEAR T oll Free 866-9-IOGEAR (USA) Phone: 949-453-8782 19641 Da Vinci, Foothill Ranch, CA92610 www .iogear .com support@iogear .com © 2012 IOGEAR ® . All Rights reserved. Part No. M1235 IOGEAR and the IOGEAR logo are trademarks or register ed trademarks of IOGEAR, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp[...]

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    FUN IOGEAR offers connectivity solutions that ar e innovative, fun, and stylish, helping people enjoy daily life using our high technology products. GREEN IOGEAR is an environmentally conscious company that emphasizes the importance of conserving natural resour ces. The use of our technology solutions helps reduce electr onic waste. About Us About [...]