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Asanté Technologies, Inc. 821 Fox Lane San Jose, CA 95131 USA FriendlyNET Bluetooth Wireless USB Adapter User’s Manual S ALES 800-662-9686 Home/Office Solutions 800-303-9121 Enterprise Solutions 408-435-8388 T ECHNICAL S UPPORT 801-566-8991 Worldwide 801-566-3787 FAX www.asante.com support@asante.com C OVER : Asanté FriendlyNET FBT100 USB Adapt[...]

Table of Contents Chapter 1. In troduction ........................................................................................................ ................... 4 Chapter 2. Macintosh OS X Feat ure Tour ......................................................................................... ..... 6 Chapter 3. Confi guring Bluetooth ........[...]

Chapter 1. Introduction The Asanté FriendlyNET FBT100 USB adapter allows a computer with a USB port to communicate with other Bluetooth-enabled devices. When used wi th the included application software, it can perform wireless network functions including: • Information exchange (copying a phone directory to your computer) • File transfer (wir[...]

K EY S PECIFICA TIONS The FriendlyNET FBT100 was engineered to m eet or exceed these specifications: Industry Standards USB 1.1 Fully qualified to Bluetooth 1.1 specification Maximum Throughput 723 Kbps (asymme tric), 433.9 Kbps (symmetric) Functional Limits Up to 7 slave piconets Security 128-bit Chipset 2 nd Generation Bluetooth silicon with inte[...]

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. The following screen images were taken from Mac [...]

R ECEIVING F ILES S ERIA L P ORTS Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 7[...]

P A IRED 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 RA NSFER 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[...]

I S YNC Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 10[...]

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 dr aws very little power, you may even connect it to a bus-powered hub (like the FriendlyNET VU104). Troubleshooting Tip : If your adapter is not properly plugged into your P[...]

From the Bluetooth menu, select Device Configuration… There are nine tabs: • General : Identity (computer name and type) and Security mode. • Accessibility : Allow other Bluetooth devices to di scover and connect to this computer. • Discovery : Discover and report other Bluetooth devices. • Information Exchange : Settings for file transfe[...]

A CCESSIBILITY Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 13[...]

D ISCOVERY Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 14[...]

I NFORMA TION E XCHANGE Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 15[...]

L OCAL S ERVICES Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 16[...]

C LIENT A PPLICATIONS Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 17[...]

H ARDWA RE Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 18[...]

V ERSION I NFO Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 19[...]

N OTIFICATIONS Asanté FBT100 User’s Guide 11/12/02 Edition 20[...]

Chapter 4. Bluetooth Neighborhood With the Asanté Bluetooth software runni ng on your Windows computer, you can: • Search for Bluetooth devices in the vicinity. • Discover the services av ailable on the device. • View the status of the connection. • View the properties of the service. The screen images shown in this chapter reflect Windows[...]

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 Port – establishes a Bluetooth wirele ss conn[...]

• Information Exchange – sets up a Bluetooth wireless connection between two devices so that they can exchange personal informati on manager data such as electronic business cards, calendar items, email messages or notes. • Information Synchronization – synchronizes personal information (typically from a mobile computer or PDA) using a Blue[...]

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 of time since the connection was first establ[...]

Tip : To change the power transmission level of the adapter, bring up the My Bluetooth Places and click on My Dev ice . From the Bluetooth menu, choose Device Configuration … | Hardware | Advanced. See Chapter 3 for more details. S ERVICE P ROPERTIES Open the Bluetooth Properties box by: • Clicking on the Properties button in the Bluetooth Conn[...]

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 connec tion, just double-click the icon. The screen images shown in this chapter reflec[...]

To establish a paired relationship with the remo te 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 t he remote device the first time this connection is used, leave the PIN Code field blank in [...]

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 de sktop). Right-click on the icon to reveal: • Explore: opens My Bluetooth Places. See Chapter 4 for more information. • Setup: define security and configuration settings. See Chapter [...]

To send an electronic business card: 4. Select a device from the list. 5. From the drop-down menu, c hoose Send, Receive or Exchange. 6. Click the OK button to perform the action. If th is button doesn’t appear, verify that one of the devices is selected from the list above. This information exchange service sends and receives electronic business[...]

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

F ILE T RA NSFER The File Transfer service allows one Bluetooth devic e 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 Bluetooth Places, select Entire Bluetooth Neighb[...]

I NFORMA TION E XCHANGE The Information Exchange service provides a way to send and receive Microsoft Outlook items to and from another Bluetooth device, such as a Pers onal Digital Assistant or notebook computer. The supported Outlook items are: • Business cards (*.vcf and *.vcd) • Calendar entries (*.vcs) • Notes (*.vnt) • Messages (*.vmg[...]

To configure network access for Windows 98SE and Windows Me on the server side: Note : Internet Protocol (IP) routing software is required on Windows 98SE and Windows Me servers; a trial version of WinRoute Lite ma y be downloaded from the Tiny Software ( http://www.tinysoftware.com ). Asanté is not able to provide s upport for IP routing software[...]

I NFORMA TION 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 exchange the v2.1 vCard format. The first time Inform[...]

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 servic es for Windows. The screen images shown in this chapter reflect Windows XP. If you[...]

E NCRYPTION Encrypting translates data into an unreadable format us ing a secret key or password. Decrypting the data requires the same key or password that was us ed to encrypt it. Encryption is based on the same passkey or Link Key that is used for Authenticati on. If Authentication is not enabled the key is not available and encryption will not [...]

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 dial og 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 passkey and click the OK button. The check box on the m[...]

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 t he Paired Devices list, select a device, click the Delete button and then click the Done button. Note : Pairing must be broken on both devices. P A SSKEY A [...]

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 se lected, that service will NOT require authorization in the future (no pr ompt will appear when a connection is attempted). Regardless of whether t[...]

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 Bluet ooth Places, even if the remote device is out of range or not powered up.  Verify that the remote member of the pair i[...]

8. How do I test a Netw ork Access connection? • If the client is hardwired to the LAN, unplug t he hardwired connection to ensure that the test checks the wireless connection rat her than the hardwired connection. • If the server has access to the Internet, open a browser on the client and connect to the web. • You may also ping the server f[...]

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 Transfer Protocol HCI Host Controller Interface I[...]

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 operates in an unlicensed 2.4 GHz radio spectr um [...]