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Networking & Communication
USB Bluetooth Adapter
BT-200U
User’s Manual
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Copyright Copyright (C) 2003 PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. The products and programs described in this User ’s Manual are licensed products of PLANET Technology, This User’s Manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright, and this User’s Manual and all accompanying hardware, software, and documentation are copy- righted. No part of this User’s Manual may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readabl
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................1 BT-200U Features..................................................................................................1 Package Contents .................................................................................................1 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION........................................................................................2 Software Installatio
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Chapter 1 Introduction 1 This USB Bluetooth Adapter, BT-200U, is specifically designed to plug into an avail- able Universal Serial Bus port connecting to a desktop or laptop PC. It allows you to make short-range wireless connections between Bluetooth devices such as cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDA), and desktop and notebook computers. BT-200U uses radio transmission, voice and data are thus transmitted almost immedi- ately. Bluetooth transmission ensures both protect
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Chapter 2 Installation 2 Software 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 program. Once completed, a menu screen will appear as follows: 2. To install the Bluetooth software, click on the "Bluetooth Software" hyperlink to activate the installation procedure for the application program. If the above screen is not shown, you can start the installation as fo
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Installation 5. On the Device Information screen, enter the required information: Device Name—other Bluetooth-enabled devices, when inquiring about devices within radio range, will see this user-configured device name. The name can be changed after the installation process through the Bluetooth Software Configuration Panel. Device Type—click the down arrow 6and choose Desktop or Laptop from the drop-down list. The device type can be changed after the installation process through the Bl
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Broadband Router User Guide 8. Click OK at the following message (only for Windows 2000/XP installation). 9. The Installing Bluetooth Software screen displays the installation progress. If prompted to insert the Windows CD, do so and follow the on-screen instructions. 10. When finished, click Finish to end the Installation Wizard. 11. Remember to restart your computer to have the new configuration take effect. Software Un-installation 1. In Windows, go to Start →Settings→ Contr
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Installation Hardware 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 My ComputeràControl Panel àSystem. Open the Device Manager tab. If the Universal Serial Bus controller device is found, it means your USB port is installed and enabled. If not, either no USB port is installed or the USB bios is not prope
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Broadband Router User Guide 3. As soon as the device is properly plugged to your computer, Windows will auto- matically detect the device and prompt the following message. Select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” And press Next to continue. 4. Select “Continue Anyway” with the following message. 5. Press Finish to complete the hardware installation. Setup Diagnostics Once the software is well installed, your computer should prompt a Bluetooth icon on the bottom
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Installation Select Hardware. Check if USB Bluetooth device is on the devices list as below. If yes, it means your BT-200U is well installed. 7
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Chapter 3 Bluetooth Software 3 About Bluetooth Software In order to exchange data, two Bluetooth devices must establish a connection. Before a connection is established, one device must request a connection with another. The second device accepts (or rejects) the connection. The originator of the request is known as the client. The device that accepts (or rejects) the request is known as the server. Many Bluetooth devices can act as both client and server. A client Bluetooth device
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PC Configuration Fax—allows a Bluetooth client to wirelessly send a fax using a device that is physically attached to the Bluetooth server. File Transfer—establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection that allows your computer to perform file system operations on another Bluetooth-enabled device—browse, drag/drop, open, print, cut/copy, paste, delete, rename, etc. Information Exchange—establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection be- tween two devices so that they can exchange personal in
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Broadband Router User Guide Service icons are gray or yellow in color (or gray with yellow accents) in their "normal" state. In the "connected" state the primary color of the icon (gray or yellow) changes to green. Errata for Windows XP device icons Icons for services that are not available have a red "X" in their lower-right corner. Services may be unavailable because they are in use or because the necessary hard- ware (such as a modem for Dial-up Networking) is not installed.
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PC Configuration Chapter 4 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. Before you start communicating with a Bluetooth device, you need to: 1. Search Bluetooth devices in the vicinity. 2. Pair your PC with the device – you do this by adding the device to a list of paired devices in your PC. Search for Bluetooth Devices In Windows 2000 1. In the Folders
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Broadband Router User Guide Pair Pairing is the process of associating Bluetooth devices with each other so that they connect as soon as they get within range of each other. You can initiate the pairing between two Bluetooth devices from your own PC or you can accept a request for pairing from the other device. 1. Right click the device that you just found. Select Pair Device. 2. The Bluetooth Passkey Request screen will be present. Enter the Passkey to authenticate device identi
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PC Configuration After the pairing procedures are completed, you may start using the local services that a Bluetooth server is capable of providing, which includes Bluetooth Serial Port, Dial- Up Networking, Fax, File Transfer, Information Exchange, Information Synchronization and Network Access. How to use the service of File Transfer The File Transfer service allows one Bluetooth device to perform file operations on the specified or default File Transfer directory (and the folders and f
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Chapter 5 Configuration 5 General You may determine the device properties and basic system security settings on the General tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel. Identity Computer Name enter a unique name to identify this computer to other Bluetooth devices in the vicinity; this field cannot be left blank. Computer type select either Desktop or Laptop from the drop-down menu to help identify this computer to other Bluetooth devices in the vicinity. Security requires Bluet
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Advanced Configuration Accessibility In the Accessibility tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, you will be able to specify which remote devices may access this computer. Security settings configured in the General, Local Services, and Client Applications tabs may also affect which devices have access to this computer. To allow other devices to discover this computer: select "Let other Bluetooth devices discover this computer" to permit remote Bluetooth devices to find and report thi
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Broadband Router User Guide Discovery In the Discovery tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, you can determine: 1. whether your computer looks for other Bluetooth devices automatically, 2. how often it looks and, 3. what type of devices it looks for. Perform a periodic Search for Devices When "Look for other Bluetooth devices" is selected, Bluetooth Software automati- cally searches for devices every “X” minutes. X is an integer from 1 to 60. To change the time between auto inqu
