Planet Technology BT-420U - Manual (Page 6)

Chapter 1
Introduction
The BT-410U/420U is designed to connect USB port of a desktop or laptop PC, and allows the
computer to build a short-range wireless connection to other Bluetooth devices like cellular
phones, PDAs, and computers. Since the transmission medium of BT-410U/420U is air,
PLANET also enhances both connection protection and data security mechanism to the product
which helps people share and access trigger information. Compliant with Bluetooth specification
Version 2.0 + EDR, BT-410U/420U can provide transfer rate up to 3Mbps, which is higher than
Bluetooth v1.2 device.
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The BT-410U/420U provides services of virtual serial port, dial-up networking, fax, file transfer,
information exchange, information synchronization, and network access. With powerful bundled
software, it’s not difficult to implement configuration and management even there are so many
functions. Most popular operating system support, including Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and
Server 2003, makes the application of BT-410U/420U more flexible.
Link your notebook with your handheld, mobile phone, printer, audio gateway and
other Bluetooth devices within your personal area network (PAN) via a secure short-
range wireless radio link. Get rid of all those hassle cables and automatically share
documents, browse the Internet and synchronize calendars, address books and more.
1.1 Features
¾ Compatible with Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data
Rate)
¾ Bluetooth Manager Utility eases the difficulties of configuration and management
¾ Date rate up to 3Mbps
¾ Lower power consumption through reduced duty cycle
¾ Simplification of multi-link scenarios due to more available bandwidth
¾ Backwards compatible to Bluetooth V1.1/V1.2 specifications
¾ Further improved BER (Bit Error Rate) performance
¾ Connection protection and data security enhanced mechanism
¾ Up to 8 devices Point-to-MultiPoint topology expands your PAN coverage
¾ Various services provided: Virtual Serial Port, Dial-up Networking, Fax, File Trans-
fer, Information Exchange, Information Synchronization, and Network Access
¾ Multilingual support in Bluetooth utility
¾ Most popular OS support: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP and Server 2003
¾ BT-410U has suppor Bluetooth Class 1, it can provide bigger cover area for user to
connect their Bluetooth device longer
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