Use the phone as a bluetooth modem – HTC S621 User Manual

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The default folder on your computer where beamed items are stored may

be

C:\Documents and Settings\your_username\My Documents.

If your computer’s Bluetooth adapter was installed using a third-party

provided driver, the folder location where it stores beamed items

will be indicated in the Information Exchange tab of the Bluetooth

Configuration utility.

Use the phone as a Bluetooth modem

You can connect your phone to a notebook or desktop computer through

Bluetooth and use the phone as a modem for the computer.
For the computer to use the Internet connection of your phone, activate

Internet Sharing on your phone, then set up a Bluetooth Personal Area

Network (PAN) between the computer and your phone.

1.

On your phone, turn on Bluetooth and set it to

Visible mode.

2.

Initiate a Bluetooth partnership from your phone by following the

steps in “To create a Bluetooth partnership.“

Alternatively, you can initiate a Bluetooth partnership from the

computer by following these steps (based on Windows XP SP2):

a.

In the Control Panel or System Tray, double-click the Bluetooth

Devices icon.

b.

In the Bluetooth Devices window, click Add.

c.

The Add Bluetooth Device Wizard opens. Select the My device is

set up and ready to be found check box, then click Next.

d.

The wizard then detects your phone and displays its name in the

dialog box. Select the phone name, then click Next.

e.

Select Let me choose my own passkey, then enter a passkey

(1 up to 16 digits) that will serve as an identification number for

establishing a secure connection between your phone and the

computer. Click Next.

f.

A confirmation message then appears on your phone. Click Yes to

accept the connection, enter the same passcode, then click Next.

g.

On the computer, click Finish to exit the wizard.

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