Enabling bluetooth services, Service security settings, Getting connected – i-mate PDA2 User Manual
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4.
Other devices can discover me: When this option is enabled, other Bluetooth devices
can see and report your Pocket PC Phone. This allows any device, even those unknown
to yours, to connect to your Phone.
The ability of remote devices to connect is also subject to the security restrictions and whether
Bluetooth is enabled on your Pocket PC Phone.
Enabling Bluetooth Services
The services that your Pocket PC Phone provides to other devices when using
Bluetooth
include:
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File Transfer: File-related operations such as get a file/use a file/delete a file, etc.
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Information Exchange: Send the default business card (Pocket Outlook contact) on
request.
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Serial Port: Bluetooth serial port operations. Bluetooth serial ports are used as a
replacement for a physical cable between devices.
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Personal Network Server: Join or host a Bluetooth-based personal area network.
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Hands Free: Allows you to connect to a remote headset or other audio device.
Αll the services can be individually configured by tapping the
Bluetooth icon in the lower-right
corner of the Today screen, then selecting
Bluetooth Settings > the Services tab.
1. In the
Services field, select the service to be configured.
2. In the
Service settings area, enable the desired options by checking the Enable service
box.
Service Security Settings
Each
Bluetooth service has its own individual security settings. Even though the options
are the same for each service, in each case they are specific to the individual service be-
ing configured. In the
Service settings area of the Services tab (accessed by tapping the
Bluetooth icon in the lower-right corner of the Today screen > Bluetooth Settings:
1.
Authorization required: When enabled, your Pocket PC Phone will require that each
attempt to establish a connection be individually authorized on the pop-up
Authorization
Request screen; that is, you must authorize each connection, when a remote device attempts
to connect to this service.
2.
Authentication (Passkey) required: When enabled, a passkey or a Link Key is required
from the remote device before allowing the connection. A passkey is a code you enter to
authenticate connections requested by other devices. This passkey must be known and
used by both parties. Otherwise, the connection will not be allowed.