Bluetooth COM port settings

Before you can make use of a Bluetooth COM port link, you must associate one or more appropriate profiles with a Bluetooth COM port and then add the COM port to your Local Services bar (cf. “Bluetooth COM ports” – “General information”). These settings are made by means of the Bluetooth Configuration Tool.

Opening the Bluetooth Configuration Tool:

  1. Open the Microsoft Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Bluetooth Configuration Tool.

The Bluetooth Configuration Tool dialog box opens:

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Adding Bluetooth COM ports

To add a Bluetooth COM port:

  1. In the Bluetooth Configuration Tool window, click Add. The following dialog box opens:

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  1. Use the arrows to go to the Bluetooth COM port you want to add and the profile you want to associate with it. In the above example, the Serial Port Profile is being associated with Bluetooth COM port3.

    Note: Some programs (like HyperTerminal) cannot detect COM ports higher than 4.

You will only be allowed to add Bluetooth COM ports that are not already in use. Only available Bluetooth COM ports will appear on the list in the above dialog box.

  1. To confirm the settings, click Add.

The new Bluetooth COM port will now be included on the Bluetooth Neighborhood Local Services bar:

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Note: Before you can use the new Bluetooth COM port, you have to restart your computer.

Note: Windows NT users will not see the new Bluetooth COM port icon on the local services bar until the computer has been restarted.

Deleting Bluetooth COM ports

If you want to delete a Bluetooth COM that you no longer need:

  1. In the Bluetooth Configuration Tool window, highlight the Bluetooth COM port you want to delete, for instance COM2:

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  1. Click Remove. The following dialog box opens:

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  2. To confirm that you want to delete the Bluetooth COM port, click Yes.

The Bluetooth COM port will now be removed from the Local Services bar.

Note: Windows NT users have to restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

Associating and removing profiles from existing Bluetooth COM ports

In the Bluetooth Configuration Tool, you can see which profiles are associated with which Bluetooth COM ports. You change these settings so as to associate the profiles you need with an existing Bluetooth COM port. Also, you can remove a profile from a Bluetooth COM port.

In the following example, it appears that the Serial Port Profile is associated with Bluetooth COM port 2:

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To change the settings:

  1. In Existing COM ports, click the Bluetooth COM port in question.
  2. In Associated Profiles, check the profiles you want to associate with the Bluetooth COM port, or remove the ones you no longer want to be associated with it.
  3. Click OK.

Note: Windows NT users have to restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

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