Getting Connected 89
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.
To connect your phone to the computer through Bluetooth, you need a
Bluetooth radio adapter (or USB Bluetooth dongle) for your computer.
To set up a Bluetooth connection between the phone and the computer
(in Windows XP SP2)
1. On the phone, turn on Bluetooth and set it to discoverable mode.
2. Connect a Bluetooth radio adapter on your computer. (Refer to the
manufacturer’s documentation for details on how to install.)
After a Bluetooth radio adapter is installed on your computer, the
Control Panel and System Tray will have the Bluetooth Devices icon.
Double-click this icon.
3. In the Bluetooth Devices window, click Add.
4. The Add Bluetooth Device Wizard opens. Select the My device is set
up and ready to be found check box, then click Next.
5. The wizard then detects your phone as a new device and displays its
name in the dialog box. Select the device name, then click Next.
6. 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 the phone and the computer. Click Next.
7. A confirmation message then appears on your phone. Click Yes to
accept the connection, enter the same passkey, then click Next.
8. On the computer, click Finish to exit the wizard.
9. On the phone’s Device Added screen, click OK.
10. Enter a display name for the computer, then click Next.
11. On the Services screen, click Done.
12. On the Home screen of your phone, click Start > Accessories >
Wireless Modem.
13. Select Bluetooth as the Connection type.
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