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® Bluetooth ™ Wir eless USB Adapter User Manual (GBU301/GBU302/GB U201) ®.
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Thank you f or purchasing one of the most feature-rich Bluetooth™ to USB adapters a vailab le . IOGEAR ® ’s Bluetooth™ to USB adapters are first-rate wireless connectivity accessories designed to help reduce the frustration of dealing with cable in your home or office.
Table of Contents P a c kage Contents ................................................ Overview .............................................................. Features ............................................................... Requirements ......
Package Contents This packa g e contains: GBU201 1 Bluetooth to USB adapter 1 Driver CD 1 Quick Start Guide 1 W arranty/Registration card -or- GBU301 1 Bluetooth to USB adapter 1 5' USB extension.
Overview Bluetooth™ is a low-power wireless networking standard which uses short radio waves to allow electronic devices to communicate with each other without using cab les . The following applications are supported by Bluetooth™ technology: • Synchronize your Bluetooth™ PDA with your computer.
Bluetooth™ technology is suppor ted under the f ollowing operating systems. • Windows 98SE (Client only) • Windows ME (Client only) • Windows 2000 • Windows XP • Mac OS X 10.
- Eliminates cables between your computers - Controls and communicates with Bluetooth™ enab led devices - Enables wireless P ersonal Area Networ k (P AN) connectivity - Bluetooth™ specification 1.
System Requirement: • Notebook or desktop computers, with P entium - Class PC, 200 Mhz CPU or higher , 128MB RAM or higher , and with at least one USB port • Mac OS 10.
Introduction IOGEAR ® ’ s Wireless Bluetooth™ to USB Adapter allows any computer with USB connections to become a Bluetooth™ enabled computer . It complies with Bluetooth 1.1 and USB 1.1 specifications, and provides users with a 723 Kbps data transfer r ate.
Make sure that the IOGEAR ® Bluetooth™ Adapter is NO T plugged into the USB port of the computer. With the computer turned on and Windows ® 2000, or XP running (The suppor t f or 98SE and ME is limited), insert the IOGEAR ® Bluetooth™ Installation CD into the CD-ROM driv e.
Click the [Ne xt] button to accept the def ault destination installation folder or clic k the [Change] to choose the different installation f older . Installation The License Agreement screen will appear . Click the “I accept the terms in the license agreement” and click [Next].
Installation 10 4. Click the [Install] b utton to begin the installation 5. The installation may tak e a f ew minutes..
A Driver Signature Notice ma y appear . Click the [OK] Button to continue the installation. 11 Installation 6. During the installation a “Bluetooth™ de vice not found” window will appear . Please connect your USB Bluetooth de vice and clic k OK.
Installation 12 Once the installation is complete, click the [Finish] button to complete the wizard. At this point, we recommend that you reboot the system.
Now doub le click the Bluetooth™ icon in the system tra y . This will star t the “Initial Bluetooth™ Configuration Wizard. ” 13 Initial Bluetooth™ Configuration Wizard 1. Once the Initial Bluetooth™ Configuration Wizard has started, click [Next] 2.
14 Initial Bluetooth™ Configuration Wizard Next, enter a unique name f or this computer . This name will be display ed to other Bluetooth™ devices . Select a computer type from the drop-down menu and clic k [Next]. 3. Click ne xt to configure the services this computer will offer to other Bluetooth™ devices .
Choose the services that this computer will offer to other Bluetooth™ de vices b y placing a check in the bo x. T o display the proper ties, click on the configure button. Click [Ne xt] to proceed. 15 5. Windows will install the software f or the services you selected.
16 Initial Bluetooth™ Configuration Wizard Once Windows has finished installing the software, the f ollowing window will appear . This window will allow you to configure y our computer to use the service of another Bluetooth™ Device . If you do not ha v e an y de vices y ou wish to connect to at this time, clic k [Skip] and proceed to step 15.
17 9. Initial Bluetooth™ Configuration Wizard The window will display the services av ailab le through the selected Bluetooth™ device . Check the box ne xt to the ser vice you want to access . 10. After you f ound the de vice , you will need to P air your computer with the de vice y ou wish to connect to .
Once you check the bo x next to the ser vice you wish to connect to , a properties window will appear. Click [OK] to continue . 18 11. Initial Bluetooth™ Configuration Wizard Next, clic k [Finish] to proceed.
A window will appear advising y ou that a shor tcut has been placed on the My Bluetooth™ Places screen. Clic k [OK] to close the window . 19 13. If you hav e another Bluetooth™ de vice and you w ant to configure to allow , this computer to use its services, click [Ne xt].
Once all Bluetooth™ client drivers have been installed, click [Finish] , and y our computer will be ready and Bluetooth™ - enabled. 20 15. Initial Bluetooth™ Configuration Wizard.
1. With your IOGEAR ® Bluetooth™ USB Adapter inser ted in the computer , click Start > Settings > Control P anel 2. Clic k on Add/Remove Programs 3.
Under normal circumstances, you will not need to re-install driv ers f or your IOGEAR ® Bluetooth™ USB adapter; how ev er , the need ma y arise if your hard drive is f ormated. T o re-install the dr iv ers, please f ollo w steps 1-13 in the installation section.
1. Doub le-click on the IOGEAR ® Bluetooth ™ icon in the system tray . 23 Operation How to Connect to other Bluetooth ™ Enabled Computer s and Establish Network Access Next doub le clic k on “Find Bluetooth™ De vices”.
24 Operation The name of the computer will appear in the list. Double clic k on the de vice to displa y its list of services. 3. Once the Network Access service is displayed, double click on the Netw ork Access icon to connect.
25 Operation After your Bluetooth™ enabled de vice has been authenticated; your de vice will be ab le to share that computer’ s Internet connection (if the device has Internet access) and files. If a pass key has been set by either de vice , the pass k ey is required to connect both Bluetooth™ enabled devices .
How to connect to a Bluetooth ™ Enab led Printer 1. Double-clic k on the IOGEAR ® Bluetooth™ icon in the system tra y . Double clic k on “Find Bluetooth™ De vices”.
27 Operation Double clic k on the printer you wish to connect to . 3. If your printer is already installed, the printer properties window will appear. Otherwise you will be prompted to install the print driver , click [OK] to continue .
28 Operation If your printer is already installed, the printer properties window will appear. Click on [Print T est P age] to print a test page. 5..
Double-clic k on the IOGEAR ® Bluetooth™ icon in the system tra y . 29 Operation 1. How to connect to a PD A (P ersonal Digital Assistant) Next doub le clic k on “Find Bluetooth™ Devices”.
30 Operation Once the search is finished, double clic k on the PD A to vie w the services it off ers . 3. At any time, when service requests are made from or to another Bluetooth™ device (e .g. File T ransfer , Network Access, Serial Por t Connection, etc.
1. Next doub le clic k on “Find Bluetooth™ Devices”. 2. How to connect to a Cellular Phone (Bluetooth™ Enabled) Double-click on the IOGEAR ® Bluetooth™ icon in the system tray .
Once the search is finished, double clic k on the the cellular phone to view the services it off ers. 3. At any time , when service requests are made from or to another Bluetooth™ device (e .g. File T ransfer , Network Access , Serial P or t Connection, etc.
How to add Bluetooth ™ to your Mac Operation IMPORT ANT INFORMA TION TO MA C OX S USERS: Please mak e sure y our computer is up to date with the latest patches for Mac OS X V ersion 10.2 and g reater from Apple. Enabling Bluetooth™ on your Mac is simple.
What is “Pairing ?” Pairing is a Bluetooth™ function that enables Bluetooth™ devices to remain permanently linked to another. What “Pairing” means in terms of security? The Pass Key authentication is perpetuated in Pairing, meaning that devices will not ask for a Pass Key once they are paired.
Unpairing Devices 1. Right-click on the Bluetooth™ de vice and select on “P air de vice”. 2. Enter a P ass K ey when ask ed. Note: The Pass Key on both de vices m ust be the same! Example: If De vice 1 tries to pair with De vice 2, De vice 1 will prompt f or a P ass K ey .
Microsoft ® Stac k for Bluetooth™ Microsoft ® has released Windows ® XP support for Bluetooth™ wireless technology . Support for Bluetooth™ wireless technology is av ailab le only for Windows ® XP Ser vice Pac k 1 (SP1) or later v ersions. The HID , HCRP , and DUN profiles are implemented.
Operation 3. Once the Bluetooth™ Connection Wizard starts, click [Ne xt]. 4. The Wizard will search f or a vailab le Bluetooth™ devices. Highlight the device y ou wish to connect to and click [Ne xt].
Operation 5. The Wizard will then ask y ou whether the de vice requires authentication. Select the appropriate radio button and clic k [Next]. 6. If the device y ou wish to connect to requires a passke y , enter it in the text box and clic k [Ne xt].
Operation 7. Select the service you wish to connect to and click [Ne xt]. 8. Once you’ve authenticated with the de vice and selected the service you wish to use, click [Finish] to complete the Bluetooth™ Connection Wizard.
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Technical Support 41 If you need technical support, please check out our IOGEAR ® T ech Info Librar y (T .I.L.) at www .iog ear .com/support for the latest tips, tricks , and troubleshooting. The IOGEAR ® T .I.L. was designed to provide you with the latest technical information about our products.
Radio & TV Interference Statement WARNING!!! This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications.
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