Local Services are services that your computer provides to remote devices.
The services supported by Bluetooth are:
Audio Gateway
Bluetooth Serial Port
Dial-up Networking
Fax
Headset
Network Access
PIM Item Transfer
PIM Synchronization
Public Folder.
The names of all these services are displayed even though this computer may not be capable of supporting all of these services. For example, to provide the Fax service, this computer must have a local fax/modem.
Automatic start-up can be turned off for individual services (Bluetooth Configuration panel, Local Services tab, double-click the service name). If a service is not configured to start automatically it can still be started manually (right-click the service and select Enable from the shortcut menu).
Right-click the service and select Disable from the shortcut menu. Disabled services are not available for use by clients.
With Local Device selected, the Details view of Microsoft® Windows® Explorer provides basic information about each local service:
Service—the name of the service
At startup, the status of the connection is indicated as follows:
Started(COM#) — The service is running and ready to use COM#.
Not Started — The service is not available to clients.
Connected(COM#) — The service is in use, the local port is COM#.
Empty field — The service is not connected.
A device name and/or Bluetooth Device Address — Identifies the device that is using the service.
To interrupt a connection from the server side, right-click the local service and select Disable from the shortcut menu.
To restore a connection from the server side, right-click the local service and select Enable from the shortcut menu.
To change a the properties of a service, from the Bluetooth Configuration panel, click the Local Services tab, and then double-click a service name.
Enter a service name (one to 99 alphanumeric characters) in the Bluetooth Properties, General tab field. In most cases the default service name will work. However, in environments where there is more than one device of the same type or one device provides more than one service of the same type (this is only possible for the Bluetooth Serial Port service), the service name can be customized.
The service properties that may be changed are:
Startup Automatically — When enabled, starts the service when Bluetooth initializes. The default setting is disabled. If Startup is not enabled the service can still be started manually.
Secure Connection — When enabled, each time this service is used the remote user must submit a Passkey or Link Key. All data exchanged by the computer and the remote device will be encrypted.
From the Windows system tray, right-click the Bluetooth icon, select Quick Connect, and then the Bluetooth service that you want to use.
If your computer has created a connection to the desired type of service in the past, the options are:
The name(s) of any device(s) with which prior connections to this type of service have been established. Select a name from the list to re-establish connection.
Select the Other Devices... option to search for additional devices that potentially provide the desired service, select a device from the list, and then click Connect.
If your computer has never created a connection to this type of service, the only option is to select the Find Devices.... and to search for devices that potentially provide the service, and select a device from the list, and then click Connect.
After the connection to the service is created, complete any necessary additional steps such as starting and/or configuring the program that will use the service.
Some programs will close their open Bluetooth connections when they have finished using the remote service. (the Fax application, for example, closes the connection automatically when the Fax transmission is complete.)
Other applications have no way to determine whether an open Bluetooth connection is still in use (Dial-up networking, for example, may not be transmitting or receiving at any given moment, but may be still in use.) This type of connection must be closed manually by the operator when it is no longer needed.
