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Anatomy of a
Bluetooth Hotspot
Chris De Herrera
Webmaster, CEWindows.NET
Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices
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ntroduction
Hardware Requirements
Bluetooth Power
Bluetooth Profiles
Hands-on Demo
Questions and Answers
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ntroducton
A Bluetooth Hotspot allows up to 7 users to connect
to an access point for internet access.
Bluetooth can coexist in an area with a WiFi network
however there can be interference since they use
the same 2.4 GHz spectrum to communicate
Anycom has sponsored the Bluetooth Hotspot here
at the Pocket PC Summit. Look for the lounge area
in the Exhibit Hall for a place to sit and use
Bluetooth to access the internet.
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Hardware
Hardware Requirements
PC Card or CompactFlash Card Bluetooth
supported by the Pocket PC see
http://www.cewindows.net/peripherals.htm or
a Pocket PC with Bluetooth built-in
Bluetooth Access Point Examples include
Anycom (www.anycom.com) and Pico
Communications (www.pico.com)
Local Area Network - Ethernet
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Bluetooth Power
Bluetooth supports three different power
options.
Class Range Power Power
Class 50 - 100
meters
100 mW 7 dBm or
higher
Class 30 meters 2.5 mW 4 dBm
Class 10 meters 1 mW 0 dBm
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Bluetooth Profles
Bluetooth Profiles are used to explain the
different ways that a Pocket PC can connect
with other devices. There are multiple
profiles however the most common are
Serial, LAN, PAN and Voice
LAN A replacement for a serial cable. The
Pocket PC uses PPP over the Bluetooth
serial profile to connect to the access point, a
cell phone or a PC. This profile is used to
sync your Pocket PC and PC using Bluetooth.
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Bluetooth Profles
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PAN Personal Area Network a direct
network connection to an access point
or PC. Offers functionality similar to a
network.
Voice Used to communicate via Voice
to another Bluetooth device. This is
most commonly used for Bluetooth
headsets.
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emonstraton
Basic configuration of an Anycom Bluetooth
Access Point (Hotspot). f you need to use
static P addresses then you will need a PC
with Ethernet to find the Access Point. Once
found, it is configured via a web interface.
Basic configuration of a Pocket PC 2002
using an iPAQ Pocket PC 3975 and an HP
Jornada 565 with an Anycom Bluetooth
CompactFlash Card.
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Bluetooth Resources
Official Bluetooth Website
http://www.bluetooth.com
Bluetooth Profiles -
http://www.bluetooth.com/pdf/Bluetooth_11_P
rofiles_Book.pdf
Reviews (Pocket PC)-
http://www.pocketpclife.co.uk/newsdetails.asp
?article=1604
Bluetooth & GPRS - http://www.ppcw.net/
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Anatomy of a
Bluetooth Hotspot
Oueston and Answers
Chris De Herrera
Webmaster, CEWindows.NET
Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices
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Anatomy of a
Bluetooth Hotspot
Chris De Herrera
Webmaster, CEWindows.NET
Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices