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70 Getting Connected Setting up your phone as a Bluetooth modem in Windows XP 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, your computer must be Bluetooth enabled or you must have a USB Bluetooth dongle. To set up a Bluetooth connection between the phone and the Windows XP computer 1. Set Bluetooth on your phone to visible mode. For information about this, see "To turn Bluetooth on and make your phone visible". 2. Enable Bluetooth on your computer. (Refer to the manufacturer's documentation for details on how to enable Bluetooth for your computer.) After Bluetooth is enabled on your computer, the Bluetooth Devices icon appears in the Control Panel and System Tray. 3. Next, create a Bluetooth partnership between your phone and computer. See "To create a Bluetooth partnership." To activate your phone as a Bluetooth modem 1. On your phone, click Start > Modem Link. 2. Select Bluetooth as the connection type. 3. On your notebook, disable ActiveSync by clicking File > Connection Settings and then clearing the Allow connections to one of the following check box. 4. Click Menu > Start on the Modem Link screen on your phone. After successfully connecting your phone to the computer via Bluetooth, the next thing to do is to add your phone as a Bluetooth modem to your computer. To add your phone as a Bluetooth modem to your Windows XP computer 1. On the computer, click Start > Control Panel > Phone and Modem Options. 2. Click the Modems tab. Check if there is a Bluetooth modem, "Generic Bluetooth Modem" or "StandardModem over Bluetooth Link" listed. If there is, skip to step 6. 3. If there is no Bluetooth modem listed in the Modems tab, click Add. 4. In the Add Hardware Wizard, click Next. 5. In the Select Bluetooth Device screen, select the phone name and then click OK. Note If you are in GSM mode, you must set the Access Point Name. To do this, in the Modems tab, select the Bluetooth modem listed and then click Properties. Click the Advanced tab, then in the Extra initialization commands text box, enter: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","APN" where APN is the access point name provided by Verizon to give you access to the Internet. Then click OK. 6. Click OK to exit the Phone and Modem Options. Your phone is now set up as a Bluetooth modem. Creating a modem dial-up connection Once the notebook recognizes your device as a modem, create a new modem dial-up connection on your notebook. You can then use this connection to dial up and connect to the Internet. The procedures are different for Windows Vista™ and Windows XP. To set up a modem dial-up connection in Windows Vista™ 1. On your notebook, click Start > Control Panel. 2. Double-click Network and Sharing Center. 3. On the left-hand panel of the Network and Sharing Center, click Set up a connection or network.

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70  Getting Connected
Setting up your phone as a Bluetooth modem in Windows XP
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, your computer must be  
Bluetooth enabled or you must  have a USB Bluetooth dongle.  
To set up a Bluetooth connection between the phone and the Windows XP computer
Set Bluetooth on your phone to visible mode. For information about this, see “To turn Bluetooth on and 
make your phone visible”.
Enable Bluetooth on your computer.  
(Refer to the manufacturer’s documentation for details on how to enable Bluetooth for your computer.) 
After Bluetooth is enabled on your computer, the 
Bluetooth Devices
icon appears in the Control Panel 
and System Tray.
Next, create a Bluetooth partnership between your phone and computer. See “To create a Bluetooth 
partnership.”
To activate your phone as a Bluetooth modem
On your phone, click 
Start > Modem Link
.
Select 
Bluetooth
as the connection type. 
On your notebook, disable ActiveSync by clicking 
File > Connection Settings
and then clearing the 
Allow connections to one of the following
check box.
Click 
Menu > Start
on the 
Modem Link
screen on your phone.
After successfully connecting your phone to the computer via Bluetooth, the next thing to do is to add your 
phone as a Bluetooth modem to your computer.
To add your phone as a Bluetooth modem to your Windows XP computer
On the computer, click 
Start > Control Panel > Phone and Modem Options
.
Click the 
Modems
tab. Check if there is a Bluetooth modem, “Generic Bluetooth Modem” or 
“StandardModem over Bluetooth Link” listed. If there is, skip to step 6.
If there is no Bluetooth modem listed in the Modems tab, click 
Add
.
In the 
Add Hardware Wizard
, click 
Next
.
In the
Select Bluetooth Device
screen, select the phone name and then click 
OK
.
Note
If you are in GSM mode, you must set the Access Point Name. To do this, in the 
Modems
tab, select the 
Bluetooth modem listed and then click 
Properties
. Click the 
Advanced
tab, then in the
Extra initialization
commands
text box, enter: 
AT+CGDCONT=1,“IP”,“APN” 
where APN is the access point name provided by Verizon to give you access to the Internet. Then click 
OK
.
Click 
OK
to exit the Phone and Modem Options.
Your phone is now set up as a Bluetooth modem. 
Creating a modem dial-up connection
Once the notebook recognizes your device as a modem, create a new modem dial-up connection on your 
notebook. You can then use this connection to dial up and connect to the Internet. The procedures are different 
for Windows Vista™ and Windows XP.
To set up a modem dial-up connection in Windows Vista™
On your notebook, click 
Start > Control Panel
.
Double-click 
Network and Sharing Center
.
On the left-hand panel of the Network and Sharing Center, click 
Set up a connection or network
.
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