HTC Touch Pro2 Verizon User Manual - Page 116
Setting up your device as a Bluetooth modem, To activate your device as a USB modem
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116 Internet and Social Networking To activate your device as a USB modem After installing the USB modem driver to our computer, activate your device as a USB modem. 1. Connect the device to your notebook using the USB cable. 2. On your device, tap Start > All Programs > Modem Link. 3. Under PC Connection Type, select USB. 4. Tap Menu > Start. Note When you have activated your device as a USB modem, ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center will be automatically disabled. You now need to create a modem dial-up connection on your computer. For details, see "Creating a modem dial-up connection" in this chapter for details. Setting up your device as a Bluetooth modem You can connect your device to a notebook or desktop computer through Bluetooth and use the device as a modem for your computer. To connect your device to the computer through Bluetooth, your computer must have built-in Bluetooth or a USB Bluetooth adapter or dongle. To add your device as a Bluetooth modem to your computer Windows 7 1. On your device, turn on Bluetooth and set it to visible mode. For information, see "To turn Bluetooth on and make your device visible" in Chapter 10. 2. Turn on Bluetooth on your computer. (Refer to computer's documentation for details on how to turn on Bluetooth). 3. Right-click the Bluetooth Devices icon on the system tray, and then click Add a device. 4. Click your device on the list, and then click Next. 5. On your device, enter the passkey that is displayed on your computer, and then tap OK. After you have finished creating a Bluetooth connection between your device and computer, Windows 7 automatically detects and installs the device to your computer as a Bluetooth modem. It also immediately attempts to connect your computer to the Internet using your device's data connection. When prompted, tap Accept on your device to connect the computer to the Internet. You now need to create a modem dial-up connection on your computer. For details, see "Creating a modem dial-up connection" in this chapter for details. Windows Vista 1. On your device, turn on Bluetooth and set it to visible mode. For information, see "To turn Bluetooth on and make your device visible" in Chapter 10. 2. Turn on Bluetooth on your computer. (Refer to computer's documentation for details on how to turn on Bluetooth). 3. Right-click the Bluetooth Devices icon on the system tray, and then click Add a Bluetooth Device. 4. The Add Bluetooth Device Wizard opens. Select the My device is set up and ready to be found check box, and then click Next. 5. The wizard then detects your device and displays its name in the dialog box. Select the device name, and then click Next. 6. Select Let me choose my own passkey, and then enter a passcode (1 up to 16 digits) that will serve as an identification number for establishing a secure connection between your device and the computer. Click Next. 7. A confirmation message then appears on your device. Click Yes to accept the connection, enter the same passcode, and then click Next. 8. On the computer, click Finish to exit the wizard. 9. On your device tap Done.