Bluetooth personal area networking overview

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On : Tuesday, October 16, 2012

In : (NAP), (PAN), group ad hoc network (GN), LAN, local area network, network access point (NAP), personal area network (PAN), personal area network user (PANU), Windows XP.

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With Bluetooth connections, you can join a personal area network (PAN), which is an Internet Protocol (IP)-based network. You can connect to a Bluetooth network access point (NAP), group ad hoc network (GN), or personal area network user (PANU) device.
The Bluetooth radio transmitter installed on your computer appears as a network connection in the Network Connections folder, just like any other type of network connection. Windows XP supports one Bluetooth radio transmitter per computer.
There are three ways to join a personal area network:

• Using a network access point: With a network access point, you can join a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet.
• Using a group ad hoc network: When your computer is connected to this type of network, it can only communicate with computers or devices within the network. The network must be created by another device before your computer can join it. With Windows XP, you cannot create a GN network, but your computer can be part of such a network.
• Using a personal area network user: When your computer is connected to this type of network, it can only communicate with the remote computer or device.

 Notes

• Some mobile phones and personal desktop assistants (PDAs) only support dial-up networking (DUN), some only support PAN, and some support both services. To find out which services your Bluetooth device supports, check the documentation for your device.
• Another type of personal area network is the personal area network user (PANU). Windows XP supports this type of network.