What is a passkey?

[Guest paddy_mcnulty]

Hi,

I am a bit confused. I haven't really used bluetooth much until recently.

I don't really understand this passkey thing. When i try to bluetooth someone it says I need a passkey. Is this from me or my friend? If so where do get the repectve pass keys for our phones?

Do i need a passkey to recieve? do people need my passkey if I want to send something to them?

:roll:

Cheers

[Guest BigLee1]

Hi,

I am a bit confused.  I haven't really used bluetooth much until recently.

I don't really understand this passkey thing.  When i try to bluetooth someone it says I need a passkey.  Is this from me or my friend?  If so where do get the repectve pass keys for our phones?

Do i need a passkey to receive?  do people need my passkey if I want to send something to them?

:roll:

Cheers

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I wouldn't bother even trying with sending files if i was you! You will be very luck if it works.

But in answer to your question a passkey is used to set up a secure connection with each other. Its to stop people sending you things you dont want.

[Guest mupwangle]

Most passkeys are set as 0000 by default. Give that a go before trying anything fancy.

[Guest dchester]

The Passkey is basically just a form of security. The two devices during their "Bonding" process exchange a password. If the two devices each have a keyboard (say your computer and your phone), then you can key in any string you want, but the strings from each device have to match. If it's a device that doesn't have a keypad, like say a bluetooth headset, you will need to look in the manual to see what it's passkey is (typically either 0000 or 1234). The good news is that once the two devices are bonded, it won't ask for you to key it in again. I hope this helps.

BTW, here is a page that gives a rahter detailed explanation of setting up Bluetooth with ActiveSync.

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=3163

[Guest paddy_mcnulty]

Cheers for replies. So from what I understand, if I want to send something to someone and this passkey thing happens, try 0000 or 1234, and likewise the otherpersons if it asks - just make sure we type in the same thing (?), and everything should be fine and then the bluetooths can talk to each other.

It's a bit odd to have a have a password on something that there dosen't seem to be an option to change the password on. Or is there?

[Guest BigLee1]

Cheers for replies.  So from what I understand, if I want to send something to someone and this passkey thing happens, try 0000 or 1234, and likewise the otherpersons if it asks - just make sure we type in the same thing (?), and everything should be fine and then the bluetooths can talk to each other.

It's a bit odd to have a have a password on something that there dosen't seem to be an option to change the password on.  Or is there?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think its just a question of both phone using the same code. So if you're bonding with you're mates Nokia then when the passkey pops up just make sure you both choose the same passkey I.E 0000.

Let us know if you successfully send anything though, as of yet i have only been able to receive 1 file for my friends Nokia 6600 all other phones will not work. Curiously enough when he sent it to me he didn't need to bond the devices, he just just choose the file and sent it???