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YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES
CONNECTING TO DEVICES WITH BLUETOOTH
®
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
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CHAPTER
You can create a list of Bluetooth devices
that you trust to communicate with your
smartphone. When communicating with
trusted devices, your smartphone skips the
discovery process and creates a secure link
as long as the device is within range.
Bluetooth range is up to 10 meters
(30 feet) in ideal conditions. Performance
and range are affected by physical
obstacles, radio interference from nearby
electronic equipment, and other factors.
When you configure a headset (see
Connecting to a Bluetooth
®
hands-free
device), the headset is automatically added
to your trusted device list. Follow the steps
in this section to add other devices to your
trusted device list, such as your computer.
Entering basic Bluetooth settings
1 Press Start and select Settings.
2 Select the Connections tab, and then
select Bluetooth.
3 Select the Mode tab and check the Tu rn
on Bluetooth box.
KEY
TERM
Partnership Two devices—for
example, your smartphone and a hands-free
device—that can connect because each
device finds the same passkey on the other
device. After you form a partnership with a
device, you don’t need to enter a passkey to
connect with that device again.
KEY
TERM
Piconet An ad-hoc network of
devices that uses Bluetooth wireless
technology to connect one master device with
up two seven active slave devices.
DID
YOU
KNOW
?
Check your battery level before
establishing a Bluetooth connection. If the
battery level is low, you can’t make a
Bluetooth connection.