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10. Managing Bluetooth Devices
This chapter describes how to configure and manage Bluetooth devices using
the Bluetooth Windows Suite. The Bluetooth Windows Suite adds and
configures Bluetooth devices in order to perform various functions between
Bluetooth-enabled devices. These devices can be phones, modems, audio
devices, printers, imaging systems, Fax machines, and computers
(workstations, servers, PDAs, etc.).
To begin configuration of the Bluetooth devices, from the
Start
menu, click
All
Programs
>
Bluetooth Suite
>
Bluetooth Devices
which will display a
window. For Windows 8, click
Control Panel
>
Hardware and Sound
>
Devices and Printers
.
Note
: You can also double click the Bluetooth icon in the taskbar notification
area to open Bluetooth devices window.
This window displays the devices that have previously been paired and added
to your PC/laptop through the Bluetooth protocol. To manage any added
Bluetooth device, double-click the Bluetooth device icon from the displayed list.
The Bluetooth Operations window appears.
Note
: If no Bluetooth devices appear in the list, add a Bluetooth device. For
information on how to add a Bluetooth device see Adding Bluetooth Devices
.
The available features for that particular Bluetooth device are displayed in the
Bluetooth Operations window.
Note: For HID devices like Bluetooth keyboard or mouse, no Bluetooth
Operations window is displayed.
10.1 Bluetooth Operations
The Bluetooth Operations window can be considered as a central command
point. You can manage the connected Bluetooth device from here.
The left-hand blue pane allows you to perform the following actions:
