Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only)
A Bluetooth device provides short-range wireless communications that replace the physical cable
connections that traditionally link electronic devices such as:
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Computers (desktop, notebook, PDA)
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Phones (cellular, cordless, smart phone)
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Imaging devices (printer, camera)
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Audio devices (headset, speakers)
Bluetooth devices provide peer-to-peer capability that allows you to set up a personal area network
(PAN) of Bluetooth devices. For information on configuring and using Bluetooth devices, refer to the
Bluetooth software Help.
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
HP does
not
recommend setting up a host, Bluetooth computer and using it as a gateway through which
other computers connect to the Internet. When two or more computers are connected using Bluetooth,
and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is enabled on one of the computers, the other computers cannot
connect to the Internet using the Bluetooth network.
The strength of Bluetooth is in synchronizing information transfers between the computer and wireless
devices including cellular phones, printers, cameras, and PDAs. The inability to consistently connect
two or more computers to share the Internet through Bluetooth is a limitation of Bluetooth and the
Windows operating system.
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