
Using Bluetooth wireless devices
A Bluetooth device provides short-range wireless communications that replace the physical cable
connections that traditionally link electronic devices such as the following:
●
Computers (desktop, notebook, PDA)
●
Phones (cellular, cordless, smart phone)
●
Imaging devices (printer, camera)
●
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 one computer with Bluetooth as a host and using it as a gateway
through which other computers may 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 may not be able to connect to the Internet using the Bluetooth network.
The strength of Bluetooth is in synchronizing information transfers between your 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.
Troubleshooting wireless connection problems
Some possible causes for wireless connection problems include the following:
●
Network configuration (SSID or security) has been changed.
●
Wireless device is not installed correctly or has been disabled.
●
Wireless device or router hardware has failed.
●
Wireless device encountered interference from other devices.
Cannot connect to a preferred network
Windows can automatically repair a corrupted WLAN connection:
●
If there is a network icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, right-click the icon,
and then click
Diagnose and repair
from the menu.
Windows resets your network device and attempts to reconnect to one of the preferred networks.
●
If there is no network icon in the notification area, follow these steps:
1.
Select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Network and Internet
>
Network and Sharing Center
.
2.
Click
Troubleshoot problems
and select the network you wish to repair.
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Chapter 3 Wireless and local area network
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