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• Discover Specific Devices
The type of device(s) that this computer looks for and reports when it
is searching for other Bluetooth devices can be limited through
Limit the remote devices reported.
Bluetooth can report only specific devices, specific class(es) of
device(s), or specific type(s) of device(s) within a class.
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Specific devices: an individual computer or Bluetooth cellular
telephone are examples of specific devices.
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Specific class of device: “computer” is an example of a class of
devices
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Specific type of device within a class: “laptop” is an example of a
specific type of device within the “computer” class of devices.
The devices to be discovered can be mixed-and-matched; you can
discover one or more specific devices, classes of devices and types of
devices within a class at the same time.
• Remove a device from the list of devices to be discovered
In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, from the Discovery tab, select
the device to be removed and click the Delete button.
Note
: If “Report only selected Bluetooth devices” is not selected the
Delete button will not be available.
• Temporarily override the discovery of specific devices
In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, from the Discovery tab, select
“Report all Bluetooth devices.” The specifically selected devices will be
discovered along with all other devices.
To re-enable specific device discovery re-select “Report only selected
Bluetooth devices.”
Note:
When all devices are deleted an error message will appear if
“Report all Bluetooth
