Atheros Communications, Inc.
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COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL
May 2011
Connecting to an HID Device
This chapter describes how to connect the Bluetooth laptop to a Bluetooth HID (Human
Interface Device) such as a mouse.
Setup Requirements
You need the following devices and equipment in order to accomplish this task:
A PC system running Windows with Bluetooth Suite
Atheros Bluetooth USB Adapter (dongle)
Bluetooth mouse with batteries or keyboard
Launching the Bluetooth Suite
1.
Double click on the
Launch Bluetooth Suite
icon on your desktop or
launch it from
start > All Programs > Bluetooth Suite > Launch Bluetooth Suite
.
It displays theBluetooth Suite start-up screen. See
Figure 4-1
.
2.
Put your mouse in searchable (pairing mode) by doing the
following:
a.
Turn On the mouse by pressing down its power On/Off button.
Refer to the mouse documentation on how to do it.
b.
Press the connect button on the mouse to put it in pairing
(discoverable) mode. Refer to the mouse documentation for
additional information.
3.
Right mouse click on the
Bluetooth Suite Tray
, and choose
My Bluetooth
Place
option.
It displays all the peripheral devices in the right panel of the screen indicating that these devices
are in range and available to be connected. It also shows the device name, address, type and
status (in range, paired, or connected).