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CONFIGURATION PANEL
The Bluetooth Configuration Panel provides access to various settings including Bluetooth
services, hardware, security, and events notification. In this chapter, we will thoroughly
discuss each of the tabs in the Configuration Panel.
There are two ways to open the Bluetooth Configuration Panel. Use either one of the
following:
Click
the
Start
menu, go to
Settings
and select
Control Panel
.
From the Windows Control Panel, select
Bluetooth
Configuration
.
Right-click
the
Bluetooth Tray
icon on the Windows system
tray. Select
Advanced
Configuration
.
General Tab
The settings on the General tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel determine information
that is displayed to remote devices.
Identity section:
Computer name:
enter a unique name to identify your computer to other
Bluetooth devices in the vicinity; this field cannot be left blank.
Computer type
: select either
Desktop
or
Laptop
from the drop-down menu to
help identify your device type when other Bluetooth devices search for your
computer.
Accessibility Tab
The
Accessibility
tab in the Bluetooth Configuration Panel lets you specify which remote
devices can have access to your computer, which remote devices have access, and whether
an audio warning is played when a Personal Identification Number (PIN code) is required.
Allow other devices to discover this computer:
To allow your computer to be discovered by other devices, simply select
Let other Bluetooth
devices discover this computer
. This will allow remote Bluetooth devices to find and report
your computer. However, this option will not be available if you have selected
Allow no
devices to connect
.
Control the types of devices that are allowed to connect to this computer:
You can also control the types of devices that are allowed to connect to your computer. The
Allow
drop-down menu gives you the following options:
All devices:
All remote devices are permitted to connect to your computer.
Connections are subject to additional security restrictions, such as authentication
and authorization, that may be required by the individual services provided by this
computer.
No devices:
No remote devices will be permitted to initiate a connection with
your computer. However, your computer can still initiate a connection with other
remote Bluetooth devices.
Only devices listed below:
Only the listed devices are allowed to connect to
your computer (see the next section,
Adding and deleting devices
for details).
Choose an audio notification file:
You can also choose an audio notification file when Secure Connection is enabled for any of
the Bluetooth Services on this computer and PIN code is required before that service can be