Blue Tooth USB Guide
Blue tooth USB , Pretty much every mobile phone or other mobile
device today has Bluetooth built in, giving you the ability to
transfer files or even access the web via a shared blue tooth
connection.
This makes perfect sense to be able
to share a blue tooth connection via your pc or laptop.
Generally most computers do not come with Bluetooth built in,
they usually only come with a WiFi connection which is
completely different. ( you can checkout our WiFi network pages
for more info ).
The simplest way of adding Bluetooth
to a computer is by adding a blue tooth dongle; these are
generally very small, being about an inch in length. Installing
again is very simple, just run the installation CD and when
prompted select a USB port and plug in the blue tooth dongle ,
it will now take a few minutes installing various parts of the
blue tooth connection software.
Once installed the first thing you need to do is pair your
device and implement security. Pairing you device simple means
you setup a connection between your computer and mobile device,
phone/pda etc.
To pair a device make sure it has
blue tooth enabled and then from your computer go to Control
Panel from the start menu, now you will see your blue tooth
applications click Blue Tooth devices and search for your
device. If the device cannot be found reverse the procedure and
search for your computer from your device. Once paired you will
be asked to setup a security key and to always trust this
device.
Now you can send files, browse the internet ( if your computer
has a shared internet connection ), even print documents which
is very cool, plus much more.
Blue tooth USB dongles can be picked up for a few dollars and
make great sense when you need to transfer files without using
cables. The connection distance is around 32 feet or 10 metres.
The only downside of using blue
tooth to transfer files is the actual transfer speed, this is
not going to be faster than connecting via a cable and using
USB2 connection speeds, but for general use and small files its
great.
If your not sure if blue tooth USB is right for you -
checkout our Wifi networking articles
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