Bluetooth Terms
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Authentication | Verification of a numeric passkey before a connection or activity can be completed. |
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Authorization | Approval of a connection, access, or activity before it can be completed. |
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Bonding (Paired devices) | Creating a trusted connection between your device and another. After a bond is created, |
| the two devices become paired. A paired device does not require authentication or |
| authorization. |
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Device address | Unique electronic address of a Bluetooth device. |
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Device discovery | Location and recognition of another Bluetooth device. |
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Device ID | Name that a Bluetooth device provides when discovered by another device. |
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Encryption | Method of protecting data. |
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Passkey | Code you enter to authenticate connections or activities requested by other devices. |
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Personal Information Manager | Collection of programs used to manage daily business tasks (for example: Contacts, |
(PIM) | Calendar, and Tasks). |
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Profiles | Collection of Bluetooth settings. |
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Service discovery | Determination of which programs you have in common with other devices. |
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Changing Bluetooth Settings
1.Press Start > Settings > Connections > Bluetooth.
2.Scroll and select the bluetooth connection for which you want to change the settings.
3.Follow the on screen instructions and press Done.
Bluetooth Device Profiles
The functions that Bluetooth supports are called services or profiles. You can communicate only with Bluetooth devices that support at least one of the following profiles:
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●Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
●Audio Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP)
●Personal Area Networking (PAN)
●Generic Access Profile (GAP)
●Hands Free Profile (HFP)
●Headset Support Profile (HSP)
●Human Interface Device Profile (HID)
●Object Exchange (OBEX) Protocol
●Object Push Protocol (OPP)
●Serial Port Profile (SPP)
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