Asus A626, A696, A686 Bluetooth Personal Area Network, To set up a Bluetooth personal area network

Bluetooth Personal Area Network

A Bluetooth personal area network is a private, temporary, ad-hoc network of up to eight (8) devices. A Bluetooth personal area network allows you to easily exchange information that normally requires a TCP/IP network. Most chat utilities, multi-player games, etc. are fully functional in a Bluetooth personal area network environment.

Bluetooth private area networks are subject to the same security settings (service availability, authorization, authentication, and encryption) that govern other Bluetooth communications.

One Bluetooth device must be the host of the personal area network. Other Bluetooth devices join the network as clients. The host can accept and reject clients on an individual basis.

To set up a Bluetooth personal area network:

1.In the Bluetooth Manager, tap New > Join a personal network.

2.On the wizard screen, select Host a personal network, then tap Next.

3.Add remote devices to the Bluetooth personal network, if desired.

a.Select the device that you wish to add.

b.Add other devices, if desired. Tab Add to add other devices. There can be up to eight devices, including the host.

4.After adding devices, tap ok to complete the setup and close the wizard.

NOTE Adding devices is optional. You do not have to add devices to the personal network while configuring the host. You can let other devices join the personal network later.

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