Bluetooth wireless technology - using Bluetooth adapters
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If you acquired your computer before the advent of Bluetooth, you are likely finding many of your newer gadgets cannot take advantage of their wireless connectivity capabilities. For a very small investment a blue tooth adapter that can change that. Plugging one into a USB port on your computer will make connecting wireless blue tooth devices possible.
Once the Bluetooth adapter has been installed, you can click on the device and then choose to view all devices in range. If you are attempting to use a blue tooth enabled keyboard, for example, try typing. If nothing shows on the screen, go back to the menu and choose the blue tooth setup wizard and follow the on screen instructions.
On most blue tooth adapters, there are three lights to let you know what is going on with the adapter. A red light indicates the device is not working and a green light means the device is recognized by the computer and is communicating. The white light signifies that the device is recognized by the computer and is connected.
If for some reason when you bought your blue tooth adapter it did not come with the required software to make it work correctly, visit the manufacturers website. Most will have a downloadable copy of the required software on their website free for registered product owners.
While many may be excited by the possibilities of wireless communication between their devices, many may also be hesitant due to security concerns. It should be kept in mind that while every precaution is used on wireless transmission, including devices through a blue tooth adapter, it is always possible an experienced hacker can enter your system. However, due to the limited range of the blue tooth signal, a person or device would need to be fairly close to pick up the signal.
Blue tooth throughput, which is the rate of transmission, is a maximum of 768 kbps while many devices, such as a personal data assistant may have a transmission speed of 56 kbps. The speed of the devices chipset will determine the communication speed and has nothing to do with the speed of the blue tooth connection or your adapter.
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