User Guide

User Manual BCM1000-BTW
11/12/04
Broadcom Corporation
Document 1000-BTW-UM400-R Basic Operations Page 9
CREATE A CONNECTION FROM ENTIRE BLUETOOTH NEIGHBORHOOD
1. From Windows Explorer, in the Folders pane, select My Bluetooth Places, and then select Entire Blue-
tooth Neighborhood.
2. In the right pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click a device name, and then select Discover Available
Services.
If a prior service discovery was performed on the selected device, the services that were found will be listed in
the device’s shortcut menu.
If the selected device has added or reconfigured a service, or if the desired service is not an option in the
shortcut menu, select the Discover Available Services option to update the list of services offered by the
device.
FIND BLUETOOTH DEVICES
Search for Devices looks for Bluetooth devices in the vicinity and displays the devices that it finds in My
Bluetooth Places.
To start a search for devices, in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places, select Entire Bluetooth
Neighborhood, and then, from the Bluetooth menu, select Search for Devices.
Periodic Search for Devices
Bluetooth can be configured to search automatically for devices on a regular basis (Bluetooth Configuration
Panel > Discovery tab).
One of the advantages of Bluetooth is the mobility that the wireless connections allow. However, mobility
means that devices may move in or out of connection range during the time between the automatic updates
performed by Bluetooth. To be certain that the displayed list of devices in the neighborhood is current, or if
automatic periodic inquiry is not enabled, force an update of the device list using the technique described in
Search for Devices, above.
Some devices within connection range may not show up in the list of devices found because:
• The device is configured to report only specific types or classes of devices (Bluetooth Configuration Panel
> Discovery tab, on your device).
• The unlisted device is configured to be nondiscoverable. Refer to the unlisted device’s documentation for
assistance in making that device discoverable.
Note: The Bluetooth menu is only visible when My Bluetooth Places is active.
Note: If you enable the periodic search for devices feature you may experience some performance
degradation while the search is in process, depending on the type of system you have.