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and Discovery, Deleting Specific Devices).
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Discover Specific Devices
The type of device(s) that this computer looks for and reports when it is searching for
other Bluetooth devices can be limited.
Limit the remote devices reported
Bluetooth can report only specific devices, specific class(es) of device(s), or specific
type(s) of device(s) within a class.
 Specific devices: an individual computer or Bluetooth cellular telephone are
examples of specific devices.
 Specific class of device: “computer” is an example of a class of devices
 Specific type of device within a class: “laptop” is an example of a specific type
of device within the “computer” class of devices.
The devices to be discovered can be mixed-and-matched; you can discover one or more
specific devices, classes of devices and types of devices within a class at the same time.
Remove a device from the list of devices to be discovered
In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, from the Discovery tab, select the device to be
removed and click the Delete button.
NOTE:
If “Report only selected Bluetooth devices” is not selected the Delete button will
not be available.
Temporarily override the discovery of specific devices
In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel, from the Discovery tab, select “Report all
Bluetooth devices.” The specifically selected devices will be discovered along with all
other devices.
To re-enable specific device discovery re-select “Report only selected Bluetooth
devices.”
NOTE:
When all devices are deleted an error message will appear if “Report all
Bluetooth devices” is not selected.
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