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2.3 DETERMINE A CONNECTION’S STATUS
The Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box (Figure 2.3) displays information about the state of a
connection and provides a means to disconnect an active connection.
To display the Connection Status dialog box
• In My Bluetooth Places, from the Folders pane, select (highlight) a device.
• In the right pane of My Bluetooth Places, right-click a service name and select Status from the
pop-up menu.
The information provided is
• Status: Connected or Disconnected
• Device Name: the name of the device to which this computer is connected.
• Duration: the length of time this connection has been established, displayed in hours, minutes
and seconds. Depending on the service, the connection may time out (automatically
disconnect) after a specific period of inactivity.
• Activity: the number of bytes sent and received over the connection
• Signal Strength: a variable scale that ranges from Too Weak through Good to Too Strong.
To change the power transmission level of this computer: from the Bluetooth Configuration Panel,
Hardware tab, click the Advanced button, and then change the setting in the Maximum Power
Transmission drop-down list.
The controls in the Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box are
• Properties button: displays the Bluetooth Properties dialog box for this connection
• Disconnect button: closes this connection.
• Close button: closes the Bluetooth Connection Status dialog box.
Figure 2.3