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4. Click Done to confirm the change.
Note: Pairing must be broken on both devices.
Passkey
A Passkey is a password that is made up of 16 or less characters. Passkeys are also referred to
as PIN codes, or Personal Identification Numbers. In BTW, passkeys are used in the
Authentication and Encryption process.
Security Request Dialog Box
Depending on your security settings, you may see a
Bluetooth Authorization
or
Bluetooth
Passkey Request dialog box when a connection is attempted. But this is only if you have either
Authorization or Authentication enabled.
The method of notification depends on the version of your Windows:
 Windows 2000, Windows ME, and Windows XP – a bubble
message is displayed over the Bluetooth Tray icon in the
Windows system tray.
 Windows 98SE – the BTW icon in the Windows system tray
blinks.
Regardless of the version of your Windows, click the Bluetooth Tray icon in the Windows system
tray and then follow the on-screen instructions. The instructions vary, depending on the security
configuration of the system. If the security notification is ignored after a preset timeout, the
connection request will fail.
In the Security Request dialog box, you will see the following:
 Device Name: displays the user-friendly name of the device that is
attempting to connect.

Request to access:
displays the service that the remote device is
trying to access.
 OK: grants permission to establish connection.
 Cancel: connection is denied.
 Advanced: please see next section for details.
 A checkbox that, when enabled, grants or authorizes the connecting
device access to all of the available services.
Security Request Dialog Box – Advanced Option
This section includes a brief introduction to the Advanced option that you will see in the Security
Request dialog box.
On the main page of the Bluetooth Authorization and Bluetooth Passkey Request dialog
boxes
, there is a checkbox that says,
check this box to ALWAYS allow this device to access