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How to install bluetooth on a laptop, computer, tablet
Currently, the most common wireless standard is Wi-Fi, with which you can transfer and download files at a very decent speed. But not so long ago, almost every user constantly tossed files over Bluetooth. This standard allowed to transmit and receive information at a speed of up to 1 Mbit / s, and to date, its fourth specification supports a theoretical speed of up to 24 Mbit / s.
Select the USB adapter
This is the name of a special device with a Bluetooth module, connected to the USB port of the laptop. After installing the appropriate drivers or programs, you can receive or send files. Since all modern devices of this class are extremely compact, only a few millimeters of the adapter body will protrude above the surface of the USB port.
So, before you install the bluetooth on the laptop, you need to buy it. How to choose a technique of this class?
In fact, there are no specific recommendations here. First, pay attention to the class of the device: we already wrote that today there are four versions of Bluetooth at once (the latter is only just beginning to go into circulation), so it makes sense to buy an adapter no lower than the third specification. Today in the market there is a huge amount of Chinese "whistles" of Bluetooth 2.0. Their cost is low. Of course, the data transfer rate is so-so, but to connect a wireless mouse or keyboard, they are quite suitable.
Before installing bluetooth on Lenovo laptop, it is generally better to buy an adapter with the fourth specification, since this company quickly starts to integrate it into its devices.
In addition, pay attention to the overall quality of the device. It is best to buy those adapters, which are bundled with some utility for management. In not so far times, even such devices came across, in the bundle with which the BlueSoleil program was running, the cost of which on the official site is almost a thousand rubles! Today, this occurs much less often, but it will not hurt to look.
Since the "Blue tooth" is not so widespread today, look at the combined devices: in one case Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules are combined, which makes the adapter even more versatile. Before installing the bluetooth on the computer, go through the specialized stores.
Software solutions
Installing Widcomm
First, download the online installer from the official site, which will automatically save to your computer the most current version of the application. Since you will not be able to install Bluetooth on a computer without an adapter, it must also be connected to any available USB port.
In the installer window, make sure that the Accept checkbox is selected. Immediately after that, you can press the "Next" button, after which the next dialog box of the installation program will be opened.
Attention! The program will automatically detect all Bluetooth-adapters connected to your computer, and also check their compatibility with their drivers. Only if this test is successful, will the direct download of the installation package itself start.
Note that the installer file has decent sizes, so owners of GPRS / EDGE modems will have to be patient. In addition, after successfully installing and testing the device, you will need to click the Reboot button in the final installation dialog. Reboot, you will find a program icon in the system tray. Here's how to install the bluetooth on your laptop.
How to configure Widcomm
Click on the icon with the right mouse button, then the main window with all the Widcomm options will open. In particular, here you can set a meaningful name for each of the devices that are connected to the computer. The Local Services and Client Applications tabs set the local security policy permissions, and also the individual ports for each specific gadget are mounted.
How to connect devices via Widcomm?
This application provides a fast and normal type of connection devices. If you plan to drop a small file once, the easiest way is to click the "Find devices" button, and then your smartphone or another gadget will appear in the list. Then we come up with an arbitrary PIN-code, enter it on the computer and on the connected device. The connection will be made, after which the file will be sent or received.
Before installing bluetooth on a laptop, think of some type of code that will be reliable enough to use it on all your devices.
BlueSoleil
In contrast to the above option, the BlueSoleil program is paid (about $ 30), but its functionality is definitely worth the money. How to use it?
As in the past case, you need to turn on the Bluetooth on the phone, connect the adapter to a computer or laptop. After that, in the main window of the program, double-click the left mouse button on the stylized image of the ball. We search for your device in the opened list, then click on the icon of the file transfer service. Before installing bluetooth, find out the name of your gadget in advance: in cities it often happens that there are several phones in the "view" field of the adapter, and therefore it is not easy to choose one among them.
You will also need to come up with a PIN-code, enter it into the appropriate fields on the phone (or another gadget), after which a connection will be established. The management of the program is very simple, so you will quickly understand all the nuances.
Put Bluetooth on the tablet
Just note that finding a tablet without this wireless standard is almost impossible. So you do not have to search for an adapter for a tablet. So we'll talk about those programs that can simplify and improve the management of wireless communications on the tablet.
It's no secret that many Chinese manufacturers include in the basic firmware for their tablets an unusually useless and inconvenient utility of this kind, and the same Samsung does not seldom do this. So how to install the Bluetooth on the tablet "Android"?
Bluetooth File Transfer
This program is very simple, compact and completely free. Designed specifically for tablets, allows you to make the most efficient use of the existing Bluetooth module for file transfer.
In addition, developers offer the option of FTP-server, which opens two-way access to files. Thus, you can transfer and view files both on the tablet itself and on the computer that is paired with it. Important! Unlike many similar applications, Bluetooth File Transfer allows you to send and receive not only individual documents, but also entire directories with them. This eliminates the need to install on the tablet programs to work with archives, many of which are not too high-quality and paid.
ASTRO Bluetooth Module
This is not an independent program, but a module to the file manager for Andoid, ASTRO File Manager. Both applications are free. What are the important options for this utility? Oh, they are not so little!
Through its widget you can quickly turn on and off the Bluetooth-module, use your tablet as an FTP-server, scan the network for available resources, and also open folders on your device for general access to them. The module is regularly updated, and therefore in its composition constantly appear more and more new functions.
Here's how to install the bluetooth on a laptop or tablet. There is nothing complicated in this, as today there is a huge amount of not only free applications, but also cheap Bluetooth-adapters for connecting them to those computers where this module is technologically not available.
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