Change settings for a Bluetooth enabled deviceIf you have a device that uses Bluetooth wireless technology, here's how to change its name, enable or disable services for it, and control connection settings. You must have Bluetooth wireless technology installed on your computer to complete these steps. | | | | 1.
| Click the Start button  ,
click Control Panel, click Hardware and Sound, and then click Bluetooth Devices.
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| Click the device that you want to change, and then click Properties. | | 3.
| Do any of the following: | • | To change the name of the device, click the General tab, type a new name, and then click OK. | | • | To enable a service, click the Services tab, select the check box next to the service, and then click OK. | | • | To disable a service, click the Services tab, clear the check box next to the service, and then click OK. | | • | To make your computer discoverable to Bluetooth enabled devices, in the Bluetooth Devices dialog box, click the Options tab, and then select the Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer check box. | | • | To make Bluetooth enabled devices discoverable to your computer, in the Bluetooth Devices dialog box, click the Options tab, and then select the Allow Bluetooth devices to connect to this computer check box. | | • | To be notified when a Bluetooth enabled device wants to connect to your computer, in the Bluetooth Devices dialog box, click the Options tab, and then select the Alert me when a new Bluetooth device wants to connect check box. |
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Discoverable
On a network, a state in which a computer can be detected by other computers. In this state, certain Windows Firewall ports on the computer are open. In Bluetooth technology, a state in which a Bluetooth enabled device sends out radio signals to advertise its location to other devices and computers.
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