Discover specific devices, Limit the remote devices reported – BAFO BF-8000 User Manual

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and Discovery, Deleting Specific Devices).

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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