You can configure and control you Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software from the My Bluetooth tray icon application. By right-clicking the My Bluetooth tray icon, you can:
The My Bluetooth tray icon state informs you of the state of your hardware.
Appearance |
State |
No icon |
Hardware is not plugged in or is not recognized by your computer. |
Solid Red |
Hardware is disabled. |
Solid White |
Hardware is enabled and ready. |
Blinking White |
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software is in discovery mode searching for devices. |
Solid Green |
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software is in use and connected to at least one device. |
Blinking Green |
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software is in discovery mode, searching for services available on a device. |
To access the My Bluetooth Settings window, right-click on the My Bluetooth tray icon and select My Bluetooth Settings menu item, or choose My Bluetooth Settings from the My Bluetooth Tasks toolbar.
To manage the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software general settings, select the General Settings tab of the My Bluetooth Settings window.
To configure the name of your computer that other Bluetooth* enabled devices should see, follow these steps:
To configure the device type of your computer that other Bluetooth* enabled devices should see, follow these steps:
To make your computer discoverable/undiscoverable for other devices, select/unselect the Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer check box.
To enable/disable My Bluetooth tray icon, select/unselect the Show Bluetooth icon in system tray check box.
To switch on/off connection notification balloons, select/unselect the Notify me about Bluetooth connections check box.
To manage the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software file transfer settings, select the File Transfer Settings tab of the My Bluetooth Settings window.
To choose the default folder where received files should be saved, follow these steps:
To allow file sharing from your computer, select the Enable sharing of my files with other Bluetooth devices check box. To disable file sharing, unselect the check box.
To manage virtual serial ports on your computer, select the Serial Port Settings tab of the My Bluetooth Settings window. All configured serial ports created by Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software are shown on one page.
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software allows you to add incoming serial ports on your computer. Incoming serial ports allow any other Bluetooth* enabled device to initiate a serial port connection to your computer (in contrast to outgoing serial ports configured for particular devices).
To learn how to configure incoming virtual Com port refer to Using Serial Ports.
To manage the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software network settings, select the Network Settings tab of the My Bluetooth Settings window.
By default, Bluetooth* Networking is disabled, so you need to enable it in order to allow other Bluetooth* enabled devices to initiate networking connection to your computer.
To enable Networking on your computer, select the Enable Bluetooth Networking check box. To disable Networking, unselect the check box.
To manage the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software audio settings, select the Audio Settings tab of the My Bluetooth Settings window.
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software is able to perform audio playback from a Bluetooth* enabled device to Windows default audio devices that are connected to your computer. To change the device for audio playback, select the device from drop-down menu under Use this device for Bluetooth audio playback and click OK.
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software works with headsets protected by the SCMS-T content protection Digital Rights Management (DRM) scheme. To allow audio connection only for devices that support SCMS-T content protection, select the Connect to an audio device only if it supports SCMS-T content protection check box.
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software performs automatic Skype* call switching to any of the connected Bluetooth* headsets. To enable this feature, set the Enable Skype* Switching option and select the name of the previously connected Bluetooth* audio headset from the drop-down menu.
Note: This option is disabled if Skype* software is not installed on the computer.
To choose the language for Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software user interface, select the Language Settings tab of the My Bluetooth Settings window, choose the language from the drop-down menu and click OK.
Note: Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software tries to select Windows system language for its interface. If your language is not supported, English is selected by default.