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# Controlling and Configuring

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:

- Open My Bluetooth – Open Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software user-interface explorer window
- My Received Files – Contains Open My Received Files and Open Receiving Window submenu items to work with received files
- My Bluetooth Settings... – Change Bluetooth* settings
- Disable Bluetooth – Enable/Disable Bluetooth* wireless technology adapter
- About... – See software version information.

## My Bluetooth Tray Icon States

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.

## My Bluetooth Settings

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.

## General Settings

To manage the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software general settings, select the General Settings tab of the My Bluetooth Settings window.

### Change the name of your computer

To configure the name of your computer that other Bluetooth* enabled devices should see, follow these steps:

1. Type in the name of your computer in the box on top of the page.
2. Click OK.
   The name of your computer that other devices see is changed.

### Change the device type of your computer

To configure the device type of your computer that other Bluetooth* enabled devices should see, follow these steps:

1. From the drop-down menu on top of the page, choose the device type of your computer.
2. Click OK.
   The device type of your computer that other devices see is changed.

### Make your computer discoverable/undiscoverable for other Bluetooth* enabled devices

To make your computer discoverable/undiscoverable for other devices, select/unselect the Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer check box.

### Enable/disable My Bluetooth tray icon

To enable/disable My Bluetooth tray icon, select/unselect the Show Bluetooth icon in system tray check box.

### Enable/disable connection notification balloons

To switch on/off connection notification balloons, select/unselect the Notify me about Bluetooth connections check box.

## File Transfer Settings

To manage the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software file transfer settings, select the File Transfer Settings tab of the My Bluetooth Settings window.

### Setting default folder for received files

To choose the default folder where received files should be saved, follow these steps:

1. Click the Browse... button in the File Transfer Settings page.
2. Choose the default folder.
3. Click OK.
   The default folder where received files should be saved is changed.

### Enable/Disable File Sharing

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.

## Serial Port Settings

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.

### Adding incoming serial ports

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.

## Network Settings

To manage the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software network settings, select the Network Settings tab of the My Bluetooth Settings window.

### Enable/Disable Networking capability

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.

## Audio Settings

To manage the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software audio settings, select the Audio Settings tab of the My Bluetooth Settings window.

### Select the device for audio playback

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.

### Enable Serial Copy Management System (SCMS-T) content protection

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.

### Synchronize Skype* operation with the selected headset

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.

## Language Settings

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.

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