Product Description

Overview

The Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software for Bluetooth® Technology allows a wireless connection to a computer using a variety of Bluetooth devices, such as mobile phones, ear buds, stereo headsets, smart handhelds, printers, digital cameras and more. Using the Bluetooth software you can share files, listen to music, place voice calls and use Bluetooth printers.

With the Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software for Bluetooth® Technology, connecting using Bluetooth is simple and intuitive, by tracking all connected devices and connecting to them automatically, but it also allows for manual adjustments when needed.

To minimize power consumption, the Wi-Fi radio will be used to perform Bluetooth High Speed connections only when it detects that a high speed connection is needed for a bulk data transfer.

For more information about supported Operation systems and adapters see Intel® Wireless Products.

Specifications

Supported Bluetooth Core Interfaces:

Supported Bluetooth Profiles:

Operating systems:

Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software for Bluetooth® Technology also introduces a number of new features:

Acronyms List:

1 Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 support audio profiles natively. In turn, interaction with media players and VoIP software is out of scope for Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software for Bluetooth® Technology from Windows 8 onwards.

2 The Bluetooth Low Energy feature as described in this document is applicable for Windows 7 only. Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 support Bluetooth Low Energy natively, and in turn, Bluetooth Low Energy support is out of scope for Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software for Bluetooth® Technology from Windows 8 onwards.

3 The Bluetooth High Speed feature is not supported on Windows Vista, Windows 7 with the following adapters:

On all fresh installations of the product, Bluetooth High Speed feature is also disabled by default.

4 Ability to switch off Bluetooth radio from system tray menu is available under Windows 7 only.