You can connect a wi-fi phone, key pad, mouse, or other system to your pc. This includes Wireless bluetooth and wi-fi system (Wi‑Fi) devices. You can also add a system system to your pc, such as a network-enabled printer, hard drive, or Windows Media Center Device.
You don't have to add devices already connected to your computer with a USB cable or other wired connection.
Windows will automatically detect and display them.
To add a wireless or network device
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Open Control Panel by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel.
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Under Hardware and Sound, click Add a device, and then follow the instructions.
If you don't see the wireless or network device you want to add, see the instructions below.
For more information about adding a wireless or network printer, see
Install a printer.
To find a wireless device
If
Windows can't detect a wireless device that you want to add to your computer, here are some tips that can help.
- Make sure the product you're trying to couple with (connect to) isn't converted off, low on battery power pack, or in sleep method.
- Make sure you haven't already included the product to your pc. Gadgets that have already been included aren't shown in the list of devices you can get connected to in the Add a system expert.
- Make sure the product is within wi-fi variety of your pc, generally within six to nine legs for most Wireless bluetooth devices, or within 100 legs for a Wi‑Fi system. If you aren't sure if the product is in variety, try moving it nearer to your pc. If there's a walls between the product and the pc, try placing the product and pc in the same room.
- Make sure there are no other devices disrupting the wi-fi system, such as microwaves, wireless mobile phones, or other wi-fi devices.
- If your pc uses an exterior Wireless bluetooth or Wi‑Fi adaptor, create sure the adaptor is working effectively and is connected and set up effectively.
- If Wireless bluetooth ability is incorporated into your pc, create sure the Wireless bluetooth stereo transmitter is switched on. This might also convert your wi-fi system recipient on and off. Many notebooks have an exterior change for switching the transmitter on and off. If you aren't sure how to convert it on, examine the details that came with your pc or go to the company's web page.
- Make sure the product is discoverable. When a Wireless bluetooth system is set to be discoverable, it delivers out stereo alerts to promote its location to other devices and computer systems. If you are not sure how to set your system to be discoverable, examine the details that came with your system or go to the producers web page. A system (such as a wi-fi computer mouse or a keyboard) might have a key on it that you need to force, while others (such as a Wireless bluetooth mobile phone) might have a establishing in their software selection that you need to choose to create them discoverable.
- Ifhttp://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4878150172959196998#editor/target=post;postID=5754110337493858624 you're trying to add a wi-fi system system, it must be designed for your wi-fi system before you can add it to your pc. If you aren't sure how to do this, examine the details that came with the product or go to the company's web page.
Note
Some Wi‑Fi gadgets need to be put into a finding method known as Wi-fi Secured Installation (WPS) before they can be recognized. To understand more, examine the details that came with the product or go to the company's web page.
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If you’re using Bluetooth software from a manufacturer other than Microsoft, Windows
might not be able to detect your Bluetooth device and let you add it
to your computer. To check if your Bluetooth software came from
Microsoft, follow these steps:
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Open Control Panel by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel.
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In the Control Panel search box, type Bluetooth, and then click Change Bluetooth settings.
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In the Bluetooth Settings dialog box, click the Hardware tab and look for Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator.
To find a network device
Here are some tips on how to help Windows identify a system system that you want to add to your pc.
- Create sure the product is already linked with the same system your pc is on. If this is a wired system system, ensure that it's plugged into the system and switched on. If this is a Wi‑Fi system, ensure that it's switched on and designed properly to get linked with your system. If you aren't sure how to do this, examine the details that came with the product or go to the company's web page.
- Create sure you haven't already included the product to your pc. Gadgets that have already been included aren't displayed in the list of devices you can get linked with in the Add a system wizard.
- After you link a new system to your system, wait several seconds for Windows to discover it.
- Create sure your system firewall isn't blocking the product from appearing in the list of devices you can add. You might need to turn on system finding. For details, see Enable or disable system finding.
- Not all system devices can be included to a pc, even if you can identify the product on your system. To find out if a system is able to get linked with your pc, examine the details that came with the product or go to the company's web page.
- Most system devices can only be discovered if they're on the same system subnet as your pc. If your system consists of multiple system subnets linked together, try to link the product to the same system subnet. For more details, contact your system manager.
- Create sure the system system has an IP deal with and proper system deal with. Most system routers assign IP addresses instantly as devices get linked with the system. For more details, contact your system manager.
- Create sure the product is designed to broadcast its presence on the system. Most system devices instantly do this. For more details, examine the details that came with the product or go to the company's web page.
- If you’re having trouble discovering or pairing with your system router or other system system, try updating the software on the product. This system software is called firmware. Look into the web page of the manufacturer for downloadable firmware updates.
For more information about adding a wireless or network printer, see Install a printer.
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