Bluetooth Pairing; What Is Pairing; Pairing Devices In Which You Can Enter A Passkey - Inmarsat EXPLORER 500 User Manual

Bluetooth pairing

What is pairing?

Bluetooth Pairing happens when two Bluetooth enabled devices agree to communicate with one
another. When this happens, the two devices exchange passkeys and join a pair. The pairing
process only takes place the first time the two devices are connected. Once the two devices have
established a pair, they automatically accept communication when one device recognizes the
other device.

Pairing devices in which you can enter a passkey

This section describes how to pair devices in which you can enter a passkey.
Note
The method for pairing devices may vary depending on your Bluetooth device. Consult
your Bluetooth device documentation for information.
For information on pairing devices with a fixed passkey from your EXPLORER 500, see Pairing
Bluetooth devices from the web interface on page 107.
The following procedure presupposes that the EXPLORER 500 is configured to be visible to other
Bluetooth devices, and that the Bluetooth interface is turned on. For information on configuration,
see Configuring the Bluetooth interface on page 104.
Do as follows to pair the devices:
1. Start up the EXPLORER 500.
For further information, see Getting started on page 11.
2. Turn on Bluetooth on your Bluetooth device and place it close to the EXPLORER 500.
3. On your Bluetooth device, search for new devices and select the EXPLORER 500 when it is
found.
The default Bluetooth name of the EXPLORER 500 is EXPLORER 500.
If there is more than one EXPLORER 500 in the list, you can use the MAC address to locate the
correct one. To see the MAC address of your EXPLORER 500, enter the display menu system
and select PROPERTIES > TERMINAL > HARDWARE > MAC.
4. On your Bluetooth device, enter the passkey of your EXPLORER 500.
The default passkey is the serial number of your EXPLORER 500. To see the serial number,
look at the label on the back of your EXPLORER 500, or enter the menu system and select
PROPERTIES > TERMINAL > HARDWARE > UNIT SER. NO.
The new device is now paired and ready to communicate with the EXPLORER 500.
Note Maximum 7 devices can be paired with the EXPLORER 500. If you have already paired 7
devices you have to unpair a device before you can pair a new one. For information on
how to unpair devices, see Unpairing devices on page 109.
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