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:
- Host Controller Interface (HCI) Bluetooth High Speed (HS)
Supported Bluetooth Profiles:
- Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) (Source/Sink)*
- A/V Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) (Controller/Target)*
- File Transfer Profile (FTP) (Client/Server)
- Generic A/V Distribution Profile (GAVDP) (Source)*
- Generic Object Exchange Profile (GOEP) (Client/Server)
- Hands-Free Profile (HFP) (Audio Gateway) with Wide-Band Speech support (WBS)*
- Headset Profile (HSP) (Audio Gateway)*
- Synchronization Profile (SYNC) (Client)
- Basic Imaging Profile (BIP) (Push Responder)
- Basic Printing Profile (BPP) (Sender)
- Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP) and Synchronization Profile (SYNCH)(Client)
- Generic Access Profile (GAP)
- Generic Attribute Profile (GATT)
- HID over GATT profile (HOGP) (Host), also known as Low Energy HID profile***
Operation systems:
- Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) SP2**
- Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) SP1
- Windows 8
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software for Bluetooth® Technology also introduces a number of new features:
- Bluetooth High Speed support
- Windows Media Player and Media Center integration*
- Integration with Skype Voice over IP (VoIP) software*
- Integration with Microsoft Office
- Ability to switch off Bluetooth radio from system tray menu on Windows 7
- Ability to switch off Bluetooth radio from Wireless Settings on Windows 8
- Bluetooth Low Energy support***
Acronyms List:
- A2DP – Advanced Audio Distribution Profile
- AMP – Alternate MAC/PHY
- AVRCP – Audio/Video Remote Control Profile
- BIP – Basic Imaging Profile
- BPP – Basic Printing Profile
- DRM – Digital Rights Management
- EDR – Enhanced Data Rate
- FTP – File Transfer Protocol
- GAP - Generic Access Profile
- GATT – Generic Attribute Profile
- HID – Human Interface Device
- HFP – Hands-Free Profile
- HOGP – HID over GATT profile
- HS – High Speed
- HSP – Headset Profile
- MAC/PHY – Media Access Control/Physical Layer
- PBAP – Phone Book Access Profile
- OBEX – Object Exchange
- PBAP – Phone Book Access Profile
- SCMS-T – Serial Copy Management System
- SYNCH – Synchronization Profile
- SRM – Single Response Mode
- VoIP – Voice over IP
- WBS – Wide-Band Speech
* Windows 8 supports audio profiles natively. In turn, interaction with media players and VoIP software is out of scope for Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software for Bluetooth® Technology on Windows 8.
** The Bluetooth High Speed feature is not supported on Windows Vista.
*** The Bluetooth Low Energy feature as described in this document is applicable for Windows 7 only. Windows 8 supports Bluetooth Low Energy natively, and in turn, Bluetooth Low Energy support is out of scope for Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software for Bluetooth® Technology on Windows 8.