Press the system tray, click on the Bluetooth icon.Ĭlick on your Bluetooth Access Point (EcoDroidLink) and choose “Connect using” then choose “Acces point”. Now the Bluetooth access point has been setup, let’s connect to it. It would compelte and show that the device has been successfully added to this computer. Wireless management program: Generic version of Intels wireless networking software for Windows. Wait for it to load, it would try to install some drivers and normally some “peripheral drivers” could fail - this is normal and unrelated to our objective of getting internet access - just ignore such failure alerts/notifications. Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software 22.70.0. Wait for it to search for your Bluetooth Internet Access Point, then click to select it and press “Next”: (These steps are the same as doing “Bluetooth tethering” - sharing internet from your phone to computer/notebook - except that if you do Bluetooth tethering, you should enable it on your phone too (Android: Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot > check on the “Bluetooth tethering” box first.)Ĭlick on the Bluetooth Icon in the system tray:

The Server(PC or Laptop) receives request from mobile phone to which it.

For iOS, the mobile hotspot was named Personal Hotspot and it can be located once you open the Settings and tapping the Cellular tab. This requires Bluetooth hardware (internal or USB) for your computer (most notebooks already have it, but many desktops don’t have it) - if your computer does not have Bluetooth or if it’s not working properly - you can get a tested, good quality, Bluetooth 4.0 USB Adapter from this link. Mobile phones need not have GPRS connection or a SIM card in it to access the internet. An alternative for this is by opening the Settings and tapping the Tethering and Mobile Hotspot feature located near Wi-Fi or Bluetooth buttons. The screenshots below are for “Microsoft Bluetooth Driver/Stack” - if it looks differently on your computer, this probably means you’re using a “Broadcom Bluetooth Driver/Stack” - the steps are similar - just add/pair then connect to the “Network Access Point” service from “My Bluetooth Places”. Windows 7 Bluetooth Internet Access Point Setupīelow are the instructions and screenshots (Windows 7) to get Internet access via EcoDroidLink Bluetooth Access Point on your Windows 7 computer.

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