The Bluetooth feature helps you to connect your thin client with
Bluetooth enabled devices such as headsets and mouses.
ThinOS supports both Intel wireless chipset 7260 and
7265. For mouse, keyboard, and headset, ThinOS supports both Bluetooth 3.0 and
4.0.
Bluetooth 4.0 supports Classic and Bluetooth Low Energy
(BLE). However, Bluetooth Alternate MAC/PHY (AMP) is not supported.
NOTE:From ThinOS
v8.4.1, the Bluetooth feature is supported on Wyse 3040 thin client
with ThinOS and Wyse 3040 thin client with PCoIP.
To configure
the Bluetooth settings:
From the desktop menu, click System Setup, and then click Peripherals.
The Peripherals dialog box is displayed.
Click the Bluetooth tab, and use the following guidelines:
Bluetooth enabled devices, such as headsets and
mouses that are available in the Thin Client environment are listed
in the Bluetooth page. The following attributes are displayed
in the list.
Name—Specifies the name of the Bluetooth enabled device.
Type—Specifies the type of the Bluetooth enabled
devices, such as headsets, mouses, and keyboards.
Both Human Interface Devices (HID) and Headset Bluetooth
devices are supported from ThinOS 8.2.
HID Type
HID includes mouse and keyboard.
The maximum number of HIDs that can be connected is seven.
Headset type
The Bluetooth
headset is supported in this release.
The maximum number of Bluetooth headsets that can be connected is
one.
NOTE:Other types of Bluetooth devices are not scanned
and supported. Call level audio quality on Headsets is supported.
However, multimedia is still not supported.
Status— The Bluetooth page has two
columns, namely, Status and Paired.
Table 1. Bluetooth statusTable describes the Bluetooth status options
Attribute
Value
Summary
Status
Connected
The Bluetooth device is connected to the ThinOS device.
It is ready to be used.
Connecting
The Bluetooth device is connecting to the ThinOS
device.
Disconnected
The Bluetooth device is not connected to the ThinOS
device.
Paired
Yes
The Bluetooth device is paired with the ThinOS device.
No
The Bluetooth device is not paired with the ThinOS
device.
Address—Displays the address of the Bluetooth device connected
to your thin client.
The following are the user scenarios
and corresponding Bluetooth statuses displayed on the Bluetooth page.
Table 2. User scenarioThe table describes the user scenarios and corresponding
Bluetooth statuses.
User Scenario
Status
Device turned off
Disconnected | Paired
Device turned on
Connected | Paired
Device disconnected from ThinOS
Disconnected | Not Paired
Scan— All Bluetooth devices enter into Page Scan mode.
Different Bluetooth devices enter into the Page Scan mode at different
instances such as when a specific button is pressed three times or
a specific button is pressed and held until the LED turns blue.
Connect— Select a particular Bluetooth enabled device, and click Connect to connect the selected device to the thin client. If the Bluetooth
device is connected successfully, the status is displayed as Connected in the Bluetooth window.
Remove— Select a particular Bluetooth device, and click Remove to disconnect and remove the device from the list.
Auto Connect function—The Auto Connect function is designed
for HIDs.
Prerequisites:
ThinOS has
no HIDs connected such as USB or Bluetooth HIDs.
The Bluetooth HIDs are configured as Page Scan mode.
When you start the ThinOS client, the Bluetooth
HIDs can connect to ThinOS automatically without scanning or pairing
operations. The Bluetooth HIDs automatically reconnects after you
restart the ThinOS client.
Reconnect function—The Reconnect function is designed for
HIDs and Headsets.
When you restart the system with
the Bluetooth device (HID/headset) that is already paired and connected,
the Bluetooth device automatically reconnects within a few seconds.
For example, you can hover the Bluetooth mouse, and
then click a few times for the Bluetooth mouse to reconnect successfully.
The Bluetooth headset reconnects automatically, but might require
you to manually close or reopen the device on certain occasions.
To know about
the certified devices, refer the latest Dell Wyse ThinOS release notes.
Known issues
of the Bluetooth feature
If more than two Bluetooth mouse devices are connected to ThinOS
along with more than two other Bluetooth devices, it may cause low
performance of Bluetooth connectivity.
Workaround:
Dell recommends using one mouse and one keyboard in ThinOS with Bluetooth
connection.
The Bluetooth device name displays N/A sometimes.
Workaround: Remove this device from the list and
re-scan.
The Bluetooth device status is not refreshed sometimes when wireless
chipset 7260 is shut down.
Workaround: Close the
ThinOS Bluetooth window and re-open it. The status is updated.
Only supports volume button and mute button on Bluetooth
headset.
The performance of Bluetooth feature is low during wireless connection.
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