Dell Mobile Connect 4.x for Android User's Guide

Pair Dell Mobile Connect with your smartphone

This section helps you to pair the Dell Mobile Connect application on your computer with the Dell Mobile Connect app on your smartphone. The options, settings, and permission request screens that are mentioned in this task may differ depending on your smartphone manufacturer.

Prerequisites

Ensure that both your smartphone and computer are connected to the Internet.
Download and install the Dell Mobile Connect app from Google Play Store.

Steps

Open the Dell Mobile Connect application on your computer.
NOTE For information about launching Dell Mobile Connect, see Launch the Dell Mobile Connect application on your computer.
If you are opening the application for the first time, you are presented with a screen that contains hyperlinks for the Terms and Privacy Policy.
Click or tap GET STARTED.
Figure 1. Get started
The application launches, and the connection options are displayed. You can either scan the QR code that is displayed, using your smartphone or you can type the code manually.
Figure 2. Connect your phone to PC
Open the Dell Mobile Connect app on your smartphone.
If you are opening the app for the first time, the highlighted app features along with the hyperlinks for Terms and Privacy Policy are displayed.
NOTE You can click or tap the Get the app here hyperlink to scan a QR code that redirects you to the app in Google Play Store.
Select the check box to accept the terms and conditions and tap CONNECT TO PC.
Figure 3. Connect to PC
The CAMERA ACCESS tab is displayed.
Figure 4. Camera access
Use either the camera of your smartphone to scan the QR code or type in the code manually to pair your smartphone with the computer.
1. To scan the QR code using the camera of your smartphone, do the following:
  1. Tap SCAN QR CODE on your smartphone.
  2. Tap Allow if a permission request to access the camera is displayed.
  3. Scan the QR code that is displayed on your Dell Mobile Connect computer application screen.
2. To enter the code manually, do the following:
  1. Tap USE CODE INSTEAD on your smartphone.
  2. A prompt is displayed on your smartphone to enter the code from your computer.
  3. Click or tap USE CODE INSTEAD on your computer to get the code.
  4. Enter the code on your smartphone, and tap CONNECT.
  5. Click or tap CLOSE on your computer to return to the connection options window.
NOTE When the connection is successful, you are presented with a series of permission requests on your smartphone from Dell Mobile Connect. You do not have to approve the permissions now. Dell Mobile Connect still works even if you skip one or more permission requests. However, the feature that is related to the skipped permission request is disabled until the permission is granted.
Tap Allow to grant permission to access contacts.
Tap Allow to grant permission to access the files on your smartphone.
Tap Allow to grant permission to make and receive calls on your smartphone.
Tap Allow to grant permission to view and send text messages on your smartphone.
Tap Allow to grant permission to detect your phone for establishing a Bluetooth connection with the computer.
Figure 5. Permission request
The Dell Mobile Connect Bluetooth pairing screen is displayed on your smartphone.
Figure 6. Pair
Tap PAIR to pair your smartphone with the computer.
A message with a pairing code is displayed on your smartphone and your computer.
Figure 7. Pairing code on the computer
Figure 8. Pairing code on the smartphone
Verify the pairing codes and if the pairing codes on both the screens match, click or tap Yes on your computer.
On your smartphone, tap Pair.
Tap Allow to grant permission to link your smartphone and your computer.
Tap Allow to grant permission to access your notifications.
The name of the computer to which the phone is connected, is displayed on your smartphone.
Figure 9. Paired computer
Click or tap OK on the computer.
A message that states READY TO GO is displayed on the computer.
Figure 10. Ready to go
Click or tap DONE on the computer.
A screen that provides you a walkthrough of the tool is displayed.
Figure 11. Walkthrough
Click or tap START WALKTHROUGH to read about the updated features.
NOTE You can click or tap Skip to skip the walkthrough.
Figure 12. Walkthrough slides
Click or tap NEXT to view the next slide.
You can either exit the walkthrough in between by selecting EXIT WALKTHROUGH or continue to the next slide by selecting NEXT.
Figure 13. Last slide of walkthrough
Click or tap DONE at the last slide.
The Dell Mobile Connect DASHBOARD is displayed.