Dummies, Wireless

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Part I: Wireless Networking Fundamentals
Figure 3-3:
Use a USB
adapter
to add
Bluetooth
capability to
a desktop or
laptop PC.
Bluetooth. The specifics on how this works vary from phone to phone and
from mobile phone carrier to carrier, so we can’t tell you exactly how to set
this up for your particular situation, but your mobile phone carrier will provide
instructions.
Many mobile phone providers charge an extra monthly fee (on top of your
probably already high mobile data service fee) for this use. Check your carrier’s
Web page for details before you do this.
Wireless printing and data transfer
Hewlett-Packard and other companies manufacture printers that have built-in
Bluetooth wireless capability, which enables a computer that also has Bluetooth
wireless capability to print sans printer cables. Bluetooth is used in
other PC applications, such as wireless keyboards and wireless computer
mice.
Another great use of Bluetooth wireless technology is to wirelessly transfer
your digital photographs from your Bluetooth-enabled digital camera to your
Bluetooth-enabled PC or Bluetooth-enabled printer — or even directly to
your Bluetooth-enabled PDA. The newest wave of smartphones from several
manufacturers includes wireless-enhanced models that include both
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi built in. Wouldn’t it be cool to carry your family photo
album around on your Treo or iPhone to show off at the office?
Extending Your Wireless Home Network
with “No New Wires” Solutions
Wireless networking is great — so great that we wrote a book about it. But in
many instances, wireless is just one way to do what you want; and often,