# Product Description

## Overview

The Intel® Wireless Bluetooth® 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® Wireless Bluetooth®, 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.

For more information about supported Operation systems and adapters see Intel® Wireless Products.

## Specifications

Supported Bluetooth Core Interfaces:

- Host Controller Interface (HCI)

Supported Bluetooth Profiles:

- Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) (Source/Sink)1
- Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) (Controller/Target)1
- Basic Imaging Profile (BIP) (Initiator/Responder)
- Basic Printing Profile (BPP) (Sender)
- File Transfer Profile (FTP) (Client/Server)
- Generic Access Profile (GAP)
- Generic Attribute Profile (GATT)
- Generic Audio/Video Distribution Profile (GAVDP) (Source/Sink)1
- Generic Object Exchange Profile (GOEP) (Client/Server)
- Hands-Free Profile (HFP) (Audio Gateway) with Wide-Band Speech support (WBS)1
- Hardcopy Cable Replacement Profile (HCRP) (Client)
- Headset Profile (HSP) (Audio Gateway)1
- HID over GATT profile (HOGP) (Host), also known as Low Energy HID profile2
- Object Push Profile (OPP) (Client/Server)
- Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP) (Client)
- Synchronization Profile (SYNC) (Client)

Operating systems:

- Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) SP23
- Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) SP1
- Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Intel® Wireless Bluetooth® also introduces a number of new features:

- Windows Media Player and Media Center integration1
- Integration with Microsoft Office
- Ability to switch off the Bluetooth radio3
- Airplane mode support on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
- Bluetooth Low Energy support2

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
- HSP – Headset Profile
- MAC/PHY – Media Access Control/Physical Layer
- 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

1 Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 support audio profiles natively. In turn, interaction with media players is out of scope for Intel® Wireless Bluetooth® from Windows 8 onwards.

2 The Bluetooth Low Energy feature as described in this document is applicable for Windows 7 only. Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 support Bluetooth Low Energy natively, and in turn, Bluetooth Low Energy support is out of scope for Intel® Wireless Bluetooth® from Windows 8 onwards.

3 Ability to switch off Bluetooth radio from system tray menu is available under Windows 7 only.