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Most people today is familiar with Bluetooth technology. It’s not universal yet, but lots of devices use it. The most common use of Bluetooth is wireless headsets for cell phones. Bluetooth is designed to facilitate something that we tech nerds call the PAN, or Personal Area Network. This is just like a WAN or LAN, however the scope is incredibly limited, specifically, to your person. It has a lot of really cool applications, but there are also some drawbacks.
Benefit: Limited in Scope
This may seem like a drawback for some users, but this is actually a positive. It keeps people from having too many connections overlapping each other. Also, it prevents others from trying to join your PAN all the time.
Benefit: Many Connections Available
Bluetooth functions a lot like Wireless networks, so it supports multiple connections at once. While the bandwidth is not especially great, you can easily support several devices. Typically, in the case of computers, you will see a keyboard, mouse, and headset using Bluetooth to connect. Room still exists for other devices as well.
Drawback: Bluetooth isn’t 100% Secure
Most techs will also tell you that Bluetooth, while a great technology, is not especially secure. Most devices use very simple PINs to enable security/attach to a network. Sometimes, these devices use the standard default password of 0000. Bear this in mind when using Bluetooth.
