How to connect a mouse to the tablet: instructions and recommendations

Today, tablets have won the lion's share of the mobile device market. Each year these devices become more functional and technologically perfect. Along with the growing popularity of tablets and other portable devices, interest in all sorts of peripherals has increased significantly, which can work in tandem with mobile devices. One of the most popular types of external devices is the usual mouse-type manipulator.

Connecting the mouse to the tablet does not require any serious manipulation and additional technical knowledge. In theory, it may not seem so simple, but in fact the process is intuitive and straightforward.

Ways to connect peripherals

In total, you can count three main ways, thanks to which the correct synchronization of the mouse and tablet is carried out. The other possible methods are too troublesome, complex, and we will not consider them.

Methods of synchronization:

• Connect the mouse to the tablet via USB-interface;
• Connection via wireless Wi-Fi protocol;
• Synchronization via infrared port or Bluetooth.

Each of the above methods has both advantages and disadvantages, so what type of connection to use depends only on you and the capabilities of your gadget. Keep this in mind, before you connect the mouse to the tablet.

Cable connection

Typically, the tablet is synchronized with the periphery by directly connecting to the gadget or using a cable connection. The method works fine if you have a tablet with a USB port. In order for everything to work properly, it is necessary to fulfill a number of certain requirements.

Connection conditions via cable:

• The device must support the connected mouse, and vice versa;
• The tablet is required to have onboard technology USB-Host or OTG for interaction with the periphery at the level of hardware support (pay special attention at this time, before connecting the mouse to the tablet);
• It is necessary to have drivers on the mouse gadget (it's best to search the official website of the peripheral manufacturer);
• The manipulator must meet the requirements of the hardware platform of the tablet for subsequent adaptation at the software level.

One of the main advantages of this synchronization method is that you are always in the know and know exactly what is connected and how correctly. In addition, the speed of the manipulator and the interaction with the gadget are limited only by the capabilities of the slowest equipment. That is, in our case, everything depends on the technical component of the mouse. Also keep this in mind before connecting the mouse to the tablet.

Connection via infrared port and Bluetooth

The method is quite popular, because not everyone wants to mess around with cables and trains. Before connecting the wireless mouse to the tablet, you must perform a preliminary synchronization of the devices with each other, if it has not been done in automatic mode.

To connect, you need to perform the following simple actions:

• Include "Bluetooth" or infrared port in the settings on the tablet;
• Include a similar method on the manipulator;
• After the window with the mobile assistant appears, follow the synchronization instructions.

The infrared port is already a thing of the past, since the connection technology itself is unreliable, although it can still be found on some tablet models.

Benefits of "Blutuz"

If we talk about wireless protocols "Bluetooth", then almost any modern gadget supports this function, with the versions being improved year after year, as well as the quality of data transmission. Also pay attention to this moment before connecting the mouse to the tablet.

The most mobile, compact and convenient solution is synchronization with the periphery via Bluetooth, because, having a minimal set of characteristics, you get maximum opportunities.

Connection via Wi-Fi protocols

To ensure that the mouse for the tablet works correctly on the protocols of the vayfay, it is necessary to fulfill a considerable number of mandatory conditions. If at least one point is not strictly observed, then the normal operation of the manipulator can not be guaranteed, and in most cases it is simply impossible.

Synchronization conditions:

• The mouse for the tablet should have a special radio module Wi-Fi, and it is highly desirable to have the same standard as the gadget;
• The manipulator should not depend on third-party network protocols (router), otherwise this function should have a tablet (distribution of IP addresses);
• Must necessarily match the data masks and IP addresses (allowed a partial coincidence), that is, both devices work in the same network;
• And the tablet and mouse are required to independently process and be able to send data to each other.

The algorithm of connecting via Wi-Fi can not be called simple, in comparison with the previous two methods, so finding a mouse working through this protocol is quite difficult. The only peripheral devices for which this method is most acceptable are the MFPs and printers, but if you have what is called without options, you can go this way.