04 April 2013

Reset Apple Wireless Keyboard

As more and more Apple mobile devices are hitting the market they all have several common factors.  One common factor is that they all have bluetooth installed on them.  As a result the demand to install, or pair, a wireless keyboard to the mobile device has increased.  With a wireless keyboard increase many people are buying and selling at a tremendous rate.  Every once in a while you may get a keyboard, either from a friend or a seller, that is still paired with another Apple device.  The following is a rundown of how to manually reset a Apple wireless keyboard so you can connect it, or pair it, with your Apple MAC computer.  Each mobile device has a little different procedure but they all will connect a keyboard via the "Bluetooth" section of the Settings area.  Make sure you have charged batteries in the keyboard and do the following:
  1. Make sure keyboard is off - (Just take batteries out then put back in if keyboard is on)
  2. Navigate to the "Bluetooth" section of the MAC computer
  3. Click the symbol in the bottom left hand corner
  4. The Bluetooth Set Up Assistance window will come up and start searching
  5. Turn on the keyboard by pushing the button on the side of it, BUT HOLD THE BUTTON IN. DO NOT LET IT GO!
  6. The Set Up Assistance will find your keyboard
  7. Click on the Name of the Keyboard and click on "Continue Again", while still holding the power button down on keyboard
  8. Type the "Paring Code" that you see on the screen
  9. Take your finger off the keyboard power button
  10. Your keyboard should be connected to your device and good to go
For more information about this process, you may click here.

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