How to connect wireless mice

You have decided to renovate your workspace to make it more tidy and minimal. You then bought some wireless accessories to plug into your computer, including a new one wireless mouse, but you have some problem in its configuration. How do you say? I have perfectly centered the point and would you like a hand to connect the device to your PC? No problem, that's exactly why I'm here!

So, are you ready to get started? Yes? Very good: position yourself comfortably, concentrate on this guide and, above all, try to put the indications below into practice, so as not to have problems completing your technological "enterprise" today. I wish you a good read and, above all, have fun!

Index

• How to connect wireless mice to PC
• How to connect wireless mice to Mac
• How to connect wireless mice without USB
  • Windows
  • MacOS
• Come collegare mouse wireless a tablet Android
• Come collegare mouse wireless a tablet Apple

How to connect wireless mice to PC

You wish to know come collegare mouse wireless a PC with su installed Windows? Very easy: if you have a mouse equipped with USB wireless receiver, first of all connect the latter to one of the free USB ports of the computer, then turn on the mouse by moving to ON the lever of the physical switch which should be at the bottom of the same or on one of its sides.

At this point, if necessary, press on button which allows you to establish the wireless connection between the receiver and the mouse itself, usually it is placed on the sides of the mouse or it is set between the two buttons on the top, and waits for the connection to be established.

However, keep in mind that many mice do not have the link button above, for example you do not need to use it for collegare mouse wireless Trust, For collegare mouse wireless Tucano, or for collegare mouse wireless Microsoft, as they are equipped with the function plug and play, which allows you to connect them automatically to the receiver inserted into the USB port of the PC.

How to connect wireless mice to Mac

You are wondering come collegare mouse wireless a Mac? If so, I'll let you know the steps to take on MacOS they are practically the same as those I indicated in the previous step relating to Windows PCs.

But if you're using a recent Mac model that only has ports USB-C, you must first buy a USB-A to USB-C adapter to connect the USB mouse receiver to your computer or a hubs with multiple ports.

How to connect wireless mice without USB

Keep in mind that you can only do this if the one you have is a Bluetooth mouse and, of course, if you have a computer capable of supporting this type of connection. Alternatively, if your computer does not natively support Bluetooth, you can fix this by purchasing a USB Bluetooth adapter.

Windows

To connect a Bluetooth mouse to a PC with Windows, for example for collegare mouse wireless HP, you have to turn on the mouse, moving up ON the lever of the physical switch placed on one of its sides or in its lower part. If your mouse model requires it, also press the pairing button for the indicated number of seconds.

After completing the steps above, make sure you have turned on Bluetooth on your computer and proceed to pair the devices as follows, depending on the version of Windows you are using.

• Use Windows 11, click the indicators of battery, volume and network which you find at the bottom right of the taskbar, then press the key with the "B" present in the menu that opens. After that, open the Start menu, click the shape of icon ruota d'ingranaggio in the menu that appears, on the item Bluetooth and devices in the side menu of the window that opened on the desktop, click on the button Add device, scegli l'opzione Bluetooth and select il mouse name from the list, then press the button to pair.
• Use Windows 10, click on the symbol of comic which you find at the bottom left on the taskbar and press the button with the "B" in the menu that opens, after which open the Start menu and click on the symbol ruota d'ingranaggio located on its left, to open the Settings of Windows. Then select the item devices and click on the entry Bluetooth and devices present on the sidebar on the left. Now, locate the mouse name, select it and click the button Connect to pair your device and start using it.
• Use Windows 7, open the menu Home, look for the option “devices and printers” and click on the first occurrence that is found. After that press on the button Add deviceselect il mouse name appeared in the opened dialogue box, click on the button NEXT and wait for the pairing to complete. More info here.

Depending on the device you're connecting to your PC via Bluetooth, note that you may be prompted to enter a pin code to confirm the operation. Once you have the Bluetooth mouse connected, you can use it to move the pointer around the Windows interface. It was easy, right?

MacOS

If you use a Mac and you want to connect a Bluetooth mouse to the latter, I advise you first of all to make sure that the connection to this network is active, acting on the settings of MacOS. To do this, access the System Preference by clicking on its icon (the one in the shape of ruota d'ingranaggio) that you find on Dock bar, then click on the item Bluetooth in the window that appears and if Bluetooth is disabled, press the button Turn on Bluetooth to repair.

Then turn on the mouse too, moving up ON the lever of the physical switch located on one of its sides or in its lower part and, depending on the mouse model in your possession, also press the pairing button for the necessary number of seconds.

Then, wait for the device you want to pair with your Mac to be found and visible in the list devices in the window of System Preference, then click the button Connect next to it, click the button if required Accept And that's it. Then try to move the mouse to verify that the connection has been established correctly.

Keep in mind that if the mouse you want to act on is a Magic Mouse 2 that came with your Mac, you don't have to do anything to pair it except turn it on. If, on the other hand, it is a device purchased separately, before carrying out the procedure that I have indicated above, you must connect the device to the Mac via USB (thus using a Lightning to USB cable or USB-C to Lightning cable), as indicated on this page of the Apple site.

Come collegare mouse wireless a tablet Android

You want to know if it's possible collegare mouse wireless a tablet Android or to one smartphone? But of course yes, as long as this supports the technology OTG (USB on the go), thanks to which it is possible, precisely, to connect USB devices such as a mouse and keyboard to Android devices.

To succeed in this enterprise, all you have to do is equip yourself with a USB OTG cable, to which to connect the wireless mouse receiver in your possession. If you don't have an OTG USB cable, know that you can buy it in your city's electronics stores or online stores, such as Amazon.

Once you have the USB OTG cable, plug it into the port USB of your Android device and connect the wireless receiver to the USB port of the OTG cable. Now, turn on the mouse by moving up ON the lever of the physical switch located on one of its sides or in its lower part and possibly also press the pairing button.

If a message appears on the device screen asking you to confirm the connection, do so by pressing the button shown on the display. Now all you have to do is move the mouse to check that the connection has been established correctly and that everything is working properly.

In case of Bluetooth mouse, go to the section Settings of Android by selecting the relative icon (the one with the ruota d'ingranaggio) that you find on the home screen and/or in the drawer, select the item relating to Bluetooth (which may be in the networks menu) and, if necessary, turn on Bluetooth on your device.

Subsequently, put the mouse in pairing mode (by holding down the relative key on the device), select its name on your phone and the process should be done.

Come collegare mouse wireless a tablet Apple

If you are wondering come collegare mouse wireless a tablet Apple, i.e. toiPad (or to a iPhone, the procedure is the same), I inform you that the thing is feasible without the slightest problem, using the Bluetooth, provided however that you have updated your devices to at least iPadOS/iOS 13.4 or later.

If you meet the above requirements, first make sure that Bluetooth is turned on on your device. To do this, access the section Settings by tapping on the relative icon (the one in the shape of ruota d'ingranaggio) found on the home screen and/or in the iOS/iPadOS App Library, then touch the wording Bluetooth and if the switch next to the item Bluetooth is deactivated bring it up ON.

Once you have done the above steps, turn on your mouse and bring up ON its switch (usually located on the bottom of the device). If there is a pairing button, you will also have to press the latter in order for the pairing to be carried out, in fact.

After completing the above steps, go back to the section Bluetooth of the Settings of iPadOS/iOS and select the mouse name from the list Other devices, wait for the connection to complete.

Please note that on the iPhone, to use the mouse, you must also activate the function AssistiveTouch, selecting the item Accessibility on the main screen Settings, then the wording Touch, That AssistiveTouch and carrying his ON il relative interruttore.