Logitech K811 Keyboard and Mavericks BT pairing

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Logitech K811 Keyboard and Mavericks BT pairing

I recently bought a Logitech K811 BT lighted keyboard. I have a MBP at work that's still running Snow Leopard. I know, it's really far behind. 😝 Anyway, when I paired this keyboard with SL, it asked me to enter a 6 digit code and press enter to pair the keyboard. This keyboard is only being paired on SL to test out the keyboard. I had just unboxed it. The ultimate destination for this keyboard is for use at home on my Mac mini running Mavericks.

When I put the keyboard into pairing mode and use the Bluetooth control panel to pair it, to my surprise, Mavericks did not request entering that 6 digit code before pairing. It just paired right up with my Mac mini. Is it normal for Mavericks not to ask to enter that 6 digit code on the keyboard before pairing? It seems just a little bit insecure. Was this security measure removed from Mavericks?

Thanks.

Posted on Jun 27, 2014 12:56 AM

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tbirdvet

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Jun 27, 2014 5:08 AM in response to commorancy

I have the same keyboard and also no 6 digit code required. Worked like that with ML and same with Mavericks.

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commorancy Author

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Jun 29, 2014 2:21 PM in response to tbirdvet

Thanks for the confirmation that yours does the same thing on Mavericks. At least that tells me the behavior is consistent across other Mavericks installs. Though, pairing keyboards without a passcode is somewhat concerning.

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