Device pairing via two wireless communication protocols

A method for a computing device. The method includes periodically transmitting a beaconing data packet via a first wireless communication protocol. The first wireless communication protocol supports low bandwidth, one-directional communication. The computing device receives a request to pair from a peripheral computing device via a second wireless communication protocol. The second wireless communication protocol supports higher bandwidth, two-directional communication. The request to pair includes information that was included in the beaconing data packet. Responsive to receiving the request to pair, the computing device initiates pairing with the peripheral computing device via the second wireless communication protocol.