Abstract: Embodiments allow for multiple instances of a state machine to connect with multiple clients. Additionally, a plurality of connection states, while maintaining a connection with a single physical client device, may support multiple modes. For example, a wireless peripheral device determines whether it is paired with a client device and connects if it is, by selecting a saved long term bonding key, based on a user selected device mode. When a scan timeout expires, the device switches to another saved bonding key. When an overall connection timeout expires, these steps repeat. If the device is not already paired, it pairs with a client by setting long term paring key generation key(s), bonding with the client using the generation key(s) to generate a paring key, distributing the pairing key to the client, and saving the pairing key, as a bonding key, based on user selected device mode.