HT3887 My Bluetooth keyboard lost connectivity

I lost connectivity to my keyboard after restarting my Mac. I cannot type in my password. Any suggestions?

You can substitute almost any wired USB keyboard (does not need to be an Apple board). So if you have one laying around, or if you can borrow one, you can use it to enable your Bluetooth keyboard again.

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Hello there,
since yesterday my bluetooth keyboard is not working anymore for my imac (late 2011) 10.9. mavericks and 27 inch.
Before it was working fine, didn´t say that battery is empty or anything. Suddenly it just stopped and never worked again. I changed the battery, nothing. When I press the button at the side, the green light comes up, and disappears a bit later.
In the bluetooth settings I can see my keyboard, I can also click connect, but it says connecting for around half a minute and then connection to the device could not be completed.
Tried it on a different mac, there it does not even appear, didn´t work on iphone and ipad either.
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I'm wondering about the strange behavior of my Apple Aluminum Wireless Keyboard(A1255).
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I sometimes press them by mistake, and I feel annoying.
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