IPad won't bluetooth pair with Mac mini

I would like to use Mobile Mouse by RPA Tech on my IPad mini to control my Mac mini running OS X 10.6.8. It would be my preference to use a Bluetooth PAN instead of WiFi, I say this because Bluetooth peripherals seem to auto-connect better than Wifi, might be my imagination. Anyway, I can't get my iPad to pair with the Mac. The Mac sends a code, the iPad asks if I want to pair, then the pairing comes back as unsuccessful. Any ideas?

It is not designed to. The ipad will not even connect with it with air drop. You can only pair a mouse or keyboard.

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