1. A mobile terminal comprising: a first sensor configured to sense at least one of a plurality of external terminals each having a second sensor operating within the range of the first sensor; a display configured to display an icon corresponding to the first sensor and an icon for each at least one external terminal, respectively; and a controller configured to control the transmission of a control signal to select an external terminal from among the at least one external terminal based on a first user input involving the displayed icon corresponding to the first sensor and the displayed icon corresponding to the selected external terminal.