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Sharing your phone's mobile data connection
You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer
via a USB cable(USB tethering) or with up to five devices at once by turning
your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
The functions below may incur additional network charges from
your network operator. Extra fees may also be charged in roaming
areas.
To share your phone's data connection via USB
Use the USB cable that along with your phone to connect the phone to a
USB port on your computer.
•
Touch the
Menu
key from the Home screen.
•
Touch
Settings\More���\Tethering & portable hotspot�
•
Mark\unmark the checkbox of
USB tethering
to activate/deactivate
this function.
To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
•
Touch the
Menu
key from the Home screen.
•
Touch
Settings\More���\Tethering & portable hotspot�
•
Mark\unmark the checkbox of
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
to activate/
deactivate this function.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activated, you could change the name of
your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network.
•
Touch the
Menu
key from the Home screen.
•
Touch
Settings\More���\Tethering & portable hotspot�
•
Touch
Set up Wi-Fi hotspot
to change the network SSID or set your
network security.
•
Touch
Save
.
To play media files on device with wireless display feature
You can share your phone’s music, video date with mobile device by
enabling the wireless display.
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Touch and hold the Recent app key from the home screen.
•
Touch
Settings\Display\Wireless display
.
To use wireless display, you must turn on WI-FI .
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Connecting to virtual private networks
Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources
inside a secured local network from outside that network. VPNs are
commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions so
that their users can access local network resources when not inside that
network, or when connected to a wireless network.
To add a VPN
•
Touch the
Menu
key from the Home screen.
•
Touch
Settings\More���\VPN\Add VPN profile
.
•
In the screen that opens, follow the instructions from your network
administrator to configure each component of the VPN settings.
•
Touch
Save
.
The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen.
Before adding a VPN, you should set a PIN code or password for
your phone.