Lava Xolo X900, User Manual

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To connect to a previously-added VPN
1. From the Home screen, press Settings Wireless & networks
VPN settings .
The VPNs you have added are listed at the bottom of the screen.
2. Touch the desired VPN. Enter any requested information.
3. Touch
Connect .
To disconnect from a VPN:
• Open the notifications panel, and touch the active VPN notification.
9.5 shAring Your Phone’s dAtA connection
You can share your phone’s data connection with a computer, allowing that
computer to access the internet by using your phone’s data stream. You can
share your phone’s data connection with a single computer by using USB
tethering, or with up to eight computers at a time by enabling the Portable
Wi-Fi Hotspot setting.
NOTE:
Not all carriers support sharing your phone’s data connection. Please
check with your carrier to find out more.
NOTE
: While your phone is connected to your computer, any applications
that require access to your phone’s files (such as Gallery and Music) will
be unusable.
To disconnect your phone from the computer:
1. On your phone, touch
Turn off USB storage
.
2. If this screen is no longer displaying, drag down the notification panel and
touch Turn off USB storage to redisplay the screen.
3. Once “Preparing USB card” stops displaying in the notification area,
click “Safely remove hardware and eject media” from your computer’s
system tray.
4. Select your phone from the displayed options.
5. Disconnect the USB cable from your phone and your computer.
9.4 connecting to VirtuAl PriVAte netWorks
Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to a secured local
network from outside the network. VPNs are commonly deployed by schools,
corporations, and other institutions that rely primarily on an on-location
network, but allow secure access from the outside.
To connect to a VPN for the first time, add that VPN to your phone. You can
then connect to it automatically at any time.
To add a VPN to your phone:
1. From the Home screen, press Settings Wireless & networks
VPN settings Add VPN .
2. Select the type of VPN, based on instructions from your VPN administrator,
and then follow your network administrator’s instructions to configure each
component of the VPN’s settings.
3. When you are done configuring the VPN, press Save .
Your phone saves the VPN’s configuration and connects.