Samsung GALAXY SII, Start Manual

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When you connect your phone to
a computer with a USB cable, you
can either share your mobile data
connection by tethering or you can
share files—you cannot do both.
Do not turn on tethering if you want
to use your computer to access
your phone’s memory card.
Tether your phone
1. Connect your phone to a
computer with a USB cable.
2. Tap the Menu key.
3. Tap Wireless and network .
4. Tap T ethering and portable hotspot .
5. Tap USB tethering .
Your phone starts sharing its wireless
network data connection with your computer
via the USB connection.
9. If you want to change the
security setting, tap the
Security drop-down menu.
10. Tap Open or WPA2 PSK .
11. If you have selected WPA2
PSK , then tap the Password
field and enter a password.
12. Tap Save .
TEThEriNg
Share your phone’s mobile data connection
with a single computer by connecting them
with a USB cable.
To use your phone’s tethering capability, you
must have a Tethering and Wi-Fi Sharing
service plan.
When tethering is turned on, your phone
displays the Tethering icon in the Status bar.
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Tethering works with Windows
®
7, Windows Vista
®
, and Linux.
For more information on tethering
with operating systems, go to
www.android.com/tether .
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For Windows XP, you may have
to install a USB driver on your
computer before you can tether
your phone. To install the driver,
go to www.samsung.com/
us/support/downloads .