Version
10
You can share your mobile data connection with other devices in several ways:
•
USB tethering – share your mobile data connection with a single computer using a
USB cable.
•
Bluetooth® tethering – share your mobile data connection with up to five other
devices via Bluetooth®.
•
Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot – share your mobile data connection simultaneously with up
to 10 other devices, including devices that support WPS technology.
GUID
GUID-391DC4CE-B831-4F3F-8D82-9CC4E03EA622
Title
Sharing your mobile data connection
Version
10
To share your data connection using a USB cable
GUID
GUID-60CF569F-5B4A-43C3-B7F8-759B6C76C930
Title
To share your data connection using a USB cable
Version
6
1
Deactivate all USB cable connections to your device.
2
Using the USB cable that came with your device, connect your device to a
computer.
3
From your Home screen, tap .
4
Find and tap
Settings
>
More…
>
Tethering & portable hotspot
.
5
Mark the
USB tethering
checkbox, then tap
OK
if prompted. is displayed in
the status bar once you are connected.
6
To stop sharing your data connection, unmark the
USB tethering
checkbox or
disconnect the USB cable.
You cannot share your device's data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the same
time.
GUID
GUID-60CF569F-5B4A-43C3-B7F8-759B6C76C930
Title
To share your data connection using a USB cable
Version
6
To share your mobile data connection with another Bluetooth® device
GUID
GUID-5FA3113B-420B-4F18-9D74-5E6488DE2C83
Title
To share your data connection with another Bluetooth(R) device
Version
1
1
Make sure that your device and the Bluetooth® device are paired with each
other.
2
Your device
: Turn on mobile data, then mark the
Bluetooth tethering
checkbox
under
Settings
>
More…
>
Tethering & portable hotspot
.
3
Bluetooth® device
: Set up the device so that it obtains its network connection
using Bluetooth®. If the device is a computer, refer to the relevant instructions
to complete the setup. If the device runs on the Android™ operating system,
tap the settings icon beside the name of the device that it is paired with under
Settings
>
Bluetooth
>
Paired devices
, then mark the
Internet access
checkbox.
4
Your device
: Wait for to appear in the status bar. Once it appears, the setup
is complete.
5
To stop sharing your mobile data connection, unmark the
Bluetooth tethering
checkbox.
The
Bluetooth tethering
checkbox becomes unmarked every time you turn off your device or
turn off the Bluetooth® function.
For more information about pairing and turning on mobile data, see
To pair your device with
another Bluetooth® device
on page 160 and
To turn data traffic on or off
on page 44.
GUID
GUID-5FA3113B-420B-4F18-9D74-5E6488DE2C83
Title
To share your data connection with another Bluetooth(R) device
Version
1
To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot
GUID
GUID-7B256C79-790C-43DE-9EEB-9BC8B6C70165
Title
To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
42
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