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1. Touch and hold the Status bar then slide your finger down the screen.
2. Tap the onscreen 4G icon to turn off the service (turns gray when disabled).
Note
: Use of 4G communication and Sprint Mobile Hot Spot service can cause an added drain
to your battery and reduce your battery use times.
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
From your phone, you can add, set up, and manage virtual private networks (VPNs) that allow
you to connect and access resources inside a secured local network, such as your corporate
network.
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection
Set Up Secure Credential Storage
Add a VPN Connection
Connect to a VPN
Disconnect From a VPN
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection
Depending on the type of VPN you are using at work, you may be required to enter your login
credentials or ins
tall security certificates before you can connect to your company’s local
network. You can get this information from your network administrator.
Before you can initiate a VPN connection, your phone must first establish a Wi-Fi or data
connection. For information about setting up and using these connections on your phone, see
Launch a Web Connection and Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network.
Set Up Secure Credential Storage
If your network administrator instructs you to download and install security certificates, you must
first set up the phone
’s secure credential storage.
1. Press
>
and tap
Settings
>
Security
, and then tap
Screen lock
>
Password
.
2. Enter a new password (at least eight characters without any spaces) for the credential
storage, scroll down and confirm the password, and then tap
OK
.
3. Tap
Install from device storage
to install certificates downloaded onto your phone.
You can then download and install the certificates needed to access your local network. Your
network administrator can tell you how to do this.