User guide

EditingorcreatingaGSMaccesspointname
IfyourtabletconnectstoaGlobalSystemforMobileCommunications(GSM)mobilenetwork(2Gor3G),
andyouneedtoeditthesettingsforanexistingaccesspointname(APN)orcreateanewAPN,youmust
obtaintheAPNanddetailedsettingsfromyourservicecarrier.
ToeditorcreateanewAPN,dothefollowing:
1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.
2.TouchWireless&networks➙Mobilenetworks➙AccessPointNames.
3.TouchanexistingAPNtoedititortouchNewAPNtocreateanewone.EntertheAPNsettingsthatyou
obtainedfromyourcarrierbytouchingeachsettingthatyouneedtoedit.
4.Whenyouarenished,touchSave.
Connectingtoa2Gor3Gmobiledatanetwork
ASIMcardisrequiredtoconnecttoamobilenetwork.Referto“InstallingtheSIMcard”onpage9for
instructionsonhowtoinstallaSIMcard.
Note:SometabletssupportaccesstoWi-Finetworksonly.See“ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork”onpage
25
forinstructionsonconnectingtoaWi-Finetwork.
Dependingonyourtabletmodelandplaceofpurchase,youmightbeguidedtoconnecttoyourmobile
networkassoonasyouturnonthetabletforthersttimeandconguretheinitialsetup.Duringtheinitial
setup,ifaSIMcardisdetected,youaregiventheoptiontoactivateyourmobilenetworkaccount.
Ifyouchosenottoactivateyouraccountatthattime,youcanactivateyourmobilenetworkaccountafter
youinstallaSIMcardbydoingthefollowing:
1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsicon
fromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.
2.TouchWireless&networks➙Mobilenetworks.
3.TouchDataenabledifitisdisabled.
4.TouchActivatedeviceandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoactivateyourmobilenetwork
accountandconnecttothemobilenetwork.
Tomanuallyselectanetwork,dothefollowing:
1.FromthemainHomescreen,touchtheAndroidSettingsicononLenovoLaunchZone,ortouchthe
applicationsiconfromtheactionbarandthentouchSettings.TheAndroidSettingsscreenopens.
2.TouchWireless&networks➙Mobilenetworks➙Networkoperators➙Searchnetworks.Thelist
ofmobiledatanetworkscurrentlyavailableisdisplayed.
3.Touchanetworkfromthenetworklist,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoestablish
theconnection.
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