User guide

Table3.Wireless&networkssettings(continued)
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Description
Findnearbydevices
ScanfornearbyavailableBluetoothdevices.Whenthesearch
resultsaredisplayed,touchadevicetopairwithit.Formore
information,see“UsingBluetoothdevices”onpage26.
USBtetheringShareyourtablet’smobilenetworkdataconnectionwithyour
computerthroughaUSBconnection.
PortableWi-Fihotspot
Shareyourtablet’smobilenetworkdataconnectionasa
portableWi-Fihotspot.
CongureWi-FihotspotOpenascreenwithsettingstoturnonorturnoffthehotspot
andtosetitsSSID(itsbroadcastname)andsecurityfeatures.
Bluetoothtethering
Shareyourtablet’smobilenetworkdataconnectionwithother
devicesthroughaBluetoothconnection.
Tethering&portable
hotspot
Note:TheTethering
&portablehotspot
functionmightnotbe
supportedbyallcarriers.
Help
OpenascreenthatcontainsinformationaboutUSBtethering,
portableWi-Fihotspots,Bluetoothtethering,andwhereto
learnmore.
AddVPN
SelectthetypeofVPNtoadd.
•AddPPTPVPN:SetupaconnectiontoaVPNwith
Point-to-PointTunnelingProtocol(PPTP).
•AddL2TPVPN:SetupaconnectiontoaVPNwithLayer2
TunnelingProtocol(L2TP).
•AddL2TP/IPSecPSKVPN:SetupaconnectiontoaVPN
withPresharedkey-basedL2TP/IPsec(InternetProtocol
Security).
•AddL2TP/IPSecCRTVPN:SetupaconnectiontoaVPN
withcerticate-basedL2TP/IPsec.
VPNsettings
VPNs
OpenthelistofVPNsthatarecurrentlycongured.
Dataenabled
Disablethissettingtopreventyourtabletfromtransmitting
dataonanymobilenetwork.Thisisusefulifyouaretravelingin
anareawhereyoudonothaveamobiledataplanandwantto
avoidchargesfordatauseonlocalcarriers’mobilenetworks.
Note:Disablingthissettingdoesnotpreventyourtabletfrom
transmittingdataonotherwirelessnetworks,suchasWi-Fi
orBluetooth.
ActivatedeviceActiveyourWANadapterandyourmobilenetworkaccountto
connecttoamobilenetwork.
Dataroaming
Disablethissettingtopreventyourtabletfromtransmitting
dataonothercarriers’mobilenetworkswhenyoucannot
accessyourowncarrier’smobilenetworks.
AccessPointNames
(GSMmobilenetworks
only)
OpentheAPNsscreentoselectmobileaccesspoint
congurationsandsetupaccesspointnames(APNs).
Consultyourcarrierabouthowtousethetoolsonthisscreen.
Useonly2Gnetworks
(GSMmobilenetworks
only)
Whenthebatterypowerislow,enablethisselectiontoextend
thebatterylifebypreventingyourtabletfromconnectingto
higher-speednetworks.
Mobilenetworks
Note:Thisoption
isonlyavailablefor
theWAN-supported
models.
Networkoperators
(GSMmobilenetworks
only)
Searchforavailablenetworksandselectanetworkfor
roaming.
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