User Guide

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Tethering and Mobile HotSpotSettings
Tethering and Mobile HotSpot
Share your device’s Internet
connection with a computer that
connects to your device using a
USB cable or via Bluetooth.
Use Mobile HotSpot to share
your device’s Internet connection
with other devices using your
device as a Mobile HotSpot.
Connect Your Device to a
Computer Using Tethering
1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings
> Tethering and Mobile HotSpot.
2. Choose a tethering method:
•
Mobile HotSpot: Turn your phone into a
portable Wi-Fi Hotspot to share your mobile
data connection with other devices.
•
Mobile HotSpot range: Chose from standard
or high.
•
USB tethering: Connect the computer to the
device using the USB cable, and then touch
USB tethering to turn tethering on.
Use Your Device as a Mobile
HotSpot
Note: You must have a tethering plan on your service
account in order to use the Mobile HotSpot.
Warning! Mobile HotSpot consumes battery power
and uses data service.
Turn Mobile HotSpot Onor Off
Activate your device’s Mobile HotSpot application
to allow other devices to use your device’s Internet
connection.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps > Settings
> Tethering and Mobile HotSpot.
2. Touch ON/OFF to turn the feature on or off.
Warning! By default, your device’s Mobile
HotSpot has no security applied, and any
device can connect. For more information, see
Configure Mobile HotSpot Settings.
Connect a Device to
YourMobileHotSpot
Use the other device’s Wi-Fi control to connect to
your device’s Mobile HotSpot.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps > Settings
> Tethering and Mobile Hotspot.
2. Touch ON/OFF to turn on Mobile HotSpot.
3. Activate Wi-Fi on the target device.
4. Scan for mobile hotspots, and select the target
device from the list.
5. On the target device, enter your device’s
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot password. By default, the
password is your device’s phone number.