HTC EVO View 4G User Manual (Honeycomb) - Page 175

Connecting Your Computer to Sprint Hotspot, Managing Sprint Hotspot

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status bar. When Sprint Hotspot is active and is ready to share its Sprint 4G connection, the 4G hotspot icon ( ) appears in the status bar. Connecting Your Computer to Sprint Hotspot After setting up your device as a wireless router, connect your computer to your device's Sprint Hotspot and access the Internet. For a Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer 1. Click Start > Connect To. 2. In the Connect to a network dialog box, select the Sprint Hotspot name (or SSID), and then click Connect. Note: Your device's wireless network may not show up in the list of available networks immediately. Wait for a moment and then refresh the list to see the wireless network. 3. Enter the network key (if any) that you used when setting up Sprint Hotspot and then click Connect. 4. Click Close. For a Windows XP computer 1. Click Start > Connect To > Wireless Network Connection. 2. In the Choose a Wireless Network dialog box, select the Sprint Hotspot name (or SSID), and then click Connect. Note: Your device's wireless network may not show up in the list of available networks immediately. Wait for a moment and then refresh the list to see the wireless network. 3. Enter the network key (if any) that you used when setting up Sprint Hotspot and then click Connect. Managing Sprint Hotspot You can set the number of computers or devices or allow only specific devices to connect and use Sprint Hotspot to connect to the Internet. 1. Touch > > Sprint Hotspot. 2. Touch OK on the introduction screen. 3. Touch Manage users, and then set the following options: Web and Data Services 3B. Web and Data Services 167

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3B. Web and Data Services
167
Web and Data Services
status bar. When Sprint Hotspot is active and is ready
to share its Sprint 4G connection, the 4G hotspot icon
(
) appears in the status bar.
Connecting Your Computer to Sprint
Hotspot
After setting up your device as a wireless router,
connect your computer to your device’s Sprint Hotspot
and access the Internet.
For a Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer
1.
Click
Start > Connect To
.
2.
In the
Connect to a network
dialog box, select the
Sprint Hotspot name (or SSID), and then click
Connect
.
3.
Enter the network key (if any) that you used when
setting up Sprint Hotspot and then click
Connect
.
4.
Click
Close
.
For a Windows XP computer
1.
Click
Start > Connect To > Wireless Network
Connection
.
2.
In the
Choose a Wireless Network
dialog box, select
the Sprint Hotspot name (or SSID), and then click
Connect
.
3.
Enter the network key (if any) that you used when
setting up Sprint Hotspot and then click
Connect
.
Managing Sprint Hotspot
You can set the number of computers or devices or
allow only specific devices to connect and use Sprint
Hotspot to connect to the Internet.
1.
Touch
>
>
Sprint Hotspot
.
2.
Touch
OK
on the introduction screen.
3.
Touch
Manage users
, and then set the following
options:
Note:
Your device’s wireless network may not show up in the
list of available networks immediately. Wait for a
moment and then refresh the list to see the wireless
network.
Note:
Your device’s wireless network may not show up in the
list of available networks immediately. Wait for a
moment and then refresh the list to see the wireless
network.