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USB cables, Wi-Fi modes

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Find it: Tap Apps > Settings > More> Tethering & portable hotspot and check Portable Wi-Fi hotspot 1 Your smartphone turns off Wi-Fi power and uses the mobile network for internet access. Tap Set up Wi-Fi Hotspot to set up security: • Network SSID: Enter a unique name for your hotspot. • Security: Select the type of security you want: Open or WPA2. For WPA2, enter a unique password that others will need to access your Wi-Fi hotspot. Note: WPA2 is recommended by IEEE. • Hotspot frequency band: If you notice interference after your hotspot has been active for a while, try different channels. • Password: Create a password with at least eight characters. 2 Tap Save when the settings are complete. When your Wi-Fi hotspot is active, other Wi-Fi enabled devices can connect by entering your hotspot's SSID, selecting a Security type, and entering the correct Wireless password. Wi-Fi modes For those who like to get a bit more technical, your smartphone supports the following Wi-Fi modes: 802.11a, b, g, n. USB cables Note: Copyright-do you have the right? Always follow the rules. See "Content Copyright" on page 68. To load music, pictures, videos, documents, or other files from your computer, connect your smartphone to your computer with a USB cable. To change the type of USB connection, tap Apps > Settings > Storage > Menu > USB computer connection. Note: Make sure to connect the smartphone to a high power USB port. Typically, these are located directly on your computer. Note: The first time you use a USB connection, your computer may indicate that drivers are being installed. Follow any prompts you see to complete the installation. This may take a few minutes. • For Microsoft® Windows®: On your computer, choose Start, then select Windows Explorer from your list of programs. In Windows Explorer, your phone will appear as a connected drive (mass storage device) where you can drag and drop files, or it will appear as an MTP or PTP device that lets you use Windows Media Player to transfer files. For more instructions or driver files, visit www.motorola.com/support. • For Apple™ Macintosh™: Use Android File Transfer, available at www.android.com/filetransfer. Connect & transfer 55

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Connect & transfer
Find it:
Tap Apps
>
Settings
>
More
>
Tethering &
portable hotspot
and check
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
1
Your smartphone turns off
Wi-Fi
power and uses the mobile
network for internet access. Tap
Set up Wi-Fi Hotspot
to set
up security:
•
Network SSID
: Enter a unique name for your hotspot.
•
Security
: Select the type of security you want:
Open
or
WPA2
. For
WPA2
, enter a unique password that others
will need to access your Wi-Fi hotspot.
Note:
WPA2
is recommended by IEEE.
•
Hotspot frequency band
: If you notice interference after
your hotspot has been active for a while, try different
channels.
•
Password
: Create a password with at least eight
characters.
2
Tap
Save
when the settings are complete.
When your Wi-Fi hotspot is active, other Wi-Fi enabled devices
can connect by entering your hotspot’s
SSID
, selecting a
Security
type, and entering the correct
Wireless password
.
Wi-Fi modes
For those who like to get a bit more technical, your smartphone
supports the following Wi-Fi modes: 802.11a, b, g, n.
USB cables
Note:
Copyright—do you have the right? Always follow the
rules. See “
Content Copyright
” on page 68.
To load music, pictures, videos, documents, or other files from
your computer, connect your smartphone to your computer
with a USB cable. To change the type of USB connection, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Storage
> Menu
>
USB computer
connection
.
Note:
Make sure to connect the smartphone to a high power
USB port. Typically, these are located directly on your
computer.
Note:
The first time you use a USB connection, your computer
may indicate that drivers are being installed. Follow any
prompts you see to complete the installation. This may take a
few minutes.
•
For Microsoft® Windows®: On your computer, choose
Start, then select Windows Explorer from your list of
programs. In Windows Explorer, your phone will appear as a
connected drive (mass storage device) where you can drag
and drop files, or it will appear as an MTP or PTP device that
lets you use Windows Media Player to transfer files. For
more instructions or driver files, visit
www.motorola.com/support
.
•
For Apple™ Macintosh™: Use Android File Transfer,
available at
www.android.com/filetransfer
.