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To turn on Wi-Fi Direct™ 1 Make sure your device has the Wi-Fi® function turned on. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 4 Tap > Wi-Fi Direct. Sharing your mobile data connection You can share your device's mobile data connection with a single computer using a USB cable. This process is called USB tethering. You can also share your device's data connection with up to eight other devices at once, by turning your device into a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot. Mobile data connection sharing overview When your device is sharing its data connection, the following icons may appear in the status bar or in the Notification panel: USB tethering is active Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot is active To share your data connection using a USB cable 1 Deactivate all USB cable connections to your device. 2 Using the USB cable that came with your device, connect your device to a computer. 3 From your Home screen, tap . 4 Find and tap Settings > More... > Tethering & portable hotspot. 5 Mark the USB tethering checkbox. 6 To stop sharing your data connection, unmark the USB tethering checkbox or disconnect the USB cable. You cannot share your device's data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the same time. You may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB cable. Go to www.android.com/tether to get the most current information. To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More... > Tethering & portable hotspot. 3 Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot. 4 Enter the Network SSID for the network. Tap the Security field to select a security type. 5 If required, enter a password. 6 Tap Save. 7 Mark the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox. Your device starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID). Up to eight computers or other devices can now connect to this network. 8 Unmark the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox when you want to stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®. To rename or secure your portable hotspot 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More... > Tethering & portable hotspot. 3 Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot. 4 Enter the Network SSID for the network. 5 To select a security type, tap the Security field. 6 If required, enter a password. 7 Tap Save. 98 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To turn on Wi-Fi Direct™
1
Make sure your device has the
Wi-Fi®
function turned on.
2
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Wi-Fi
.
4
Tap
>
Wi-Fi Direct
.
Sharing your mobile data connection
You can share your device's mobile data connection with a single computer using a
USB cable. This process is called USB tethering. You can also share your device's
data connection with up to eight other devices at once, by turning your device into a
portable
Wi-Fi®
hotspot.
Mobile data connection sharing overview
When your device is sharing its data connection, the following icons may appear in
the status bar or in the Notification panel:
USB tethering is active
Portable
Wi-Fi®
hotspot is active
To share your data connection using a USB cable
1
Deactivate all USB cable connections to your device.
2
Using the USB cable that came with your device, connect your device to a
computer.
3
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
4
Find and tap
Settings
>
More…
>
Tethering & portable hotspot
.
5
Mark the
USB tethering
checkbox.
6
To stop sharing your data connection, unmark the
USB tethering
checkbox or
disconnect the USB cable.
You cannot share your device's data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the same
time.
You may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB cable. Go
to www.android.com/tether to get the most current information.
To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot
1
From the
Home screen
, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
More…
>
Tethering & portable hotspot
.
3
Tap
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings
>
Configure Wi-Fi hotspot
.
4
Enter the
Network SSID
for the network. Tap the
Security
field to select a
security type.
5
If required, enter a password.
6
Tap
Save
.
7
Mark the
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
checkbox. Your device starts broadcasting its
Wi-Fi network name (SSID). Up to eight computers or other devices can now
connect to this network.
8
Unmark the
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
checkbox when you want to stop sharing
your data connection via Wi-Fi®.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
1
From the
Home screen
, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
More…
>
Tethering & portable hotspot
.
3
Tap
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings
>
Configure Wi-Fi hotspot
.
4
Enter the
Network SSID
for the network.
5
To select a security type, tap the
Security
field.
6
If required, enter a password.
7
Tap
Save
.
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