Acer S57 User Manual - Page 62

Smartphone network settings, Tethering via USB, Wi-Fi hotspot

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62 - Advanced settings Internet sharing Tethering via USB If you wish to share your mobile internet connection with a computer, you can connect your smartphone to a PC using the supplied USB cable. 1. Plug the USB sync cable into the micro USB connector on your smartphone. 2. Plug the USB sync cable into an available USB port on your computer. 3. Tap Settings > More.. > Tethering & portable hotspot > USB tethering. Wi-Fi hotspot You can turn your smartphone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot to share your mobile internet connection with up to 8 clients. 1. Tap Settings > More... > Tethering & portable hotspot. Turn Wi-Fi hotspot ON.Tap Wi-Fi hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot. 2. Set the Network SSID and adjust security between None and WPA2 PSK. Tap Save to finish. Note When your smartphone is serving as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can't use your smartphone's apps to access the internet via its Wi-Fi connection. Smartphone network settings In the Apps menu tap Settings > More... > Mobile networks to adjust your network settings. You can turn data connection on or off when roaming, choose a preferred network mode, specify a network operator and define access point names.

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62 - Advanced settings
Internet sharing
Tethering via USB
If you wish to share your mobile internet connection with a computer,
you can connect your smartphone to a PC using the supplied USB
cable.
1. Plug the USB sync cable into the micro USB connector on your
smartphone.
2. Plug the USB sync cable into an available USB port on your
computer.
3. Tap
Settings
>
More..
>
Tethering & portable hotspot
>
USB
tethering
.
Wi-Fi hotspot
You can turn your smartphone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot to share
your mobile internet connection with up to 8 clients.
1. Tap
Settings
>
More...
>
Tethering & portable hotspot
. Turn
Wi-Fi
hotspot
ON
.Tap
Wi-Fi hotspot
>
Set up Wi-Fi hotspot
.
2.Set the Network SSID and adjust security between None and WPA2
PSK. Tap
Save
to finish.
Smartphone network settings
In the
Apps menu
tap
Settings
>
More...
>
Mobile networks
to adjust
your network settings. You can turn data connection on or off when
roaming, choose a preferred network mode, specify a network
operator and define access point names.
Note
When your smartphone is serving as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can’t use your
smartphone’s apps to access the internet via its Wi-Fi connection.