Acer Z130 User Manual - Page 40

Phone network settings, Adjusting Bluetooth settings, Internet sharing

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Important: If your phone is in Airplane mode, the option to turn Bluetooth on will be disabled. Please refer to "Putting your smartphone in Airplane mode" on page 38 for instructions on turning Airplane mode on or off. Adjusting Bluetooth settings You can use Bluetooth to exchange information between your smartphone and other mobile devices. Bluetooth connections For all Bluetooth settings, open the Application menu and tap Settings > Bluetooth. Here you can switch Bluetooth on or off, set a device name and discoverability. After turning it on, tap SEARCH FOR DEVICES to scan for available devices. To connect to a device, tap the device in the list of available devices. You may be asked to enter a PIN on both devices to establish the connection. To simply turn on or off Bluetooth, open the Notification area, tap BLUETOOTH. Internet sharing and tap Tethering via USB If you wish to share your mobile Internet connection with a computer, you can connect your phone 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 client connector into an available USB port on your computer. 3. Open the Application menu and then 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. Open the Application menu and then 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, WPA PSK, and WPA2 PSK. Tap Save to finish. Note: When your smartphone is serving as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can't use your phone's applications to access the Internet via its Wi-Fi connection. Phone network settings Open the Application menu and 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. 40

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Important
: If your phone is in
Airplane
mode, the option to turn Bluetooth on will
be disabled. Please refer to
"Putting your smartphone in Airplane mode" on
page 38
for instructions on turning Airplane mode on or off.
Adjusting Bluetooth settings
You can use Bluetooth to exchange information between your smartphone and other
mobile devices.
Bluetooth connections
For all Bluetooth settings, open the
Application
menu and tap
Settings > Bluetooth
.
Here you can switch Bluetooth on or off, set a device name and discoverability. After
turning it on, tap
SEARCH FOR DEVICES
to scan for available devices.
To connect to a device, tap the device in the list of available devices. You may be
asked to enter a PIN on both devices to establish the connection.
To simply turn on or off Bluetooth, open the
Notification
area, tap
and tap
BLUETOOTH
.
Internet sharing
Tethering via USB
If you wish to share your mobile Internet connection with a computer, you can
connect your phone 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 client connector into an available USB port on your computer.
3.
Open the
Application
menu and then 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.
Open the
Application
menu and then 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, WPA PSK, and WPA2
PSK. Tap
Save
to finish.
Note
: When your smartphone is serving as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can’t use your
phone’s applications to access the Internet via its Wi-Fi connection.
Phone network settings
Open the
Application
menu and 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.