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Note: Phone Portal works best with Internet Explorer 7 or newer, with Java script and cookies enabled. Connect through a Wi-Fi network Note: Most public Wi-Fi networks (like the ones at coffee shops) don't let devices connect to each other. In that case, you need a USB cable connection. 1 Touch > Phone Portal 2 If your phone is connected to a Wi-Fi network, it shows a URL. Use a computer on the network to enter the URL in a browser. It opens the Phone Portal home screen. http Tip: When your phone's Wi-Fi is on, it automatically reconnects to nearby networks it has used. To turn Wi-Fi on or off, touch > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi. If your phone is not connected to a Wi-Fi network, it asks you to connect. Touch OK to open the Wi-Fi settings screen, then turn on Wi-Fi and touch a network to connect. For network passwords, ask other network users or administrators. For your phone's MAC address and Wi-Fi details, touch Menu > Advanced. When your phone is connected ( appears in the status bar), touch Back to close the settings. Soon, Phone Portal shows a URL at the bottom of your screen. Using a computer on the same Wi-Fi network, just type the URL into the browser to open the Phone Portal home screen. Connect through a USB cable 1 Turn on your phone and computer, and connect them with a USB-to-micro USB cable. If your computer needs to download drivers for your phone, visit www.motorola.com/support. If a camera connection window opens, just close it. 2 Once your computer has the correct Motorola drivers, it opens the Phone Portal home page in your browser. A Motorola icon appears in your task bar, in the lower right of your computer screen. If you have Motorola Media Link, it will launch instead of Phone Portal. To use Phone Portal, right-click in your task bar, select "when the phone connects, Memory card & file management 49

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Memory card & file management
Note:
Phone Portal works best with Internet Explorer 7
or newer, with Java script and cookies enabled.
Connect through a Wi-Fi network
Note:
Most public Wi-Fi networks (like the ones at
coffee shops) don’t let devices connect to each other. In
that case, you need a USB cable connection.
1
Touch
>
Phone Portal
2
If your phone is
connected to a Wi-Fi
network, it shows a
URL. Use a computer
on the network to
enter the URL in a
browser. It opens the
Phone Portal home
screen.
Tip:
When your phone’s Wi-Fi is on, it automatically
reconnects to nearby networks it has used. To turn
Wi-Fi on or off, touch
>
Settings
>
Wireless &
networks
>
Wi-Fi
.
If your phone is not connected to a Wi-Fi network, it
asks you to connect. Touch
OK
to open the Wi-Fi
settings screen, then turn on
Wi-Fi
and touch a
network to connect.
http://###.###.#.###:###
For network passwords, ask other network users or
administrators. For your phone’s MAC address and
Wi-Fi details, touch Menu
>
Advanced
.
When your phone is connected (
appears in the
status bar), touch Back
to close the settings.
Soon, Phone Portal shows a URL at the bottom of
your screen. Using a computer on the same Wi-Fi
network, just type the URL into the browser to open
the Phone Portal home screen.
Connect through a USB cable
1
Turn on your phone and
computer, and connect them
with a USB-to-micro USB
cable.
If your computer needs to
download drivers for your
phone, visit www.motorola.com/support
. If a camera
connection window opens, just close it.
2
Once your computer has the correct Motorola drivers,
it opens the Phone Portal home page in your browser.
A Motorola icon
appears in your task bar, in the
lower right of your computer screen.
If you have Motorola Media Link, it will launch instead
of Phone Portal. To use Phone Portal, right-click
in
your task bar, select “when the phone connects,