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Sharing your mobile data connection, Controlling data usage, Portable Wi-Fi hotspot

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To add a Wi-Fi® sleep policy 1 From the Homescreen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi. 3 Press . 4 Tap Advanced. 5 Tap Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep. 6 Select an option. 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. When your device's mobile data connection is successfully shared, the sharing devices can use your device's data connection, for example, to surf the Internet, download applications, or send and receive emails. 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 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 Homescreen, tap . 4 Find and tap Settings > More... > Tethering & portable hotspot. 5 Mark the USB tethering checkbox, then tap OK if prompted. is displayed in the status bar once you are connected. 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. To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot 1 From your Homescreen, 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 name (SSID) information. 5 To select a security type, tap the Security field. If required, enter a password. 6 Tap Save. 7 Tap and mark the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox. 8 If prompted, tap OK to confirm. appears in the status bar once the portable Wi- Fi® hotspot is active. 9 To stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®, unmark the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox. To rename or secure your portable hotspot 1 From the Homescreen, 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 name (SSID) for the network. 5 To select a security type, tap the Security field. 6 If required, enter a password. 7 Tap Save. Controlling data usage You can keep track of the amount of data transferred to and from your device over your mobile data or Wi-Fi® connection during a given period. For example, you can view the amount of data used by individual applications. For data transferred over your mobile 30 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To add a Wi-Fi® sleep policy
1
From the Homescreen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Wi-Fi
.
3
Press
.
4
Tap
Advanced
.
5
Tap
Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep
.
6
Select an option.
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. When your device's mobile data connection is successfully shared, the
sharing devices can use your device's data connection, for example, to surf the Internet,
download applications, or send and receive emails.
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 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 Homescreen, tap
.
4
Find and tap
Settings
>
More…
>
Tethering & portable hotspot
.
5
Mark the
USB tethering
checkbox, then tap
OK
if prompted.
is displayed in the
status bar once you are connected.
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.
To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot
1
From your Homescreen, 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 name (SSID)
information.
5
To select a security type, tap the
Security
field. If required, enter a password.
6
Tap
Save
.
7
Tap
and mark the
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
checkbox.
8
If prompted, tap
OK
to confirm.
appears in the status bar once the portable Wi-
Fi® hotspot is active.
9
To stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®, unmark the
Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot
checkbox.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
1
From the Homescreen, 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 name (SSID)
for the network.
5
To select a security type, tap the
Security
field.
6
If required, enter a password.
7
Tap
Save
.
Controlling data usage
You can keep track of the amount of data transferred to and from your device over your
mobile data or Wi-Fi® connection during a given period. For example, you can view the
amount of data used by individual applications. For data transferred over your mobile
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.