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Controlling data usage, Portable Wi-Fi hotspot

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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, 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 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 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 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. 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 data connection, you can also set data usage warnings and limits to avoid additional charges. Adjusting data usage settings can help you keep greater control over data usage but cannot guarantee the prevention of additional charges. To turn data traffic on or off 1 Drag the status bar downwards, then tap . 2 Tap Data usage. 3 Drag the slider beside Mobile data to turn data traffic on or off. When data traffic is turned off, your device can still establish Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® connections. To set a data usage warning 1 Make sure that data traffic is turned on. 2 Drag the status bar downwards, then tap . 3 Find and tap Data usage. 4 To set the warning level, drag the warning line to the desired value. You receive a warning notification when the amount of data traffic approaches the level you set. 28 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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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, 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 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
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 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
.
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 data connection, you can also set data usage warnings and limits to
avoid additional charges.
Adjusting data usage settings can help you keep greater control over data usage but cannot
guarantee the prevention of additional charges.
To turn data traffic on or off
1
Drag the status bar downwards, then tap
.
2
Tap
Data usage
.
3
Drag the slider beside
Mobile data
to turn data traffic on or off.
When data traffic is turned off, your device can still establish Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth®
connections.
To set a data usage warning
1
Make sure that data traffic is turned on.
2
Drag the status bar downwards, then tap
.
3
Find and tap
Data usage
.
4
To set the warning level, drag the warning line to the desired value. You receive
a warning notification when the amount of data traffic approaches the level you
set.
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