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Controlling data usage, Set up Mobile Hotspot

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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 Home screen, tap . 4 Find and tap Settings > More... > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot. 5 Mark the Mobile Broadband Connect 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 Mobile Broadband Connect checkbox or disconnect the USB cable. You cannot share both your device's data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the same time. To share your mobile connection by NFC Wi-Fi® tethering 1 Make sure that both devices have the NFC function turned on, and that both screens are active. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > More... > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot > NFC Wi-Fi tethering. 4 Tap OK if prompted. 5 Hold devices back to back so that the NFC detection areas of each device touch each other, and they will connect automatically. This function only works with devices that also support NFC Wi-Fi tethering. To use your device as Mobile Hotspot 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More... > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot. 3 Tap Mobile Hotspot settings > Set up Mobile 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 Mobile 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 Mobile Hotspot checkbox. To rename or secure your Mobile Hotspot 1 From the Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > More... > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot. 3 Tap Mobile Hotspot settings > Set up Mobile Hotspot. 4 Enter the Network name (SSID) information. 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 24 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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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 Home screen, tap
.
4
Find and tap
Settings
>
More…
>
Tethering & Mobile Hotspot
.
5
Mark the
Mobile Broadband Connect
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
Mobile Broadband Connect
checkbox or disconnect the USB cable.
You cannot share both your device's data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the
same time.
To share your mobile connection by NFC Wi-Fi® tethering
1
Make sure that both devices have the NFC function turned on, and that both
screens are active.
2
From your Home screen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
More…
>
Tethering & Mobile Hotspot
>
NFC Wi-Fi
tethering
.
4
Tap
OK
if prompted.
5
Hold devices back to back so that the NFC detection areas of each device touch
each other, and they will connect automatically.
This function only works with devices that also support NFC Wi-Fi tethering.
To use your device as Mobile Hotspot
1
From your Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
More…
>
Tethering & Mobile Hotspot
.
3
Tap
Mobile Hotspot settings
>
Set up Mobile 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
Mobile 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
Mobile Hotspot
checkbox.
To rename or secure your Mobile Hotspot
1
From the Home screen, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
More…
>
Tethering & Mobile Hotspot
.
3
Tap
Mobile Hotspot settings
>
Set up Mobile Hotspot
.
4
Enter the
Network name (SSID)
information.
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.