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Controlling Data Usage, To Control the Data Usage of Individual Applications

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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 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 cellular 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 cellular 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 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 3 Tap the Mobile data traffic slider 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 mobile data traffic is turned on. 2 From your Home screen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 4 To set the warning level, drag the warning line to the desired value. You can also enter the data limit manually by tapping on the number displayed beside the line. You receive a warning notification when the amount of data traffic reaches the level you have. To Set a Mobile Data Limit 1 Make sure mobile data traffic is turned on. 2 From your Homescreen, tap . 3 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 4 Drag the slider beside Set cellular data limit to the right, and then tap OK. 5 To set the mobile data usage limit, drag the red data limit line to the desired value. Once your mobile data usage reaches the set limit, mobile data traffic on your device gets turned off automatically. To Control the Data Usage of Individual Applications 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Find and tap Settings > Data usage. 3 Tap the application that you want to control, then tap the Restrict app background data slider and tap OK. 4 To access more specific settings for the application, tap App settings and make the desired changes. The performance of individual applications may be affected if you change the related data usage settings. 49 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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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 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
cellular 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 cellular
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
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
3
Tap the
Mobile data traffic
slider 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 mobile data
traffic
is turned on.
2
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
4
To set the warning level, drag the warning line to the desired value. You can also
enter the data limit manually by tapping on the number displayed beside the line.
You receive a warning
notification
when the amount of data
traffic
reaches the
level you have.
To Set a Mobile Data Limit
1
Make sure mobile data
traffic
is turned on.
2
From your Homescreen, tap
.
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
4
Drag the slider beside
Set cellular data limit
to the right, and then tap
OK
.
5
To set the mobile data usage limit, drag the red data limit line to the desired value.
Once your mobile data usage reaches the set limit, mobile data
traffic
on your device gets
turned off automatically.
To Control the Data Usage of Individual Applications
1
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Data usage
.
3
Tap the application that you want to control, then tap the
Restrict app
background data
slider and tap
OK
.
4
To access more
specific
settings for the application, tap
App settings
and make
the desired changes.
The performance of individual applications may be affected if you change the related data
usage settings.
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