Operation Manual

Template Module, Version 1.2, 11.09.2018,

Network connections

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Connecting a device to the WLAN hotspot

Showing the network name and password on the smartphone:

¤ Settings Network & Internet Hotspot & tethering Wi-Fi hotspot Set up

Wi-Fi hotspot Tap Show password . . . The network name and password are displayed

Connecting to the hotspot on the other device:

¤ Open the list of WLANs within range Select network with the network name of the

hotspot Enter the password for the hotspot Connect.

Setting up and using Bluetooth tethering

Share the Internet connection with other devices via Bluetooth.

¤ Carry out pairing between the smartphone and the device with which you want to share the

Internet connection ( page 75)

¤ Set up the other device so that it establishes a network connection over Bluetooth. For more

information, read the instructions for the device.

Enabling and disabling the Internet connection

of the phone via Bluetooth tethering:

¤ Settings Network & Internet Hotspot & tethering Enable/disable the

Bluetooth tethering func

tion with the switch . . . You can now establish an Internet

connection with the other device

Setting up and using USB tethering

Share the Internet connection with another device over a USB cable.

¤ Use a USB cable to connect the smartphone to another device . . . The USB icon is

displayed in the Notifications bar Open message over USB connection and ensure that

Transfer files or Transfer photos (PTP) is set ( page 35)

Enabling/disabling USB tethering:

¤ Settings Network & Internet Hotspot & tethering Enable/disable the USB

tethering

function with the switch . . . You can now establish an Internet connection with the

other device

When USB tethering is enabled, the icon is displayed in the Notifications bar.

The mobile data connection is active page 73

USB tethering is disabled permanently if you unplug the USB cable.

USB tethering is not available on Mac computers.