Quick start guide

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3 Pair the devices and tap Accept when you receive a
Bluetooth Authorization Request to accept the file(s).
Tethering
You can use your phone to provide a data
connection to a computer by activating data tethering
and connecting the phone and computer with a USB
cable.
To tether your phone with your computer using
the USB
1 Connect your phone to your computer with a USB
cable.
2 From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key
> System settings > More > USB tethering &
Mobile HotSpot > USB tethering. A checkmark
indicates that the function is active.
NOTE
- To use your phone’s tethering capability, you must
have the Smartphone Mobile HotSpot service
added to your rate plan. Performance may vary
depending on the number of devices connected
and other factors.
- You cannot access your phone’s microSD card on
your computer when using USB tethering.
Mobile Hotspot
You can also use your phone to provide a mobile
broadband connection for up to 8 other devices.
Create a hotspot and share your connection.
To create a portable hotspot, from the Home screen,
tap the Menu Key > System settings > More
> USB tethering & Mobile HotSpot > Mobile
HotSpot. A checkmark indicates that the function is
active. Then set the desired configuration for your
hotspot. You can tap Configure Mobile HotSpot
and change any options after initially configuring the
hotspot.
NOTE
To use your phone’s HotSpot capability, you must
have the Smartphone Mobile HotSpot service added
to your rate plan. In addition, your Smartphone
Mobile Hotspot service cannot be used at the same
time as Wi-Fi. Please close your Wi-Fi connection
prior to launching this service. Performance may vary
depending on the number of devices connected and
other factors. If you do not use a password, other
unauthorized devices will be able to use your Mobile
Hotspot connection.
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct automatically scans nearby Wi-Fi Direct
devices and the searched devices are listed as they
are found. This allows you to select a specific device
to share multimedia data with through Smart Share.
NOTE
Wi-Fi Direct cannot be enabled while using other
Wi-Fi functions.
1 From the Home screen, tap Apps > Apps tab
> Settings > Wi-Fi from the WIRELESS &
NETWORKS section.
2 Tap to turn it on and touch the Menu Key
> Wi-Fi Direct.
3 Select a device to connect with from the scanned
device list.