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6.6 Sharing your phone’s mobile data
connection
You can share your phone’s mobile data connection with a
single computer via a USB cable (USB tethering) or with up to
five devices at once by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot or via Bluetooth.
Sharing data may incur additional charges from your
network operator. Extra fees may also be charged in
roaming areas.
To share your phone’s data connection via USB
Use the USB cable that came along with your phone to connect
the phone to a USB port on your computer.
1 Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, and touch
Settings.
2 Touch Network & Internet > Hotspot & tethering..
3 Touch next to USB tethering to activate/deactivate this
function.
To share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot
1 Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, and touch
Settings.
2 Touch Network & Internet > Hotspot & tethering > Wi-Fi
hotspot.
3 Touch to activate/deactivate this function.
To share your phone’s data connection via Bluetooth
1 Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, and touch
Settings.
2 Touch Network & Internet > Hotspot & tethering.
3 Touch next to Bluetooth tethering to activate/deactivate
this function.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activated, you could change the
name of your phone’s Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi
network.
1 Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, and touch
Settings.
2 Touch Network & Internet > Hotspot & tethering > Set up
Wi-Fi hotspot.
3 Touch Set up Wi-Fi hotspot to change the network SSID or set
your network security.
4 Touch SAVE.
6.7 Connecting to virtual private networks
Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the
resources inside a secured local network from outside that
network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools,
and other institutions so that their users can access local network
resources when not inside that network, or when connected to a
wireless network.
To add a VPN
1 Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, and touch
Settings.
2 Touch Network & Internet > VPN and then touch .
3 In the screen that opens, follow the instructions from your
network administrator to configure each component of the
VPN settings.
4 Touch SAVE.
The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen.
Before adding a VPN, you should set a lock screen
pattern, PIN code or password for your phone.