Connecting To A Computer; Sharing Your Phone's Mobile Data Connection; Connecting To Virtual Private Networks - Alcatel POP3 User Manual

To disconnect/unpair from a Bluetooth device
• Touch the Settings icon
• Touch Forget to confirm.

Connecting to a computer

6.4
With the USB cable, you can transfer media files and other files between
your internal storage and a computer.
To connect your phone to the computer:
• Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect the phone
to a USB port on your computer. You will receive a notification that the
USB is connected.
Open the Notification panel and touch Connected as a media device,
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then, in the next dialog, choose the way in which you want to transfer
files.
Before using MTP (modular terminal processor), make sure that
the driver (Windows Media Player 11 or higher version) has
been installed.
To locate the data you have transferred or downloaded in internal storage,
touch File Manager. All data you have downloaded is stored in File
Manager, where you can view media files (videos, photos, music and
others), rename files, install applications into your phone, etc.
Sharing your phone's mobile data
6.5
connection
You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer
via a USB cable (USB tethering) or with up to eight devices at once by
turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
This feature is locked by default. To unlock it, contact a Consumer Cellular
customer service representative at (800) 686-4460
beside the device you want to unpair.
The functions below may incur additional network 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 with your phone to connect the phone to a
USB port on your computer.
• Touch Settings\More...\Tethering & Mobile Hotspot.
• Touch the button of USB tethering to activate/deactivate this function.
To share your phone's data connection as a portable mobile hotspot
Touch Settings\More...\Tethering & Mobile Hotspot.
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Touch the button of Mobile Hotspot to activate/deactivate this function.
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To rename or secure your portable hotspot
When a Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activated, you can change the name of
your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network.
Touch Settings\More...\Tethering & Mobile Hotspot.
Touch Set up Wi-Fi hotspot to change the network SSID or set your
•
network security.
• Touch Save.
6.6

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.
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