Network Sharing; Sharing Your Network Using A Wi-Fi Hotspot (Certain Models Only); Sharing Your Data Connection Through Usb Tethering - Huawei MediaPad M2 User Manual

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Network sharing

You can use various methods to share your M2's data connection with other wireless
devices.
Sharing your network using a Wi-Fi hotspot
(Certain models only)
By setting up your M2 as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can share your mobile data network with
other devices.
Before sharing your data connection, turn on mobile data on your M2. For details, see
Turning on your mobile data connection (Certain models
Allowing other devices to access the Internet using your M2's data connection may
consume a significant amount of data.
On the home screen, touch
1.
Under Wireless & networks, touch More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
2.
Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
3.
Toggle the switch to
4.
Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot and follow the onscreen instructions to set the required
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information, such as your Wi-Fi network name and password.
Once the Wi-Fi hotspot settings are complete, other Wi-Fi enabled devices can search for
and connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot provided by your M2.
Sharing your data connection through USB
tethering
You can share your M2's network connection with a computer using a single USB cable.
Connect your M2 to a computer using the USB cable provided with the M2.
1.
On the home screen, touch
2.
Under Wireless & networks, touch More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3.
Touch USB tethering to share your mobile data connection.
4.
After the connection is set up, you can access the Internet from the computer.
When using the USB tethering function, you cannot use your M2 as a USB storage device.
Settings.
to turn on your Wi-Fi hotspot.
Settings.
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