Sharing Your Phone's Mobile Data Connection; Connecting To Virtual Private Networks - Alcatel IDOL 5S User Manual

To locate the data you have transferred or downloaded to your phone,
touch Files. All data you have downloaded is stored in Files where you
can view media files (videos, photos, music and more), rename files,
install applications on your phone, etc.
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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 eight devices
at once by turning your phone into a mobile hotspot or via Bluetooth.
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 come with your phone to connect the phone
to a USB port on your computer.
• Touch Settings > More > Tethering & mobile hotspot.
• Turn on beside USB tethering to activate this function.
To share your phone's data connection as a mobile hotspot
• Touch Settings > More > Tethering & mobile hotspot.
• Turn on beside Mobile hotspot to activate this function.
To share your phone's data connection via Bluetooth
• Touch in the Quick settings panel.
• Go to More > Tethering & mobile hotspot.
after Bluetooth tethering to activate this function.
• Turn on
To rename or secure your mobile hotspot
When the mobile hotspot is activated, you can rename your phone's
Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network.
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• Touch Settings > More > Tethering & mobile hotspot�
• Touch Set up mobile hotspot to rename the network name or set
your network security.
• Touch SAVE.
To play media files on a device with the cast screen feature
You can share your phone's data such as music and video files with
your TV via cast screen.
• Touch Settings > Display > Cast Screen.
• To use cast screen, you must turn on Wi-Fi.
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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
• Touch Settings > More > VPN and then touch
• On the screen that opens, follow your network administrator's
instructions to configure each component of the VPN settings.
• Touch SAVE.
The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen.
Before adding a VPN, you should set a PIN code or password
for your phone.
To connect/disconnect to/from VPN
To connect to a VPN:
• Touch Settings > More > VPN.
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