Sharing Your Phone's Mobile Data Connection; Connecting To Virtual Private Networks - Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD 8008X User Manual

To format a microSD card
• Drag down notification panel and touch
access Settings.
Storage.
• Touch
• Touch Format SD card. On the screen a popup warns you that
formatting the microSD card will erase its contents, touch
6.5

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 portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
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 along with your phone to connect the phone to a
USB port on your computer.
• Drag down notification panel and touch
access Settings.
• Touch More...\Tethering & portable hotspot.
• Mark\unmark the checkbox of
this function.
then the settings icon
then the settings icon
USB tethering to activate/deactivate
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To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot
to
• Drag down notification panel and touch
access Settings.
• Touch More...\Tethering & portable hotspot.
.
• Touch the switch
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.
• Drag down notification panel and touch
access Settings.
• Touch More...\Tethering & portable hotspot\Wi-Fi 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

to
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.
then the settings icon
beside Wi-Fi hotspot to activate/deactivate
then the settings icon
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to
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