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3. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot and check USB tethering. The phone
starts sharing its mobile network data connection with your computer, via USB connection. An ongoing
notification
is added to the Status bar.
Uncheck USB tethering to stop sharing your data connection. Or just disconnect the USB cable.
Share Your Phone's Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
1.
Press the Home Key > Menu Key, and touch Settings > Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable
hotspot.
2.
Check Portable Wi-Fi hotspot. After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name
(SSID), so you can connect to it with up to 5 computers or other devices.
3.
Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot if you want to change the Wi-Fi
network name or secure it with a password.
Uncheck Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi.
Connecting to Virtual Private Networks
Add a VPN
1.
Press the Home Key > Menu Key, and touch Settings > Wireless & networks > VPN Settings.
2.
Touch Add VPN.
3.
Touch the type of VPN to add and configure each component of the VPN settings given by your network
administrator.
4.
Press the Menu Key and touch Save. The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen.
Connect to a VPN
1.
Open the Settings application.
2.
Touch Wireless & networks > VPN settings. The VPNs you've added are listed on the VPN settings
screen.
3.
Touch the VPN to which you want to connect.
4.
Enter any requested credentials and touch Connect.
When the phone is connected to a VPN, you receive an ongoing notification in the Status bar. If the
connection is lost, you receive a notification that you can use to return to the VPN settings screen so that you
can reconnect to it.
Edit a VPN
1.
Open the Settings application.
2.
Touch Wireless & networks > VPN settings.
3.
Touch and hold the VPN whose settings you want to edit.
4.
In the dialog that opens, touch Edit network.
5.
Edit the VPN settings you want.
6.
Press the Menu Key and touch Save.
Delete a VPN
1.
Open the Settings application.
2.
Touch Wireless & networks > VPN settings.
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