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Sharing your phone's data
connection
USB tethering and portable Wi-Fi hotspot are
great features when there are no wireless
connections available. You can share your
phone's mobile data connection with a
single computer via a USB cable (USB
tethering). You can also share your phone's
data connection with more than one device
at a time by turning your phone into a
portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
When your phone is sharing its data
connection, an icon appears in the status
bar and as an ongoing notification in the
notifications drawer.
For the latest information about tethering
and portable hotspots, including supported
operating systems and other details, visit
http://www.android.com/tether.
To change Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
settings:
Touch > Apps tab > Settings >
More from the WIRELESS & NETWORKS
tab > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot > Choose
options that you want to adjust.
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TIP! If your computer is running
Windows 7 or a recent distribution of
some flavours of Linux (such as Ubuntu),
you don't usually need to prepare your
computer for tethering. But if you're
running an earlier version of Windows
or another operating system, you may
need to prepare your computer to
establish a network connection via USB.
For the most current information about
which operating systems support USB
tethering and how to configure them,
visit http://www.android.com/tether.
To rename or secure your portable
hotspot
You can change the name of your phone's
Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure its
Wi-Fi network.
On the Home screen, touch > Apps
tab > Settings.
Touch More from the WIRELESS &
NETWORKS tab and select Portable Wi-
Fi hotspot.
Ensure Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is ticked.
Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
The Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialogue
box will open.
You can change the network SSID
(name) that other computers see when
scanning for Wi-Fi networks.
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