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Web and Data
Sharing Your Device’s Mobile Data
Connection
You can share your device’s data connection with up to
eight devices at once, by turning your phone into a
portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
When your device is sharing its data connection,
appears in the Status Bar. For the latest information
about portable hotspots, including supported operating
systems and other details, please visit http://
www.android.com/tether#wifi.
To share your device’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot:
1. Press > .
2. Tap Settings > Wireless & networks > Portable
hotspot.
3. Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to activate it. (A green
checkmark will appear.) After a moment, the
phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name
(SSID), so you can connect it with up to 8
computers or other devices.
4. To change the network name (SSID) or secure its
Wi-Fi network, tap
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings >
Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
5. In the dialog box, configure the options.
Ⅲ Tap the Network SSID field and enter a new
network SSID (name) that other computers see
when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.
Ⅲ To secure the Wi-Fi network, tap the Security
menu and select
WPAP2 PSK (Wi-Fi Protected
Access 2 with a Preshared Key). When a
password field is added to the dialog box, enter a
password. You will need to enter this password
when you connect the device’s hotspot with a
computer or other device.
6. Tap Save.
Email
Your device's Email application lets you access and
manage multiple email accounts simultaneously in one
convenient location.
Although there is a separate Gmail application, the
main email application can manage both Internet-