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To add a Wi-Fi® sleep policy
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From the Home screen, tap .
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Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.
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Press .
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Tap Advanced.
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Tap Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep.
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Select an option.
Sharing your mobile data connection
You can share your mobile data connection with other devices in several ways:
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USB tethering – share your mobile data connection with a single computer using a
USB cable.
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Bluetooth® tethering – share your mobile data connection with up to five other
devices via Bluetooth®.
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Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot – share your mobile data connection simultaneously with up
to 8 other devices, including devices that support WPS technology.
To share your data connection using a USB cable
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Deactivate all USB cable connections to your device.
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Using the USB cable that came with your device, connect your device to a
computer.
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From your Home screen, tap
.
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Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.
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Mark the USB tethering checkbox, then tap OK if prompted. is displayed in
the status bar once you are connected.
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To stop sharing your data connection, unmark the USB tethering checkbox or
disconnect the USB cable.
You cannot share your device's data connection and SD card over a USB cable at the same
time.
To use your device as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot
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From your Home screen, tap .
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Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.
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Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Enter the Network name (SSID) information.
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To select a security type, tap the Security field. If required, enter a password.
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Tap Save.
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Tap
and mark the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox.
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If prompted, tap OK to confirm. appears in the status bar once the portable
Wi-Fi® hotspot is active.
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To stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®, unmark the Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot checkbox.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
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From the Home screen, tap .
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Find and tap Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot.
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Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Enter the Network name (SSID) for the network.
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To select a security type, tap the Security field.
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If required, enter a password.
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Tap Save.
Controlling data usage
You can keep track of the amount of data transferred to and from your device over
your mobile data or Wi-Fi® connection during a given period. For example, you can
view the amount of data used by individual applications. For data transferred over
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