To Share Your Cellular Data Connection with Another Bluetooth® Device
1 Be sure your device and the Bluetooth® device are paired with each other and
that cellular data traffic is activated on your device.
2 Your device: From your Homescreen, tap .
3 Find and tap Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot and then drag the
slider beside Bluetooth tethering to the right.
4 Bluetooth® device: Set up the device so it obtains its network connection using
Bluetooth®. If the device is a computer, refer to the relevant instructions to
complete the setup. If the device runs on the Android™ operating system, tap
the settings icon beside the name of the device it is paired with under Settings
> Bluetooth > Paired devices, then mark the Internet access checkbox.
5 Your device: Wait for to appear in the status bar. Once it appears, the setup
is complete.
6 To stop sharing your cellular data connection, drag the slider beside Bluetooth
tethering to the left.
The Bluetooth tethering function is turned off every time you turn off your device or turn off the
Bluetooth® function.
For more information about pairing and turning on cellular data, see
To pair your device with
another Bluetooth® device
on page 116 and
To add a virtual private network
on page 38.
To Use Your Device as a Portable Wi-Fi® Hotspot
1 From your Homescreen, tap
.
2 Find and tap Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3 Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
4 Enter the Network name (SSID) information.
5 To select a security type, tap the Security field. If required, enter a password.
6 Tap Save.
7 Tap
, and drag the slider beside Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to the right.
8 If prompted, tap OK to confirm.
appears in the status bar once the portable
Wi-Fi® hotspot is active.
9 To stop sharing your data connection via Wi-Fi®, drag the slider beside
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to the left.
To Alow a WPS-Supported Device to Use Your Cellular Data Connection
1 Ensure your device is functioning as a portable Wi-Fi® hotspot.
2 From your Homescreen, tap
.
3 Find and tap Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot settings.
4 Drag the slider beside Discoverable to the right.
5 Under Configure Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure your portable hotspot is secured by
a password.
6 Tap WPS Push Button, then follow the relevant instructions. Alternately, tap
>
WPS PIN Entry, then enter the PIN that appears on the WPS-supported
device.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
1 From the Homescreen, tap
.
2 Find and tap Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3 Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
4 Enter the Network name (SSID) for the network.
5 To select a security type, tap the Security field.
6 If required, enter a password.
7 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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