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Wireless
Introduction
This section provides information on the wireless features:
• Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
• Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
• Bluetooth
• Near Field Communications (NFC)
•Cast.
Wireless Wide Area Networks
Use Wireless wide area networks (WWANs) to access data over a cellular network. This section
provides information on:
• Sharing a data connection
• Monitoring data usage.
• Changing Cellular Network settings
• Locking a SIM card.
Sharing the Mobile Data Connection
The Tethering & Portable Hotspot settings allows sharing the mobile data connection with a single
computer via USB tethering or Bluetooth tethering. Share the data connection with up to eight devices
at once, by turning it into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. While the device is sharing its data connection, an
icon displays at the top of the screen and a corresponding message appears in the notification list.
Enabling USB Tethering
NOTE: USB tethering is not supported on computers running Mac OS. If the computer is running Windows or a
recent version of Linux (such as Ubuntu), follow these instructions without any special preparation. If running a ver-
sion of Windows that precedes Windows 7, or some other operating system, you may need to prepare the computer
to establish a network connection via USB.
1. Connect the device to a host computer with the USB cable.
2. The notification USB charging this device appears in the Notifications panel.
3. Swipe down from the Status bar to open the Quick Access panel and then touch .
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