Sharing Your Cellular Data Connection. ZTE BLADE V7 LITE

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Sharing Your Cellular Data Connection

You can share your phone’s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the Wi-Fi hotspot feature to create a cellular hotspot.

Share Your Cellular Data Connection via USB

You can access the Internet on your computer via the USB tethering feature of your phone. The feature needs data connection on a cellular network and may result in data charges.

NOTE:

You cannot transfer files between your phone and your computer when the phone is USB tethered.

1. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.

2. Touch the key, slide screen to touch

Settings >

More > Tethering & portable hotspot

.

3. Switch on . A new network connection will be created on your computer.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, switch off

USB tethering

or disconnect the USB cable.

Share Your Cellular Data Connection via

Bluetooth

If your computer can obtain an Internet connection via Bluetooth,

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you can configure your phone to share its cellular data connection with your computer.

1. Pair your phone with your computer via Bluetooth.

2. Configure your computer to obtain its network connection via

Bluetooth. For more information, please see your computer's documentation.

3. Touch the key, slide screen to touch

Settings >

More > Tethering & portable hotspot

.

4. Switch on . Your computer is now sharing your phone's data connection.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, switch off

Bluetooth tethering

.

Share Your Cellular Data Connection as a

Wi-Fi Hotspot

You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature needs data connection on a cellular network and may result in data charges.

NOTE:

When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled, you cannot use your phone’s Wi-Fi capability to access the Internet. You still remain connected to the Internet via your cellular data network.

1. Touch the key, slide screen to touch

Settings >

More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Wi-Fi hotspot

.

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2. Slide the

Wi-Fi hotspot

switch to the

On

or

Off

position.

After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID).

3. On another device, locate your phone via Wi-Fi and connect with it to start using the phone’s cellular data.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, switch off

Wi-Fi hotspot

.

NOTE:

To get notified when your Wi-Fi hotspot is off which is due to hotspot sleep policy, touch

Keep Wi-Fi Hotspot on

to set the time for sleep policy.

Set Your Wi-Fi Hotspot

You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure your portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

1. Touch the key, slide screen to touch

Settings >

More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Wi-Fi hotspot >

Set up Wi-Fi hotspot

.

2. Set your name and security options as follows:



Network name:

Enter or edit a network SSID (name) that other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.



Security:

Choose a security option,

None

(not recommended) or

WPA2 PSK

(other users can access your Wi-Fi hotspot only if they enter the correct password).

When you select

WPA2 PSK

, touch the

Password

field to edit the security password.

3. Touch to save your settings.

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