LG P990 - Sharing Your Phones Data Connection; Securing Your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

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Sharing your phone's data
connection
USBtetheringandportableWi-Fihotspotare
greatfeatureswhentherearenowireless
connectionsavailable.Youcanshareyour
phone'smobiledataconnectionwitha
singlecomputerviaaUSBcable(USB
tethering).Youcanalsoshareyourphone's
dataconnectionwithmorethanonedevice
atatimebyturningyourphoneintoa
portableWi-Fihotspot.
Whenyourphoneissharingitsdata
connection,aniconappearsinthestatus
barandasanongoingnotificationinthe
notificationsdrawer.
Forthelatestinformationabouttethering
andportablehotspots,includingsupported
operatingsystemsandotherdetails,visit
http://www.android.com/tether.
To change Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
settings:
•Touch >System settings>More
fromtheWIRELESS&NETWORKStab>
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot>Chooseoptions
thatyouwanttoadjust.
TIP!Ifyourcomputerisrunning
Windows7orarecentdistributionof
someflavoursofLinux(suchasUbuntu),
youdon'tusuallyneedtoprepareyour
computerfortethering.Butifyou're
runninganearlierversionofWindowsor
anotheroperatingsystem,youmayneed
toprepareyourcomputertoestablish
anetworkconnectionviaUSB.Forthe
mostcurrentinformationaboutwhich
operatingsystemssupportUSBtethering
andhowtoconfigurethem,visithttp://
www.android.com/tether.
To rename or secure your portable
hotspot
Youcanchangethenameofyourphone's
Wi-Finetworkname(SSID)andsecureits
Wi-Finetwork.
1 OntheHomescreen,touch >
System settings.
2 TouchMorefromtheWIRELESS&
NETWORKStabandselectPortable
Wi-Fi hotspot.
3 EnsurePortable Wi-Fi hotspotisticked.