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Chapter 3 . Connection
Network and Share
Share your phone data with others by various kinds of connections.
• WLAN
• Mobile data
• Connect to computer
• Bluetooth
• Share your mobile data with other devices
• Smart WLAN
3. 1 WLAN
Connect to a WLAN network to access the internet and reduce mobile data usage.
Note:
Your personal data and financial information may be at risk if you connect to insecure public WLAN networks.
Connect to a WLAN network
Enable WLAN to connect to the internet using a WLAN access point or hotspot.
If appears in the status bar, you are connected to a WLAN network.
1. Swipe down from the status bar to open the Quick Settings Panel.
2. Touch and hold WLAN to open the WLAN settings screen.
3. Turn on the switch. A list of available WLAN networks will be displayed.
• Refresh the list: Tap to refresh the available WLAN list.
• Add a WLAN network that is not shown in the list: Swipe down to the bottom of the list
and tap Add network. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the WLAN settings and
password.
4. Select the WLAN network you want to connect to, and then enter the password if needed. (You
can also turn WLAN on in Settings > WLAN.) Your phone will remember WLAN networks that
you have used before and reconnect to them automatically when you enable WLAN.
WLAN direct
Use WLAN direct to transfer files between your phone and another device without connecting to
a WLAN network. WLAN direct is similar to Bluetooth but offers faster transfer speeds, making it
suitable for the transfer of larger files such as videos.
Note:
1. Using WLAN direct to transfer files needs third-party applications support.
2. Before using this function, check that both two devices you want to connect support WLAN direct.
• Connect two devices using WLAN direct
1. Switch on WLAN on both two devices.
2. Go to WLAN > > WLAN direct, your phone will search for devices automatically.Then keep
the WLAN direct search screen open on both devices.
3. When your phone detects the other device, select it. Follow the onscreen instructions to
establish a WLAN direct connection between the two devices.
• Rename your device
On WLAN direct screen, tap Device name. Enter the device name you want and tap OK to save.
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