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Wireless Wide Area Networks
NOTE: ET56 only.
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
• Configuring the Access Point (AP) name.
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 ver-
sion of Linux (such as Ubuntu), follow these instructions without any special preparation. If running a version 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-C 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 .
4. Touch Network & Internet.
5. Touch Hotspot & tethering.
6. Touch the USB tethering switch to enable.
The host computer is now sharing the device’s data connection.
To stop sharing the data connection, touch the USB tethering switch again or disconnect the USB cable.
Enabling Bluetooth Tethering
Use Bluetooth tethering to share the data connection with a host computer.
Configure the host computer to obtain its network connection using Bluetooth. For more information, see the
host computer’s documentation.
1. Pair the device with the host computer.
2. Swipe down from the Status bar to open the Quick Access panel and then touch .
3. Touch Networking & Internet.
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