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AUG-3.1-CC-100 Android User’s Guide
Tethering & portable
hotspot settings
screen
For details about these settings, see “Sharing your mobile data connection” on
page 75.
USB tethering Check to share your tablet’s mobile network data connection with
your computer, via a USB connection.
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot Check to share your tablet’s mobile network data
connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings Opens a screen with settings to turn the
hotspot on and off and to set the its SSID (its broadcast name) and security.
Bluetooth tethering Check to share your tablet’s mobile network data
connection with other devices, via a Bluetooth connection.
Help Opens a dialog with information about USB tethering, portable Wi-Fi
hotspots, Bluetooth tethering, as well as information about where to learn more.
VPN settings screen For details about these settings, see “Connecting to virtual private networks
(VPNs)” on page 79.
Add VPN Opens a screen that prompts you to select the type of VPN to add. You
are then prompted for VPN configuration details.
VPNs The list of VPNs that you’ve previously configured.
Mobile networks
settings screen
Data enabled Uncheck to prevent your tablet from transmitting data on any
mobile network. This is useful if you are traveling in an area where you do not have
a mobile data plan and want to avoid charges for data use on local carriers’ mobile
networks. Unchecking this setting does not prevent your tablet from transmitting
data on other wireless networks, such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
Data roaming Uncheck to prevent your tablet from transmitting data on other
carriers’ mobile networks when you can’t access your own carrier’s mobile
networks. See “Disable data when roaming” on page 59.
