HTC 99HLR002-00 Using your phone as a modem tethering, Using your phone as a wireless router

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Connecting to a VPN

1.From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.

2.Tap Wireless & networks > VPN settings.

3.In the VPNs section, tap the VPN that you want to connect to.

4.When asked, enter your log in credentials, and then tap Connect.

When you’re connected, the VPN connected icon appears in the notification area of the title bar.

You can then open the web browser to access resources such as your corporate network intranet.

Disconnecting from a VPN

1.Press and hold the title bar, and then slide down your finger to open the Notifications panel.

2.Tap the VPN connection to return to the VPN settings screen, and then tap the VPN connection to disconnect from it.

When your phone has disconnected from the VPN, the VPN disconnected icon is displayed in the notification area of the title bar.

Using your phone as a modem (tethering)

Before you can use USB tethering, you need to install the HTC driver first on your computer. You can find the HTC driver in the microSD card that is installed on your phone. To install the driver on your computer, just connect your phone to your computer, copy the HTCDriver.exe file to your computer, and then double-click the file.

No Internet connection available for your computer? No problem. Use your phone’s data connection to connect to the Internet using your computer.

You need your SIM card inserted on your phone to use the data connection. To find out how to set up and use the data connection, see "Data connection" earlier in this chapter.

1.Make sure your phone’s data connection is turned on. See "Turning the data connection on or off" earlier in this chapter to find out how to turn on the phone’s data connection.

2.Connect the phone to the computer using the provided USB cable.

3.On the Connect to PC screen, select USB tethering, and then tap Done.

Using your phone as a wireless router

Share your data connection with other devices by turning your phone into a wireless router. Make sure your phone’s data connection is turned on before you use it as a wireless router. To find out how to turn on your phone’s data connection, see "Data connection" earlier in this chapter.

1.From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings.

2.Tap Wireless & networks > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings.

The first time you open Portable Wi-Fi hotspot, a brief introduction describing the application is displayed. Tap OK.