Samsung SGH-T959HAVTMB - Manual (Page 188)

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Tethering
This option allows you to share your phone’s mobile data
connection via a direct USB connection between your phone and
computer. A wireless version of this same functionality would be
the Mobile AP feature.
Note: You can not mount your phone’s microSD card to your computer while
using the USB tethering feature. If additional software or USB drivers
are required, navigate to:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/
downloads .
1. Press ➔ and then tap (Settings) ➔
Wireless and network ➔ Tethering and portable hotspot.
2. Plug in the USB cable between your computer and your
phone.
3. When prompted for a USB mode, press to exit the
menu.
4. Tap USB tethering from the Tethering menu. This places a
green check mark next to the entry and activates the
feature. A Tethering or Hotspot active notification briefly
appears on the screen.
Look for the Tethering active icon in the Status bar
area of the screen.
To disconnect tethering:
1. Press ➔ and then tap (Settings) ➔
Wireless and network ➔ Tethering and portable hotspot.
2. Tap USB tethering from the Tethering menu to remove the
check mark and deactivate the feature.
3. Remove the USB cable from the phone.
VPN settings
The VPN settings menu allows you to set up and manage Virtual
Private Networks (VPNs).
Important!: Before you can use a VPN you must establish and configure one.
Adding a VPN
Before you add a VPN you must determine which VPN protocol to
use: PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol), L2TP (Layer 2
Tunneling Protocol), L2TP/IPSec PSK (Pre-shared key based
L2TP/IPSec), or L2TP/IPSec CRT (Certificate based L2TP/IPSec).
1. Press ➔ and then tap (Settings) ➔
Wireless and network ➔ VPN settings.
2. Tap Add VPN.