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4 sharing your phone’s data connection via usb, 3 wps – Huawei M886 Criket User Manual

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• If you select a network that is secured with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

and connect to it for the first time, enter the password as prompted, and then
touch Connect. If you connect to a secured wireless network that you have
already used, you will not be prompted to enter the password again unless you
have reset your mobile phone to its default settings.

On the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Add Wi-Fi network to add a new Wi-Fi
network.

7.2.3 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a Portable
Wi-Fi Hotspot

1. Touch

> Settings.

2. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share your data connection.

When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is selected, you can touch Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot settings
to change its network name or secure it.

7.2.4 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB

To use USB tethering in different operating systems, you may need to prepare your
computer to establish a network connection via USB.

You cannot share your mobile phone’s data connection and access its microSD
card via USB at the same time.

1. Touch

> Settings.

2. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3. Select the USB tethering check box to share your data connection.

7.3 WPS

The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) function simplifies the operations to set up Wi-Fi
networks and configure network security settings.

When connecting to a Wi-Fi network via WPS, ensure that the Wi-Fi access
point to be connected supports the WPS function.