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Usb tethering, Direct tethering, Reverse tethering – PocketBook SURFpad U7 User Manual

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GETTING STARTED

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USB TETHERING

Direct Tethering

To share Internet connection from device to computer via USB con-

nection do the following:

1.

Plug your Device into your PC via USB.

2.

Go to

Settings > More… > USB tethering

and put a mark

USB tethering

.

ATTENTION!

Check the box of the USB debugging mode. To turn it off go to

Settings

>

Developer options

and remove the tick in the box

USB debugging

.

3.

Download drivers on your PC from the portal http://www.pocket-

book-int.com/us/support and install them.

4.

Turn on Wi-Fi on your Device and set connection.

5.

After that Internet will be available on your computer.

Reverse Tethering

To share Internet connection from computer to the Device via USB

connection you need to configure some setting of your tablet and PC:

1.

Perform

1-3 items

of the

Direct tethering

tuning.

2.

Go to

Settings – More… -

Ethernet and put a mark Use Ethernet.

3.

The new network connection (local tapping) will be displayed in

Network connections

on your PC, after that you should admit common

access of the new connection to the main PC Internet connection. It
may be also needed to configure additional connection parameters
on your Device, i.e. IP-address, netmask, gateway.

4.

After that Internet will be available on your Device.