LG LGP999 - Manual (Page 78)

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Touch Wireless & networks and select Tethering & portable hotspot.
Choose the options that you want to use.
USB tethering – Allows you to share your phone’s mobile network data
connection with your computer via a USB connection
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot – Check to share your phone’s mobile network
data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings – Allows you to set up and manage your
portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Help – Opens a dialog with information about USB tethering and Portable
Wi-Fi hotspot as well as information about where to learn more.
Tip: To use USB tethering, you need to install the “LG
USB Driver” on to your PC first. To download the USB Driver, visit
LG.com (http://www.lg.com/us). Locate the search box in the upper
right corner and enter the model number. From the SUPPORT
list, select your model. Scroll down and select USB Driver. When
prompted, select Run and follow the subsequent prompts to install the
USB Driver on your PC.
To share your phone’s data connection via USB
If your computer is running Windows 7 or a recent distribution of some
versions of Linux (such as Ubuntu), you typically don’t need to prepare
your computer for tethering. But if you’re running an earlier version of
Windows or another operating system, you may need to prepare your
computer to establish a network connection via USB. For the most current
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