Huawei M881 User Guide - Manual (Page 35)

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number of devices at the same time, by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot.
7.3.1 Installing the USB tethering Driver
If your computer is running Windows 7 or a recent distribution of some flavors of Linux
(such as Ubuntu), you typically do not need to prepare your computer for tethering.
But if you are running an earlier version of Windows or another operating system, you
may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB.
Install the USB tethering driver in the following steps:
1. Connect a USB cable to a computer. The computer will automatically recognize the
phone.
2. Choose Start > My Computer, and then double-click Mobile Partner.
3. Open the drivers folder and then open the usbnet_driver_win2k_xp folder.
Double-click the link DownloadActiveSync.url.
4. Download and install ActiveSync 4.5 or a later version.
5. After the installation, you are able to use USB tethering.
7.3.2 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 phone's data connection and access its microSD card
via USB at the same time.
1. Touch > Settings.
2. On the Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More... > Tethering &
portable hotspot.
3. Select the USB tethering check box to share your data connection.
7.3.3 Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection as a Portable
Wi-Fi Hotspot
1. Touch > Settings.
2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More... > Tethering & portable
hotspot.