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Setting Up a Temporary Hotspot
You can use this profile to create a secure temporary hotspot to allow a maximum of five
connections to your device at one time.
This profile generates a temporary network name and network key that you can use to allow others
to connect to your device without your having to change the security settings on your secure
profile.
To set up the temporary hotspot.
➊
From the Wi-Fi Profile page, select
Temporary Hotspot
as the profile.
You see a new (temporary) network name (SSID) and network key. In the example shown
above, the temporary network name is
Best Buy Connect xxxx Secure
.
➋
Click
Apply.
Your device restarts, and you must reconnect to your wireless network with the
temporary network name and network key.
Members of your workgroup can now use the temporary network name and network key to
connect to your device.
Tip!
Click
Generate new values
to create a new network name and network key.
When you are finished sharing your Internet connection, you should change the profile setting back
to your normal “Secure” profile.
