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Tethering & portable hotspot
This option allows you to share your phones’s mobile data
connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
USB Tethering
1.
From the Home screen, tap
➔
Settings
➔
More...
➔
Tethering and portable hotspots
.
2.
Connect your phone to your PC using a USB cable.
3.
Tap
USB tethering
to add a checkmark and activate the
feature. The USB tethering icon
is displayed at the
top of your screen.
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
1.
From the Home screen, tap
➔
Settings
➔
More...
➔
Tethering and portable hotspots
➔
Portable Wi-Fi
hotspots
.
2.
Turn Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots on by tapping the slider so
that it changes to the ON position
.
The Portable Wi-Fi hotspot icon
is displayed at the
top of your screen.
3.
Tap
Configure
.
4.
Enter or edit the Network SSID, Hide my device,
Security setting and Password.
5.
Tap
Show password
and
Show advanced options
to see
them displayed.
6.
Tap
Save
.
Connecting to Portable Wi-Fi hotspot from other
devices
1.
Activate Wi-Fi on the device that wants to connect to
your phone.
2.
Find
[Captivate Clide_xxxx]
in the Wi-Fi network list and
connect to it. XXXX are four randomly generated digits
that will appear when you set up a Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot on your device.
The connected device can now use internet through
your Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Note:
Activating Wi-Fi and connecting to your phone will be
different depending on the type of the other device.
Help
From the
Tethering and portable hotspot
menu, tap
Help
for additional information.