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Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot
Settings
Allowed Device List
Control whether devices connect to your Portable
Wi-Fi hotspot with the Allowed device list. After
you add devices to the list, they can scan for your
device and connect using your device’s Portable
Wi-Fi hotspot name and password.
Note
: Using your device as a Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
consumes battery power and uses data service.
While Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is active, your device’s
applications will use the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
data service. Roaming while using your device as a
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot will incur extra data charges.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Tap
More options
>
Allowed devices
, and
then tap
Add
to enter the other device’s
Device name and MAC address.
3. Tap
OK
to add the device.
Change the Portable Hotspot
Password
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Tap
More options
>
Configure hotspot
.
3. Tap the
Security
field and select
WPA2 PSK
and
enter a new password.
Turn Off Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
Automatically
Set your device to automatically turn off Portable
Wi-Fi hotspot if there are no connected device.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Tap
More options
>
Timeout settings
.
3. Select an amount of time to pass before
disabling Mobile Hotspot.
Configure Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
Settings
Manage your Portable Wi-Fi hotspot security and
connecting settings.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Tap
More options
>
Configure hotspot
for
options:
-
Network SSID
: View and change the name of
your Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
-
Hide my device
: Make your Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot invisible to other Wi-Fi devices during
a scan. Other devices can still connect to your
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot, but will have to set up
the connection manually with your Network
SSID and Password.
-
Security
: Choose the security level for your
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
-
Password
: If you choose a security level that
uses a password, enter the password. By
default, the password is your device’s phone
number.
-
Show password
: Display your password
instead of masking it.
-
Show advanced options
: Access advanced
options, including Broadcast channel, and
to specify the channel your device uses for
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.