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Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot
Settings
Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot
Share your phone’s mobile
data connection with a Mobile
Hotspot or USB tethering.
Use Mobile Hotspot to share
your device’s Internet connection
with other devices using your
device as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot.
Mobile Hotspot
Note
: You must have a tethering plan on your service
account in order to use the Wi-Fi hotspot.
Warning
:
Wi-Fi hotspot consumes battery power and
uses data service.
Turn Wi-Fi Hotspot On or Off
Activate your device’s Wi-Fi hotspot application to
allow other devices to use your device’s Internet
connection.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
– or –
From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn Wi-Fi hotspot on or off.
Warning
:
By default, your device’s Wi-Fi hotspot has
no security applied, and any device can connect.
For more information, see
Connect a Device to Your Mobile Hotspot
Use the other device’s Wi-Fi control to connect to
your device’s Wi-Fi hotspot.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn on Wi-Fi hotspot.
3. Activate Wi-Fi on the target device.
4. Scan for Wi-Fi hotspots and select the target
device from the list.
5. On the target device, enter your device’s Wi-Fi
hotspot password.
Allowed Devices List
Control whether devices connect to your Wi-Fi
hotspot with the Allowed devices list. After you add
devices to the list, they can scan for your device
and connect using your device’s Wi-Fi hotspot name
and password.
Note
: Using your device as a Wi-Fi hotspot consumes
battery power and uses data service. While Wi-Fi
hotspot is active, your device’s applications will
use the Wi-Fi hotspot data service. Roaming while
using your device as a 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
ON/OFF
to turn on Wi-Fi hotspot.
3. Tap
More options
>
Allowed devices
, and
then tap
Add
to enter the other device’s
Device name and MAC address.
4. Tap
OK
to add the device.