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Settings
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Mobile Hotspot and Tethering
Use the device as a mobile hotspot to share the device’s mobile data connection with other
devices when the network connection is not available. Connections can be made via Wi-Fi
or USB.
On the Settings screen, tap
Connections
→
Mobile Hotspot and Tethering
.
You may incur additional charges when using this feature.
•
Mobile Hotspot
: Use the mobile hotspot to share the device’s mobile data connection
with computers or other devices.
•
USB tethering
: Use USB tethering to share the device’s mobile data connection with
a computer via USB. When connected to a computer, the device is used as a wireless
modem for the computer.
Using the mobile hotspot
Use your device as a mobile hotspot to share your device’s mobile data connection with other
devices.
1
On the Settings screen, tap
Connections
→
Mobile Hotspot and Tethering
→
Mobile
Hotspot
.
2
Tap the switch to activate it.
The icon appears on the status bar. Other devices can find your device in the Wi-Fi
networks list.
To set a password for the mobile hotspot, tap
→
Configure Mobile Hotspot
and select
the level of security. Then, enter a password and tap
Save
.
3
On the other device’s screen, search for and select your device from the Wi-Fi networks
list.
To connect without entering the password, tap and scan the QR code with the other
device.
If the mobile hotspot is not found, on your device, set
Band
to
2.4 GHz
, tap
→
Configure Mobile Hotspot
, and then deselect
Hide my device
.
4
On the connected device, use the device’s mobile data connection to access the Internet.