Tip:
The first time you turn the hotspot on,
is added to
swipe the status bar down and touch
to turn the hotspot off/on.
4. To connect a device, open the device’s Wi-Fi settings, select your phone’s hotspot and
enter the hotspot password.
Learn how to find the hotspot's password.
To disconnect devices from your hotspot, touch
Wi-Fi hotspot
and turn it off. When you turn it
back on, devices with the password can connect automatically. To prevent this,
Manage hostpot connections
By assigning a password when you
your hotspot, you ensure that people can't connect to
your hotspot without your knowledge or permission.
To manage connections:
1. Go to
Network & internet
>
Mobile Hotspot & Tethering
.
2. Touch
Mobile Hotspot settings
>
Advanced
.
3. Adjust settings:
•
To limit number of allowed users, touch
Maximum connections
.
•
To view and block users, touch
Connected users
.
•
To remove blocks on users, touch
Blocked users
.
To disconnect all devices and prevent users from reconnecting:
1. Turn the hotspot off.
2.
3. Turn the hotspot back on to continue using it.
Tip:
When no devices are connected, the hotspot turns off automatically. To adjust this
setting, go to
Settings
>
Network & internet
>
Hotspot & tethering
>
Wi-Fi hotspot
>
Advanced
>
Turn off hotspot automatically
.
View or change hotspot password
1. Go to
Network & internet
>
Hotspot & tethering
.
2. Touch
Wi-Fi hotspot
.
3. Touch
Advanced
>
Hotspot password
to see the current password.
4. To change the password, type over the current password.
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