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Important:
Use of the Hotspot feature may require an additional subscription. Visit
boostmobile.com
or
access your account via Boost Zone (touch
>
Boost Zone
) to learn more.
Note:
Turning on Hotspot will disable your phone's connection to other Wi-Fi networks.
Enable Mobile Hotspot
1. From the home screen, touch
>
Settings
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Touch the Wi-Fi hotspot slider to activate the service. After a moment, the phone starts
broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID).
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Using both the Enhanced LTE service and hotspot drains your phone’s battery at a much
faster rate than when using any other feature combination.
Note:
The best way to keep using the phone as a hotspot is to have it connected to a power supply.
Configure Mobile Hotspot
You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure your portable
Wi-Fi hotspot.
1. From the home screen, touch
>
Settings
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Touch
HOTSPOT SETTINGS
.
3. Set your name and security options as follows:
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Network SSID:
Enter or edit a network SSID (name) that other devices see when
scanning for Wi-Fi networks.
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Broadcast SSID:
Broadcast or hide your network SSID. If the broadcast is disabled, other
users need to get your network SSID to find the Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Security:
Choose a security option:
None
(not recommended) or
WPA2 PSK
(other users
can access your mobile hotspot only if they enter the correct password). When you select
WPA2 PSK
, touch the
Password
field to edit the security password.
4. Touch
Save
to save your settings.
Note:
You can touch
>
Manage Users
or
Advanced
to manage the users connected to your phone, set
the max connection, and configure advanced options.
Connect to Mobile Hotspot
1. Enable Wi-Fi (wireless) functionality on your target device (laptop, media device, etc.).
2. Scan for Wi-Fi networks from the device and select your phone hotspot from the network list.
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The default name for your phone hotspot is
[DEVICE]_XXXXXX
. You can change the
name by touching
HOTSPOT SETTINGS
>
Network SSID
from the mobile hotspot
screen.