HTC Gratia User Manual - Page 140

Using your phone as a wireless router, Settings

Page 140 highlights

140 Internet Using your phone as a wireless router Share your data connection with other devices by turning your phone into a wireless router. Make sure your phone's data connection is turned on before you use it as a wireless router. To find out how to turn on your phone's data connection, see "Data connection" earlier in this chapter. 1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Wireless & networks > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings. The first time you open Portable Wi-Fi hotspot, a brief introduction describing the application is displayed. Tap OK. 3. Enter a name in Router name (SSID), or use the default router name. 4. Choose the type of Security and set the Password (key) for your wireless router. If you selected None in Security, you don't need to enter a password. The password is the key other people need to enter on their device so they can connect and use your phone as a wireless router. 5. Select the Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot check box to turn on your phone's wireless router. Your phone is ready to be used as a wireless router when you see on the status bar. Only two devices can connect to your phone's wireless router at one time so if a third device tries to connect to your phone, it won't be able to.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • 168
  • 169
  • 170
  • 171
  • 172
  • 173
  • 174
  • 175
  • 176
  • 177
  • 178
  • 179
  • 180
  • 181
  • 182
  • 183
  • 184
  • 185
  • 186
  • 187
  • 188
  • 189
  • 190
  • 191
  • 192
  • 193
  • 194
  • 195
  • 196
  • 197
  • 198
  • 199
  • 200
  • 201
  • 202
  • 203
  • 204
  • 205
  • 206
  • 207
  • 208
  • 209

140
Internet
Using your phone as a wireless router
Share your data connection with other devices by turning your phone into a wireless router.
Make sure your phone’s data connection is turned on before you use it as a wireless router.
To find out how to turn on your phone’s data connection, see “Data connection” earlier in this
chapter.
1.
From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap
Settings
.
2.
Tap
Wireless & networks > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings
.
The first time you open Portable Wi-Fi hotspot, a brief introduction describing the application is
displayed. Tap
OK
.
3.
Enter a name in
Router name (SSID)
, or use the default router name.
4.
Choose the type of
Security
and set the
Password
(key) for your wireless router. If you
selected
None
in Security, you don’t need to enter a password.
The password is the key other people need to enter on their device so they can connect
and use your phone as a wireless router.
5.
Select the
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
check box to turn on your phone’s wireless router.
Your phone is ready to be used as a wireless router when you see
on the status bar. Only
two devices can connect to your phone’s wireless router at one time so if a third device tries
to connect to your phone, it won’t be able to.