Samsung SPH-L720 User Manual Sprint Sph-l720 Galaxy S 4 English User Manual Ve - Page 137

Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, Turn Hotspot On or Off

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• MAC address: (Not configurable) View your device's MAC address, needed for connecting to some secured networks. • IP address: (Not configurable) View your device's IP address.  WPS push button: Set up a connection to a WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) router or other equipment.  WPN PIN entry: (Not configurable) View the PIN used by your device to set up a PIN-secured connection to a Wi-Fi router or other equipment.  Help: Learn about setting up and using Wi-Fi networks, and other settings. Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allows devices to connect to each other directly via Wi-Fi, without a Wi-Fi network or hotspot, and without having to set up the connection. For example, your device can use Wi-Fi Direct to share photos, contacts and other content with other Wi-Fi Direct devices. 1. Press and tap > Settings > Connections. 2. Tap Wi-Fi, and then tap the ON/OFF switch beside Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi On. Wi-Fi must be On to configure Wi-Fi Direct settings. 3. Tap Wi-Fi Direct at the bottom of the screen. Your device automatically scans for nearby Wi-Fi Direct devices, or you can tap Scan to start scanning. 4. After scanning for devices, select a device, then follow the prompts to complete the connection. - or - Touch Multi-connect to create a connection to devices that support multi-connect. Touch Scan to search for available multi-connect devices, then select the devices and follow the prompts to complete the connection. Hotspot Use the Hotspot feature to share your phone's data network connection with other devices via Wi-Fi. Note: Using the Hotspot feature consumes battery power and uses data services Turn Hotspot On or Off 1. Press and tap > Settings > Connections. 2. Tap the ON/OFF switch beside Hotspot to turn Hotspot On or Off. Settings 125

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Settings
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MAC address
: (Not configurable) View your device’s MAC address, needed for
connecting to some secured networks.
IP address
: (Not configurable) View your device’s IP address.
WPS push button
: Set up a connection to a WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) router or
other equipment.
WPN PIN entry
: (Not configurable) View the PIN used by your device to set up a
PIN-secured connection to a Wi-Fi router or other equipment.
Help
: Learn about setting up and using Wi-Fi networks, and other settings.
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct allows devices to connect to each other directly via Wi-Fi, without a Wi-Fi network
or hotspot, and without having to set up the connection. For example, your device can use Wi-Fi
Direct to share photos, contacts and other content with other Wi-Fi Direct devices.
1. Press
and tap
>
Settings
>
Connections
.
2. Tap
Wi-Fi
, and then tap the
ON/OFF
switch beside
Wi-Fi
to turn Wi-Fi On. Wi-Fi must
be On to configure Wi-Fi Direct settings.
3. Tap
Wi-Fi Direct
at the bottom of the screen. Your device automatically scans for
nearby Wi-Fi Direct devices, or you can tap Scan to start scanning.
4.
After scanning for devices, select a device, then follow the prompts to complete the
connection.
– or –
Touch
Multi-connect
to create a connection to devices that support multi-connect.
Touch Scan to search for available multi-connect devices, then select the devices and
follow the prompts to complete the connection.
Hotspot
Use the Hotspot feature to share your phone’s data network connection with other devices via
Wi-Fi.
Note
: Using the Hotspot feature consumes battery power and uses data services
Turn Hotspot On or Off
1. Press
and tap
>
Settings
>
Connections
.
2. Tap the
ON/OFF
switch beside
Hotspot
to turn Hotspot On or Off.