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Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot, Mobile Hotspot

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Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot Share your phone's mobile data connection with a Mobile Hotspot or USB tethering. Use Mobile Hotspot to share your device's Internet connection with other devices using your device as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. Mobile Hotspot Note: You must have a tethering plan on your service account in order to use the Wi-Fi hotspot. Warning: Wi-Fi hotspot consumes battery power and uses data service. Turn Wi-Fi Hotspot On or Off Activate your device's Wi-Fi hotspot application to allow other devices to use your device's Internet connection. 1. From a Home screen, tap Mobile Hotspot. - or - Apps > From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot > Mobile Hotspot. 2. Tap ON/OFF to turn Wi-Fi hotspot on or off. Warning: By default, your device's Wi-Fi hotspot has no security applied, and any device can connect. For more information, see Configure Mobile Hotspot Settings. Connect a Device to Your Mobile Hotspot Use the other device's Wi-Fi control to connect to your device's Wi-Fi hotspot. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot > Mobile Hotspot. 2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Wi-Fi hotspot. 3. Activate Wi-Fi on the target device. 4. Scan for Wi-Fi hotspots and select the target device from the list. 5. On the target device, enter your device's Wi-Fi hotspot password. Allowed Devices List Control whether devices connect to your Wi-Fi hotspot with the Allowed devices list. After you add devices to the list, they can scan for your device and connect using your device's Wi-Fi hotspot name and password. Note: Using your device as a Wi-Fi hotspot consumes battery power and uses data service. While Wi-Fi hotspot is active, your device's applications will use the Wi-Fi hotspot data service. Roaming while using your device as a Wi-Fi hotspot will incur extra data charges. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot > Mobile Hotspot. 2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Wi-Fi hotspot. 3. Tap More options > Allowed devices, and then tap Add to enter the other device's Device name and MAC address. 4. Tap OK to add the device. Settings 71 Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot

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Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot
Settings
Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot±
Share your phone’s mobile
data connection with a Mobile
Hotspot or USB tethering.
Use Mobile Hotspot to share
your device’s Internet connection
with other devices using your
device as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot.
Mobile Hotspot
Note
: You must have a tethering plan on your service
account in order to use the Wi-Fi hotspot.
Warning
: Wi-Fi hotspot consumes battery power and
uses data service.
Turn Wi-Fi Hotspot On or O³
Activate your device’s Wi-±i hotspot application to
allow other devices to use your device’s Internet
connection.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Mobile Hotspot
.
– or –
±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
>
Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn Wi-±i hotspot on or o².
Warning
: By default, your device’s Wi-Fi hotspot has
no security applied, and any device can connect.
For more information, see
Confgure Mobile Hotspot
Settings
.
Connect a Device to Your Mobile Hotspot
Use the other device’s Wi-±i control to connect to
your device’s Wi-±i hotspot.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
>
Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn on Wi-±i hotspot.
3. Activate Wi-±i on the target device.
4. Scan For Wi-±i hotspots and select the target
device From the list.
5. On the target device, enter your device’s Wi-±i
hotspot password.
Allowed Devices List
Control whether devices connect to your Wi-±i
hotspot with the Allowed devices list. AFter you add
devices to the list, they can scan For your device
and connect using your device’s Wi-±i hotspot name
and password.
Note
: Using your device as a Wi-Fi hotspot consumes
battery power and uses data service. While Wi-Fi
hotspot is active, your device’s applications will
use the Wi-Fi hotspot data service. Roaming while
using your device as a Wi-Fi hotspot will incur extra
data charges.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
>
Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn on Wi-±i hotspot.
3. Tap
More options
>
Allowed devices
, and
then tap
Add
to enter the other device’s
Device name and MAC address.
4. Tap
OK
to add the device.