Samsung Galaxy S6 active User Manual - Page 92

Confgure Mobile Hotspot, Settings, Timeout Settings, Tethering Your Device, Network SSID and Password.

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Configure Mobile Hotspot Settings Manage your Mobile hotspot security and connecting settings. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Connections. 2. Tap Mobile hotspot and tethering > Mobile hotspot. 3. Tap More > Configure mobile hotspot for the following settings: • Network name: View and change the name of your Mobile hotspot. • Hide my device: Enable to make your Mobile hotspot invisible to other Wi-Fi devices during a scan. When enabled, other devices can still connect to your Mobile hotspot, but have to set up the connection manually with your Network SSID and Password. • Security: Choose the security level for your Mobile hotspot. • Password: If you choose a security level that uses a password, enter the password. A default password is displayed on the Mobile hotspot screen. • Show password: Display your password instead of masking it. • Show advanced options: Access advanced options, including Broadcast channel, and to specify the channel your device uses for Mobile hotspot. Timeout Settings Automatically turn off Mobile hotspot if there are no connected devices. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Connections. 2. Tap Mobile hotspot and tethering > Mobile hotspot. 3. Tap More > Timeout settings, and then select an interval. Tethering Your Device You can use USB tethering to share your device's Internet connection with a computer. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > > Connections. 2. Tap Mobile hotspot and tethering. Settings 3. Connect the computer to the device using the USB cable, and then tap USB tethering to turn tethering on. Settings 86 Mobile Hotspot and Tethering

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Confgure Mobile Hotspot
Settings
Manage your Mobile hotspot security and
connecting settings.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
>
Connections
.
2. Tap
Mobile hotspot and tethering
>
Mobile hotspot
.
3. Tap
More
>
Con²gure mobile hotspot
For the
Following settings:
Network name
: View and change the name oF
your Mobile hotspot.
Hide my device
: Enable to make your Mobile
hotspot invisible to other Wi-±i devices during
a scan. When enabled, other devices can
still connect to your Mobile hotspot, but have
to set up the connection manually with your
Network SSID and Password.
Security
: Choose the security level For your
Mobile hotspot.
Password
: IF you choose a security level
that uses a password, enter the password. A
deFault password is displayed on the Mobile
hotspot screen.
Show password
: Display your password
instead oF masking it.
Show advanced options
: Access advanced
options, including Broadcast channel, and
to speciFy the channel your device uses For
Mobile hotspot.
Timeout Settings
Automatically turn o² Mobile hotspot iF there are no
connected devices.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
>
Connections
.
2. Tap
Mobile hotspot and tethering
>
Mobile hotspot
.
3. Tap
More
>
Timeout settings
, and then select
an interval.
Tethering Your Device
You can use USB tethering to share your device's
Internet connection with a computer.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
>
Connections
.
2. Tap
Mobile hotspot and tethering
.
3. Connect the computer to the device using the
USB cable, and then tap
USB tethering
to turn
tethering on.
Settings
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Mobile Hotspot and Tethering