Samsung SM-G530R7 User Manual - Page 78

Use Tethering to Connect Your, Device to a Computer, Configure Mobile Hotspot Settings

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Change the Mobile Hotspot Password Modify your Mobile Hotspot password. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Mobile hotspot and tethering > Mobile Hotspot. 2. Tap ON/OFF to turn Mobile Hotspot on. 3. Tap MORE > Configure Mobile Hotspot. 4. Tap the Security field and select WPA2 PSK. 5. Scroll down and enter a new password in the Password field. Configure Mobile Hotspot Settings Manage your Mobile Hotspot security and connecting settings. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Mobile hotspot and tethering > Mobile Hotspot. 2. Tap MORE > Configure Mobile Hotspot: • Network name: View and change the name of your Mobile Hotspot. • Hide my device: Make your Mobile Hotspot invisible to other Wi-Fi devices during a scan. Other devices can still connect to your Mobile Hotspot, but the connection has to be set up 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. -- Show password: Display your password instead of masking it. • Show advanced options: Access advanced options, including Broadcast channel, to specify the channel your device uses for Mobile Hotspot, Maximum connections, and Timeout settings. Turn Off Mobile Hotspot Automatically Set your device to automatically turn off Portable Wi‑Fi hotspot if there are no connected device. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Mobile hotspot and tethering > Mobile Hotspot. 2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Mobile Hotspot. 3. Tap MORE > Timeout settings and select an amount of time. Use Tethering to Connect Your Device to a Computer You can share your phone's Internet connection with another device by tethering. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Mobile hotspot and tethering. 2. Choose a tethering method: • Bluetooth tethering: Pair your device with a computer using Bluetooth. Tap Bluetooth tethering to turn tethering on. For more information, see Bluetooth. • USB tethering: Connect a computer to the device using the USB cable, and then tap USB tethering to turn tethering on. Settings 72 Mobile Hotspot and Tethering

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Mobile Hotspot and Tethering
Settings
Change the Mobile Hotspot Password
Modify your Mobile Hotspot password.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
>
Mobile hotspot and tethering
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn Mobile Hotspot on.
3. Tap
MORE
>
Configure Mobile Hotspot
.
4. Tap the
Security
field and select
WPA2 PSK
.
5. Scroll down and enter a new password in the
Password
field.
Configure Mobile Hotspot Settings
Manage your Mobile Hotspot security and
connecting settings.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
>
Mobile hotspot and tethering
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Tap
MORE
>
Configure Mobile Hotspot
:
Network name
: View and change the name of
your Mobile Hotspot.
Hide my device
: Make your Mobile Hotspot
invisible to other Wi-Fi devices during a scan.
Other devices can still connect to your Mobile
Hotspot, but the connection has to be set
up 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.
Show password
: Display your password
instead of masking it.
Show advanced options
: Access advanced
options, including Broadcast channel, to
specify the channel your device uses for
Mobile Hotspot, Maximum connections, and
Timeout settings.
Turn Off Mobile Hotspot Automatically
Set your device to automatically turn off Portable
Wi-Fi hotspot if there are no connected device.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
>
Mobile hotspot and tethering
>
Mobile Hotspot
.
2. Tap
ON/OFF
to turn on Mobile Hotspot.
3. Tap
MORE
>
Timeout settings
and select an
amount of time.
Use Tethering to Connect Your
Device to a Computer
You can share your phone’s Internet connection with
another device by tethering.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
 
Settings
>
Mobile hotspot and tethering
.
2. Choose a tethering method:
Bluetooth tethering
: Pair your device with
a computer using Bluetooth. Tap
Bluetooth
tethering
to turn tethering on. For more
information, see
Bluetooth
.
USB tethering
: Connect a computer to the
device using the USB cable, and then tap
USB
tethering
to turn tethering on.