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Tethering and Mobile HotspotSettings
Tethering and Mobile 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 Mobile Hotspot.
Mobile Hotspot
Note: You must have a tethering plan on your service
account in order to use the Wi-Fi hotspot.
Warning: Mobile Hotspot consumes battery power
and uses data service.
Turn Mobile Hotspot Onor Off
Activate your device’s Mobile Hotspot application
to allow other devices to use your device’s Internet
connection.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps >
Settings > Tethering and Mobile Hotspot
2. Tap Mobile Hotspot.
3. Tap ON/OFF to turn Mobile Hotspot on or off.
Warning: By default, your device’s Wi-Fi
hotspot hasno security applied, and any
device can connect. For more information,
seeConfigure Mobile Hotspot Settings.
Connect a Device to YourMobileHotspot
Use the other device’s Wi-Fi control to connect to
your device’s Mobile Hotspot.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps >
Settings > Tethering and Mobile Hotspot >
Mobile Hotspot.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn Mobile Hotspot on.
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 Mobile
Hotspot password.
Allowed Devices List
Control whether devices connect to your Mobile
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 Mobile Hotspot name
and password.
Note: Using your device as a Mobile Hotspot
consumes battery power and uses data service. While
Mobile Hotspot is active, your device’s applications
use the Mobile Hotspot data service. Roaming while
using your device as a Mobile Hotspot incurs extra
datacharges.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps >
Settings > Tethering and Mobile Hotspot >
Mobile Hotspot.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn Mobile Hotspot on.
3. Tap
Moreoptions > Allowed devices, and
then tap Add to enter the other device’s
Device name and MACaddress.
4. Tap OK to add the device.
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