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Tethering and Wi-Fi HotspotSettings
Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot
Share your phone’s mobile
data connection with a Mobile
Hotspot, USB tethering, or
Bluetooth 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 Mobile 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 >
MobileHotspot.
– or –
From a Home screen, tap
Apps >
Settings > Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot >
Mobile Hotspot.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn Mobile Hotspot on or off.
Warning: By default, your device’s Mobile Hotspot
has no 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 Wi-Fi 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
will 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 Wi-Fi hotspot >
Mobile Hotspot.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Mobile Hotspot.
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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