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Tethering & portable hotspot
This option allows you to share your phones’s mobile data
connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
USB Tethering
1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ More...
➔ Tethering and portable hotspots .
2. Connect your phone to your PC using a USB cable.
3. Tap
USB tethering to add a checkmark and activate the
feature. The USB tethering icon
is displayed at the
top of your screen.
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
1. From the Home screen, tap ➔ Settings ➔ More...
➔ Tethering and portable hotspots ➔ Portable Wi-Fi
hotspots
.
2. Turn Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots on by tapping the slider so
that it changes to the ON position .
The Portable Wi-Fi hotspot icon
is displayed at the
top of your screen.
3. Tap
Configure .
4. Enter or edit the Network SSID, Hide my device,
Security setting and Password.
5. Tap
Show password and Show advanced options to see
them displayed.
6. Tap
Save .
Connecting to Portable Wi-Fi hotspot from other
devices
1. Activate Wi-Fi on the device that wants to connect to
your phone.
2. Find
[Captivate Clide_xxxx] in the Wi-Fi network list and
connect to it. XXXX are four randomly generated digits
that will appear when you set up a Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot on your device.
The connected device can now use internet through
your Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Note: Activating Wi-Fi and connecting to your phone will be
different depending on the type of the other device.
Help
 From the Tethering and portable hotspot menu, tap Help
for additional information.