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4. Switch on
Bluetooth tethering
. Your computer is now
sharing your phone's data connection.
NOTE:
To stop sharing your data connection, switch off
Bluetooth tethering
.
Sharing Mobile Data Through a Wi-Fi Hotspot
You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices
by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. The fea-
ture requires a data connection on a mobile network and may
result in data charges.
NOTE:
When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled,
you cannot use your phone’s Wi-Fi capability to access the
Internet. You still remain connected to the Internet via your
mobile data network.
1. Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen and tap
Settings > Hotspot
.
2. Slide the switch to the
On
position. (If Wi-Fi was
active, tap
OK
to deactivate it.)
After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi net-
work name (SSID).
3. On another device, locate your phone via Wi-Fi and con-
nect with it to start using the phone’s mobile data.
NOTE:
To stop sharing your data connection, slide the switch
to the
Off
position.
Setting Up Your Wi-Fi Hotspot
You can change your phone's Wi-Fi network name (SSID), se-
cure your portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and set other options.
1. Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen and tap
Settings > Hotspot
.
2. Tap an option to congure settings.
Congure:
-
Network name:
Enter or edit a network name (SSID) that
other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.
-
Channel:
To avoid interference with other Wi-Fi
networks, try using a different channel.
-
Security:
Choose a security option,
Open
(not
recommended) or
WPA2 PSK
(other users can access
your hotspot only if they enter the correct password).
When you select WPA2 PSK, tap the
Password
eld to
edit the security password.
-
Show password:
If you have chosen WPA2 PSK
security, check or uncheck to show or hide the
password.
-
Broadcast network name (SSID):
Check to broadcast
or uncheck to hide your network name (SSID). If the
broadcast is disabled, other users need to get your
network SSID to nd the Wi-Fi hotspot.