Securing your portable wi-fi hotspot, Turning portable wi-fi hotspot on, Connecting a device using portable wi-fi hotspot – Samsung SCH-L710RWBXAR User Manual
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Securing Your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
Your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot includes a generated password
to limit access. To further limit access to your Portable Wi-Fi
Hotspot, do either or both of the following:
•
Create an allowed device list and set the connection mode for
allowed devices.
•
“Hide” your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot.
To set up these options, see “Configuring Portable Wi-Fi
Hotspot” on page 153.
Turning Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot ON
Turn Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot ON to allow other devices to use
your phone to access your Wireless Provider’s Internet
connection.
1. From the Home screen, touch
Menu
➔
Settings
➔
Connections
➔
More networks
➔
Tethering and
portable hotspot.
2. Touch the Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot slider
to turn
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot ON.
Connecting a Device Using Portable Wi-Fi
Hotspot
Use the other device’s Wi-Fi control to connect to the phone’s
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot.
On your phone:
1. Turn Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot ON. See “Turning Portable
On the other devices:
2. Activate Wi-Fi.
3. Scan for Wi-Fi hotspots, and select your phone from
the list. To find your phone’s name, see “Configuring
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot” on page 153.
4. At the prompt, enter your phone’s Portable Wi-Fi
Hotspot password.
OFF
OFF
Tip: For information on changing your phone’s
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot password, see
“Configuring Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot” on
page 153.