Samsung SCH-L710RWBXAR - Manual (Page 159)

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Turning Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot On or Off
1. From the More networks menu, touch Tethering and
portable hotspot. The Tethering and portable hotspot
menu displays.
2. Touch the Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot slider to turn
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot ON.
Configuring Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
1. From the More networks menu, touch Tethering and
portable hotspot. The Tethering and portable hotspot
menu displays.
2. Touch Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot. The Portable Wi-Fi
Hotspot screen displays.
3. Touch Configure to access the following options:
• Network SSID: View and change the name of your Portable
Wi-Fi Hotspot.
• Hide my device: When enabled, your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot is
not visible to other Wi-Fi devices during a scan. Other devices
can still connect to your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot, but a manual
connection is required that uses your Network SSID and
Password.
• Security: Choose the security level for your Portable Wi-Fi
Hotspot.
• Password: If you choose a security level that uses a password,
enter the password. By default, the password is your mobile
telephone number.
• Show password: Enable to make the Password field visible.
• Show advanced options: Enable to access advanced options,
including Broadcast channel, to specify the channel your device
uses for Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot.
Note: Using the phone as a mobile hotspot consumes
battery power and uses data service. While
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot is active, the phone’s
applications will use your Wireless Provider’s
data service. Roaming while using the phone as
a mobile hotspot will incur extra data charges.
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