Making Connections Connectivity 103
Youwillseethenamesandsecuritysettingsofin-rangeWi-Finetworks.
4.
Tap >Advanced Wi-Fi>Wi-Fi Direct.
5. Tapadevicewithwhichtoconnect.
l IfconnectedviaWi-Fi,youwillseeaconfirmation.Followtheonscreeninstructions.
6. Accepttheconnectionontheotherdevice.
l Ifaconnectionisnotacceptedafteracertainperiod,theconnectionrequestiscancelled.
l Tostopaconnection,taptheadevice>OK.
Hotspot
Wi-FiHotspotallowsyoutoturnyourphoneintoaWi-Fihotspot.Whenthisfeatureisturnedon,you
canshareyourphone'smobiledataservicesviaWi-FiwithotherWi-Fienableddevices.Thefeature
worksbestwhenusedinconjunctionwith4Gdataservices(although3Gservicecanalsobeused).
Important:UseoftheHotspotfeaturerequiresanadditionalsubscription.Signontoyouraccount
atsprint.com/mysprintoraccessyouraccountviaSprintZone(Tap >Sprint Zone )tolearn
more.
Note:TurningonHotspotwilldisableyourphone'sconnectiontootherWi-Finetworks.
Set Up Wi-Fi Hotspot
1.
Tap >Tools >Settings >Networkstab.
2. TapTethering>Wi-Fi hotspot.
3.
TaptheWi-Fi hotspotswitch toturnWi-Fihotspoton.
Wi-Fihotspotisenabled.
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TodisableWi-Fihotspot,taptheswitch again.
Note:Thebestwaytokeepusingthephoneasahotspotistohaveitconnectedtoapowersupply.
Important:Writedownthepasskey(password)forthiscommunication(shownonscreen).
Connect to Wi-Fi Hotspot
1. EnableWi-Fi(wireless)functionalityonyourtargetdevice(laptop,mediadevice,etc.).
2. ScanforWi-Finetworksfromthedeviceandselectyourphonehotspotfromthenetworklist.