Samsung GALAXY Note3 - Wi-Fi Direct; Hotspot; Turn Hotspot on or off

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MAC address:(Notconfigurable)Viewyourdevice’sMACaddress,neededfor
connectingtosomesecurednetworks.
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IP address:(Notconfigurable)Viewyourdevice’sIPaddress.
l WPS push button:SetupaconnectiontoaWPS(Wi-FiProtectedSetup)routerorother
equipment.
l WPS PIN entry:(Notconfigurable)ViewthePINusedbyyourdevicetosetupaPIN-
securedconnectiontoaWi-Firouterorotherequipment.
l Help:LearnaboutsettingupandusingWi-Finetworks,andothersettings.
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-FiDirectallowsdevicestoconnecttoeachotherdirectlyviaWi-Fi,withoutaWi-Finetworkor
hotspot,andwithouthavingtosetuptheconnection.Forexample,yourdevicecanuseWi-FiDirect
tosharephotos,contactsandothercontentwithotherWi-FiDirectdevices.
1.
Press andtap >Settings>Connections.
2. TapWi-Fi,andthentaptheON/OFFswitchbesideWi-FitoturnWi-FiOn.Wi-FimustbeOnto
configureWi-FiDirectsettings.
3. TapWi-Fi Directatthebottomofthescreen.YourdeviceautomaticallyscansfornearbyWi-Fi
Directdevices,oryoucantapScantostartscanning.
4. Afterscanningfordevices,selectadevice,andthenfollowthepromptstocompletethe
connection.
–or–
TouchMulti-connecttocreateaconnectiontodevicesthatsupportmulti-connect.TouchScan
tosearchforavailablemulti-connectdevices,andthenselectthedevicesandfollowtheprompts
tocompletetheconnection.
Hotspot
UsetheHotspotfeaturetoshareyourphone’sdatanetworkconnectionwithotherdevicesviaWi-Fi.
TheconnecteddeviceswillhaveaccesstotheInternetviayourphone’sconnectiontothemobile
network.
Note:UsingtheHotspotfeatureconsumesbatterypowerandusesdataservices.
Turn Hotspot On or Off
Turnyourphone’sHotspotfeatureOnorOff.