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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.
1. Touch
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot . The Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
screen displays.
2. 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.
• 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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