Samsung Galaxy S4 - Hotspot Settings

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3.
Tap Menu>Wi-Fi Direct.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.
Hotspot Settings
UsetheHotspotfeaturetoshareyourphone’sdatanetworkconnectionwithotherdevicesviaWi-Fi.
Important:UseoftheHotspotfeaturerequiresanadditionalsubscription.Signontoyouraccount
atsprint.com/mysprintoraccessyouraccountviaSprintZone(tap Apps> Sprint Zone)to
learnmore.
Note:TurningonHotspotonwilldisableyourphone'sconnectiontootherWi-Finetworks.
Note:UsingtheHotspotfeatureconsumesbatterypowerandusesdataservices
Turn Hotspot On or Off
1.
Fromhome,tap Apps> Settings>CONNECTIONS tab.
2. TaptheON/OFFswitchtoturnHotspotonoroff.
Configure Hotspot
1.
Fromhome,tap Apps> Settings>CONNECTIONS tab.
2. TaptheON/OFFswitchtoturnHotspoton.
3.
TapHotspot> Menu >Configuretosettheseoptions:
l Network SSID:Viewandchangethenameofyourmobilehotspot.
l Hide my device:Whenenabled,yourmobilehotspotisnotvisibletootherWi-Fidevices
duringascan.Otherdevicescanstillconnecttoyourmobilehotspot,butwillhavetosetup
theconnectionmanuallywithyourNetworkSSIDandPassword.
l Security:ChoosethesecuritylevelforyourMobileHotspot.
l Password:Ifyouchooseasecuritylevelthatusesapassword,setapassword.Bydefault,
thepasswordisyourmobiletelephonenumber.
l Show password:Whenenabled,thecontentsofthePasswordfieldarevisible.
l Show advanced options:Whenenabled,youcanaccessadvancedoptions,including
Broadcastchannel,tospecifythechannelyourdeviceusesforHotspot,andyoucansetthe
maximumnumberofconnectionstoyourHotspot.