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Tethering and Portable Hotspot
You can share your phone
‟s data connection with up to five phones at once, by turning your
phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
When your phone is sharing its data connection, appears in the Status Bar. For the latest
information about portable hotspots, including supported operating systems and other details,
please visit
To share your phone's data connection via USB cable:
1. Tap
>
> System settings > Connectivity.
2. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.
3. Tap USB tethering to activate it. (A blue checkmark will appear.)
Note: You cannot access your phone's microSD card on your computer when using USB
tethering.
To share your phone
„s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot:
1. Tap
>
> System settings > More... > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
2. Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to activate it. (A blue checkmark will appear.) After a
moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID), so you can
connect it with up to 8 computers or other phones.
3. To change the network name (SSID) or secure its Wi-Fi network, tap Configure Wi-Fi
hotspot.
4. In the dialog box, configure the options.
Tap the Network SSID field and enter a new network SSID (name) that other
computers see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.
To secure the Wi-Fi network, tap the Security menu and select WPA2 PSK (Wi-Fi
Protected Access 2 with a Preshared Key). When a password field is added to the
dialog box, enter a password. You will need to enter this password when you
connect the phone
‟s hotspot with a computer or other phone.
Tap the SSID Visibility field to decide if you want your hotspot to be displayed to
other devices.
To limit the number of phones to share your phone
„s data connection, tap Max users
and select the number of the phones to limit.
5. Tap Save.