Samsung SCH-I100ZKAUSC - Manual (Page 97)

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Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot Settings
1. From the Settings screen, touch Wireless & networks ➔
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot.
2. Touch Configure to configure your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot:
• Automatic: Automatically create an SSID and Key for your hotspot.
• Manual: Configure your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot.
– Network Name (SSID): View and edit your phone’s name, used by
other devices when connecting to your mobile hotspot.
– Broadcast SSID: Enable to allow your device’s Network Name (SSID)
to be broadcast, so other devices can search for it. When enabled, a
check appears in the checkbox. When disabled, your device is “hidden”,
and your hotspot can only be accessed by devices you specifically allow.
– Security: Choose a security level.
– Password: Touch to require a password to access your phone as a
hotspot, and set a password.
– Show password: Touch to enable display of your password in the
Password field. When disabled, the password is not shown.
– Broadcast Channel: Choose Auto to have the phone automatically
choose a channel for broadcasting, or choose a channel.
Tip: By default, your phone’s mobile hotspot password is your phone
number.
3. Touch Manage Devices to view and manage devices you’ve
allowed to connect to your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot, then:
• Touch View Connected Devices to view devices connected to your
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot.
• Touch Manage Allowed Devices to manage a list of device you will
allow to connect to your mobile hotspot.
– Touch Allow all devices to connect to allow any device to connect.
– Touch Add device to enter the MAC address for a new device.
4. Touch Battery Management to choose a time period to
have Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot remain on after you turn it on.
If you choose Never Turn-Off, the hotspot remains on until
you turn it off.
Note: Using your phone as a mobile hotspot consumes battery power and
increases your data usage. Roaming while using your phone as a
mobile hotspot will incur extra data charges.