Tethering and wi-fi hotspot – Samsung SM-G870ARREATT User Manual

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Changing Your Settings 83

4. Tap

and select a Bluetooth setting to configure:

• Visibility timeout: use this setting to control when to

automatically turn off the Discoverable option: 2 minutes, 5

minutes, 1 hour, or Never time out.

• Received files: shows the list of files received by using

Bluetooth.

• Rename device: allows you to rename your device.

• Help: provides additional information on Bluetooth and

Bluetooth settings.

5. Tap the checkbox next to SAMSUNG-SM-G870A if you

do not want your phone visible to other Bluetooth

devices.

Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot

This option allows you to share your phones’s mobile data
connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

USB tethering

1. From the main Settings screen, tap

Tethering and

Wi-Fi hotspot.

2. Connect your phone to your PC using a USB cable.

3. Tap USB tethering to add a checkmark and activate the

feature. The USB tethering icon

is displayed at the

top of your screen.

For more information, refer to “USB Tethering” on

page 149.

Wi-Fi Hotspot

Note: To enable Wi-Fi Hotspot on your phone, dial 611 or go to

att.com/mywireless

to set up the service.

1. From the Home screen, tap

Mobile Hotspot

.

– or –

From the main Settings screen, tap

Tethering and

Wi-Fi hotspot.

2. Turn Mobile Hotspot on by tapping the slider so that it

changes to the ON position

.

The Mobile Hotspot icon

is displayed at the top of

your screen.

3. Tap Configure at the bottom of the screen.

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