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Set up and use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot

When you use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can share your phone's internet connection with other devices via Wi-Fi. Remember, you need to set up your phone for internet.

LG Nexus 5
LG Nexus 5
LG Nexus 5
LG Nexus 5
LG Nexus 5
LG Nexus 5
LG Nexus 5
LG Nexus 5
  • 1
    Find "Set up Wi-Fi hotspot"
    • Press the menu icon.
    • Press Settings.
    • Press More....
    • Press Tethering & portable hotspot.
    • Press Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.
  • 2
    Select settings for Wi-Fi hotspot
    • Press the field below "Network SSID" and key in the required name for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
    • Press the drop down list below "Security".
    • If you don't want to password protect your hotspot:
    • Press None.
    • If you want to password protect your hotspot:
    • Press WPA2 PSK.
    • Press the field below "Password" and key in the required password.
    • Press Save.
  • 3
    Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot
    • Press Portable Wi-Fi hotspot until the display tells you that the function is turned on.
  • 4
    Establish connection
    • Do the following on the device which is to connect to your Wi-Fi hotspot:
    • Turn on Wi-Fi.
    • Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks.
    • Select the network name you keyed in in step 2.
    • Key in the password you selected in step 2 and establish a connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot.
    • When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.
  • 5
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the home icon to return to the home screen.