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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. To use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you need to set up your phone for internet.

Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Network and Internet.
Press Hotspot and tethering.
Press Wi-Fi hotspot.
Press Hotspot name.
Key in the required Wi-Fi hotspot name and press OK.
Press Security.
Press WPA2-Personal to password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot.
Press Hotspot password and key in the required password.
Press OK.
Press the indicator to turn on the function.
Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
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  • 1
    Find "Wi-Fi hotspot"
    • Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press Network and Internet.
    • Press Hotspot and tethering.
    • Press Wi-Fi hotspot.
  • 2
    Select Wi-Fi hotspot settings
    • Press Hotspot name.
    • Key in the required Wi-Fi hotspot name and press OK.
    • Press Security.
    • Press WPA2-Personal to password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot.
      The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi hotspot without your approval.
    • Press Hotspot password and key in the required password.
    • Press OK.
  • 3
    Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot
    • Press the indicator to turn on the function.
  • 4
    Return to the home screen
    • Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
  • 5
    Establish connection to Wi-Fi hotspot from another device
    • Turn on Wi-Fi on the other device.
    • Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi hotspot.
    • Key in the password for your Wi-Fi hotspot and establish the connection.
    • When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.