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.

Press Settings.
Press Networks.
Press Tethering.
Press Wi-Fi hotspot.
Press Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.
Press the field below
Press the drop down list below
Press WPA2 PSK to password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot.
Press the field below
Press SAVE.
Press the indicator next to
Press USE.
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
LG K9
LG K9
LG K9
LG K9
  • 1
    Find "Set up Wi-Fi hotspot"
    • Press Settings.
    • Press Networks.
    • Press Tethering.
    • Press Wi-Fi hotspot.
    • Press Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.
  • 2
    Select Wi-Fi hotspot settings
    • Press the field below "Wi-Fi name (SSID)" and key in the required name.
    • Press the drop down list below "Security".
    • Press WPA2 PSK to password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot.
    • Press the field below "Password" and key in the required password.
      The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi hotspot without your approval.
    • Press SAVE.
  • 3
    Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot
    • Press the indicator next to "Wi-Fi hotspot" to turn on the function.
    • Press USE.
  • 4
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the Home key 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.