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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 your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Press the settings icon.
Press Network & Internet.
Press Hotspot & tethering.
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 the Home key to return to the home screen.
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  • 1
    Find "Set up Wi-Fi hotspot"
    • Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
    • Press the settings icon.
    • Press Network & Internet.
    • Press Hotspot & tethering.
    • Press Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.
  • 2
    Select Wi-Fi hotspot settings
    • Press the field below "Network name" and key in the required name.
    • Press the drop down list below "Security".
    • Press WPA2 PSK to password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot.
      The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi hotspot without your approval.
    • Press the field below "Password".
    • Press SAVE.
  • 3
    Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot
    • Press the indicator next to "Wi-Fi hotspot" to turn on the function.
  • 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.