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.
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1Find "internet sharing"
- Slide your finger left across the display to open the main menu.
- Press Settings.
- Press internet sharing.
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2Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot
- Press the indicator next to "Sharing" until the function is turned on.
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3Select settings for Wi-Fi hotspot
- Press setup.
- Press the field below "Broadcast name" and key in the required name for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
- If you want to password protect your hotspot:
- Press the field below "Password (minimum 8 characters)" and key in the required password.
- Press the confirm icon.
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4Establish 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 3.
- Key in the password you selected in step 3 and establish the connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot.
- When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.
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5Return to the home screen
- Press the Home key to return to the home screen.