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.
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1Find "Personal Hotspot Settings"
- Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top of the screen.
- Press the settings icon.
- Press Other Wireless Connections.
- Press Personal Hotspot.
- Press Personal Hotspot Settings.
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2Select Wi-Fi hotspot settings
- Press Name and key in the required name for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
- Press Security.
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Press WPA2 PSK to password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot.
The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi hotspot without your approval.
- Press Password and key in the required password.
- Press Save.
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3Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot
- Press the indicator next to "Personal Hotspot" to turn on the function.
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4Return to the home screen
- Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
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5Establish 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.