Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0

Slide your finger down the display starting from the top edge of your tablet.

Press the settings icon.

Press Mobile hotspot and tethering.

Press Mobile hotspot.

Press MORE.

Press Configure Mobile hotspot.

Key in the required name for the Wi-Fi hotspot.

Press the drop down list below "Security".

If you don't want to password protect your hotspot:

Press Open.

If you want to password protect your hotspot:

Press WPA2 PSK.

Press the field below "Password" and key in the required password.

Press SAVE.

Press the indicator next to "Mobile hotspot" until the function is turned on.

If Wi-Fi is turned on:

Press OK to confirm.

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 2.

Key in the password you selected in step 2 and establish a connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot.

When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.