Tethering And Mobile Hotspot - Samsung Galaxy Note 4 User Manual

Tethering and Mobile HotSpot

Share your device's Internet
connection with a computer that
connects to your device using a
USB cable or via Bluetooth.
Use Mobile HotSpot to share
your device's Internet connection
with other devices using your
device as a Mobile HotSpot.
Connect Your Device to a
Computer Using Tethering
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings > Tethering and Mobile HotSpot.
2. Choose a tethering method:
•
Mobile HotSpot: Turn your phone into a
portable Wi-Fi Hotspot to share your mobile
data connection with other devices.
•
USB tethering: Connect the computer to the
device using the USB cable, and then touch
USB tethering to turn tethering on.
Use Your Device as a Mobile
HotSpot
Note: You must have a tethering plan on your service
account in order to use the Mobile HotSpot.
Warning: Mobile HotSpot consumes battery power
and uses data service.
Settings
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Turn Mobile HotSpot On or Off
Activate your device's Mobile HotSpot application
to allow other devices to use your device's Internet
connection.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings > Tethering and Mobile HotSpot.
2. Tap Mobile HotSpot.
3. Touch ON/OFF to turn the feature on or off.
Warning: By default, your device's Mobile HotSpot
has no security applied, and any device can connect.
Connect a Device to
Your Mobile HotSpot
Use the other device's Wi-Fi control to connect to
your device's Mobile HotSpot.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings > Tethering and Mobile Hotspot >
Mobile HotSpot.
2. Touch ON/OFF to turn on Mobile HotSpot.
3. Activate Wi-Fi on the target device.
4. Scan for mobile hotspots, and select the target
device from the list.
5. On the target device, enter your device's
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot password. By default, the
password is your device's phone number.
Apps >
Apps >
Tethering and Mobile HotSpot