Huawei Y5 2017 User Manual page 69

Your device can't access the Internet using Wi-Fi when your Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is
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switched on.
To enable mobile data, see
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Open Settings.
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Touch More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
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Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot and then turn on the Wi-Fi hotspot switch.
After enabling your personal Wi-Fi hotspot, your phone will display the
bar.
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Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot to view or modify the hotspot name, security settings, and
password, and then touch Save.
Change the hotspot name: The Network SSID is the hotspot's name. By default, this is
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the name of your phone model. You can manually change the name to something that is
easier to remember.
Change the hotspot security settings: Touch Encryption type to configure the hotspot
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security settings. Your phone uses WPA2 PSK encryption by default. Other devices will
require a password to connect to the hotspot. If you choose None, devices will not require a
password to connect to the hotspot.
Configure a password that is easy to remember: The hotspot password is generated
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randomly by your phone. For security reasons, choose a password that is not easy to
guess and change it regularly.
Configure the maximum number of connections: Touch Maximum connections
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allowed and change the maximum number of connections. By default, your phone will
allow eight devices to connect to the hotspot concurrently.
You will need to remember the hotspot name and password to connect to it using other
devices.
Limit the amount of data that other devices can use: Touch Data limit on the Portable
Wi-Fi hotspot screen, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set the data limit.
Connecting to the Internet using mobile
Accessing the Internet
data.
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