Enabling Wi-Fi Direct To Share Through Smartshare - LG P970G User Manual

4 Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
• T he Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialogue
box will open.
• Y ou can change the network SSID
(name) that other computers see when
scanning for Wi-Fi networks.
• Y ou can also touch the Security menu
to configure the network with Wi-Fi
Protected Access 2 (WPA2) security
using a pre-shared key (PSK).
• I f you touch the WPA2 PSK security
option, a password field is added to
the Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialogue
box. If you enter a password, you will
need to enter that password when you
connect to the phone's hotspot with a
computer or other device. You can set
Open in the Security menu to remove
security from your Wi-Fi network.
5
Touch Save.
ATTENTION!
If you set the security option as Open,
you cannot prevent unauthorised usage
of online services by other people and
additional charges can be incurred.
To avoid unauthorised usage, you are
advised to keep the security option
active.
Enabling Wi-Fi Direct to share
through SmartShare
Wi-Fi Direct automatically scans nearby
Wi-Fi Direct devices and the searched
devices are listed as they are found so
you can select a specific device to share
multimedia data with through Smart Share.
NOTE: Wi-Fi Direct cannot be enabled
while using other Wi-Fi functions.
1 Touch > System settings > More
from the WIRELESS & NETWORKS tab >
Wi-Fi Direct.
2
Select a device to connect from the
scanned device list.
CREATE GROUP – Touch to activate group
owner mode, which enables the legacy Wi-Fi
devices to connect by scanning your phone.
In this case you must enter the password
that is set in Password.
NOTE: When your phone becomes
a group owner it will consume more
battery power than when it is a client.
The Wi-Fi Direct connection does not
provide an Internet service. Additional
costs may be incurred when connecting
and using online services. Check data
charges with your network provider.
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