Set Up A Portable Hotspot; Manage Your Portable Hotspot - HTC EVO Design 4G User Manual

Set Up a Portable Hotspot

When the optional Mobile Hotspot add-on feature is purchased, you can turn your device into a
Wi-Fi hotspot and share your device's data connection with as many as eight computers or
mobile devices via Wi-Fi.
Note: To use your device as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you must have purchased the optional
Hotspot add-on feature (additional charge). Make sure that your device has an active
data connection and that your computer or device has Wi-Fi enabled. For more
information, see boostmobile.com.
1. From the Home screen, touch
2. Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings.
3. Enter a new name in the Router name (SSID) text box, or use the default router name.
4. Select a network security method from the Security list. If you selected WEP, WPA
(TKIP), or WPA2 (AES), enter a network key (password) in the Password box.
Note: Password is case sensitive.
5. Select the Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot check box at the top of the screen to turn on the
Wi-Fi hotspot.
When your portable hotspot is active and is ready to share its data connection, the portable
hotspot icon ( ,

Manage Your Portable Hotspot

You can set the number of computers or devices or allow only specific devices to connect and
use your portable hotspot to connect to the Internet.
1. From the Home screen, touch
2. Clear the check box next to Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
3. Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings.
4. Touch Manage users, and then set the following options:
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Select the Allowed users only check box if you want to allow only specific devices
or computers to connect to your portable hotspot. When you select this option, this
icon appears in the status bar every time a new device or computer attempts to
connect to your portable hotspot. To allow connection, touch Allow on the Manage
users screen.
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Max. connections: Touch to set the maximum number of devices and computers
that can connect to and use your portable hotspot.
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Allowed users: Lists the MAC addresses of computers and devices that you have
allowed to connect to your portable hotspot.
Web and Data
, or ) appears in the status bar.
> Settings > More > Portable hotspot.
> Settings > More > Portable hotspot.
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