Configure Hotspot - Samsung GALAXY Note 3 User Manual

Configure Hotspot

Set up Hotspot to your preferences.
1. From home, tap
2. Tap Menu to set these options:
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Configure:
• Network SSID: View and change the name of your mobile hotspot.
• Hide my device: When enabled, your mobile hotspot is not visible to other Wi-Fi devices
during a scan. Other devices can still connect to your mobile hotspot, but will have to set
up the connection manually with your Network SSID and Password.
• Security: Choose the security level for your Mobile Hotspot.
• Password: If you choose a security level that uses a password, set a password. By
default, the password is your mobile telephone number.
• Show password: When enabled, the contents of the Password field are visible.
• Show advanced options: When enabled, you can access advanced options, including
Broadcast channel to specify the channel your phone uses for Hotspot, and you can set
the maximum number of connections to your Hotspot (from one to ten allowed
connections).
Timeout settings: Choose a time period, after which Hotspot will automatically turn off if
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there is no connection.
LAN settings: View and configure settings related to using your Hotspot as a Local Area
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Network.
• IP address: View the default IP address, or tap to enter a valid IPv4 address.
• Subnet mask: View the default subnet mask, or tap to enter a subnet mask.
• DHCP: Tap to enable or disable DHCP. When DHCP is enabled, your phone assigns
IP addresses to devices that connect to Hotspot.
• Starting IP: When DHCP is enabled, view the default starting IP address for assigning
IP addresses to connecting devices, or enter a enter a valid IPv4 address. When other
devices connect to your phone using DHCP, the IP address your phone assigns will
be between the Starting IP and Ending IP.
• Ending IP: When DHCP is enabled, view the default ending IP address for assigning
IP addresses to connecting devices, or enter a enter a valid IPv4 address. When other
devices connect to your phone using DHCP, the IP address your phone assigns will
be between the Starting IP and Ending IP.
Settings
Apps > Settings > CONNECTIONS tab > Hotspot.
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