Mobile Hotspot And Tethering - Samsung GALAXY GRAND Prime User Manual

Mobile Hotspot and Tethering

Use Mobile Hotspot to share
your phone's Internet connection
with other devices using your
device as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot.
Share your device's Internet
connection with a computer that
connects to your device using a
USB cable.
Mobile Hotspot
Use your device as a portable Wi-Fi 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.
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 >
Mobile Hotspot.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn Mobile Hotspot on or off.
Warning: By default, your device's portable
Wi-Fi hotspot has no security applied, and any
device can connect. For more information, see
Configure Mobile Hotspot
Settings
Apps >
Settings.
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. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Mobile Hotspot.
3. Activate Wi-Fi on the target device.
4. Scan for Wi-Fi hotspots and select the target
device from the list.
5. Enter your device's Mobile Hotspot password on
the target device.
Allowed Devices List
Control whether devices connect to your Portable
Wi-Fi hotspot with the Allowed device list. After
you add devices to the list, they can scan for your
device and connect using your device's Portable
Wi-Fi hotspot name and password.
Note: Using your device as a Mobile Hotspot
consumes battery power and uses data service. While
Mobile Hotspot is active, your device's applications
use the Mobile Hotspot data service. Roaming while
using your device as a Mobile Hotspot incurs extra
data charges.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings > Tethering and Mobile Hotspot >
Mobile Hotspot.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Mobile Hotspot.
More options > Allowed devices, and
3. Tap
then tap Add to enter the other device's
Device name and MAC address.
4. Tap OK to add the device.
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