Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual page 147

Securing Your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
Your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot includes a generated password
to limit access. To further limit access to your Portable Wi-Fi
Hotspot, do either or both of the following:
•
Create an allowed device list and set the connection mode for
allowed devices.
•
"Hide" your Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot.
To set up these options, see "Configuring Portable Wi-Fi
Hotspot" on page 153.
Turning Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot ON
Turn Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot ON to allow other devices to use
your phone to access your Wireless Provider's Internet
connection.
1. From the Home screen, touch
Connections
portable hotspot.
2. Touch the Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot slider
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot ON.
Menu Settings
More networks Tethering and
OFF
OFF
to turn
Connecting a Device Using Portable Wi-Fi
Hotspot
Use the other device's Wi-Fi control to connect to the phone's
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot.
On your phone:
1. Turn Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot ON. See "Turning Portable
Wi-Fi Hotspot ON" .
On the other devices:
2. Activate Wi-Fi.
3. Scan for Wi-Fi hotspots, and select your phone from
the list. To find your phone's name, see "Configuring
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot" on page 153.
4. At the prompt, enter your phone's Portable Wi-Fi
Hotspot password.
Tip: For information on changing your phone's
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot password, see
"Configuring Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot" on
page 153.
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