Tethering And Mobile Hotspot - Samsung Galaxy S4 User Manual

Tethering and Mobile Hotspot

Share your phone's mobile
data connection with a Mobile
Hotspot or USB tethering.
Use Mobile Hotspot to share
your device's Internet connection
with other devices using your
device as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot.
Mobile Hotspot
Note: You must have a tethering plan on your service
account in order to use the Wi-Fi hotspot.
Warning: Portable Wi-Fi hotspot consumes battery
power and uses data service.
Turn Wi-Fi Hotspot On or Off
Activate your device's Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
application to allow other devices to use your
device's Internet connection.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Mobile Hotspot.
– or –
From a Home screen, tap
Settings > CONNECTIONS tab >
More networks > Tethering and Mobile hotspot
> Mobile Hotspot.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn Mobile Hotspot on or off.
Warning: By default, your device's Wi-Fi
hotspot has no security applied, and any
device can connect. For more information, see
Configure Mobile Hotspot
Settings
Apps >
Apps >
Settings.
Connect a Device to Your Mobile Hotspot
Use the other device's Wi-Fi control to connect to
your device's Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings > CONNECTIONS tab.
2. Tap More networks > Tethering and Mobile
hotspot > Mobile Hotspot.
3. Tap ON/OFF to turn Mobile Hotspot on.
4. Activate Wi-Fi on the target device.
5. Scan for Wi-Fi hotspots and select the target
device from the list.
6. On the target device, enter your device's
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot password.
Allowed Devices List
Control whether devices connect to your Wi-Fi
hotspot with the Allowed devices list. After you add
devices to the list, they can scan for your device
and connect using your device's Wi-Fi hotspot name
and password.
Note: Using your device as a Wi-Fi hotspot consumes
battery power and uses data service. While Wi-Fi
hotspot is active, your device's applications will
use the Wi-Fi hotspot data service. Roaming while
using your device as a Wi-Fi hotspot will incur extra
data charges.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Settings > CONNECTIONS tab.
2. Tap More networks > Tethering and Mobile
hotspot > Mobile Hotspot.
3. Tap ON/OFF to turn Mobile Hotspot on.
4. Tap Menu > Allowed devices, and then tap
Add to enter the other device's Device name
and MAC address.
5. Tap OK to add the device.
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