Mobile Hotspot And Tethering - Samsung Galaxy S6 User Manual

Mobile Hotspot and Tethering

Use Mobile Hotspot to share
your device'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.
Use Your Device as a
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
Note: You must have a tethering plan on your service
account in order to use Mobile Hotspot.
Warning: Mobile Hotspot consumes battery power
and uses data service.
Turn Mobile Hotspot On or Off
Activate Mobile Hotspot to allow other devices to
use your device's Internet connection.
1. From a Home screen, tap
> CONNECTIONS > Mobile hotspot and
tethering > Mobile Hotspot.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn Mobile Hotspot on or off.
Warning: By default, Mobile Hotspot has no security
applied, and any device can connect. For more
information, see Configure Mobile Hotspot Settings.
Settings
Apps >
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Connect a Device to Your Mobile
Hotspot
Use the other device's Wi-Fi control to connect to
Mobile Hotspot.
1. From a Home screen, tap
> CONNECTIONS > Mobile hotspot and
tethering > 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 Mobile 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 Mobile 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
> CONNECTIONS > Mobile hotspot and
tethering > Mobile Hotspot.
2. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Mobile Hotspot.
3. Tap MORE > Allowed devices, and then tap
ADD to enter the other device's Device name
and MAC address.
4. Tap OK to add the device.
Apps >
Apps >
Mobile Hotspot and Tethering