Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual page 141

Turning Mobile Hotspot On or Off
See "Wi-Fi Hotspot" on page 124.
Note: Using the phone as a mobile hotspot consumes battery
power and uses data service. While Mobile Hotspot is
active, the phone's applications will use your Wireless
Provider's data service. Roaming while using the phone
as a mobile hotspot will incur extra data charges.
Configuring Mobile Hotspot
1. From the More networks menu, touch Tethering and
Wi-Fi hotspot. The Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot menu
displays.
2. Touch Mobile Hotspot. The Mobile Hotspot screen
displays.
3. Touch Configure to access the following options:
• 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 a manual connection is
required that uses 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,
enter the password. By default, the password is your mobile
telephone number.
• Show password: Enable to make the Password field visible.
• Show advanced options: Enable to access advanced options,
including Broadcast channel, to specify the channel your device
uses for Mobile Hotspot.
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