Bluetooth Settings; Tethering & Mobile Hotspot - Samsung galaxy note 3 User Manual

• Install certificates: allows you to install security certificates
that you have on a MicroSD card.
• MAC address: view your device's MAC address, required
when connecting to some secured networks (not
configurable).
• IP address: view your device's IP address.

Bluetooth settings

In this menu you can activate Bluetooth, view or assign a
device name, activate your phone so other Bluetooth devices
can discover it, or scan for other, available Bluetooth devices
with which to pair.
Activating Bluetooth
1. From the Home screen, tap
CONNECTIONS.
2. Tap the ON/OFF slider, located to the right of the
Bluetooth field, to turn Bluetooth ON
The Bluetooth icon
Additional Bluetooth Settings
When Bluetooth is on, additional settings are available.
1. From the Home screen, tap
CONNECTIONS  Bluetooth.
Settings 
.
is displayed on the status bar.
Settings 
2. Tap SCAN to scan for nearby discoverable devices. After
searching, tap a device to pair with it. For more
information, refer to "Pairing Bluetooth Devices" on
page 145.
3. Press and select a Bluetooth setting to configure:
• Visibility timeout: Use this setting to control when to
automatically turn off the Discoverable option: 2 minutes, 5
minutes, 1 hour, or Never time out.
• Received files: Shows the list of files received by using
Bluetooth.
• Rename device: Change the displayed Bluetooth device
name.
• Help: Displays additional Bluetooth information.
4. Tap the checkbox next to SM-N900W8 to remove the
checkmark if you do not want your phone visible to other
Bluetooth devices.
Tethering & mobile hotspot
This option allows you to share your phones's mobile data
connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
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