Mobile Hotspot And Tethering (Sm-T295) - Samsung Galaxy Tab A User Manual

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Mobile Hotspot and Tethering (SM-T295)

Use the device as a mobile hotspot to share the device's mobile data connection with other
devices when the network connection is not available. Connections can be made via Wi-Fi,
USB, or Bluetooth.
On the Settings screen, tap Connections → Mobile Hotspot and Tethering.
You may incur additional charges when using this feature.
• Mobile Hotspot: Use the mobile hotspot to share the device's mobile data connection
with computers or other devices.
• Bluetooth tethering: Use Bluetooth tethering to share the device's mobile data
connection with computers or other devices via Bluetooth.
• USB tethering: Use USB tethering to share the device's mobile data connection with
a computer via USB. When connected to a computer, the device is used as a wireless
modem for the computer.
Using the mobile hotspot
Use your device as a mobile hotspot to share your device's mobile data connection with other
devices.
1
On the Settings screen, tap Connections → Mobile Hotspot and Tethering → Mobile
Hotspot.
2
Tap the switch to activate it.
The icon appears on the status bar. Other devices can find your device in the Wi-Fi
networks list.
To set a password for the mobile hotspot, tap → Configure Mobile Hotspot and select
the level of security. Then, enter a password and tap Save.
3
On the other device's screen, search for and select your device from the Wi-Fi networks
list.
If the mobile hotspot is not found, on your device, tap → Configure Mobile
Hotspot and deselect Hide my device.
4
On the connected device, use the device's mobile data connection to access the Internet.
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