Vehicle Wi-Fi Hotspot; Creating A Vehicle Wi-Fi Hotspot; Changing The Vehicle Wi-Fi Hotspot Name Or Password - Ford ESCAPE 2021 Owner's Manual

CREATING A VEHICLE WI-FI
HOTSPOT
You can create a Wi-Fi hotspot in your
vehicle and allow devices to connect to it
for access to the Internet.
Press the button to enter the
settings menu.
1. Select Connectivity Features.
2. Select Vehicle Hotspot.
Note: The vehicle hotspot default setting
is on.
3. Select Settings.
4. Make sure that you have Wi-Fi visibility
switched on.
Note: The Wi-Fi Visibility default setting is
on.
Finding the Wi-Fi Hotspot Name
and Password
Press the button to enter the
settings menu.
1. Select Connectivity Features.
2. Select Vehicle Hotspot.
3. Select Settings.
Note: The SSID is the hotspot name.
4. Scroll to Hide password.
5. Uncheck the box.
Connecting a Device to the Wi-Fi
Hotspot
1. On your device, switch on Wi-Fi and
select the hotspot from the list of
available Wi-Fi networks.
2. When prompted, enter the password.
Purchasing a Data Plan
1. Connect a device to the hotspot.
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Note: The vehicle network carrier s portal
opens on your device.
2. If the portal does not open on your
device, open a website and it redirects
to the vehicle network carrier's portal.
Note: Secure websites do not redirect.
Note: If you have an active plan, the system
does not redirect to the vehicle network
carrier s portal when you connect a device.
Visit the vehicle network carrier s website
to purchase more data.
Note: If data usage information is available
in the vehicle hotspot menu, it is
approximate.
Note: If you carry out a master reset, the
system does not remove your vehicle from
your vehicle network carrier s account. To
remove your vehicle from the account,
contact your vehicle network carrier.
Note: The vehicle network carrier provides
Vehicle Hotspot services, subject to your
vehicle network carrier agreement, coverage
and availability.
CHANGING THE VEHICLE WI-
FI HOTSPOT NAME OR
PASSWORD
Press the button to enter the
settings menu.
1. Select Connectivity Features.
2. Select Vehicle Hotspot.
3. Select Settings.
4. Select SSID: ___.
5. Enter your required SSID.
6. Select Done.
7. Select Password: ___.
8. Enter your required password.
9. Select Done.