Smartphone Mobile Hotspots; Enabling Wi-Fi Direct To Share Through Smartshare - LG -D500 User Manual

Smartphone Mobile Hotspots

You can also use your phone to provide a mobile broadband connection for up to 8 other
devices. Create a hotspot and share your connection.
To create a portable hotspot, tap Apps
A checkmark indicates that the function is active. Then tap Configure Mobile HotSpot and set a
password upon first use.
NOTE: To use your phone's Hotspot capability, you must have the Smartphone Mobile Hotspot
service added to your rate plan. In addition, your Smartphone Mobile Hotspot service cannot be
used at the same time as Wi-Fi. Please close your WiFi connection prior to launching this service.
Performance may vary depending on the number of devices connected and other factors. If you do
not use a password, other unauthorized devices be able to use your Mobile Hotspot connection.

Enabling Wi-Fi Direct to share through SmartShare

Wi-Fi Direct automatically scans nearby Wi-Fi Direct devices and the searched devices are listed
as they are found. This allows you to select a specific device to share multimedia data with
through SmartShare.
NOTE: Wi-Fi Direct cannot be enabled while using other Wi-Fi functions.
1 From the Home screen, tap Apps
& NETWORKS.
2 to turn it on and touch the Menu Key
Tap
3 Select a device to connect with from the scanned device list.
CREATE GROUP – Touch to activate group owner mode, which enables the legacy Wi-Fi devices
to connect by scanning your phone.
> Settings > Tethering & Networks > Mobile HotSpot.
> Apps tab > Settings
> Wi-Fi Direct.
> Wi-Fi from the WIRELESS
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