Tethering And Mobile Hotspot - Samsung GT-I9060I/DS User Manual

Settings
Setting Wi-Fi sleep policy
On the Settings screen, tap Wi-Fi → → Advanced → Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep.
When the screen is turned off, the device automatically turns off Wi-Fi connections.
When this happens, the device automatically accesses data networks if it is set to use
them. This may incur data transfer fees. To avoid data-usage bills, set this option to
Always.
Setting Network notification
The device can detect open Wi-Fi networks and display an icon on the status bar to notify
when available.
On the Settings screen, tap Wi-Fi → → Advanced and tick Network notification to activate
this feature.
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct connects two devices directly via a Wi-Fi network without requiring an access
point.
On the Settings screen, tap Wi-Fi → → Wi-Fi Direct.
Bluetooth
Activate the Bluetooth feature to exchange information over short distances.
To use more options, tap .
• V isibility timeout: Set duration that the device is visible.
• R eceived files: View received files via the Bluetooth feature.

Tethering and Mobile hotspot

• M obile hotspot: Use the mobile hotspots to share the device's mobile network
connection with computers or other devices through the Wi-Fi network.
• U SB tethering: Use USB tethering to share the device's mobile network connection with
a computer via USB. When connected to a computer, the device is used as a wireless
modem for the computer.
• B luetooth tethering: Use Bluetooth tethering to share the device's mobile network
connection with computers or other devices via Bluetooth.
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