Tethering And Portable Hotspot; Set Up Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot; Connect To Portable Hotspot - LG Nexus 5 User Manual

Tethering and Portable Hotspot

Tethering and Portable Hotspot allows you to turn your phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature
works best when used in conjunction with LTE data services (although 3G service can also be used).

Set Up Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

Follow the steps below to set up your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot.
1. Touch
> Apps
2. Touch Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot and place a checkmark in the adjacent field to activate the
service.
3. Touch Setup Wi-Fi hotspot to configure the Network SSID, Security type, and password.
Note: Using both LTE service and hotspot drains your phone's battery at a much faster rate than
when using any other feature combination. The best way to keep using the phone as a hotspot is to
have it connected to a power supply.
Important: Write down the passkey (password) for this communication (shown onscreen).

Connect to Portable Hotspot

Follow the steps below to connect to a portable hotspot.
1. Enable Wi-Fi (wireless) functionality on your target device (laptop, media device, etc.).
2. Scan for Wi-Fi networks from the device and select your phone hotspot from the network list.
The default name for your phone hotspot is AndroidAP. You can change the name by
l
touching
hotspot.
3. Select this phone and follow your onscreen instructions to enter the passkey (provided on the
Mobile Hotspot page).
4. Launch your Web browser to confirm you have an Internet connection.
Web and Data
> Settings > Tethering & portable hotspot.
> Apps > Settings > Tethering & portable hotspot > Setup Wi-Fi
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