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Huawei Mate 20 Pro

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Use your mobile phone as Wi-Fi hotspot

When you use your mobile phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can share your mobile phone's Internet connection with other devices via WLAN. Remember, you need to set up your mobile phone for Internet. Depending on your price plan additional costs could arise.

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Press Settings.

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Press Wireless & networks.

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Press Tethering & portable hotspot.

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Press Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

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Press Configure hotspot.

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Press Hotspot name.

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Key in the required name for the Wi-Fi hotspot and press SAVE.

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To password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot, press the field below "PASSWORD".

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Key in the required password and press SAVE.

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Press the indicator below "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot" until the function is activated.

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Do the following on the device which will connect to your Wi-Fi hotspot:
Activate WLAN.
Find the list of available WLANs.
Select the network name you keyed in in step 2.
Key in the password you selected in step 2 and establish a connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot.
When the connection is established, you can access the Internet from the other device.

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Press the home icon to end the session and return to the Home screen.

1. Find "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot"

Press Settings.
Press Wireless & networks.
Press Tethering & portable hotspot.
Press Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

2. Select settings for Wi-Fi hotspot

Press Configure hotspot.
Press Hotspot name.
Key in the required name for the Wi-Fi hotspot and press SAVE.
To password protect your Wi-Fi hotspot, press the field below "PASSWORD".
Key in the required password and press SAVE.

3. Activate Wi-Fi hotspot

Press the indicator below "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot" until the function is activated.

4. Establish a connection

Do the following on the device which will connect to your Wi-Fi hotspot:
Activate WLAN.
Find the list of available WLANs.
Select the network name you keyed in in step 2.
Key in the password you selected in step 2 and establish a connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot.
When the connection is established, you can access the Internet from the other device.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro

5. Return to the Home screen

Press the home icon to end the session and return to the Home screen.

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