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How to set up and use your mobile phone as a 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.
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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.
1. Find " Configure hotspot"
Slide your finger down the display starting from the top edge of your mobile phone.
Press the settings icon.
Press the settings icon.
Press Tethering and Mobile hotspot.
Press Mobile hotspot.
Press the menu icon.
Press Configure hotspot.
2. Select Wi-Fi hotspot settings
Key in the required name for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
Press the drop down list below "Security".
Press the drop down list below "Security".
If you don't want to password protect your hotspot:
Press Open.
Press Open.
If you want to password protect your hotspot:
Press WPA2 PSK.
Press WPA2 PSK.
Press the field below "Password" and key in the required password.
Press Save.
3. Activate Wi-Fi hotspot
Press the indicator next to "Mobile hotspot" until the function is activated.
If WLAN is activated:
Press OK to confirm.
Press OK to confirm.
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.
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.
5. Return to the Home screen
Press the Home key to end the session and return to the Home screen.