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Using Your Phone as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
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- You can use your phone's cellular data connection as a Wi-Fi hotspot to allow other devices to connect to the Internet
- 1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers
- 2. Tap Settings
- 3. Tap More…
- 4. Tap Tethering & Portable Hotspot
- 5. Tap Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
- 6. Tap Set Up Wi-Fi Hotspot
- 7. Enter a name for the network. This is the name other devices will see when searching for your network
- 8. Tap Password
- 9. Enter a password. This is the password that will need to be entered on other devices
- 10. Tap Done
- 11. Tap Save
- 12. To deactivate the portable Wi-Fi hotspot, swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers
- 13. Tap Settings
- 14. Tap More…
- 15. Tap Tethering & Portable Hotspot
- 16. Tap Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot