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Using Your Phone as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
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- You can use your phone as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot to allow other devices to connect to the Internet using your phone's mobile data connection
- 1. Swipe down from the top of the screen
- 2. Tap the Settings icon
- 3. Tap More
- 4. Tap Tethering & Portable Hotspot
- 5. Tap Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
- 6. Tap OK
- 7. Tap Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot Settings
- 8. Tap Configure Wi-Fi Hotspot
- 9. Tap Network SSID
- 10. Enter a name for your network. This is the name other devices will see when they search for your network
- 11. Tap Password
- 12. Enter a password. This is the password that will be have to be entered on devices wanting to connect to your network
- 13. Tap Done
- 14. Tap Save
- 15. To disable the portable Wi-Fi hotspot, swipe down from the top of the screen
- 16. Tap Tethering or hotspot active
- 17. Tap Tethering & Portable Hotspot