Sharing your phone's data connection
Sharing your phone's data connection
USB tethering and portable Wi-Fi hotspot are great features when there are no wireless connections available. You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single
computer via a USB cable (USB tethering). You can also share your phone's data connection with more than one device at a time by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
When your phone is sharing its data connection, an icon appears in the status bar and as an ongoing notification in the notifications drawer.
For the latest information about tethering and portable hotspots, including supported operating systems and other details, visit http://www.android.com/tether.
To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
1 Tap >
> Apps tab >
Settings > Networks tab > Tethering & networks > Wi-Fi hotspot switch to activate.
2 Enter a password and tap Save.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network.
1 Tap >
> Apps tab >
Settings > Networks tab > Tethering & networks > Wi-Fi hotspot.
2 Tap Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.
• The Set up Wi-Fi hotspot dialogue box will open.
• You can change the Network SSID (name) that other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.
• You can also tap the Security menu to configure the network with Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) security using a pre-shared key (PSK).
• If you touch the WPA2 PSK security option, a password field is added to the Set up Wi-Fi hotspot dialogue box. If you enter a password,
you will need to enter that password when you connect to the phone's hotspot with a computer or other device.
You can set Open in the Security menu to remove security from your Wi-Fi network.
3 Tap Save.
