Tethering And Mobile Hotspot - Samsung Galaxy S4 User Manual

Tethering and Mobile HotSpot

Share your device's Internet
connection with a computer that
connects to your device using a
USB cable or via Bluetooth.
Use Mobile HotSpot to share
your device's Internet connection
with other devices using your
device as a Mobile HotSpot.
Connect Your Device to a
Computer Using Tethering
1. From a Home screen, tap
> Connections tab.
2. Tap More networks > Tethering and Mobile
HotSpot.
3. Choose a tethering method:
•
Mobile HotSpot: Turn your phone into a
portable Wi-Fi Hotspot to share your mobile
data connection with other devices.
•
USB tethering: Connect the computer to the
device using the USB cable, and then touch
USB tethering to turn tethering on.
Use Your Device as a Mobile
HotSpot
Note: You must have a tethering plan on your service
account in order to use the Mobile HotSpot.
Warning! Mobile HotSpot consumes battery power
and uses data service.
Settings
Apps > Settings
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Turn Mobile HotSpot On or Off
Activate your device's Mobile HotSpot application
to allow other devices to use your device's Internet
connection.
1. From a Home screen, tap
> Connections tab.
2. Tap More networks > Tethering and Mobile
HotSpot.
3. Tap ON/OFF to turn the feature on or off.
Warning! By default, your device's Mobile
HotSpot has no security applied, and any
device can connect. For more information, see
Configure Mobile HotSpot
Connect a Device to
Your Mobile HotSpot
Use the other device's Wi-Fi control to connect to
your device's Mobile HotSpot.
1. From a Home screen, tap
> Connections tab.
2. Tap More networks > Tethering and Mobile
HotSpot.
3. Tap ON/OFF to turn on Mobile HotSpot.
4. Activate Wi-Fi on the target device.
5. Scan for mobile hotspots and select the target
device from the list.
6. On the target device, enter your device's Mobile
HotSpot password. By default, the password is
your device's phone number.
Apps > Settings
Settings.
Apps > Settings
Tethering and Mobile HotSpot