Allowed Devices - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

Configuring Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot
1. From the Settings screen, touch
More networks
The Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot screen displays.
2. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
ON .
3. Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
The Portable Wi-Fi hotspot screen displays.
4. Touch Configure to access the following options:
• Network SSID: View and change the name of your Portable
Wi-Fi hotspot.
• Hide my device: When enabled, your Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is
not visible to other Wi-Fi devices during a scan. Other devices
can still connect to your Portable Wi-Fi hotspot, but a manual
connection is required that uses your Network SSID and
Password.
• Security: Choose the security level for your Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot.
• Password: If you choose a security level that uses a password,
enter the password. By default, the password is your mobile
telephone number.
• Show password: Enable to make the Password field visible.
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Connections
Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot.
• Show advanced options: Enable to access advanced options,
including Broadcast channel, to specify the channel your device
uses for Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

Allowed Devices

Restrict what devices can connect to your Mobile Wi-Fi
Hotspot with the Allowed devices list. After you add devices
to the list, they can connect to your device using your
device's Wi-Fi hotspot name (SSID) and password.
Note: Using the phone as a mobile hotspot consumes battery
power and uses data service. While Mobile Wi-Fi
Hotspot is active, the phone's applications will use your
Wireless Provider's data service. Roaming while using
the phone as a mobile hotspot will incur extra data
charges.
1. From the Settings screen, touch
More networks
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
The Portable Wi-Fi hotspot screen displays.
2. Touch Allowed devices
device's Device name and MAC address.
3. Touch OK to add the device to the Allowed devices list.
Connections
Tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot
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