Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Use Mobile Hotspot to share your device’s internet connection with up to 5 other devices, through Wi-Fi.

You can control whether devices connect to your Mobile Hotspot with the Allowed device list.

For more information about using your device as a mobile hotspot, see “AllShare Play” on page 113. You can also

access Mobile Hotspot with the Mobile Hotspot app.

Note: Mobile Hotspot may require a subscription to Mobile Hotspot/Mobile Broadband Connect service. For more information, contact Verizon Wireless.

Turning Mobile Hotspot On or Off

1.From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔

Settings ➔ More settings ➔ Mobile Hotspot.

2.Touch and slide the Mobile Hotspot slider to the right to turn Mobile Hotspot On.

3.Touch and slide the Mobile Hotspot slider to the left to turn Mobile Hotspot Off.

Configuring Mobile Hotspot

1.From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔

Settings ➔ More settings ➔ Mobile Hotspot.

•Hide my device: When enabled, your mobile hotspot is not visible to other Wi-Fi devices during a scan. Other devices can still connect to your mobile hotspot, but will have to set up the connection manually with your Network SSID and Password.

•Security: Choose the security level for your Mobile Hotspot.

•Password: If you choose a security level that uses a password, enter the password.

•Show password: Enable to make the Password field visible.

•Show advanced options: Enable to access advanced options, including Broadcast channel, to specify the channel your device uses for Mobile Hotspot.

3.Touch Menu ➔ Timeout settings to disable Mobile Hotspot if there is no connection for a selected amount of time.