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Apple iPhone 5s

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Use mobile phone as personal Hotspot

When you use your mobile phone as a personal Hotspot, you can share your mobile phone's internet connection with other devices via Wi-Fi. Before you can set up your mobile phone as a personal Hotspot, you need to set up your mobile phone for internet.


List view

Find "Personal Hotspot"

Tap Settings.
Tap Personal Hotspot.

Turn on Wi-Fi Hotspot

Tap the indicator next to "Personal Hotspot" to turn on the function.
Tap Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Key in the password for personal Hotspot

Tap Wi-Fi Password and key in the required password.
Tap Done.
The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi Hotspot without your approval.

Return to the home screen

Tap the Home key to return to the home screen.

Establish connection to Wi-Fi Hotspot from another device

Turn on Wi-Fi.
Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi Hotspot.
Key in the password for your Wi-Fi Hotspot and establish the connection.
When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.
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