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Use mobile phone as Wi-Fi Hotspot

When you use your mobile phone as a Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi Hotspot, you need to set up your mobile phone for internet.


List view

Find "Portable Wi-Fi hotspot"

Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen.
Tap the settings icon.
Tap More.
Tap Mobile network sharing.
Tap Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

Select Wi-Fi Hotspot settings

Tap the field below "HOTSPOT NAME (SSID)" and key in the required name.
Tap the field below "PASSWORD (8-63 CHARACTERS)" and key in the required password.
The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi Hotspot without your approval.

Turn on Wi-Fi Hotspot

Tap the indicator next to "Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot" to turn on the function.

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.
HTC 10
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