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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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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 "Configure"

Slide two fingers downwards starting from the top the screen.
Tap the settings icon.
Tap Connections.
Tap Mobile Hotspot and Tethering.
Tap Mobile Hotspot.
Tap Configure.

Select Wi-Fi Hotspot settings

Tap the field below "Network name" and key in the required name.
Tap Security.
Tap WPA2-Personal to password protect your Wi-Fi Hotspot.
The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi Hotspot without your approval.
Tap the field below "Password" and key in the required password.
Tap Save.

Turn on Wi-Fi Hotspot

Tap the indicator below "Mobile 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 on the other device.
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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