Samsung S5 Cell Phone User Manual


 
Settings 138
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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.
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Security:ChoosethesecuritylevelforyourMobileHotspot.
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Password:Ifyouchooseasecuritylevelthatusesapassword,setapassword.By
default,thepasswordisyourmobiletelephonenumber.
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Show password:Whenenabled,thecontentsofthePasswordfieldarevisible.
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Show advanced options:Whenenabled,youcanaccessadvancedoptions,including
Broadcastchannel,tospecifythechannelyourdeviceusesforHotspot,andyoucanset
themaximumnumberofconnectionstoyourHotspot.
l Timeout settings:Chooseatimeperiod,afterwhichHotspotwillautomaticallyturnoffif
thereisnoactivity.
l LAN settings:ViewandconfiguresettingsrelatedtousingyourHotspotasaLocalArea
Network.
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IP address:ViewthedefaultIPaddress,ortaptoenteravalidIPv4address.
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Subnet mask:Viewthedefaultsubnetmask,ortaptoenterasubnetmask.
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DHCP:TaptoenableordisableDHCP.WhenDHCPisenabled,yourphoneassignsIP
addressestodevicesthatconnecttoHotspot.
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Starting IP:WhenDHCPisenabled,viewthedefaultstartingIPaddressforassigning
IPaddressestoconnectingdevices,orenteraenteravalidIPv4address.Whenother
devicesconnecttoyourdeviceusingDHCP,theIPaddressyourphoneassignswillbe
betweentheStartingIPandEndingIP.
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Ending IP:WhenDHCPisenabled,viewthedefaultendingIPaddressforassigningIP
addressestoconnectingdevices,orenteraenteravalidIPv4address.Whenother
devicesconnecttoyourdeviceusingDHCP,theIPaddressyourphoneassignswillbe
betweentheStartingIPandEndingIP.
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Lease time:WhenDHCPisenabled,setalengthoftimeaconnecteddevicemayuse
anassignedIPaddress.
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Maximum DHCP users:WhenDHCPisenabled,setthemaximumnumberofdevices
allowedtoconnecttoyourHotspot.
Allowed Devices
ControlwhetherdevicescanconnecttoyourMobileHotspotwiththeAlloweddeviceslist.Afteryou
adddevicestothelist,theycanscanforyourphoneandconnectusingyourphone’sHotspotname
andpassword.
Note:UsingtheHotspotfeatureconsumesbatterypowerandusesdataservices.