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Rename or Secure Your Wi-Fi Hotspot
You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network name
(SSID) and secure your portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings >
More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Congure Wi-Fi
hotspot.
2. Set your name and security options as follows:
Network SSID: Enter or edit a network SSID (name) that
other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.
Type: Broadcast or hide your network SSID. If the broad-
cast is disabled, other users need to get your network
SSID to nd the Wi-Fi hotspot.
Security: Choose a security option: Open (not recom-
mended), WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK (other users can
access your mobile hotspot only if they enter the correct
password). When you select WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK,
touch the Password eld to edit the security password.
3. Touch Save to save your settings.
Connecting to Virtual Private Networks
Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the re-
sources inside a secured local network. VPNs are commonly
deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let