5Do one of the following:

•If this is your first time opening HP mobile hotspot, enter a passphrase and tap Done.

•If you have an open hotspot set up already, tap Open and tap WPA/WPA2 Personal. Enter a passphrase and tap Done.

6(Optional) To customise the name of your hotspot, tap the name in Network Info, enter a new name and tap Done.

7After you create the hotspot, go to the device you want to connect to the Internet (for example, your laptop) and use its Wi-Fi connection settings to connect to your HP mobile hotspot. After the connection is made, you can browse the web on your laptop.

Create an open hotspot

1Open HP mobile hotspot .

2The first time you open HP mobile hotspot, tap OK to continue.

3Tap Off to switch HP mobile hotspot from Off to On.

4If you are connected to a Wi-Fi network, tap Continue to disconnect.

NOTE The smartphone must remain connected to your wireless service provider's network, so don't use aeroplane mode to turn off Wi-Fi.

5Do one of the following:

•If this is your first time opening HP mobile hotspot, tap Create Open Network.

•If you have a secure hotspot set up already, tap WPA/WPA2 Personal and tap Open.

6(Optional) To customise the name of your hotspot, tap the name in Network Info, enter a new name and tap Done.

7After you create the hotspot, go to the device you want to connect to the Internet (for example, your laptop) and use its Wi-Fi connection settings to connect to your HP mobile hotspot. After the connection is made, you can browse the web on your laptop.

Use HP mobile hotspot

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

•Create a secure (see Create a secure hotspot) or open (see Create an open hotspot) hotspot.

•Make sure you are connected to your wireless service provider's network.

1Open HP mobile hotspot .

2Tap Off to switch HP mobile hotspot from Off to On.

The icon appears at the bottom of the screen when the mobile hotspot is turned on.

If you are connected to a Wi-Fi network, your smartphone automatically disconnects from that network.

3Connect other devices to the hotspot (such as a laptop). Any devices enabled with Wi-Fi that are in range of your smartphone can connect to an open hotspot. To connect a device to a secure hotspot it must also have the passphrase. If you have already set up a device to connect to your secure hotspot, that device remembers the passphrase and connects automatically to HP mobile hotspot.

4When you finish using your smartphone as a mobile hotspot, turn off HP mobile hotspot to save battery power.

TIP You can extend your battery time by charging your battery (see Charge the battery) while you are using HP mobile hotspot.

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