NOTE If your data plan does not include Palm mobile hotspot, you cannot access the Internet from devices that use your webOS smartphone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. Contact your wireless service provider to have your data plan enabled for Palm mobile hotspot.

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

8After 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 Palm mobile hotspot. After the connection is made, you can browse the web on your laptop.

Use Palm 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 the AT&T network.

1Open Palm mobile hotspot .

2Tap Off to switch Palm 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 already set up a device to connect to your secure hotspot, that device remembers the passphrase and connects automatically to Palm mobile hotspot.

4When you finish using your smartphone as a mobile hotspot, turn off Palm 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 Palm mobile hotspot.

Change your secure passphrase

1Open Palm mobile hotspot .

2Tap Change Passphrase.

3Enter the new passphrase and tap Done.

View information about connected devices

1Open Palm mobile hotspot .

2In Connected Devices, tap a device. The following information is displayed: Name: The name of the connected device

Type: The type of connection between the device and your smartphone

Mac Address: A unique address associated with the device

Assigned IP: The IP address of the connected device

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