Sprint Nextel LG OPTIMUS F3 manual Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth Tethering

To share your phone's data connection via USB cable:

1.Press > > System settings > More....

2.Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.

3.Tap the USB tethering switch to activate it. Then tap OK to confirm.

Note: You cannot access your phone's memory on your computer when using USB tethering.

Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

You can share your phone's data connection with up to eight phones at once, by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

To share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot:

1.Press > > System settings > More... > Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

2.Tap the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot checkbox to activate it. (A blue checkmark will appear.) After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID), so you can connect it with up to eight (8) computers or other phones.

3.To change the network name (SSID) or secure its Wi-Fi network, tap Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.

4.In the dialog box, configure the options.

•Tap the Network SSID field and enter a new network SSID (name) that other computers see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.

•To secure the Wi-Fi network, tap the Security menu and select WPAP2 PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 with a Preshared Key). When a password field is added to the dialog box, enter a password. You will need to enter this password when you connect the phone‘s hotspot with a computer or other phone.

•Tap the SSID Visibility field to decide if you want your hotspot to be displayed to other devices.

•To limit the number of phones to share your phone’s data connection, tap Max users and select the number of the phones to limit.

5.Tap Save.

Bluetooth Tethering

When you do not want to share the phone's Internet connection, checkmark this option.

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