Nokia Lumia 925

Nokia Lumia 925

Set up and use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot - Nokia Lumia 925

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When you use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can share your phone's internet connection with other devices via Wi-Fi. Remember, you need to set up your phone for internet.

Step 1 of 9

Find "internet sharing"

Slide your finger left across the display to open the main menu.
Press Settings.

Step 2 of 9

Find "internet sharing"

Press internet sharing.

Step 3 of 9

Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot

Press the indicator next to "Sharing" until the function is turned on.

Step 4 of 9

Select settings for Wi-Fi hotspot

Press setup.

Step 5 of 9

Select settings for Wi-Fi hotspot

Press the field below "Broadcast name" and key in the required name for the Wi-Fi hotspot.

Step 6 of 9

Select settings for Wi-Fi hotspot

If you want to password protect your hotspot:
Press the field below "Password (minimum 8 characters)" and key in the required password.

Step 7 of 9

Select settings for Wi-Fi hotspot

Press the confirm icon.

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Step 8 of 9

Establish connection

Do the following on the device which is to connect to your Wi-Fi hotspot:
Turn on Wi-Fi.
Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks.
Select the network name you keyed in in step 3.
Key in the password you selected in step 3 and establish the connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot.
When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.

Step 9 of 9

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

Find "internet sharing"

Slide your finger left across the display to open the main menu.
Press Settings.
Press internet sharing.

Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot

Press the indicator next to "Sharing" until the function is turned on.

Select settings for Wi-Fi hotspot

Press setup.
Press the field below "Broadcast name" and key in the required name for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
If you want to password protect your hotspot:
Press the field below "Password (minimum 8 characters)" and key in the required password.
Press the confirm icon.

Establish connection

Do the following on the device which is to connect to your Wi-Fi hotspot:
Turn on Wi-Fi.
Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks.
Select the network name you keyed in in step 3.
Key in the password you selected in step 3 and establish the connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot.
When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.
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Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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