Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 edge - Manage Mobile / Wi-Fi Hotspot Settings

Allowed Devices
Configure Mobile Hotspot
Timeout Settings

Allowed Devices

1. From a Home screen, swipe up or down from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
   These instructions only apply to Standard mode and the default Home screen layout.
2. Navigate: Settings > Connections > Mobile Hotspot and Tethering.
3. Tap Mobile Hotspot.
4. Tap the Menu icon then tap Allowed devices.
5. Tap Allowed devices only to turn on or off .
   When on, only devices add to the list can connect.
6. Peform any of the following:
   • To add a device:
     1. Tap ADD (upper-right).
     2. Enter the Phone name and MAC address then tap ADD.
   • To remove a device:
     1. Tap DELETE (upper-right).
     2. Select the device(s).
        Device is marked for deletion when a checkmark is present.
        To select all devices, tap All (upper-left).
     3. Tap DELETE.

 Check out these FAQs for additional support on Mobile Hotspot.

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Configure Mobile Hotspot

1. From a Home screen, swipe up or down from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
   These instructions only apply to Standard mode and the default Home screen layout.
2. Navigate: Settings > Connections > Mobile Hotspot and Tethering.
3. Tap Mobile Hotspot.
4. Tap the Menu icon then tap Configure Mobile Hotspot.
5. Configure the any of the following:
   • Network name
   • Hide my phone
     On when a checkmark is present.
   • Security
     This option can be set to Open or WPA2 PSK.
   • Password
   • Power saving mode
     This option reduces battery usage by analyzing Mobile Hotspot traffic.
     On when a checkmark is present.
6. Tap SAVE (lower-right).

 Check out these FAQs for additional support on Mobile Hotspot.

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Timeout Settings

1. From a Home screen, swipe up or down from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
   These instructions only apply to Standard mode and the default Home screen layout.
2. Navigate: Settings > Connections > Mobile Hotspot and Tethering.
3. Tap Mobile Hotspot.
4. Tap the Menu icon then tap Timeout settings.
5. Select an option (e.g., Never timeout, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 60 minutes, etc.).

 Check out these FAQs for additional support on Mobile Hotspot.

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