Learn how to use WiFi HotSpot on your LG G3. You can also share your phone’s data connection with more than one device at a time by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. When your phone is sharing its data connection, an icon appears in the status bar and as an ongoing notification in the notifications drawer.
To share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
- Tap Home key > Apps icon > Apps tab > Settings > Networks tab > Tethering & networks > Wi-Fi hotspot switch to activate.
- Enter a password and tap Save.
Note: If your computer is running Windows 7 or a recent distribution of some flavours of Linux (such as Ubuntu), you will not usually need to prepare your computer for tethering. But, if you are running an earlier version of Windows or another operating system, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB. For the most current information about which operating systems support USB tethering and how to configure them, visit Android Tether.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
You can change the name of your phone’s Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network.
- Tap Home key > Apps icon > Apps tab > Settings > Networks tab > Tethering & networks > Wi-Fi hotspot.
- Tap Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.
- The Set up Wi-Fi hotspot dialogue box will open.
- You can change the Network SSID (name) that other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.
- You can also tap the Security menu to configure the network with Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) security using a pre-shared key (PSK).
- If you touch the WPA2 PSK security option, a password field is added to the Set up Wi-Fi hotspot dialogue box. If you enter a password, you will need to enter that password when you connect to the phone’s hotspot with a computer or other device. You can set Open in the Security menu to remove security from your Wi-Fi network.
- Tap Save.
Note: If you set the security option as Open, you cannot prevent unauthorised usage of online services by other people and additional charges may be incurred. To avoid unauthorized usage, you are advised to keep the security option active.
