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Samsung Galaxy Note8 - Manage Mobile / Wi-Fi Hotspot Settings

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Samsung Galaxy Note8 - Manage Mobile / Wi-Fi Hotspot Settings

Here's how to configure Mobile Hotspot settings (e.g., allowed devices, timeout settings, etc.) for your Galaxy Note8.

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 Settings icon
    Connections
    Mobile Hotspot and Tethering
    .
  3. Tap
    Mobile Hotspot
    .
  4. Tap the
    Menu icon
     Menu icon (upper-right) then tap
    Allowed devices
    .
  5. Tap
    Allowed devices only
     to turn on Switch on icon or off Switch off icon.
    When on, only devices add to the list can connect.
  6. Perform any of the following:
    • To add a device:
      1. Tap
        Add
         (upper-right).
      2. Enter the Device 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.

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 Settings icon
    Connections
    Mobile Hotspot and Tethering
    .
  3. Tap
    Mobile Hotspot
    .
  4. Tap the
    Menu icon
     Menu icon (upper-right) then tap
    Configure Mobile Hotspot
    .
  5. Configure the any of the following.
    • Network name
    • Hide my phone
      Enabled when a checkmark is present.
    • Security
      • Open
      • WPA2 PSK
    • Password
      Password can be changed.
  6. Tap
    Save
     (lower-right).
Check out these FAQs for additional support on Mobile Hotspot.

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 Settings icon
    Connections
    Mobile Hotspot and Tethering
    .
  3. Tap
    Mobile Hotspot
    .
  4. Tap the
    Menu icon
     Menu icon (upper-right) 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.