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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G - Manage Mobile / Wi-Fi Hotspot Settings

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G - Manage Mobile / Wi-Fi Hotspot Settings

Here's how to configure Mobile Hotspot settings (e.g., password, network name, timeout settings, etc.) on your Galaxy S21 FE 5G.

Configure Mobile Hotspot

  1. From a Home screen, swipe up 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 either 'Network name', 'Password' or 'Band' to enter the Configure Mobile Hotspot menu.
  5. Configure any of the following:
    • Network name
    • Password
      Password can be changed.
    • Band
      This option can be set to 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz preferred.
    • Security
      This option can be set to one of the following:
      • Open
      • WPA2-Personal
      • WPA2/WPA3-Personal
      • WPA3-Personal
  6. To hide your Mobile Hotspot's name, tap
    Advanced
     then tap the
    Hidden network switch
     to turn on Switch on icon.
  7. Tap
    Save
     (lower-right).
Check out these Mobile Hotspot FAQs for additional support.

Timeout Settings

  1. From a Home screen, swipe up 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 either 'Network name', 'Password' or 'Band' to enter the Configure Mobile Hotspot menu.
  5. Tap
    Advanced
    .
  6. Tap
    Turn off when no device connected for
     then select an option (e.g., Never timeout, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 60 minutes, etc.).
Check out these Mobile Hotspot FAQs for additional support.