Tethering & Wi-Fi Sharing - Samsung Vibrant

Tethering & Wi-Fi Sharing

With Tethering, your phone can share its mobile data connection with a single computer using a USB cable. With Wi-Fi Sharing, your phone can share its mobile data connection with up to five devices wirelessly.

Tether Your Device

** Device tethering is only available on Devices running 2.2 or higher OS**

To tether your device with a computer or other device and use it as a modem, follow these steps:

1. Connect your device to a computer using a USB cable.
2. Tap the Menu key.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap Wireless & network.
5. Tap Tethering.
6. Tap USB tethering.

Your device starts sharing its mobile network data connection with your computer or other device via the USB connection.

Turn On Wi-Fi Portable HotSpot

To turn on Mobile AP, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless & network.
4. Tap Mobile AP.
5. If prompted, tap Yes.

Set up Wi-Fi Portable HotSpot

When you turn on Mobile AP, your device starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (Service Set Identifier) so you can connect to it with up to five computers or other devices. The SSID is a unique key that identifies a wireless Local Area Network (LAN). The purpose of the SSID is to stop other wireless equipment from accessing your LAN — whether accidentally or intentionally. To communicate, wireless devices must be configured with the same SSID. To configure devices with your device’s SSID, follow these steps:

1. From any Home screen, tap the Menu key.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Wireless & network.
4. Tap Mobile AP. 
5. If desired, tap to edit the Network SSID.
6. Tap the Security drop-down menu.
7. Select one of the following options:
   • Open
   • WPA2 PSK
8. Tap Save.