Palm Pre 2 User Guide (World Ready) - DevDB

Create an open hotspot
1 Open Palm mobile hotspot .
2 The first time you open Palm mobile hotspot, tap OK to continue.
3 Tap Off to turn on Palm mobile hotspot.
4 If you are connected to a Wi-Fi network, tap Continue to disconnect.
NOTE The phone must remain connected to the network of your wireless service
provider, so don't use airplane mode to turn off Wi-Fi.
5 Do one of the following:
• If this is your first time launching Palm mobile hotspot, tap Create
Open Network.
• If you have a secure hotspot set up already, tap WPA/WPA2
Personal, and tap Open.
6 (Optional) To customize the name of your hotspot, tap the name in
Network Info, enter a new name, and tap Done.
7 After you create the hotspot, go to the device you want to connect to
the Internet (for example, your laptop) and use its Wi-Fi connection
settings to connect to your Palm mobile hotspot. After the connection
is made, you can browse the web on your laptop.
Use Palm mobile hotspot
1 Open Palm mobile hotspot .
2 Tap Off to turn on Palm mobile hotspot.
The icon appears at the bottom of the screen when the mobile
hotspot is turned on.
3 Be sure you are connected to the network of your wireless service
provider. If you are connected to a Wi-Fi network, your phone
automatically disconnects from that network.
4 Provided you already created a secure (see Create a secure hotspot) or
open hotspot (see Create an open hotspot), any devices enabled with
Wi-Fi that are within range of your phone can now locate your phone
and connect to it.
If you already set up a device to connect to your secure hotspot, that
device remembers the passphrase and connects automatically to Palm
mobile hotspot.
5 When you finish using your phone as a mobile hotspot, turn off Palm
mobile hotspot to save battery power.
You can extend your battery time by charging your battery (see Charge
the battery) while you are using Palm mobile hotspot.
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