To make your Galaxy tab becomes a hotspot :
Go to Setting Menu
alternative to go to setting menu: click / tap from bottom right of your tab
click on figure to enlarge.
Then tap Setting
Setting menu will appear
1. Choose Wireless and networks
2. Turn Off Wi-fi
3. Tap on Tethering and portable hotspot
4. Give a tick on Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
The hotspot is ready now, you can see from your other tab or laptop that there is a new hotspot or wireless network available. and you can start to connect
You can customize the name of you hotspot by tapping the Configure portable Wi-Fi hotspot menu, enter the name what you want.
And you can give a password for permission to connect to your hotspot. On security choose WPA2 PSK (besides Open, Open : if you don't need the password for connection)
To save the configurations, tap Save .
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