Galaxy S4 as a hot spot need help

What OS do you have on your laptop?

I have the S3, and I didn't need to enter my MAC address. Just Configure the hotspot with WPA2 PSK security and enter a password. You can leave the network SSID as it is, or change it to something else, really doesn't matter.

Then turn on the hotspot, connect to the SSID that shows up in your computer's wifi client, enter the password, and you're online.

 

Youtube is your friend in this case:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_SLaKT_QHA

 

Shouldn't need your MAC address. In the settings for the hotspot you should select the password needed for a computer to connect to your phone. When you search from your laptop, you should see your phone name, click on it, and it will ask for the password. Type it in and, you're connected.

 

This may help, too:

https://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/page.php?id=27309

 

Topics Map > OS and Desktop Applications > Operating Systems > Windows
[h=2]Windows 8 - Finding the IP Number and MAC Address of a Network Card[/h]

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This document explains how to find the IP number and MAC address of a network card in Windows 8.

[h=4]How to find the IP number and MAC address of a network card[/h]

1. Press the Windows Start key to open the Start screen.
   
2. Type cmd and press Enter to launch the command prompt.
   
   • Note: You do not need to click on anything on the Start screen—typing will automatically initiate a program search.
     
   
   
3. Type ipconfig /all at the command prompt to check the network card settings.
   
   
4. The IP number and MAC address are listed under the appropriate adapter as Physical Address and IPv4 Address.
   
5. You can copy the Physical Address and IPv4 Address from the command prompt by right clicking in the command prompt and clicking Mark.
   
6. Select the text you want to copy with the mouse and hit the Enter key to copy it. You should now be able to paste the text elsewhere using the standard clipboard "paste" function.
   

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that only works for the internal components or wireless that are connected. he can't get connected so the computer won't be able to pull that infor up for him.

open up your hotspot app, click on the configure tab. scroll down on the screen that pops up. look for the box that says SHOW PASSWORD. make sure that's what youi putting in when the laptop asks you to connect to your device. EXACTLY as it is programmed into the phone. that means cap letters are cap. little letters are little. and include any signs. also make sure it's WPA2 PSK security encryption.

if you try to change your own password. chances are it probably won't work with the encryption. i used to have my own password with encryption. but that hasn't worked with the last 2 phones. i've had to just settle with how's it already set.

you can also try the foxfi tether app. downloaded from the play store. works the same way as the stock hotspot app.

if that don't work. do a google for android forums. there are 3 very popular forums that SOMEONE will have an answer pretty quickly.

 

Make sure that you have selected WPA2 PSK as the encryption algorithm in your phone hotspot settings.