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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1912569" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>Hotspot is pretty straightforward. There are multiple ways to implement it. Basically, the iPhone becomes the router for a small network, then the cellular system is the connection to the Internet. You can connect to the iPhone either by WiFi or by a cable.</p><p></p><p>On her iPhone, open Settings, then Personal Hotspot. There is a slider for "Allow Others to Join" that toggles the function on/off. There is another block to enter the password for anyone to join. My hotspot password is pretty strong, 14 characters, mixed case letters and numbers. Totally random, no words. You can make her hotspot as long and as strong as you want.</p><p></p><p>To connect through WiFi, on your Mac look at the networks when you click on the WiFi icon on the top bar and you should see the name of her iPhone (Note, at this point anybody looking for networks will see the name of her iPhone, so you might want to edit the iPhone name if it divulges too much information (full name, for example.) Click on the name, enter the password and you are in. At this point all internet traffic passes through her iPhone, using up her services. Speed will depend on the strength and speed of the cellular network.</p><p></p><p>Another way to connect is to turn on the hotspot as before, but connect to the Mac with a USB cable from the iPhone to the Mac. Now you aren't using Wifi, but the cable to connect, the cellular for internet as before. I think you still have to provide the password.</p><p></p><p>When using hotspot the icon for the Wifi on the Mac and on the iPhone will show a icon of two links of a chain, showing that the hotspot function is being used.</p><p></p><p>Here is Apple's article on it:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204023[/URL]</p><p></p><p>EDIT: BTW, hotspot is great when on the move. My wife likes to surf the internet on her MBP when we are driving somewhere reasonably far away. She will use her iPhone hotspot to connect the Mac to stream a movie or surf while we move along. She uses earphones so that I don't get distracted by whatever she's watching. Works well to pass the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1912569, member: 396914"] Hotspot is pretty straightforward. There are multiple ways to implement it. Basically, the iPhone becomes the router for a small network, then the cellular system is the connection to the Internet. You can connect to the iPhone either by WiFi or by a cable. On her iPhone, open Settings, then Personal Hotspot. There is a slider for "Allow Others to Join" that toggles the function on/off. There is another block to enter the password for anyone to join. My hotspot password is pretty strong, 14 characters, mixed case letters and numbers. Totally random, no words. You can make her hotspot as long and as strong as you want. To connect through WiFi, on your Mac look at the networks when you click on the WiFi icon on the top bar and you should see the name of her iPhone (Note, at this point anybody looking for networks will see the name of her iPhone, so you might want to edit the iPhone name if it divulges too much information (full name, for example.) Click on the name, enter the password and you are in. At this point all internet traffic passes through her iPhone, using up her services. Speed will depend on the strength and speed of the cellular network. Another way to connect is to turn on the hotspot as before, but connect to the Mac with a USB cable from the iPhone to the Mac. Now you aren't using Wifi, but the cable to connect, the cellular for internet as before. I think you still have to provide the password. When using hotspot the icon for the Wifi on the Mac and on the iPhone will show a icon of two links of a chain, showing that the hotspot function is being used. Here is Apple's article on it: [URL unfurl="true"]https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204023[/URL] EDIT: BTW, hotspot is great when on the move. My wife likes to surf the internet on her MBP when we are driving somewhere reasonably far away. She will use her iPhone hotspot to connect the Mac to stream a movie or surf while we move along. She uses earphones so that I don't get distracted by whatever she's watching. Works well to pass the time. [/QUOTE]
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