Mobile Hotspot – TECH POINT MAGAZINE https://techpointmag.com -Beyond Technology- Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:57:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://techpointmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-tech-point-logo@2x-3-32x32.png Mobile Hotspot – TECH POINT MAGAZINE https://techpointmag.com 32 32 141627558 How to create a mobile hotspot on your Android Smartphone https://techpointmag.com/create-a-mobile-hotspot-on-your-android-phone/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:57:42 +0000 https://techpointmag.com/?p=15699 It’s important to create a mobile hotspot on your Android smartphone because its saves you dual data recharges and makes file sharing between your devices easy. For example, if you have no data cable to connect your smartphone to a computer, simply install Xender, create a mobile hotspot on your Android Smartphone, get the IP Address, and start sharing files to the computer.

However, each time you choose to create a mobile hotspot, make sure you follow the guidelines below to safe guard your data and prevent any hacking attempts to your network.

  • Choose a strong password encryption method. WPA2 PSK is the best to consider though WEP and WPA are also strong.
  • Set up a unique mobile WiFi Network. Make sure it’s not similar to those in the area.
  • Choose a password between 5 to 8 characters mixed by numbers and letters.

When ready to setup your hotspot, swipe through your smartphone’s Settings and create a mobile hotspot as described below:

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Find and tap Connections, or for some phones, tap Network & Internet.
  3. Go to Mobile Hotspot and Tethering.
  4. Turn the Mobile Hotspot switch button to ON.
create a mobile hotspot on android
  1. Tap Mobile Hotspot.
  2. Tap your default network name. It is set to different values depending on your Android smartphone.
  3. Enter a new Network name and tap Save to load it.
Set mobile hotspot name on android
  1. Tap Password, and set a new password with atleast 8 characters. Set the security to WPA2 PSK.
  2. Save your password, then turn the hotspot switch from ON to OFF, then turn it ON again.
  3. DONE: You have created a mobile hotspot on your Android Smartphone. Go ahead and connect devices such as computers to it.

In conclusion, you can create a mobile hotspot on your android smartphone without any rocket science. However, mind about its security by setting up a strong password and limiting how many users can connect as you would on an actual WiFi router.

]]> 15699 How to find your mobile hotspot password https://techpointmag.com/how-to-find-your-mobile-hotspot-password/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 09:33:41 +0000 https://techpointmag.com/?p=15673 You can find your mobile hotspot password to connect devices like your computer, smartphone, Xbox, or PlayStation console, and share your Internet connection with them. By default, your smartphone has a preset SSID and Password you can easily change, but if you’re not in the mood of changing it at the moment, here is how you can find your hotspot password.

Depending on your smartphone type whether Android or IOS-based like the iPhone, the procedure to find your mobile hotspot password is found in your device Network Settings menu as described below.

Find your mobile hotspot password on Android

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FInd your mobile hotspot password on android
  1. Log in to your smartphone by swiping in your password or pattern.
  2. On your device’s home screen, show all applications.
  3. Swipe through the applications list and tap Settings.
  4. Tap Connections.
  5. Tap Mobile Hotspot and Tethering.
  6. Toggle the Mobile Hotspot switch to ON if its turned off.
  7. Tap Mobile Hotspot to display the hotspot details.
  8. Find the Password field, and view the displayed password.
  9. Copy the password, and enter it on the target device to connect to your WiFi hotspot.
  10. Done: You can connect as multiple devices to the hotspot using the password.

Find your mobile hotspot password on iPhone or iPad

  1. Swipe to log in to your iPhone.
  2. On the applications list, find and tap Settings.
  3. Under Settings, scroll to Network.
  4. Find Mobile Hotspot and tap it to open.
  5. Tap Password to reveal the hotspot password.
  6. Copy the password and enter it to your target device to connect.
  7. Done: You can connect multiple devices regardless of the type or brand to your new hotspot.
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