How to use my Apple iPad as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
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- You can use your Apple iPad as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. This lets you share your iPad data connection with other devices via Wi-Fi.
Please note: when other devices use your Wi-Fi hotspot, they use data from your mobile service. Charges may apply. - 1. Touch Settings.
- 2. Touch Cellular Data.
- 3. Touch Personal Hotspot.
- 4. Touch the slider to activate the Personal Hotspot.
- 5. If prompted, touch Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to enable wireless connections.
(Note: USB Only lets you connect a computer via USB cable.) - 6. The Personal Hotspot is now active. Other devices can connect to it using the iPad name and Wi-Fi password shown on the Apple iPad.