Apple iPhone 5

Apple iPhone 5

iOS 10.1
iOS 10.1 iOS 6

Use your Apple iPhone 5 iOS 10.1 as a personal hotspot

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When you use your phone as a personal hotspot, you can share your phone's internet connection with other devices via Wi-Fi. To use your phone as a personal hotspot, you need to set up your phone for internet.

Step 1 of 8

Find "Personal Hotspot"

Press Settings.

Step 2 of 8

Find "Personal Hotspot"

Press Personal Hotspot.

Step 3 of 8

Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot

Press the indicator to turn on the function.

Step 4 of 8

Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot

Press Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Step 5 of 8

Key in the password for personal hotspot

Press Wi-Fi Password and key in the required password.

Step 6 of 8

Key in the password for personal hotspot

Press Done.

The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi hotspot without your approval.
Step 7 of 8

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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Step 8 of 8

Establish connection to Wi-Fi hotspot from another device

Turn on Wi-Fi on the other device.
Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi hotspot.
Key in the password for your Wi-Fi hotspot and establish the connection.
When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.

1. Find "Personal Hotspot"

Press Settings.
Press Personal Hotspot.

2. Turn on Wi-Fi hotspot

Press the indicator to turn on the function.
Press Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

3. Key in the password for personal hotspot

Press Wi-Fi Password and key in the required password.
Press Done.
The password prevents others from accessing your Wi-Fi hotspot without your approval.

4. Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

5. Establish connection to Wi-Fi hotspot from another device

Turn on Wi-Fi on the other device.
Find the list of available Wi-Fi networks and select your own Wi-Fi hotspot.
Key in the password for your Wi-Fi hotspot and establish the connection.
When the connection is established, you can access the internet from the other device.
Apple iPhone 5