How to Tether a PC or Laptop to an Android or I-phone when the Internet is Disrupted in your area

Contents in this Article :

1. How to Tether a PC or Laptop to an Android Phone

2. How to tether a Pc or Laptop to an I-Phone

How to Tether a PC or Laptop to an Android :

You will need to find the settings ‘cog’ on your mobile device:

This looks like a gear and will usually be revealed after swiping down from the top of the screen.

• Once available click on this to reveal your phone settings, navigate to connections and from there an option for hot-spot / tethering should be available :

• From this area you configure your mobile to use a wi-fi hotspot by toggling the appropriate slider, as shown above, to make it active.

• Then set an appropriate / memorable hot-spot password on your mobile device.

• Now on your PC/laptop, your mobile device hotspot should show in your internet connections list, as shown in the example below:

• You will need to input the hot-spot password you setup on your mobile, when you select the phone – hot-spot as a connection.

Now your pc/laptop will use your phone like a normal router and connect to the internet this way.

** Please be aware that you will be using your mobile data-plan – this can be expensive if you use in excess of your available data; so please check this before continuing. **

How to Tether a PC or Laptop to an I-Phone :

You can use a Personal Hotspot to share an internet connection from your iPhone to other devices.

Personal Hotspot is useful when the other devices don’t have internet access from a Wi-Fi network.

Set up Personal Hotspot on an iPhone:

Go to Settings  > tap Set Up Personal Hotspot, then follow the onscreen instructions.

You can change the following settings:

• Change the Wi-Fi password for your Personal Hotspot: Go to Settings > Personal Hotspot > Wi-Fi Password.
• Turn off Personal Hotspot and disconnect devices: Go to Settings > Personal Hotspot, then turn off Allow Others to Join.

Once your personal hot-spot has been configured and a password set, on your pc or mac :

On a MAC:

Use Wi-Fi to connect from a Mac: 

On a Mac, click the Wi-Fi status menu  in the menu bar, then choose your iPhone from the list of available networks.

If asked for a password, enter the password shown in Settings > Personal Hotspot on your iPhone.

The Wi-Fi status icon  in the menu bar changes to the Personal Hotspot icon  as long as your Mac remains connected to your Personal Hotspot.

On a PC:

Use Wi-Fi to connect from a PC: 

In the Wi-Fi settings on your PC, choose your phone, then enter the password shown in Settings > Personal Hotspot on your phone.

Now your pc/laptop will use your phone like a normal router and connect to the internet this way.

** Please be aware that you will be using your mobile data-plan – this can be expensive if you use in excess of your available data; so please check this before continuing. **