Tip from Doctor Viking #13: how to create a personal hotspot

Imagine: you have a smartphone and a tablet but only one SIM card with mobile Internet – or your Wi-Fi is just acting funny. Thanks to the creation of a hotspot (also called tethering) you can share the mobile Internet connection of your smartphone with your tablet and PC!

This time, Doctor Viking will explain you how to create your very own personal hotspot on your smartphone with iOS, Android or Windows.

Personal hotspot on iOS (for iPhone)

Step 1: first of all, you have to be sure the mobile Internet connection is active on your iPhone. You can find those settings here.

Go to Settings > General > Cellular > Cellular Data Network. The settings for cellular data have to be set on:
APN: web.be
Username: web
Password: web

Step 2: in the same menu of ‘Cellular Data Network’, you have to scroll down until you see ‘Internet Tethering’:

For ‘Internet Tethering’, you fill in:
APN: web.be
Username: web
Password: web

Step 3: go to the main screen (do not click on ‘Reset Settings’) and switch the iPhone off and on to save the changed settings.

Step 4: go back to Settings > Personal Hotspot. In this menu, you can activate the personal hotspot.

Step 5: you can now find the hotspot of your iPhone on another device (shown as a Wi-Fi connection). To be sure nobody else can access your hotspot, you will also need to fill in your Wi-Fi password. As soon as there’s one (or more) connection(s) with your personal hotspot, you’ll see a blue bar on top of your iPhone’s screen.

Personal hotspot on Android

Step 1: first of all, you have to be sure the mobile Internet connection is active on your Android device. You can find those settings here .

Step 2: to activate the personal hotspot, please go to Settings > Wireless and Networks > Tethering and portable hotspot

Step 3: select the option ‘Portable Wi-Fi hotspot’.

Step 4: configure the personal hotspot by choosing ‘Configure portable Wi-Fi hotspot’. In this menu, you can personalize your hotspot by giving it a specific name and by adding a password. Thanks to this password, nobody else will be able to access your hotspot.

Step 5: as soon as you see a blue Wi-Fi symbol on top of your screen, you know the hotspot has been activated. Afterwards, you can find the hotspot of your Android on another device (shown as a Wi-Fi connection).

Personal hotspot on Windows Phone

Step 1: first of all, you have to be sure the mobile Internet connection is active on your device. You can find those settings here .

Step 2: to activate the personal hotspot, please go to Settings > Internet Sharing.

Step 3: activate the option ‘Internet sharing’.

Step 4: configure the hotspot by choosing ‘Configure’ (at the bottom of the screen). In this menu, you can personalize your hotspot by giving it a specific name and by adding a password. Thanks to this password, nobody else will be able to access your hotspot.

Step 5: as soon as you see a radar symbol on top of your screen, you know the hotspot has been activated. Afterwards you can find the hotspot of your Windows Phone on another device (shown as a Wi-Fi connection).

With the help of these steps, you can thus activate the personal hotspot. If you don’t manage to activate the mobile Internet connection as explained in step 1, you may certainly ask for more information at our customer service (info@mobilevikings.com).