Sometimes, either for travel reasons or technical problems, we can stay without WiFi connection to work with our computer. Fortunately, mobile networks are independent of this, so we can turn to our smartphone and use it as a WiFi router.
It does not matter if our phone is Android or iPhone, nor if we are Mac or PC users, in either case we can use the smartphone as if it were a router. Next we will explain in detail how can we use our mobile phone as a WiFi router to share the Internet.
Use iPhone as a WiFi router with Mac and PC
We start with two devices from the same family. In order to use the mobile data of our iPhone on a Mac computer, the first thing we will have to do is go to the Settings of the mobile and select the option ‘Personal access point’. Once inside, we will slide the tab to activate ‘Allow others to connect’ and it will be time to decide how we want to connect.
We can do it through Bluetooth, USB or WiFi, and the latter is the option we will choose. Once we have activated the option to share Internet, we will go to wifi network icon located in the upper right bar of our Mac.
Instantly a list of WiFi networks will be displayed, among which should be the network created by our phone with the name that we have given it. Next, as when we connect to any WiFi network, we will have to enter the Wi-Fi access password that appeared on the iPhone under ‘Allow others to connect’.
If instead of Mac, we are PC users, the procedure is exactly the same as we have just seen. We can also search for the connection of our iPhone by pressing on the WiFi icon located in the upper right bar or through Settings> Network and Internet> Show available networks.
Use Android as a WiFi router with Mac and PC
In the case of our phone, whether it is Android, the procedure is similar to that of the iPhone, but it has some other differences. Within ‘Settings’ (or ‘Configuration’), you have to click on the option ‘Internet and networks’; A list will appear where you have to touch on ‘Wi-Fi Zone and connection’ and, once inside, click on ‘Wi-Fi Zone’ again.
Next, a new screen will appear from which we can not only share the Internet, but also change the name of the Wi-Fi network that our mobile will generate, its security and the password. For generate the WiFi network, just activate the switch that you will find at the top.
In the same way as explained with the iPhone, regardless of whether we use PC or Mac, we will only have to search our device among the available networks from the computer and enter the password.