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# Setting up a Wi-Fi hotspot on your mobile device

> Learn how to set up a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot to test on a different network using your cellular data.

This article describes how to set up a Wi-Fi hotspot on a mobile device. You can do this to help troubleshoot networking issues. A Wi-Fi hotspot enables you to connect to your hosting.com site from a network outside of your regular home or office network using a cellular data connection.

For example, if your e-mail client is having problems fetching e-mail messages on your network, you can set up a Wi-Fi hotspot. By connecting to the Wi-Fi hotspot (and thereby a different network), you can see if the e-mail client works normally. If it does, then the problem is most likely somewhere in your network.

## Setting up a Wi-Fi hotspot

Use the appropriate procedure below for your own mobile device.

### Google Android

To set up a Wi-Fi hotspot on a Google Android device, follow these steps:

1. Tap **Settings**, and then tap **Network & Internet**.

2. Tap **Hotspot & Tethering**, and then tap **Wi-Fi hotspot**.

3. Tap **On**, and then configure the hotspot:

* To change the name of the hotspot, tap **Hotspot name**, type the new name, and then tap **OK**.
  > 📘 Note
  >
  > This is the network name that Wi-Fi clients see when they connect to the network.

* Tap **Security**, and then tap **WPA2-Personal**.

* Tap **Hotspot password**, type a password, and then tap **OK**.
  > 📘 Note
  >
  > This is the password that Wi-Fi clients use to connect to the network.

* To turn off the hotspot automatically when no devices are connected, tap **Turn off hotspot automatically**.

4. The hotspot is now active. You can use another device to connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot and test the connection.

### Apple iOS

To set up a Wi-Fi hotspot on an Apple iOS device, follow these steps:

1. Tap **Settings**, and then tap **Personal Hotspot**.

2. Tap the slider next to **Allow Others to Join**.

3. Tap **Wi-Fi Password**, type a password, and then tap **Done**.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > This is the password that Wi-Fi clients use to connect to the network.

4. The hotspot is now active. You can use another device to connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot and test the connection.
   > 👍 Tip
   >
   > The hotspot name is the same as the device name. To change the device name (and the corresponding name that clients see when they connect to the hotspot), follow these steps:
   >
   > 1. Tap **Settings**, tap **General**, and then tap **About**.
   >
   > 2. Tap the name of the device.
   >
   > 3. Type the new name for the device, and then tap **Done**.

## Related articles

* [Introduction to network troubleshooting](/docs/introduction-to-network-troubleshooting)

* [Testing DNS with dig and nslookup](/docs/troubleshooting-dns-with-dig-and-nslookup)

* [Troubleshooting network connectivity using ping and traceroute](/docs/troubleshooting-network-connectivity-with-ping-and-traceroute)