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Use Instant Hotspot with any Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that meets the Continuity system requirements. It works when your devices are near each other and set up as follows:
Your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular) has an activated carrier plan that provides Personal Hotspot service.
Each device is signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID.
Each device has Bluetooth turned on.
Each device has Wi-Fi turned on.
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Here's how to connect to your Personal Hotspot:
On your Mac, use the Wi-Fi status menu in the menu bar to choose the name of the iPhone or iPad providing your Personal Hotspot .
On your iPad, iPod touch, or another iPhone, go to Settings > Wi-Fi, then tap the name of the iPhone or iPad providing your Personal Hotspot .
If you're asked for a password when connecting, make sure that your devices are set up as described above.
The Wi-Fi status icon in the menu bar changes to the Personal Hotspot icon as long as your device remains connected to your Personal Hotspot.
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What Is a Free WiFi Hotspot?
WiFi hotspots are either free or paid, and they employ various security protocols to mitigate security risks posed by malicious hackers. It’s paramount to avoid using unsecured WiFi hotspots. Such hotspots can be recognized by the absence of strong WiFi password validation procedures.
Unsecured hotspots are a common target of cybercriminals, and some cybercriminals even deploy such hotspots themselves to capture passwords and other sensitive information of those who connect to them.
You should never connect to a WiFi hotspot that doesn’t use at least the WPA security protocol. This protocol has been available since 2003 as a successor to the previous system, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), which is now considered to be insufficiently secure.
Ideally, you should only connect to WiFi hotspots secured with WPA2
Ideally, you should only connect to WiFi hotspots secured with WPA2 because it supports an AES-based encryption mode to provide strong security. Soon, there will also be WiFi hotspots with WPA3, which uses 192-bit encryption and individualized encryption for each user.
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This latest WiFi security standard was announced in January 2018, and it will, in addition to other things, mitigate security issues posed by weak passwords and simplify the process of setting up devices with no display interface, according to the Wi-Fi Alliance.