Use Windows Phone as a WiFi hotspot - that's how it works

You can set up a WiFi hotspot with your Windows Phone. How to give devices without a mobile internet connection such as tablets or notebooks access to the WWW. The hotspot is quick to set up and ready to use.

Windows Phone: Set up hotspot

1. Open the settings app on your smartphone.
2. Select the item "Internet sharing".
3. Turn on sharing by pressing the only switch available.
4. Now, theoretically, your hotspot can already be used, because it was set up with standard settings. To determine the name and password of the hotspot yourself, you can tap on "Set up" below.
5. You can tell that your hotspot is active by the corresponding icon in the status bar at the top.

Keep in mind that internet use via a hotspot is deducted from your monthly data volume. So be careful not to leave too many devices on the network at the same time and for too long.