There are situations in which we do not have a Wi-Fi connection, either because we are away from home, outside of work, experiencing a network problem, or staying in a second residence. In such cases, we may need to connect from a computer/laptop, tablet, or television to watch our favorite series or movies using the internet connection of our Apple iPhone 11.
Fortunately, if you have a SIM card with mobile data on your Apple iPhone 11 you can create a Wi-Fi hotspot or tethering via Bluetooth or USB and surf the internet from another device by following the steps below:
If, on the other hand, what you need is to see or share the password of a Wi-Fi network to which you are connected with your Apple iPhone 11 to connect another device without having to type the password or look for it on the router, see the share Wi-Fi key tutorial.
Table of Contents:
Estimated time: 10 minutes.
1- First step:
First of all check that you have 3G / 4G / 5G mobile connectivity activated on your Apple iPhone 11.
To do this, with the Apple iPhone 11 locked or unlocked, you can slide your finger from the upper right corner of the screen downwards, the shortcuts to some device settings will be displayed.
The antenna symbol should be green as in the following image, if not, press to activate it.
2- Second step:
On your Apple iPhone 11 go to settings, this is the gear icon you will find on the home screen.
3- Third step:
Click on the "Personal access point" section that you will find when you enter the Apple iPhone 11 settings.
4- Fourth step:
Activate the option "Allow others to connect" by pressing the button that appears on the right, your Apple iPhone 11 will automatically generate a password for this shared Wi-Fi connection, if you want to change it, see the next step.
5- Fifth step:
If you want to change the password for one that is easier to remember or more complicated, click on the password.
6- Sixth step:
Change the password to the one that is most convenient for you, you can use letters, numbers and special characters. Once you have finished editing, press "OK" in the upper right part of the Apple iPhone 11.
You already have the option to share the internet connection activated from your Apple iPhone 11, now you must configure this Wi-Fi connection on the other device, be it a mobile phone, tablet, PC, television, etc.
1- From the Wi-Fi settings of your computer or the other device from which you want to connect to the internet, search for the Wi-Fi network with the name: “iPhone 11 of XX” (or the name you have defined for your device).
2- Enter the password that appears on your Apple iPhone 11 in the "Wi-Fi Password" section, either the one that comes by default or the one that you have entered manually.
1- Link the Apple iPhone 11 to the computer.
2- From the Bluetooth settings of the Apple iPhone 11, press Link or enter the code displayed on the computer.
3- Connect the Apple iPhone 11 to the computer.
1- Plug in the Apple iPhone 11 to the computer.
2- From the list of network services in the settings, choose Apple iPhone 11.
The Apple iPhone 11 have the following network connectivity to be able to share the internet: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G connectivity: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
3G connectivity: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G connectivity: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2221
Network speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
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