Owners Apple technology they don’t always know what their expensive gadgets are capable of. Many people buy an iPhone or iPad to surf the vast expanses of the Internet, take photos and videos, and watch movies.

Modern devices have the ability to not only receive a network signal, but also distribute it

Mostly everyone uses the Internet on iOS via home Wi-Fi or . But in some cases, you may urgently need the Internet on your laptop, but, as luck would have it, it was turned off. Either there are technical reasons, or some other reason, but the deadlines are running out, and the provider is not helping in any way. And then it turns out that you can distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi from your iPhone or iPad. And if the device works on a 4G network, the speed will be almost the same as with a home connection. Therefore, let’s look at how to distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi from your iOS device.

Enabling Internet sharing

If you think that you will have to dance with a tambourine around the fire and read spells over your iPad or iPhone, then this is absolutely not the case. Just a few taps on the iPad screen and it's done. Such an improvised router will be able to distribute the Internet to various devices with a high level of reliability. To start distribution:

1. Go to the iPad menu, launch “Settings”;
2. Find the tab " cellular»;
3. It is necessary to enable “Cellular data”;
4. Return to the main menu or iPhone, go to “Modem Mode” and slide the function enable slider. When starting for the first time, change the password;
5. On your laptop, find your network in the list of active ones, enter the password and connect.

All! You are online! You will know about active work by the icon on the top line of the iPad screen next to the operator’s name. Don’t forget to enter your password, otherwise the network will remain open and everyone will connect to it, eating up your money and traffic. Do you need it?

Also be realistic in your expectations regarding . You can determine the network type by the indicator in the iOS information line:

• E - EDGE - slowest speed. The maximum you can do is open pages with not very heavy content;
• 3G - slightly higher, you can call on Skype or Viber, open most sites;
• 4G/LTE is the highest possible, you can use it without restrictions.

Don't forget that the tariff may not include unlimited traffic. This will help you avoid unexpected expenses.

Problems and possible solutions

The laptop does not connect to the network - you should turn off the iPad/iPhone modem mode, then turn it on again. You may have to or PC.

The “Modem Mode” menu item is missing - you may have to change the operator. Some companies do not allow the use of modem mode on their SIM cards. The iPad hardware has nothing to do with it.

Remember that I advised buying an iPad with a 3G module only if you travel a lot. The reason for this is that now anyone modern smartphone can be used as Wi-Fi router and distribute the Internet through it. In this article, I will tell you how to do this using iOS devices. All you need is an iPhone or iPad (necessarily with 3G or 4G!) and the “PdaNet” tweak. This tweak is available in many repositories. For example, I installed it from the repository http://repo.hackyouriphone.org/.
After installing and launching the tweak, you must select the “Wi-Fi HotSpot” option.

And configure your access point.

Here “SSID” is the name of the access point. “WEP” is a password encrypted using the WEP algorithm. “Channel” is a communication channel. “Time Out” - the time during which the connection will be waited. In most cases, you just need to enter a password, and everything else can be left as default. After completing the settings, you can click “Activate” and pick up the device from which you plan to access the Internet.

Now you will see on it new Wi-Fi access point and you can connect to it using the password entered on the first device.

And use her Internet without restrictions.

As you can see, everything is very simple and transparent. But if you still have problems, watch this video.

P.S. For devices with iOS 6, the ability to share the Internet is already implemented in the firmware itself. Therefore, it is recommended to use the “PdaNet” tweak only on older firmware.

You can make a wi-fi router out of an iPhone and distribute the Internet to other devices. Very useful if you are far from home if your laptop does not have a 3G modem. In this article we will talk about how to enable iPhone tethering mode, as well as some problems that you may encounter in the process.

After this, the mobile device will turn into a mobile access point and begin to “distribute” the Internet. You can connect to it via Wi-Fi using the password that is displayed in the mode settings.

Be careful: the enabled wi-fi modem mode is not displayed anywhere. But the battery on your phone drains faster.

When another device connects to you, you will see this message in the status panel.

Setting up another device connection

To connect to the created Wi-Fi network from another device, go to the network settings on this device. Select a title wi-fi points, which you specified in the settings. And enter the access password.

This is what connecting to an iPhone on a MacBook looks like. On other devices, the connection icons will be identical.

It is worth highlighting several main features of using modem mode:

• It's not worth the wait high speeds, since the Internet connection is via a mobile network.
• When modem mode is activated, the autonomy of the mobile device is slightly reduced.
• Some operators mobile communications may impose some restrictions on the number of simultaneous connections to one device.

What to do if modem mode on iPhone cannot be activated

In some cases, to activate modem mode, users will have to carry out a series of additional settings. It depends on the mobile operators communications. In particular, here is an article on how to enable yota modem mode. General principle such:

Mobile operator data:

Russia

Beeline / Beeline

• APN: internet.beeline.ru
• Username: beelin
• Password: beeline

MTS / MTS Russia

• APN: internet.mts.ru
• Username: mts
• Password: mts

MegaFon / MegaFon

• APN: internet
• Username: gdata
• Password: gdata

Tele2 / Tele2 Russia

• APN: internet.tele2.ru
• Password: leave blank

• APN:yota
• Username: yota
• Password: yota

Ukraine

Kyivstar

• Username: leave blank
• Password: leave blank

Lifecell Ukraine

• APN: internet
• Username: leave blank
• Password: leave blank

MTS Ukraine

You can clarify your APN data by calling 111 for MTS Ukraine users.

Support for this mode appeared in iPhone 3 models. Thanks to it, the iPhone (iPhone) or iPad (iPad) connects to mobile network transmissions when there is no access to Wi-Fi networks. You can find “Modem Mode” in the settings menu. If it is not there, you can activate the mode like this:

• Open the Settings menu and select Cellular. The figure below shows how the item should look if there is a mode. (Fig. 1)

• Turn the Cellular Data slider to on.
• In the “Cellular Data” section that opens, enter the APN, username, and password. The values ​​for these fields are indicated on the official website of your operator. (Fig. 2)

This completes the activation of the mode. Significant differences in the features of its inclusion on different iPhone models No.

How to distribute Internet from iPhone

If you have unlimited tariff, you can distribute the Internet from your iPhone in one of 3 ways: via Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth or using a USB cable. Each option has its own characteristics.

Via Wi-Fi

This option is convenient and relatively simple. To share Wi-Fi from your iPhone, follow these steps:

• Find the “Settings” section in the phone menu. Select the “Cellular” tab there. In the window that opens, enable 3G/4G network support to increase the data transfer speed to the maximum. (Fig. 3)

• After turning on cellular data, the “Modem Mode” tab is activated. Open it to enter the password for the Wi-Fi network. It must be at least 8 characters long. (Fig. 4)

• Click “Enable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth” and try connecting to the created modem from another smartphone. To do this, use the password entered when activating the modem mode. (Fig. 5)

Via Bluetooth

Alternative option creating an access point on your iPhone for Wi-Fi distribution is using Bluetooth mode. To connect it, follow the instructions:

• To activate “Modem Mode”, follow all the steps described in previous instructions. After that, turn on Bluetooth by moving the slider to the right. (Fig. 6)

• Link your iPhone to another device (iOS or Android). To do this, click “Create a pair” and enter the password that will appear on the other gadget.
• When the connection between the devices is established, go to “Settings”. (Fig. 7)

• In the window that opens, check the “Internet access” checkbox. After this, Wi-Fi distribution will begin. (Fig. 8)

Via USB cable

The iPhone can also be used as a USB modem connected to a computer or laptop. To distribute Wi-Fi to others mobile devices this way, do the following:

• Connect your smartphone to PC ( personal computer) running Windows OS by selecting “USB Only”. (Fig. 9)

• The system should automatically recognize the iPhone and place it in “ Network adapters" If this does not happen, restart your PC.

Important: for the system to detect the iPhone and install the drivers correctly, the computer must have latest version iTunes.