Creating a hotspot, or portable Wi-Fi area from your smartphone, can be useful when synchronizing. Especially, if you don't have access to a Wi-Fi network or a portable router, you can use a third cell phone to create a hotspot and create a network to which other devices can connect and sync.
You cannot create a hotspot and sync at the same time, so you will need an extra phone to create the hotspot.
To create a hotspot, follow the steps below:
On the main screen of your mobile, click on Settings
Click Portable Wi-Fi hotspot and turn it on using the toggle
On the main screen of your mobile, click on Settings
Click Wi-Fi. Activate it and check the list of Available networks
If the hotspot network created does not appear, click Refresh
Click on the hotspot network created and enter the password
Click Connect. The connection will start shortly
With this method, you can share your phone's mobile data with up to 10 devices using a Wi-Fi hotspot.
Important note: Make sure to turn off Mobile Data on the phone that creates the hotspot.
Your telephone company may charge additional fees for using this feature.
Some of these steps only work on Android 9 and later versions.
Turn off Mobile Data on your phone. Details will vary for each phone, but Mobile Data settings can usually be found in the Quick Settings menu, which can be accessed by swiping down from the top of the screen. Click the switch to disable Mobile Data.
Click Set up portable Wi-Fi hotspot and edit or review the password and hotspot name (SSID). You can view the password by clicking View.
Creating a local Wi-Fi network is especially useful when it comes to synchronization since Mapeo allows multiple devices to synchronize with each other without the need for the internet, simply by using a Wi-Fi network. Here are two ways to create a Wi-Fi network:
We recommend using portable wireless routers of the TP-LINK type.
To connect to the router, follow the steps below:
Connect the router to a power source, such as a computer, using the USB cable.
Make sure the router is in 3G/4G mode (there is a button on the side of the router).
Enter the password on the cell phones and/or computers you want to sync. Now they should be ready to be able to sync Mapeo data.
On the phones and/or computers you want to synchronize, search for the Wi-Fi network created by the router. The router has a label attached to it, with the name of your Wi-Fi network and the password.
SSID indicates the name of the WiFi Network, in this example, it is TP-Link_2088
KEY / PIN indicates the password, in this example, it is 57880457