If you’re looking for ways to connect your hotspot to PS4, then, this guide is for you. PS4 was released in 2013. Since then it’s had some modern technologies incorporated into it to make gaming fun.
Gaming has been in existence for the longest time, and its future is probably going to be enhanced by the availability to connect online. If you take a look at the back of the PlayStation 4 where all the ports are located, you will find one for the Ethernet cable.
The Ethernet cable has been the standard in terms of networking technology for several decades, and while the performance has improved dramatically, the connectors have remained the same. So, if you want, you can easily connect to your home internet network by plugging in an Ethernet cable (LAN cable) to your PlayStation 4.
How to Hotspot to PS4
Are you planning on spending a few days out of town and considering taking your PS4 with you to keep you less bored? Do you have an excess data plan and you’re thinking of how to connect hotspot to PS4? You can turn your mobile device or PC into a router to allow your PlayStation to connect to your hotspot.
Below are well-detailed steps on how to hotspot to PS4 by using your smartphone or PC. The devices you can use to hotspot to PS4 include:
- Android
- iPhone/iPad
- PC
How To Connect Hotspot To PS4 Using Android
Below are the steps to be taken:
- Check if the data connection on your android is active by dragging down the notification menu and pressing the ‘mobile data’ icon.
- Turn on your hotspot by long-pressing the ‘hotspot’ icon in the notification menu. A new menu will appear.
- Select ‘tethering/portable hotspot’. Choose the ‘configure WiFi hotspot or portable WiFi hotspot’ by dragging the function to ‘on’ to adjust the hotspot preferences.
- In the menu that is proposed to you at this point, you can adjust the following items.
- Security: The most secure access key to use is WPA2 PSK.
- Network name: This is the name given to the Wi-Fi connection generated by the device. You can change the name if you want to.
- AP band: You can configure the 5 GHz band if the device allows it.
- Password: Add some numbers (and letters) to protect the network.
- Once you’re done, press the ‘save’ button.
At this point, you will have successfully connected the hotspot on your android device to your PS4. When you’re done using the PS4, you can disable the hotspot by pressing the ‘hotspot’ in the notification menu again to change its function to ‘off’.
Also, it is important to confirm from your data operator the cost of your data plan to avoid incurring unwanted additional costs, considering that the PS4 can consume a large amount of data.
How To Connect Hotspot To PS4 Using iPad/iPhone
Below are the steps to follow:
- Confirm if the data connection is active and correctly configured by clicking on the ‘settings’ icon and going to Mobile. The switch of the cellular data must be turned on.
- Proceed to the iOS Control Center by swiping from the top-right corner to the bottom, or bottom to top depending on the version of your iPhone or iPad.
- From this menu, follow the voice pressing Data Mobile. It will take you to the Network Center Control Panel.
- Click on the ‘hotspot’ icon to turn on your hotspot. You will have to wait for the icon to turn green to confirm that the hotspot connection is active.
- To prevent your device from being hacked, you’ll have to set preferences. Go to the ‘settings’ menu.
- Select ‘personal hotspot’ and click on Wi-Fi password. Type in the code (numbers and letters) you want to use. Then, conclude the setting by pressing the ‘end key’.
How To Connect Hotspot To PS4 Using A PC
If your PC has a Windows 10 and a WiFi network card, you can use it to connect your hotspot to your PS4. However, the procedures for PCs with Windows 7 and 8 differ.
See the steps to follow below:
- Ensure your PC’s network card has the hotspot feature. You can verify if it has the feature by opening the Command Prompt from the Start menu.
- Click on the Windows icon at the bottom left corner of your PC or press the Windows symbol on your PC’s keyboard. A menu will appear.
- Type in the command, ‘NetSh WLAN Show All’, and if your wireless card there is showing: “Hosted network supported: Yes”.
- Once this is done, return to the start menu. Search ‘control panel’.
- Click on ‘view devices and computers on the network’.
- Select the change adapter settings on the bottom left of the window.
- From the new window, right-click on the internet connection you want to share.
- Select the ‘properties’ icon on the context menu and go to the sharing tab to tick the boxes.
- Tick ‘allow other users of the network to connect via the internet connection of this computer’. Also, tick ‘allow other users to disable or control the shared internet connection’.
- Lastly, ensure the WiFi network you want to share is selected in the drop-down menu. Confirm everything by clicking on the ‘OK’ button to save the changes. Take note that you can disable the connection by using the command prompt: “NetSh WLAN Stop Hostednetwork” .
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
1. Can I hotspot with PS4?
It is not possible to use PS4 to share its Ethernet connection via cable or Wi-Fi, as it is done with a mobile device or PC.
The PlayStation 4 does not have a feature that allows you to share the internet connection you have on it with other devices. Rather, the PS4 relies on hotspots from other devices.
2. What can’t I connect my PS4 to my mobile hotspot?
There are a couple of factors that could cause your PS4 not to connect to your mobile hotspot:
- If the PS4 has a WiFi profile for another WiFi network that is in range, then you might need to either forget that profile or disable the automatic connection.
- If the PS4 has been configured with a static address, an incorrect gateway, or a DNS address then this may prevent it from working properly. You will have to do some diagnoses. If you want more explicit solutions you will have to provide more evidence.
- If you turned on the WiFi on your phone and disabled cellular data. This will cause the PS4 not to connect since many phones cannot operate their hotspot if they are connected to a WiFi network.
3. Why is my mobile hotspot so slow?
In most cases, problems browsing the internet, streaming video, and downloading files when using a hotspot are due to a weak cellular signal. To make your hotspot faster when you’re connecting your PS4, stop browsing and pause downloading in the meantime.
4. Is USB tethering the same as a hotspot?
Having a single port means that a USB tether can only serve an internet connection to one device.
On the other hand, setting up your smartphone as a Wi-Fi hotspot allows you to share mobile data without a dedicated hotspot device. You can connect multiple nearby devices, including your PS4, by creating a wireless network.
