How to connect to a cellular hotspot. When you need to connect to your cellphone's hotspot. To connect to the hotspot: Set up the hotspot on your cellular device. Follow your device's guide and make sure you confirm with your cellular provider that your plan allows for hotspots. Share a mobile connection by hotspot or tethering on Android How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad On your laptop, select the option to connect to Wi-Fi. Locate your hotspot's name in the Wi-Fi list. Connect to your hotspot like you would any Wi-Fi connection. NOTE: The  Mobile Hotspot   option in Window's Network & Internet setting is  NOT  use to connect to your cellular hotspot. This is used to turn your laptop into a hotspot. College laptops do not allow this option and are correctly blocked.