How To Use Chromecast Using Hotspot
1 start a hotspot.
How to use chromecast using hotspot. Settings network internet hotspot tethering turn on wifi hotspot set up portable hotspot. Here s how you can use a chromecast with a mobile hotspot. A personal hotspot is not officially supported by chromecast so there is no guarantee whether if and how it will work with your device. Drag down the top bar of your phone and tap the hotspot icon. While some users may have had success using a mobile hotspot it is recommended to connect the chromecast to a secure wireless network.
However to connect you may need the internet and if you don t have a wi fi connection available you will need to use a mobile hotspot. Create a new wifi hotspot with same network name and password as we have used in the step 1 above basically this should e same as the credentials you used while setting up your chromecast initially using the mobile hotspot 5. Remember a chromecast requires the internet so you need to have an active 3g or 4g connection shared with the wifi hotspot for it to work. See set up essentials for chromecast. Using the chromecast connect that to the network name represented by the hotspot device and enter the password.
It just looks for hotspot name ssid and tries to connect using the stored encryption. 1 how to use chromecast without wireless wifi router is to factory reset chromecast by holding button for 7 seconds. There are two ways to connect chromecast to your mobile hotspot. Using the cast device turn on the wi fi and connect to the network name represented by the hotspot device and enter the password. The hotspot device s wi fi network should now show up on the list of networks available to connect to.
Google chromecast is a tool that allows you to share whatever is on your phone or other devices to your tv screen. The trick is to setup the chromecast and use the same wifi settings when creating your hotspot. Create a wi fi hotspot with connectify. The chromecast stays configured to the hotspot s wifi until otherwise reconfigured. Here are the steps to set up chromecast together with connectify hotspot.
Chromecast doesn t look for a specific router as the source of the wifi signal. One is using a single chromecast device with a functional wi fi router. In all other cases however hotspot will use 2 4 ghz and will work perfectly with the chromecast.