Can not connect to iPhone
Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 3:27 pm
Hello
I am new to pi-star and have purchased a second device to use in our Motorhome. It works great on the home wifi but I am having trouble getting it to connect to my iPhone hotspot. I was successful one time getting it to connect but I haven't been able to get it to connect again. Here is what I have done so far.
I have turned on the "Maximize Compatibility" option on the wifi settings on my iPhone. Initially I couldn't see my iPhone hotspot listed as a wifi device.
I made my iPhone name simple. It's just my callsign
The 2 problems I am having are not seeing my iPhone wifi name listed if there are a bunch of other hotspots in the area. Example, I was at a hotel last weekend and there were tons of hotspots/wifi devices and I didn't see my iPhone listed. I am wondering if there is a limit on the number of hotspots that can be listed in the wifi settings.
The other issue I have is when I do see my iPhone hotspot selected, I can't seem to connect to it. I was successful one time but after that one time, no luck.
Any pointers on how to get the iPhone hotspot to work? We travel a lot in our motorhome and it would be fun to be able to take this hotspot with us.
K4QXX
Burch
I am new to pi-star and have purchased a second device to use in our Motorhome. It works great on the home wifi but I am having trouble getting it to connect to my iPhone hotspot. I was successful one time getting it to connect but I haven't been able to get it to connect again. Here is what I have done so far.
I have turned on the "Maximize Compatibility" option on the wifi settings on my iPhone. Initially I couldn't see my iPhone hotspot listed as a wifi device.
I made my iPhone name simple. It's just my callsign
The 2 problems I am having are not seeing my iPhone wifi name listed if there are a bunch of other hotspots in the area. Example, I was at a hotel last weekend and there were tons of hotspots/wifi devices and I didn't see my iPhone listed. I am wondering if there is a limit on the number of hotspots that can be listed in the wifi settings.
The other issue I have is when I do see my iPhone hotspot selected, I can't seem to connect to it. I was successful one time but after that one time, no luck.
Any pointers on how to get the iPhone hotspot to work? We travel a lot in our motorhome and it would be fun to be able to take this hotspot with us.
K4QXX
Burch