Q: What is a "Hotspot"?
Well, this is embarrassing. For, what, years, I have seen "hotspot" and never bothered to figure it out. There are several discussions about problems with HotSpot but not a literal definition of what it is and how to work it. If there is a discussion, lease link me. In switching to Mavericks yesterday and going through their help site, I realized I may be missing something. I'll save my other questions as I go through the AD discussions, like "Hand Off" and "iPhone and iMac", etc Thanks!
MacBook Air 11" Mid 2013., OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
Posted on Feb 22, 2015 7:30 AM
A "hotspot" is just another name for an area with a wireless network signal with Internet access that usually requires you to log on and "agree" to the terms of use.
If you take your laptop down to the coffee place to log on to the wireless network there, you are connecting to a "hotspot". Same if you take your laptop to the bookstore and log on there.
When you bring your laptop back home and connect to your wireless network, you are connecting to your own personal "hotspot".
Posted on Feb 22, 2015 8:06 AM