ger12345
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: Can I use my iphone5 to create a hotspot and then connect a device that requires a ethernet cable to a lan(router) this router obviously needs to use my hotspot to connect?
I need to setup Solar inverters remotely some times and I am looking to see if there is a way to use my iphone to connect the inverter to the internet. My thought is to create a hotspot and then connect the inverter to a router(it has a ethernet cable that can plug into a lan) The router is then connected to my iphone. So something similar than a dongle I suppose?
iPhone 5
rockmyplimsoul
Level 5
(7,239 points)
If you're wanting to share your hot spot with a device that requires an Ethernet connection, you need a device that can connect to Wi-Fi while providing access to that connection via Ethernet. One idea might be to configure an AirPort Express to serve as a Wi-Fi extender of your hot spot, and plug the solar inverter to the Ethernet port on the Express.
