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automatically switch to hotspot

Hello,

I leave my MacBook running overnight doing financial market trades. Sometimes our cable internet goes down. If I leave my iPhone cable connected to the Mac, is there a way the Mac can Autoconnect to my hotspot should the wifi fail?

MacBook Pro 17″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 1, 2021 1:43 AM

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Posted on Mar 3, 2021 6:02 AM

Hello gentleman_driver,


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.


We understand that you want to set your MacBook to automatically switch from your Wi-Fi network to your iPhone Personal Hotspot should the Wi-Fi fail. The computer doesn't see a difference between the Hotspot or other Wi-Fi network. You can use the following support article will guide you through choosing a preferred Wi-Fi network on your Mac.


Choose preferred Wi-Fi networks on Mac - Apple Support


This will work for what you want to do if the Wi-Fi network goes down.


Best regards.

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Mar 3, 2021 6:02 AM in response to gentleman_driver

Hello gentleman_driver,


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.


We understand that you want to set your MacBook to automatically switch from your Wi-Fi network to your iPhone Personal Hotspot should the Wi-Fi fail. The computer doesn't see a difference between the Hotspot or other Wi-Fi network. You can use the following support article will guide you through choosing a preferred Wi-Fi network on your Mac.


Choose preferred Wi-Fi networks on Mac - Apple Support


This will work for what you want to do if the Wi-Fi network goes down.


Best regards.

automatically switch to hotspot

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