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Xiaomi: Set Up a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

If your Xiaomi phone still hands out a hotspot name and password nobody chose, other people nearby can guess it or connect without permission. A weak default SSID also makes it harder to spot your own hotspot among several devices in the same room. Setting a custom name and password fixes both problems and keeps the connection under your control.

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Set Up a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot auf Xiaomi

The portable hotspot on Xiaomi phones ships with a generic SSID and a password that is easy to overlook. Anyone within Wi-Fi range who knows or guesses that default can connect and use your mobile data. Changing the name and password closes that gap and lets you tell your own hotspot apart from others nearby.

Where the hotspot settings live

MIUI groups the hotspot function under the general connectivity settings, not inside the Wi-Fi menu. That is why the option is easy to miss on a first search.

Menu path

Open Settings ➔ Portable hotspot ➔ Set up portable hotspot. Enter a new SSID, set a password with at least eight characters, and adjust any other option you need, such as the frequency band if it is offered. Confirm with Save.

What changes after saving

Devices that were connected before the change get disconnected and need the new password to rejoin. The new SSID appears immediately in nearby Wi-Fi lists once the hotspot is turned on.

When this is not enough

If the hotspot still gets used without your consent after changing the password, check whether an old device kept the credentials saved and reconnects automatically. Removing that saved network on the other device, not just changing the password again, solves that case.

Frequently asked questions

The SSID only changes when you edit it inside Settings ➔ Portable hotspot ➔ Set up portable hotspot. A restart never resets it back to the default on its own, so if it looks unchanged the new name likely was not saved.

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Android 11 · MIUI

Xiaomi A1Xiaomi Black Shark 2 ProXiaomi Mi 10 5GXiaomi Mi 10 LiteXiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5GXiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 8Xiaomi Mi 8 ProXiaomi Mi 9Xiaomi Mi 9 LiteXiaomi Mi 9 ProXiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5GXiaomi Mi 9 SEXiaomi Mi 9TXiaomi Mi 9T ProXiaomi Mi Max 2Xiaomi Mi MIX 3Xiaomi Mi Note 10Xiaomi Mi Note 10 LiteXiaomi Mi Note 10 ProXiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Pad 3Xiaomi Mi PlayXiaomi Mi5s PlusXiaomi Poco F2 ProXiaomi Redmi 1SXiaomi Redmi 3SXiaomi Redmi 4 PrimeXiaomi Redmi 4 ProXiaomi Redmi 4aXiaomi Redmi 4XXiaomi Redmi 5AXiaomi Redmi 6AXiaomi Redmi 8Xiaomi Redmi 8AXiaomi Redmi 9Xiaomi Redmi 9AXiaomi Redmi K20 Pro PremiumXiaomi Redmi K30Xiaomi Redmi K30 ProXiaomi Redmi K30 Pro ZoomXiaomi Redmi Note 8Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 ProXiaomi Redmi Note 8TXiaomi Redmi Note 9Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 ProXiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro MaxXiaomi Redmi Note 9SXiaomi Redmi Y3

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