As you can tell from the image above, the menu bar on your Mac can get quite busy when you have a lot of apps installed. That’s all it takes to wirelessly connect your Mac to an iPhone with the hotspot enabled. Select your iPhone under the Personal Hotspot category. On your device with Personal Hotspot, go to Settings > Personal Hotspot > Family Sharing. From your Mac menu bar, select the WiFi icon. You can set up Family Sharing so that your family can join your Personal Hotspot automatically – without needing to enter the password.
How to let your family join automatically To disconnect a device, turn off Personal Hotspot (slide Allow Others to Join tab), turn off Bluetooth or unplug the USB cable from your device. If your Mac doesn't recognize your device, try a different USB cable. Make sure that you can locate and view your iPhone or iPad in iTunes (on PC) or the Finder (on Mac). If you see an alert that says “Trust This Computer?”, tap Trust. Then connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer with the USB cable that came with your device (that’s the one usually plugged into the charging plug). To connect to a hotspot using USB, first make sure you have the latest version of iTunes on your Mac or PC. To connect another iOS device, use Wi-Fi. Personal Hotspot supports Bluetooth connections with Mac, PC and other third-party devices.
Right-click your device and hover your pointer over "Connect using", then select "Access point". On your Windows PC, click the Bluetooth icon in the Notification area and choose Join A Personal Area Network. You can confirm your connection in System Preferences > Network. Choose the iOS device that provides the Personal Hotspot, then choose Connect to Network.
On Mac, click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar. First you’ll have to pair your iPhone with your computer using a generated code, making sure it’s discoverable by going to Settings > Bluetooth. To use Personal Hotspot using Bluetooth, the steps are a little different.
If asked, enter the password for the Personal Hotspot (you can set up Family Sharing so that your family can join your Personal Hotspot without needing to enter the password, which we’ll detail further on). Then on the device you want to connect, go to Settings > Wi-Fi and look for the named iPhone or iPad in the list. Using Wi-Fi, follow the previous step to set up a device with Personal Hotspot. You can connect to a Personal Hotspot using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or USB. If you can’t see the option for Personal Hotspot, contact your network provider to make sure you can use Personal Hotspot with your data plan.