A:Answer If you are trying to connect this printer to a HotSpot on your smartphone or tablet, you can. Or you can use WiFi Direct. Wireless Direct (WiFi Direct) allows you to directly connect to a printer from a mobile device or computer without the need for internet access or a wireless network. You would connect to the printer’s wireless direct signal just like you would connect to a wireless network. The printer would have a unique name in your wireless connections, i.e. Direct-04-Printer. For more information, you can go to https://bit.ly/3jqsGQ8