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Method 2: Connect a console with the Windows hotspot and the Pingura client

In this method the Windows computer shares its Wi-Fi, the console connects to it, and you choose the connection route in the Pingura client.

6 min readUpdated: October 11, 2026

Before you start

Disconnect the active Pingura game connection; a console connection at the same time as a game connection is not possible.
The computer must be connected to the internet.
The computer’s Wi-Fi card must support Mobile Hotspot.

Open the Pingura client and press “Console connection” in the menu.
Choose your console: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series or Nintendo Switch.
On the connection method page, press “Windows hotspot”.
Step 1: Press “Open hotspot settings” and turn on sharing (Mobile Hotspot) in Windows; note the network name and password. Pingura cannot turn the hotspot on by itself.
Step 2: On the console, connect to that hotspot in the network settings. The app page waits and a few seconds later shows the console (“Console found””).
Step 3: Choose the region and route (you can set a country filter or test the routes first) and connect.
The app and the hotspot must stay on until the end of the game.

Only the internet shared with the console goes through the chosen route; the rest of the computer uses the normal internet.

The exact path for connecting each console to the hotspot is on the “Console connection” page.

The app does not turn the hotspot on by itself?

No; Windows does not allow it. You have to turn it on once in your own Windows settings.

The console was not found, what do I do?

Make sure it is connected to that hotspot and wait a few seconds. If it still is not found, turn the hotspot off and on.

Can I play PC games on this same computer?

Before starting a game connection, disconnect the console connection; both at the same time is not possible.

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