Laptop Mobile Hotspot not working w/o Browser/Internet

[mw4man]

Hello...

Trying to start a hybrid zoom meeting for my local area of NA. We went out & purchased a laptop and a mobile hot spot (+ bluetooth mics, speaker, etc.). The laptop is running Windows 11, I believe. I set up my network connections properly, under Mobile Hotspot, w/ the Device ID & password. The laptop recognizes the device, but will not connect directly. Instead, it's asking me to connect via an internet browser. The whole point of a mobile hotspot is that it's it's own mobile internet connection...so I'm not understanding why the laptop needs to go through a browser connected to the internet (???).

Anyone out there have experience w/ this problem?...if so, I could sure use some help.

thanx,


mw4man

 

[tehnokraat]

I'm not going to retell you what it is and how it works, because there are a lot of guides about it on the Internet. Just use the search engine and it will become clear.
You could start here, at least the basic truths are nicely there.

https://www.highspeedinternet.com/resources/mobile-hotspots