Hi @fogline
For the above method, you don’t need to access the cellular area on your iPad. You only need a phone for you to access the cellular area to set up the hotspot.
You only need to use your iPad to find that hotspot in the WLAN area, and input the password to connect it.
Could you please re-try it again?
Btw, do you have a Windows PC? If yes, there’s an easier way. You can revise the POP’s default hotspot name and password according to your Wi-Fi at home. (I mean the Wi-Fi which you often used to connect the iPad)
For example, if you usually connect your iPad to the Wi-Fi named AAA and password is BBB, then you revise the POP’s default name and password as AAA and BBB. If you don’t know how to revise it, check this post: [Tips] How to revise the name and password of default hotspot
Then, connect the iPad to this Wi-Fi, and open Handy Scan. You will find the POP can be connected.
Best Regards
Cassie