Tether iPhone to Linksys Velop AX4200 USB for home internet

The info I can see says that Velop AX4200 can use USB for hard disk.. nothing else is listed. Took ages to even find the manual.. but here is direct quote

USB 3.0 port— Connect and share USB drives on your network. For local file sharing only (no FTP, media server or virtualUSB support). Also, not intended for sharing peripherals such as printers, scanners or cameras.

My guess would be NO.. sharing a phone as internet modem aint gonna happen.

The setup of MX4200 can possibly be changed from main router to access point and use a suitable dual wan router with provision for phone connection.. e.g. Asus often supports this.. but seldom on iPhones... mostly with Android.. as you can guess Apple doesn't like people poking around the interior of their phone firmware.

A likely NOT viable solution but one that would work is to tether the phone to a Mac and share that connection via ethernet port to the VELOP. Many "happy" hours of configuration I predict will be required.

Otherwise do the smart thing. Buy a 4g/5g router and put a sim in it for the cheapest/best network in your area.. plug by ethernet to your velops.

Well, this won't work if you try to tether an iPhone to the USB port on an Apple AirPort router, so I doubt that it will work on other routers.

The few Velop products that I've seen do not have a USB port.

Won't hurt to try though if your Velop product has a USB port. What happens if you try this?