Setting up HotSpot or Tethering on Acer Gallant Duo

Sharing the net connection of Acer Gallant Duo in wifi is an incredibly convenient feature on the Acer Gallant Duo. Indeed, putting the Acer Gallant Duo in modem mode can help you to share the connection of the smartphone with your entourage or with your other devices. So, in case you do not have a suitable Wifi access where you are, we will see in the following paragraphs the right way to convert the Acer Gallant Duo into a wifi hotspot. We will first see the right way to turn on and configure connection sharing. We will see in a second step what is the connection sharing and what it signifies for the Acer Gallant Duo.Tethering-HotSpot-Acer-Gallant-Duo

The technique to share the Acer Gallant Duo connection

To turn your Acer Gallant Duo into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s extremely simple. Indeed, it can be simply required to accomplish two steps. The initially is to enable connection sharing and the second is to set up the network. All you should do is stick to the two steps below.

Enable Net Connection Sharing on Acer Gallant Duo

To share your Acer Gallant Duo net connection, you will 1st have to enable connection sharing. To do this, go to the Acer Gallant Duo Settings menu . Once you’re there, you have to go to Wireless and Networks , and after that find the Internet Connection Sharing tab. You will then have three options available to you:

  • Sharing the Wi-Fi connection: for connecting wireless devices
  • USB sharing: when the Acer Gallant Duo is connected to a laptop
  • Share by using mobile phone bluetooth

When you have made your choice, you just have to test to activate the sharing of the Acer Gallant Duo connection. When ever it is active, you should see a small icon appear in the notifications bar.

Configure Wifi connection sharing on Acer Gallant Duo

At this point that you’ve set your Acer Gallant Duo in modem mode, you’ll have to set up the network so other devices may connect. Only those who have chosen Wi-Fi sharing are affected by the configuration. To set up, click Via Wifi under Internet Connection Sharing. When you are there, go to Configure the Wi-Fi hotspot. Once you are on this page, you can change the password to connect to the Acer Gallant Duo network. So, enter the security password which you have chosen and confirm. At last, you can also change the network name in case you wish.

Connect to the Acer Gallant Duo network

At this point that the network is configured, you can connect to it with other devices. To do this, you just simply have to bring your device and look for the Acer Gallant Duo network among the available WIFI networks. When you have found it, you can log in using the password that you configured. And there you have a decent net connection!

What is Connection Sharing on a Acer Gallant Duo

To make it simple, sharing a connection means sharing the 3G or 4G connection of the Acer Gallant Duo with other devices. So it’s ideal when you do not have a WiFi connection but you have 3G or 4G network on your Acer Gallant Duo. This permits you to have a good connection almost everywhere. Warning: Be aware that Acer Gallant Duo’s connection share uses mobile data. This means that the net usage you are using is deducted from your smartphone plan. Thus, it is possible to configure a limit on the consumption of mobile data. Thus, after a specific limit, the Acer Gallant Duo hotspot wifi cuts.