Setting up HotSpot or Tethering on Acer Liquid Z500

Sharing the net connection of Acer Liquid Z500 in wifi is a very handy feature on the Acer Liquid Z500. In fact, putting the Acer Liquid Z500 in modem mode makes it possible to share the connection of the phone 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 on this page how you can transform the Acer Liquid Z500 into a wifi hotspot. We will first find out how you can enable and configure connection sharing. We will find out in a second step what is the connection sharing and what it implies for the Acer Liquid Z500.Tethering-HotSpot-Acer-Liquid-Z500

How you can share the Acer Liquid Z500 connection

To turn your Acer Liquid Z500 into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s extremely straightforward. In fact, it’s only required to perform 2 steps. The first is to enable connection sharing and the second is to set up the network. All you have to do is follow the 2 steps below.

Enable Net Connection Sharing on Acer Liquid Z500

To share your Acer Liquid Z500 net connection, you’ll first need to enable connection sharing. To do this, go to the Acer Liquid Z500 Settings menu . When you’re there, you must go to Wireless and Networks , and then find the Internet Connection Sharing tab. You will then have 3 choices available to you:

  • Sharing the Wi-Fi connection: for connecting wireless devices
  • USB sharing: when ever the Acer Liquid Z500 is connected to a personal pc
  • Share by using smartphone bluetooth

When you have made your decision, you just have to test to activate the sharing of the Acer Liquid Z500 connection. When it is active, you should find out a small icon show up in the notifications bar.

Set up Wifi connection sharing on Acer Liquid Z500

Now that you’ve set your Acer Liquid Z500 in modem mode, you’ll need to set up the network so other devices can connect. Only those who have opted for Wi-Fi sharing are affected by the configuration. To set up, click Through Wifi under Internet Connection Sharing. When you are there, go to Configure the Wi-Fi hotspot. When you are on this page, you can actually change the password to connect to the Acer Liquid Z500 network. So, enter the password of your choice and confirm. At last, you can actually also change the network name in case you wish.

Connect to the Acer Liquid Z500 network

Now that the network is configured, you can actually connect to it with other devices. To do this, you just simply need to bring your device and look for the Acer Liquid Z500 network among the available WIFI networks. When you have found it, you can sign in using the password that you designed. And there you have a decent net connection!

What is Connection Sharing on a Acer Liquid Z500

To make it basic, sharing a connection means sharing the 3G or 4G connection of the Acer Liquid Z500 with other devices. So it is ideal when ever you don’t have a WiFi connection but you have 3G or 4G network on your Acer Liquid Z500. This enables you to have a good connection almost everywhere. Warning: Remember that Acer Liquid Z500’s connection share uses mobile data. This implies that the net usage you are using is deducted from your téléphone plan. So, it is possible to configure a limit on the consumption of mobile data. So, after a specific limit, the Acer Liquid Z500 hotspot wifi cuts.