Setting up HotSpot or Tethering on Echo

Sharing the web connection of Echo in wifi is a very handy feature on the Echo. Certainly, putting the Echo in modem mode can help you to share the connection of the phone with your entourage or with your different devices. So, if you do not have a suitable Wifi access where you stand, we will discover on this page how to convert the Echo into a wifi hotspot. We will first see how to enable and configure connection sharing. We will see in a secondary section what is the connection sharing and what it signifies for the Echo.Tethering-HotSpot-Echo

How to share the Echo connection

To turn your Echo into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s incredibly straightforward. Certainly, it’s only necessary to accomplish 2 steps. The first is to enable connection sharing and the secondary is to set up the network. All you need to do is stick to the 2 steps below.

Enable Net Connection Sharing on Echo

To share your Echo net connection, you will first have to enable connection sharing. To achieve this, go to the Echo 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 3 options available to you:

  • Sharing the Wi-Fi connection: for connecting wireless devices
  • USB sharing: when ever the Echo is connected to a pc
  • Share via phone bluetooth

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

Set up Wifi connection sharing on Echo

At this point that you have set your Echo in modem mode, you’ll have to set up the network so other devices can connect. Simply 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. Once you are on this page, you’re able to change the password to connect to the Echo network. So, enter the security password of your choice and validate. At last, you’re able to also change the network name if you wish.

Connect to the Echo network

At this point that the network is configured, you’re able to connect to it with other devices. To achieve this, you just have to bring your device and look for the Echo 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 Echo

To make it basic, sharing a connection means sharing the 3G or 4G connection of the Echo with other devices. So it’s ideal when ever you will not have a WiFi connection but you have 3G or 4G network on your Echo. This enables you to have a drinking connection almost everywhere. Warning: Note that Echo’s connection share uses mobile data. This means that the web usage you are using is deducted from your portable plan. So, it will be possible to configure a limit on the consumption of mobile data. So, after a specific limit, the Echo hotspot wifi turn off.