Setting up HotSpot or Tethering on Honor 6X

Sharing the net connection of Honor 6X in wifi is a very practical feature on the Honor 6X. Certainly, putting the Honor 6X in modem mode makes it possible to share the connection of the cellphone with your entourage or with your other devices. So, in case you don’t have a suitable Wifi access where you stand, we will observe in this post how to convert the Honor 6X into a wifi hotspot. We will first observe how to turn on and configure connection sharing. We will observe in a second step what is the connection sharing and what it implies for the Honor 6X.Tethering-HotSpot-Honor-6X

How you can share the Honor 6X connection

To turn your Honor 6X into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s incredibly basic. Certainly, it can be simply required to accomplish two 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 two steps below.

Enable Net Connection Sharing on Honor 6X

To share your Honor 6X net connection, you will first need to enable connection sharing. To achieve this, go to the Honor 6X Settings menu . Once you’re there, you have to go to Wireless and Networks , and then 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 ever the Honor 6X is connected to a laptop
  • Share through cellphone bluetooth

If you have made your choice, you just have to check to activate the sharing of the Honor 6X connection. When it is active, you should observe a little icon show up in the notifications bar.

Configure Wifi connection sharing on Honor 6X

At this point that you’ve set your Honor 6X 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. Once you are on this page, you can change the password to connect to the Honor 6X network. So, enter the password which you have chosen and validate. At last, you can also modify the network name in case you wish.

Connect to the Honor 6X network

At this point that the network is configured, you can connect to it with other devices. To achieve this, you just need to bring your device and look for the Honor 6X network among the available WIFI networks. If you have found it, you can log in using the password that you designed. And there you have a good net connection!

What is Connection Sharing on a Honor 6X

To make it simple, sharing a connection means sharing the 3G or 4G connection of the Honor 6X with other devices. So it is ideal when ever you will not have a WiFi connection but you have 3G or 4G network on your Honor 6X. This allows you to have a good connection almost everywhere. Warning: Note that Honor 6X’s connection share uses mobile data. It indicates that the net usage you are using is deducted from your portable plan. Thus, it will be possible to configure a limit on the consumption of mobile data. Thus, after a specific limit, the Honor 6X hotspot wifi cuts.