Setting up HotSpot or Tethering on Samsung

Sharing the net connection of Samsung in wifi is a very practical feature on the Samsung. Indeed, putting the Samsung in modem mode afford them the ability 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 are, we will observe in this post how you can transform the Samsung into a wifi hotspot. We will first see how you can enable and configure connection sharing. We will see in a second section what is the connection sharing and what it signifies for the Samsung.Tethering-HotSpot-Samsung

The right way to share the Samsung connection

To turn your Samsung into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s extremely basic. Indeed, it is actually simply required to carry out two steps. The initially is to enable connection sharing and the second is to set up the network. All you must do is follow the two steps below.

Enable Net Connection Sharing on Samsung

To share your Samsung net connection, you will first need to enable connection sharing. To achieve this, go to the Samsung Settings menu . When 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 Samsung is connected to a computer
  • Share by using telephone bluetooth

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

Set up Wifi connection sharing on Samsung

Now that you have set your Samsung in modem mode, you’ll need to set up the network so other devices can connect. Simply those who have opted for Wi-Fi sharing are affected by the setup. To set up, click Through Wifi under Internet Connection Sharing. If you are there, go to Configure the Wi-Fi hotspot. When you are on this page, you can change the password to connect to the Samsung network. So, enter the security password which you have chosen and confirm. At last, you can also modify the network name if you wish.

Connect to the Samsung network

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

What is Connection Sharing on a Samsung

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