Setting up HotSpot or Tethering on Alcatel A5

Sharing the web connection of Alcatel A5 in wifi is an extremely practical feature on the Alcatel A5. Indeed, putting the Alcatel A5 in modem mode can help you to share the connection of the mobile phone with your entourage or with your other devices. So, in the event you don’t have a suitable Wifi access where you stand, we will see in this article the method to convert the Alcatel A5 into a wifi hotspot. We will first see the method to turn on and configure connection sharing. We will see in a second step what is the connection sharing and what it implies for the Alcatel A5.Tethering-HotSpot-alcatel-a5

How you can share the Alcatel A5 connection

To turn your Alcatel A5 into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s incredibly basic. Indeed, it truly is just necessary to accomplish two steps. The first is to enable connection sharing and the second is to configure the network. All you should do is stick to the two steps below.

Enable Internet Connection Sharing on Alcatel A5

To share your Alcatel A5 net connection, you’ll first have to enable connection sharing. To achieve this, go to the Alcatel A5 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 three choices available to you:

  • Sharing the Wi-Fi connection: for connecting wireless devices
  • USB sharing: when the Alcatel A5 is connected to a pc
  • Share by using phone bluetooth

When you have made your choice, you just have to test to activate the sharing of the Alcatel A5 connection. When ever it is active, you should see a little icon appear in the notifications bar.

Set up Wifi connection sharing on Alcatel A5

Now that you have set your Alcatel A5 in modem mode, you’ll have to set up the network so other devices may connect. Simply those who have opted for Wi-Fi sharing are affected by the configuration. To configure, 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 Alcatel A5 network. So, enter the password which you have chosen and validate. At last, you can also change the network name in the event you wish.

Connect to the Alcatel A5 network

Now that the network is configured, you can connect to it with other devices. To achieve this, you just have to bring your device and look for the Alcatel A5 network among the available WIFI networks. When you have found it, you can log in using the password that you designed. And there you have a great net connection!

What is Connection Sharing on a Alcatel A5

To make it basic, sharing a connection means sharing the 3G or 4G connection of the Alcatel A5 with other devices. So it’s ideal when you do not have a WiFi connection but you have 3G or 4G network on your Alcatel A5. This enables you to have a good connection almost everywhere. Warning: Remember that Alcatel A5’s connection share uses mobile data. This implies that the web usage you are using is deducted from your mobile plan. Thus, it is possible to configure a limit on the consumption of mobile data. Thus, after a specific limit, the Alcatel A5 hotspot wifi cuts.