Setting up HotSpot or Tethering on Amazon Fire HD

Sharing the internet connection of Amazon Fire HD in wifi is an incredibly practical feature on the Amazon Fire HD. In truth, putting the Amazon Fire HD in modem mode afford them the ability to share the connection of the mobile phone with your entourage or with your different devices. So, in case you do not have a suitable Wifi access where you are, we will see in the following paragraphs the right way to transform the Amazon Fire HD into a wifi hotspot. We will first observe the right way to turn on and configure connection sharing. We will observe in a secondary step what is the connection sharing and what it signifies for the Amazon Fire HD.Tethering-HotSpot-Amazon Fire HD

The technique to share the Amazon Fire HD connection

To turn your Amazon Fire HD into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s incredibly basic. In truth, it is actually just required to perform two steps. The 1st is to enable connection sharing and the secondary is to set up the network. All you have to do is stick to the two steps below.

Enable Internet Connection Sharing on Amazon Fire HD

To share your Amazon Fire HD net connection, you’ll 1st need to enable connection sharing. To do this, go to the Amazon Fire HD 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 3 options available to you:

  • Sharing the Wi-Fi connection: for connecting wireless devices
  • USB sharing: when ever the Amazon Fire HD is connected to a personal pc
  • Share via smartphone bluetooth

When you have made your decision, you just have to test to activate the sharing of the Amazon Fire HD connection. When ever it is active, you should observe a tiny icon appear in the notifications bar.

Configure Wifi connection sharing on Amazon Fire HD

Now that you have set your Amazon Fire HD in modem mode, you’ll need to set up the network so other devices can connect. Just those who have opted for Wi-Fi sharing are affected by the setup. To set up, click Via 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 Amazon Fire HD network. So, enter the password of your choice and confirm. Finally, you’re able to also change the network name in case you wish.

Connect to the Amazon Fire HD network

Now that the network is configured, you’re able to connect to it with other devices. To do this, you just need to bring your device and look for the Amazon Fire HD 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 great net connection!

What is Connection Sharing on a Amazon Fire HD

To make it basic, sharing a connection means sharing the 3G or 4G connection of the Amazon Fire HD 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 Amazon Fire HD. This permits you to have a good connection almost everywhere. Warning: Note that Amazon Fire HD’s connection share uses mobile data. It indicates that the internet usage you are using is deducted from your mobile plan. So, it’s possible to configure a limit on the consumption of mobile data. So, after a certain limit, the Amazon Fire HD hotspot wifi turn off.