Setting up HotSpot or Tethering on Honor 20i

Sharing the internet connection of Honor 20i in wifi is a very convenient feature on the Honor 20i. In fact, putting the Honor 20i in modem mode can help you to share the connection of the smartphone with your entourage or with your different devices. So, if you do not have a suitable Wifi access where you are, we will see in this article the method to transform the Honor 20i into a wifi hotspot. We will initially observe the method 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 Honor 20i.Tethering-HotSpot-Honor-20i

How you can share the Honor 20i connection

To turn your Honor 20i into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s extremely basic. In fact, it can be only required to execute two steps. The first is to enable connection sharing and the secondary is to set up the network. All you should do is stick to the two steps below.

Enable Net Connection Sharing on Honor 20i

To share your Honor 20i internet connection, you will 1st have to enable connection sharing. To achieve this, go to the Honor 20i 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 the Honor 20i is connected to a laptop
  • Share through phone bluetooth

When you have made your decision, you just have to check to activate the sharing of the Honor 20i connection. When ever it is active, you should observe a little icon show up in the notifications bar.

Set up Wifi connection sharing on Honor 20i

At this point that you have set your Honor 20i in modem mode, you’ll have to set up the network so other devices can connect. Only those who have chosen Wi-Fi sharing are affected by the configuration. 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 can change the password to connect to the Honor 20i network. So, enter the security password which you have chosen and confirm. Finally, you can also modify the network name if you wish.

Connect to the Honor 20i network

At this point 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 Honor 20i 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 great internet connection!

What is Connection Sharing on a Honor 20i

To make it simple, sharing a connection means sharing the 3G or 4G connection of the Honor 20i with other devices. So it is ideal when you do not have a WiFi connection but you have 3G or 4G network on your Honor 20i. This allows you to have a drinking connection almost everywhere. Warning: Note that Honor 20i’s connection share uses mobile data. This means 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 Honor 20i hotspot wifi cuts.