Setting up HotSpot or Tethering on Honor 8A

Sharing the web connection of Honor 8A in wifi is an incredibly convenient feature on the Honor 8A. In truth, putting the Honor 8A in modem mode makes it possible to share the connection of the mobile phone with your entourage or with your other devices. So, in case you don’t have a suitable Wifi access where you are, we will see in this post the technique to convert the Honor 8A into a wifi hotspot. We will first observe the technique to enable and configure connection sharing. We will observe in a secondary step what is the connection sharing and what it implies for the Honor 8A.Tethering-HotSpot-Honor-8A

The method to share the Honor 8A connection

To turn your Honor 8A into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s very simple. In truth, it is actually just necessary to perform 2 steps. The 1st is to enable connection sharing and the secondary is to configure the network. All you should do is follow the 2 steps below.

Enable Net Connection Sharing on Honor 8A

To share your Honor 8A internet connection, you’ll first need to enable connection sharing. To get this done, go to the Honor 8A 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 choices available to you:

  • Sharing the Wi-Fi connection: for connecting wireless devices
  • USB sharing: when the Honor 8A is connected to a laptop
  • Share through mobile phone bluetooth

When you have made your choice, you just have to test to activate the sharing of the Honor 8A connection. When ever it is active, you should observe a little icon appear in the notifications bar.

Configure Wifi connection sharing on Honor 8A

Now that you’ve set your Honor 8A in modem mode, you’ll need to set up the network so other devices may connect. Just those who have chosen Wi-Fi sharing are affected by the setup. To configure, click Through Wifi under Internet Connection Sharing. If you are there, go to Configure the Wi-Fi hotspot. Once you are on this page, you may change the password to connect to the Honor 8A network. So, enter the security password of your choice and validate. Finally, you may also change the network name in case you wish.

Connect to the Honor 8A network

Now that the network is configured, you may connect to it with other devices. To get this done, you just need to bring your system and look for the Honor 8A 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 8A

To make it basic, sharing a connection means sharing the 3G or 4G connection of the Honor 8A with other devices. So it’s ideal when you don’t have a WiFi connection but you have 3G or 4G network on your Honor 8A. This permits you to have a drinking connection almost everywhere. Warning: Remember that Honor 8A’s connection share uses mobile data. It indicates that the web 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 specific limit, the Honor 8A hotspot wifi turn off.