Setting up HotSpot or Tethering on HUAWEI Mate X

Sharing the web connection of HUAWEI Mate X in wifi is an incredibly convenient feature on the HUAWEI Mate X. In fact, putting the HUAWEI Mate X 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 observe in the following paragraphs how you can transform the HUAWEI Mate X into a wifi hotspot. We will 1st find out how you can turn on and configure connection sharing. We will find out in a secondary step what is the connection sharing and what it implies for the HUAWEI Mate X.Tethering-HotSpot-HUAWEI-Mate-X

How you can share the HUAWEI Mate X connection

To turn your HUAWEI Mate X into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s very basic. In fact, it can be only required to carry out two steps. The 1st 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 Internet Connection Sharing on HUAWEI Mate X

To share your HUAWEI Mate X net connection, you’ll 1st need to enable connection sharing. To accomplish this, go to the HUAWEI Mate X Settings menu . When you’re there, you need to go to Wireless and Networks , and after that 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 HUAWEI Mate X is connected to a laptop
  • Share through mobile phone bluetooth

When you have made your decision, you just have to check to activate the sharing of the HUAWEI Mate X connection. When it is active, you should find out a small icon show up in the notifications bar.

Set up Wifi connection sharing on HUAWEI Mate X

At this point that you have set your HUAWEI Mate X in modem mode, you’ll need 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 Through Wifi under Internet Connection Sharing. If you are there, go to Configure the Wi-Fi hotspot. When you are on this page, you’re able to change the password to connect to the HUAWEI Mate X network. So, enter the security password which you have chosen and confirm. At last, you’re able to also modify the network name if you wish.

Connect to the HUAWEI Mate X network

At this point that the network is configured, you’re able to connect to it with other devices. To accomplish this, you just need to bring your system and look for the HUAWEI Mate X network among the available WIFI networks. When you have found it, you can sign in using the password that you designed. And there you have a great net connection!

What is Connection Sharing on a HUAWEI Mate X

To make it simple, sharing a connection means sharing the 3G or 4G connection of the HUAWEI Mate X with other devices. So it is ideal when you don’t have a WiFi connection but you have 3G or 4G network on your HUAWEI Mate X. This allows you to have a good connection almost everywhere. Warning: Remember that HUAWEI Mate X’s connection share uses mobile data. This implies that the web usage you are using is deducted from your portable plan. Thus, it’s possible to configure a limit on the consumption of mobile data. Thus, after a specific limit, the HUAWEI Mate X hotspot wifi turn off.