Setting up HotSpot or Tethering on Wileyfox Swift 2

Sharing the internet connection of Wileyfox Swift 2 in wifi is an incredibly handy feature on the Wileyfox Swift 2. In fact, putting the Wileyfox Swift 2 in modem mode makes it possible to share the connection of the phone with your entourage or with your other devices. So, if you don’t have a suitable Wifi access where you are, we will discover in the following paragraphs how you can transform the Wileyfox Swift 2 into a wifi hotspot. We will first see how you can enable and configure connection sharing. We will see in a secondary section what is the connection sharing and what it signifies for the Wileyfox Swift 2.Tethering-HotSpot-wileyfox-swift-2

How to share the Wileyfox Swift 2 connection

To turn your Wileyfox Swift 2 into a Wi-Fi hotspot, it’s incredibly basic. In fact, it’s simply 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 follow the two steps below.

Enable Internet Connection Sharing on Wileyfox Swift 2

To share your Wileyfox Swift 2 net connection, you will 1st have to enable connection sharing. To accomplish this, go to the Wileyfox Swift 2 Settings menu . When you’re there, you need to go to Wireless and Networks , and then find the Internet Connection Sharing tab. You will then have three options available to you:

  • Sharing the Wi-Fi connection: for connecting wireless devices
  • USB sharing: when ever the Wileyfox Swift 2 is connected to a computer
  • Share by using mobile phone bluetooth

If you have made your decision, you just have to check to activate the sharing of the Wileyfox Swift 2 connection. When ever it is active, you should see a little icon appear in the notifications bar.

Set up Wifi connection sharing on Wileyfox Swift 2

Now that you have set your Wileyfox Swift 2 in modem mode, you’ll have to set up the network so other devices may connect. Simply those who have chosen Wi-Fi sharing are affected by the configuration. To set up, click Via Wifi under Internet Connection Sharing. If you are there, go to Configure the Wi-Fi hotspot. When you are on this page, you may change the password to connect to the Wileyfox Swift 2 network. So, enter the password of your choice and validate. Finally, you may also change the network name if you wish.

Connect to the Wileyfox Swift 2 network

Now that the network is configured, you may connect to it with other devices. To accomplish this, you just simply have to bring your device and look for the Wileyfox Swift 2 network among the available WIFI networks. If you have found it, you can sign in using the password that you configured. And there you have a great net connection!

What is Connection Sharing on a Wileyfox Swift 2

To make it basic, sharing a connection means sharing the 3G or 4G connection of the Wileyfox Swift 2 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 Wileyfox Swift 2. This enables you to have a good connection almost everywhere. Warning: Be aware that Wileyfox Swift 2’s connection share uses mobile data. It indicates that the internet usage you are using is deducted from your smartphone plan. So, it is possible to configure a limit on the consumption of mobile data. So, after a specific limit, the Wileyfox Swift 2 hotspot wifi turn off.