Friday 8 June 2012

How To Share Wireless/3G Conection From Your Android Device

Ok you have an android smartphone and you subscribed to a data bundle and feel like sharing to your laptop, tablet or a friend's mobile phone.
Im glad to tell you that you can easily share the connection to your gadgets, with this you can browse free on your ipad with a wifi connection just your mobile phone, and you can share to all devices having wlan.
The wireless access point functionality on the android phone makes this possible, To use this function you gotta have a 3g package that sends and receiving data. My advice go for an unlimited plan to ensure you get no surprise when using it.


Enable wireless access point in your Android phone

Step 1: On your Android phone, go to Settings
Step 2: Now choose Wireless and networks.
Step 3: Go to the section Access point settings.
Step 4: Inside field Router name (SSID), give a name to identify the access point that you create (no accents or special characters)
Step 5: Scroll down the list to Security and select option WPA2 (AES) to encrypt the exchange between your devices and the access point.
Step 6: In the Password field, enter a complex password that will be required to use the Internet connection on your phone.
Step 7: Go back to the section Wireless and networks.
Step 8: Now simply check the box next to Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot to activate your access point

Connect to access point

Now that your phone acts as a gateway to the Internet, you will be able to connect to it via Wi-Fi from your laptop, tablet or other phone, and enjoy your Internet connection .
Step 1: On your computer, tablet or phone, look for available WiFi connections.
Step 2: Select your access point.
Step 3: Click Connect.
Step 4: Enter the password that you set on the access point and confirm
Step 5: The connection to the Internet via the access point on your Android phone is established.
Step 6: On your phone, access point Wi-Fi is active.
Step 7: You can now browse the Internet on your computer or tablet by connecting on your smartphone.

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