Each tablet owner thought about how to turn the device into a kind of modem, distributing the Internet from it to other devices - a smartphone, laptop, PC, etc. Let's say right away - this is quite real. Moreover, such a procedure will not seem complicated to a skilled user. However, it will be useful for everyone to know a few nuances. Therefore, we will tell you in as much detail as possible about how to distribute the Internet from a tablet.

The first step is to make a wireless access point from the tablet. Then it will be possible to connect other devices to it, which at the same time will be able to access the Internet. How to do it? Let's break it down point by point:

  1. You will need the tablet itself, equipped with a SIM card. In addition, the device must contain a configured connection to the mobile Internet (3g, 4g) through any telecom operator (MTS, Beeline, Yota, Megafon, etc.) If the tablet is simply connected to another Wi-Fi point, then make it from the gadget access point will be quite difficult.
  2. Then you need to go to settings. In the "Wireless networks" section, click on the "More" button. On most versions of android, it is located just below the “Wi-Fi”, “Bluetooth”, “Traffic control” items. In other interfaces, you will not find the "More" button. Instead of it - "Advanced settings".
  3. As soon as you click on "More" (or "Advanced settings"), a special menu will open. Next, you need to select "Modem Mode".
  4. Tap "Access Point". Another window will open, where at the very top you can activate the Wi-Fi modem. To do this, move the switch to the right. Most likely, the tablet will “think” for a few seconds. After that, he may ask you to turn off Wi-Fi. Some models of such devices cannot simultaneously distribute the Internet and be connected to the World Wide Web via a wireless connection.
  5. Now you need to go to "Access Point Settings". Here you can change the name of the network to make it easier to find it from a computer, smartphone or other device that has a Wi-Fi module. Next, it is desirable to set a password. You will enter it when connecting to a tablet, which has now, in fact, become a wireless router. You may or may not set a password. It is enough to select "no" in the "Security" window. However, if you plan to use a tablet computer as a modem for a long time, then you should protect yourself from neighbors who can use the free Internet and connect to an access point without any problems. Just remember that the security key must be on the order of 8 characters or more. Also in this section, you can limit the number of users who can connect to the network. Once you have configured all the fields, click the "Save" button.
  6. Now you can easily connect to the tablet, which began to perform the functions wireless hotspot Internet access. It is enough to start Wi-Fi on a smartphone, laptop or personal computer. In the list you will see a new network with a set name. We click on it, click "Connect" and enter the password (unless, of course, you set a security key).
  7. If you did everything correctly, then, most likely, when connecting, a window will appear where you will need to select a network location. There will be three points - home network, enterprise network and public network. Choose any.
  8. Go to the browser and check the connection to the world wide web.
  9. Everything is now through the tablet you have set up wireless Internet access for another device.

By the way, on some models of tablet devices (asus, lenovo, samsung, etc.), the auto-disconnect function of the access point after some time has been activated from the factory. For example, if the wireless network is not used for 5-10 minutes, then the tablet stops working in modem mode. As a result, you have to reconfigure the device and connect to a new network. Therefore, in the "WLAN access point" section, find the "Auto-off" item. Then put the switch in the "always on" position.

Remember that when the tablet distributes Wi— fi, then it drains much faster. Therefore, it is advisable to reduce the screen brightness to a minimum, disable energy-consuming applications, or even put the device on charge.

Other ways to distribute the Internet through a tablet

There are other ways to provide Internet distribution from a tablet to a phone, PC or laptop. Not only by creating a Wi-Fi point, but also by means of a USB cable. What needs to be done for this?

  1. We connect the tablet to the Internet. It is possible through 3g or 4g, as well as via Wi-Fi.
  2. Then you will need or a laptop via a USB cable.
  3. The next step is to go to "Settings". Then - "Wireless networks" - "More" - "Modem mode". In fact, the same way as when setting up Internet distribution via Wi-Fi. Only now, instead of the top line "Access Point", we are interested in the line "USB modem". Here you need to check the box or activate the switch.
  4. Now a new connection will appear on the computer or laptop. To make it active, open the network connections window. Then right-click on the corresponding icon. Then select "Enable" from the menu that appears.
  5. If you have a modern OS, then the system will install all the necessary drivers on its own. Otherwise, you will have to go to the website of the tablet manufacturer and download the necessary software there.
  6. Now you have activated the device as a USB modem. Through the appropriate cable, the tablet can distribute the Internet.

The connection speed with this connection method is lower than with Wi-Fi distribution. A lot depends on the quality of the cable. Therefore, we recommend using a good cord. Preferably the one that came with the tablet.

Go ahead. It is possible to connect the tablet and as a Bluetooth modem. To do this, you need to do most of the points that we talked about above (via Wi-Fi and USB). Also go to the address "Settings" - "More" - "Modem mode". Only this time you need to check the box next to "Bluetooth modem".

The next step is to pair the two devices. In addition, you must enable the discovery function on both the tablet and the receiving Internet device. We are waiting for the “Bluetooth Pairing Request” window to appear. It must be confirmed both on the smartphone/PC/laptop and on the source of the Internet connection (tablet).

After all of the above, we recommend running (most likely, you will have to download it in advance) the BlueVPN program. This utility helps to create a faster and more reliable Internet transmission via bluetooth. If for some reason there is no connection, then in the "Devices and Printers" section, right-click on the tablet icon, and then confirm the "Connect via" - "Access Point" item.

However, keep in mind that Bluetooth has decent transmission speed limits. Comfortable web surfing is not worth the wait. Not to mention watching movies online. At most, this speed is enough to perform "philistine" tasks - checking mail, communicating in instant messengers, etc.

The necessary situation to distribute the Internet from the phone to other gadgets happens quite often, especially in those areas where there is a special coverage of 3G, 4G, but there is no wired connection. For example, a person went somewhere outside the city, where Internet providers simply have not yet installed cables, and connecting to World Wide Web required already in currently. In such a case, it is possible to connect your own tablet to the Internet via your phone.


There are several main methods for connecting a phone and tablet to access the Internet: using a cable, via a Bluetooth output, or via Wi-Fi. The last method will work well for any combination of connected gadgets, and the first two can be disassembled using the example of an ordinary connection to a device that is on Windows.

Internet using Wi-Fi

This is the easiest Internet distribution variation to set up using an Android gadget. It consists in using a phone in the form of a router, which can be useful in a situation where a person needs to connect a pair of devices at the same time, for example, a laptop and a tablet.

To transfer to a Wi-Fi modem, you need to open the settings and in the "Wireless networks" select the "More" item. Then go to "Modem" and select "Access Point".

After that, first you need to turn on the Wi-Fi modem using the switch on top. After that, in the settings you need to set the protection method (recommended WPA2 PSK) and password.

So you can connect not only a laptop or tablet, but also another device that has a Wi-Fi module. The main thing at the same time is to make sure that the person also has the wireless interface turned on. A fresh network with the given name should appear in the list of available networks. You need to select it, enter the password and click "Next".

Phone as a USB modem

To implement this method, connect the device with a cable to one of the USB ports on a tablet running Windows. In many situations, the necessary drivers will be detected and installed by the system itself, but if this does not happen, a person will need to download them on the device manufacturer's page and install them on their own. It should be noted that it is better to use a complete cable, because its quality can indirectly affect the connection speed.

After connecting the phone, you need to open its settings and select "More" in "Wireless networks". A section of extra settings will open there, where a person should be interested in the “Modem” item.

Here you should check the box next to the "USB modem" item. As a result, a fresh connection will appear on the computer. To activate it, open the network connections window, then right-click on the "Network Connection" icon and select the desired "Enable" item in the context menu that appears.

The need to distribute the Internet from a phone to a laptop or other devices is quite common. For example, in those places (in the country or in remote areas) where there is network coverage, but the prospects for a wired connection are not observed even in the foreseeable future. In such cases, the problem could be solved by connecting your PC to the Internet via a smartphone. But how to distribute Wi-Fi from Android? We will talk about this now.

Actually there are several possible ways, with which you can connect your computer to the network using . The cost of the service, the amount of traffic, and settings can be obtained from your telecom operator.

This method is the easiest to set up and is suitable for any combination of devices that we want to connect. Its essence lies in the fact that the mobile gadget will be used as a wireless router, which is especially important when you need to connect several devices to the Internet at the same time.

So, we put the smartphone into Wi-Fi modem mode:

Having opened the settings, we find the “More” line, from there we go to the “Tethering mode” window and put a tick in front of the “Wi-Fi access point” line (on some devices this may be a virtual switch that needs to be set to the “on” position), and click "Access Point Settings":

In the settings window that opens, enter the network name (arbitrarily), then the protection method (the most optimal WPA2PSK), it remains to set a password and save the settings:

How to share internet from android via usb

After our Android device is connected, as in the previous method, through the "Settings" we go to the item "Wireless networks", click "More" and get into additional settings. Select "Modem mode" and check the box "USB modem". If your device model has a “Save” button, then click it:

Now a new connection should appear on our laptop (netbook, PC). To activate it, open the window with network connections, right-click on the item "Connect via local network", and in the drop-down context menu, select the "Enable" item:

How to connect Android to a computer as a Bluetooth modem

To create this connection, we repeat the path described above: "Settings", then, "More ..." and "Tethering mode". Only this time we select "Bluetooth modem". In the Bluetooth settings on our smartphone, we must make sure that our Android device is visible to other devices.

Now we need to check the activity of the Bluetooth interface in Windows. To do this, we need to open the “Control Panel”, and in the window that pops up, click on “Add a device”. This will start searching for devices that are currently available for connection via Bluetooth.

After our phone is detected, its icon should appear in this window, by clicking on which we will open a window with a code, and a request will be displayed on the smartphone, click the “Pairing” button, and then it remains to allow the phone to be used as a Bluetooth modem (click on the "OK" button):

After completing this procedure, right-click on the icon of our smartphone in the "Devices and Printers" window. It remains to select "Connect via" - "Access point" in the context menu:

The test results showed a significant superiority in the speed of the Wi-Fi connection, however, in an environment where there is no electricity, it is preferable to choose the USB connection as the most energy efficient.

You can set up Wi-Fi distribution from a tablet to other devices (for example, a smartphone, laptop) in two steps: connect to the Internet directly from the tablet, and then turn it into an access point.

We connect the Internet on the tablet

Let me state right away that WiFi Internet won't fit. If a SIM card is inserted into your tablet, you can connect to the Internet through your mobile operator. If there is no SIM connector, you can connect an external USB (2G or 3G) modem to the tablet and connect to the network through it. To do this, you need to learn the mobile Internet settings from your operator, and then enable mobile data transfer in the settings section (it may be called differently on different tablets), but in most cases this item is called “Mobile networks”.

Turn on WiFi sharing

Now it's time to turn our tablet into a real WiFi modem. First of all, we include WiFi settings. Then, in the “Data transfer” section, select the “More” sub-item. There we are interested in the line “Modem mode”, select it.

The next step is to select the “Wi-Fi hotspot” item.

Now you need to activate the modem mode by switching the slider to the “on” mode on the “WiFi hotspot” item.

The modem mode is on, the only thing left is to set up an access point. Click "Wi-Fi hotspot settings". A window will open in which you need to give the name of your network in the “SSID network name” column (you can write whatever you like in Latin), and come up with a password (enter in the “Password” column) that you will remember, but neighbors will not know. In the "Protection" column, it is desirable to leave WPA2 PSK. At the end, click "Save".

Well that's it, now you can search wireless networks even from a computer, even from a smartphone, and if everything is done correctly, the list of wireless networks will appear new network with a name that you yourself came up with earlier. Select this network, enter the password, and click "Connect".