How to use PDANet with Connectify Hotspot

PdaNet+ is a popular Android application that allows you to share the internet connection of your Android device with your Desktop/Laptop. This application is helpful for users who can't normally share an internet connection without paying extra just to share their cellular data connection.

Many of our users are able to use PDANet+ with Connectify Hotspot. Connectify Hotspot will allow you to share your PdaNet+ connection with other Wi-Fi and Ethernet-capable devices!

1. You need to have PDANet+ app installed on your Android. Click this link to download PDANet+ to your Android.
2. You need Connectify Hotspot PRO or MAX. Connectify Hotspot treats a PdaNet connection as a dial-up connection, like a USB 3G/4G modem, and sharing those needs Hotspot PRO or MAX. On Hotspot Lite (free), the PdaNet Broadband Adapter shows a PRO badge under Internet to share.
3. If your PC connects to PdaNet+ over Wi-Fi and you want to share it as a Wi-Fi hotspot, your computer needs to be capable of connecting to 2 Wi-Fi connections at the same time. Most computers can only connect to 1 Wi-Fi at a time. You may need to have a USB Wi-Fi adapter on this setup.

Refer to these links on how to set up PDANet on your Android and Computer.

• How to Tether an Android to a PC via PDANet+: USB
• How to Tether an Android to a PC via PDANet+: Wi-Fi

How to share your PdaNet connection over Wi-Fi

See the dedicated article on turning your computer into a Wi-Fi hotspot and also the video tutorial on that. This is especially helpful if you want to share your PDANet connection to your Wi-Fi-capable devices.

Step 1. Purchase Connectify Hotspot PRO or MAX from the Connectify website. While there is a free version of Connectify Hotspot (Hotspot Lite), sharing a PdaNet connection needs Hotspot PRO or MAX.

Step 2. On the Hotspot screen, under Create a, choose Wi-Fi hotspot. Then, under Internet to share, choose the PdaNet Broadband Adapter.

Learn more about the types of connections you can share with Connectify Hotspot.

Step 3. Set a Hotspot name and a Password. The name is what your devices see when they look for Wi-Fi, and the password needs at least 8 characters. On Hotspot Lite, the name starts with "Connectify-". Learn more about setting a custom name in Connectify Hotspot.

Step 4. Leave Network access on Routed, the default. Connectify Hotspot will act just like a router and assign IP addresses to devices connecting to the hotspot.

Bridged isn't available with PdaNet: Connectify Hotspot can't bridge 3G/4G or dial-up connections. Learn more about the difference between routed and bridged network access.

Step 5. Make sure Block ads is turned on in the Protection card, and then click Start hotspot to begin broadcasting your network. Blocking ads will save you a lot of data.

Learn more about the ad blocker in Connectify Hotspot.

How to share your PdaNet connection over a wired connection

Step 1. Purchase Connectify Hotspot PRO or MAX from the Connectify website. Sharing a PdaNet connection needs Hotspot PRO or MAX, and so does Wired router mode.

Step 2. On the Hotspot screen, under Create a, choose Wired router.

Step 3. Under Internet to share, choose the PdaNet Broadband Adapter.

Step 4. Under Share over, choose the Ethernet port your router, switch or device is plugged into, and leave Network access on Routed.

Optional: turn on Block ads in the Protection card, as this feature will save you a lot of data. Learn more about the ad blocker in Connectify Hotspot.

Step 5. Click Start hotspot to begin sharing your Internet connection with your other devices.