How to share my Android Internet connection to my other Ethernet devices

This is the most efficient way to tether your Android smartphone to your other Ethernet-capable devices. This set up is also advisable if you're connecting to a public internet or if your connection is limited to only your Android. This article shows you the steps to do this.

Hardware requirements:

Internal Wi-Fi card, External Wi-Fi USB adapter (optional).
Internal Ethernet card, External Ethernet USB adapter (optional).

Step 1: Purchase Connectify Hotspot PRO or MAX from the Connectify website. Sharing to Ethernet devices uses Wired router mode, which needs Hotspot PRO or MAX.

Step 2: There are several ways to tether or share your Android connection to your computer. Please see these options below.

Step 3. Open Connectify Hotspot. On the Hotspot screen, under Create a, choose Wired router.

Step 4: Under Internet to share, choose your Android connection. Icons next to each connection tell you what kind of Internet connection you’re selecting:

USB tethering: usually Remote NDIS based Internet Sharing Device, with an Ethernet icon.
Your phone's Wi-Fi hotspot: the name of the phone's Wi-Fi network, with a Wi-Fi icon.
PdaNet+: PdaNet Broadband Adapter, with a modem icon.

Step 5: Leave Network access on Routed, the default. Bridged (Hotspot MAX) isn't available with PdaNet. Learn more about the difference between Routed and Bridged by clicking this LINK.

Step 6: Under Share over, choose the Ethernet port your device or switch is plugged into.

Wired router with an Android phone's USB tethering connection as Internet to share, Ethernet as Share over, and Routed network access

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 7: Click Start hotspot to begin sharing your Internet connection with your other Ethernet-capable devices.