Today we will talk about how to connect a modem to a tablet. After all, not every one of them is equipped with an integrated data transfer device, so you can access the Internet only this way. But don’t worry. There is nothing complicated in this.
For this, I took a 3G device “Huawei E150”, which came with the MTS-connection. But you can do this with others. The main problem is that connecting a modem to a tablet is accompanied by a number of inconveniences. Gadgets on the Android platform recognize it as several devices, such as a virtual CD-ROM, a flash drive, and, in fact, a modem. This is due to the fact that Android cannot work with such composite devices.
So how to connect a USB modem to a tablet? First you need to put it into single modem mode. This can be done using special utilities. Install one of them on your computer with the Windows operating system, and then connect your 3G modem to it. Check it for performance. If everything is in order, save all the data that is on the virtual sidedrome of this device. Run the installed utility. In my case, it was Hyper Terminal.
You will see a connection description window. Here you can enter anything you want. Press the Enter key, and the following window will appear. Find the last column and select your modem there, and then confirm with the OK button. Just close the new window with the "Cancel" button.
We continue to understand how to connect the modem to the tablet. Click the "Properties" button on the program panel. In the window that appears, go to the settings tab. After that, click on the button responsible for the ASCII parameters. Check the box in the second column for displaying the entered characters on the screen and click the “OK” button again. Confirm all settings. After closing the windows, the cursor should blink in the main window.
After that, turn on Caps Lock and type the AT command, then press Enter. If you see “OK”, then the connection to the modem is established. Enter the command AT ^ U2DIAG = 0. It will put your device into single modem mode. Press "Enter", then "OK" appears. That's all, now close the utility window, responding positively to the offer to interrupt the connection, and also refuse to save the connection.
Now you need to make sure that emulation of sidiroma is turned off. To do this, go to "My Computer" through Explorer and see if there is a new disk. If in the future you need to bring the modem to its original state, then you will always have the opportunity to do so.
Now about how to connect a modem to a tablet. Run your device on the Android platform. Connect a modem to it and wait for it to be recognized. After that, go to the settings, select the wireless networks where you will need to launch access points. That's all, now we indicate the settings provided by the mobile operator. These include: username, dial number and password. Once you do this, restart your tablet.
If you did everything correctly, then when it boots up again, you will see the 3D icon. You can go online. Now you know how to connect the modem to the tablet.