Making windows PC/Laptop a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Hi,

This article is about to describe, how to convert your PC/Laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot. These days, most of electronic gadgets are Wi-Fi enabled. What to do if there is no any Wi-Fi hotspot near you. Why not to turn your PC/Laptop into a Hotspot.

Oh! yes, Hotspot is another name of Coverage Area of Internet Network in case of Wireless Network. In this mode, WLAN is created between devices and typically use Wi-Fi for Internet Access or connecting to any other External Web Service.

Lets start our procedure without so much Blah... Blah…

Requirements:

Procedure:

1. Open Command Prompt with Administrator Rights.
   
2. Type Following Command in Command Prompt.
   

   
   	netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=john key=john1234
   

   
   
   
   

   Command Description:

   
   
   
   
   • netsh : We are using NETSH utility here.
   
   
   • wlan : Changes will be made to 'netsh wlan' context here.
   
   
   • set : Sets configuration information
   
   
   • hostednetwork : We are telling to change the properties of Hostednetwork.
   
   
   • mode : Specifies to allow/dis-allow access to Hostednetwork
   
   
   • ssid : SSID of hostednetwork
   
   
   • key : The user security key used by Hostednetwork. Windows uses WEP2 authentication. 8 Characters minimum with Number.
   
   
   
   


3. Now wait for below message in Command Prompt.
   

   
   	The hosted network mode has been set to allow.
   	The SSID of the hosted network has been successfully changed.
   	The user key passphrase of the hosted network has been successfully changed.
   

   
   
   
   

1. 
   Type below command on Command Prompt which is already open with Administrator Privilege.
   

   
   	netsh wlan start hostednetwork.
   

   
   
   
   Command Description:
   All as above
   start: We are starting hostednetwork
   
   How Network Connections will look after starting.
   
   

1. Right Click on Internet Connection which is Active.


2. Choose Properties.


3. Click on Share Tab and Check the Box on ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) panel telling you to allow other users to connect using your internet connection.


4. Choose your Newly created Adaptor, this must be created with Name Local Internet Connection *. Select from Dropdown and Click OK.