Saturday, February 1, 2014

How to Make Android Smartphone/ Windows Laptop as Virtual WiFi Router

Posted by Rishi
How to Create a Free Virtual WiFi Hotspot on Your Laptop?
Or How to Use your Own Android Smartphone as WiFi Hotspot and share Internet to your friends.?
Suppose a group of people get together in a meeting room or at a boring party with only one network connection there and no wireless routers in sight. If you happen to have a Laptop or Smartphone and you know how to create a virtual WiFi hotspot on it, then everybody's Wi-Fi-enabled devices can connect to the Internet and do whatever they want to do. Here is a solution for you to turn your Laptop and Smartphone into a virtual WiFi hotspot.


Laptop as WiFi Hotspot

Make sure you have a laptop or a computer with wireless adapter, the Internet connection to laptop could be wired or wireless.

Step 1 : Download Software

Download the Software by clicking here.
Virtual Wifi Hotspot is recommended, as it's free and it works on Windows XP, Vista, 2008, 7 and 8.

Step 2 : Install Software

Install the Software to your Laptop

Step 3 : Select a security connected mode

AdHoc-OPEN means other devices don't need password to connect to the hotspot you created; AdHoc-WEP only allows connection with password.

Step 4 : Start Hotspot

Click "Start Hotspot" and then the virtual WiFi hotspot created.

Step 5 : Connect Devices

Get other devices like laptop, smartphone, iPhone, iPod Touch, PDA, Wii, NDS etc. connected to this hotspot you just created. Share the free Internet connection with your family, friends or co-workers in places like home, meeting rooms, hotels, coffee shops, campus etc.

Smartphone as WiFi Hotspot

Use your Android Smartphone as a WiFi Hotspot to share your Internet with your friends. For this Hotspot Connection, you must have Mobile Data Balance in your device.

Step 1 : Turn on Mobile Data 

Enable Mobile data in Settings.

Step 2 : Open More networks

Open Settings and Goto More networks

Step 3 : Tethering and Portable Hotspot

Select the Tethering and Portable Hotspot option.

Step 4 : Turn on and Configure

Turn on the Portable Hotspot option and configure your Device name and Password protect your Hotspot.
Now share your Internet with it with your Friends, Family and with many more. By Turning on Tethering Hotspot, Your WiFi Connection will be lost.

2 comments:

  1. if i connected my pc to mobile wi-fi..it shows connected, but if i access,no internet connect..

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  2. its only for Laptops. Not for Desktop PC's

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