If
you’re on the road a lot, you know the pain of getting Internet access.
You might connect to the Web using a Wi-Fi hotspot in your hotel, a
café, or at the airport. In most cases, you have to pay a small fee, or
you might connect to a mobile broadband network using a 3G card or USB
dongle.But, what about that cell phone or portable game console—like the Nintendo DS or Sony’s PSP—you might be carrying around? Are you even toting a second laptop? All of these also have Wi-Fi capabilities.
Save yourself the trouble and money the next time you’re traveling whether it’s for business or pleasure. We’re going to show you how to share one Windows 7 laptop’s Internet connection, with as many Wi-Fi-equipped devices as you like—for free!
Connectify Is Key
Whether you want to save cash or need to quickly set up a wireless network with clients or friends, there’s one very easy-to-use tool available called Connectify. It creates a Wi-Fi network and shares your Internet connection—whether it comes from a 3G card, a cable modem (via LAN), or even another Wi-Fi network.
Connectify has one drawback though—it only runs on Windows 7, as it is based on a technology hidden deep inside the operating system that doesn’t exist in Windows XP or Vista. We can’t make any promises, but there’s always hope that the developers will find a way to make it backwards compatible. Let’s cross our fingers and regularly check the Connectify website and blog for updates!
Here’s how to setup your personal Wi-Fi while on the go:
- Download and install Connectify. You can get it from: Download.
- Once installed, open Connectify by clicking on the little icon as pictured below.
Upon the first start, Connectify presents you with a very easy-to-use wizard. Click “Next”, and select the Wi-Fi device you want to use to share your Internet connection. If you only have one adapter, this screen doesn’t show up, so jump to step three!
Note: Some adapters might not allow both connecting to a Wi-Fi network (at home, work, or in public) and sharing the Internet connection at the same time. If that’s the case, you need a secondary Wi-Fi USB adapter. - Hit “Next”, and enter the name of the Wi-Fi hotspot that you want to create. Below is an example.
- Then,
select the “Hotspot Mode”. If your Wi-Fi connection is capable of
sharing the same Wi-Fi for both the Internet connection and the
Connectify hotspot feature, make sure that “Access Point, WPA2-PSK” is
selected. If you want to set another security level
(for compatibility reasons), then the Internet connection needs to come
in from another source like a 3G card, a cable modem or a direct LAN
connection.
- Enter
a password to protect your personal Wi-Fi hotspot, and hit “Next”
again. The following step of the wizard is crucial; Connectify will now
ask you which Internet connection you want to share. For example, let’s
use the same Wi-Fi adapter.
- That’s
it! Click “Finish”, and in a few short moments, you will be able to
connect all of your Wi-Fi-enabled devices to your laptop’s own hotspot.
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Note: If other devices cannot connect to your hotspot, it is possible that they don’t support the security standard “Access Point, WPA2-PSK”. Although another standard might be more compatible with older devices, we don’t recommend setting any other security level.
